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Pearlex Popping
MATERIALS
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Coloured copper wire (blue, green, gold) |
Double sided tape |
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Gold shim and double edged metal stylus |
Multi coloured gold leaf |
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Non Sequitur stamps - Tut collage,
ankh, scarab beetle and 'Egypt' |
Gloss varnishing spray |
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Versamark Watermark ink pad |
Black A5 base card |
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Several colours of PearlEx, in this card -
interference blue, green, gold, duo blue/ green, antique gold,
brilliant gold, super russet |
Black Opals (thick embossing powder) |
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Thick, soft round tipped paint brush and
fine
detail brush |
Black scrap card to stamp initial image on |
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PROCEDURE
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Ink up Tut collage with Versamark Watermark ink and stamp onto black
card. |
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With a very fine tipped brush begin to place the individual colours of
PearlEx where you want the colour on the
image. Use a gentle sweeping motion and don't be stingy with the PearlEx, you can brush
off excess later. At this stage a good covering is crucial. This may take
several hours if you are being careful. |
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When the individual colours are where you want them and have been brushed
across the wet ink (this will be
visible) then take your creation outside and using a big soft fluffy brush (like those used
to apply blush to women's cheeks- but softer, like sable), brush gently and swiftly across
the PearlEx'd card - this will remove excess PearlEx and fill in any uncoloured
areas of image. |
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Spray card with gloss fixative. |
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Place double sided tape around edges of card and coat front section with
magic leaf, brush of excess with a stiff
brush. |
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On background card, stamp ankh and wadjet eye in Versamark Watermark ink
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brush with PearlEx
(interference green, blue and gold), same as for central
image.
Spray with fixative. |
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Mount central Tut image onto background card with double sided tape. |
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With a sponge dauber smudge some pigment ink on background card below Tut
image and cover with black UTEE -
build up several layers. On top layer sprinkle
interference UTEE colours onto
black (I used green, gold and blue). |
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When colours are acceptable begin curling some coloured wire. Wind
some blue wire around a paint brush handle to
create a circle, put aside. Using fingers and paint brush handle create an upside down
'v' shape with a curl on one end - put aside. Finally using a thicker paint brush
create and eye shape, squeeze one end and twist the other. |
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Heat up UTEE again and drop in wire shapes to create a wire wadjet eye. |
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To finish off, stamp an ankh (NonSequitur) on reverse side (silver side)
of some gold shim. Using shim tool
push out pattern and add texture to rest of image. Carefully
cut out ankh with small sharp
scissors. Mount onto base of card overlapping Tut image
and base card with Double sided
tape for height. |
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Card completed. |
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HINTS & TIPS
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The PearlEx will get everywhere,
just brush it off afterwards. |
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Sweaty or oily fingerprints attract PearlEx, so
try and keep your hands off the card you are painting the PearlEx onto, or failing
that, a nice pair of those white cotton gloves do the trick. |
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