Distress Pearls ATC's

I have decided that this week is ATC week - LOL!! I hadn't made many for a while and I really enjoy them so I figured might as well do em up right!

Shimmer is the name of the game lately in the crafting world and dearly as I would love to play with glimmer mist I just can't afford to pay 7.00 a bottle for one color.... SO, to satisfy my yearnings for the glitz I pulled out my Distress Re-Inkers, Perfect Pearls and brand spankin new Mini Misters :) While I've not done side by side comparisons (because I don't have any GM) I think the PP mix gives a great shimmer and colors I already love.

Supplies needed to make your own Distressed Pearls ATC's...

Distress Re-Inkers - Ranger

Perfect Pearls - Ranger

Mini Mister (filled about 3/4 full of water) - Ranger

Small Scoop

Non Stick Craft Mat - Ranger

ATC blanks

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Desired Stamps

Inks

Embellishments

Instructions:

1. Fill your Mini Mister approx 3/4 full of water if you haven't already. Squeeze 1/2 to 1 full dropper full of Distress Ink into the Mini Mister.

2. Add a small scoop of Perfect Pearls to the Mini Mister container.

3. Give it a good shake to mix it all up! (Note - you should also shake it up each time you use it in case some of the PP settles on the bottom.)

4. Place your ATC, cardstock, etc on the Non-Stick Craft Mat and begin misting. Add as much or as little of the mixture as desired. You can also use multiple colors on your project.

5. Heat to speed drying if desired, otherwise set aside to dry naturally.

Here is what your card will look like....tilted at one angle you can see the Distress Ink colors...

Tilt it another angle and you get the amazing shimmer of the Perfect Pearls!

Now, once you've spritzed a few cards, you'll notice that there are lots of little dots of ink left from the over spray. DON'T wipe it off!!! It's perfect for another fun technique which I've heard called by many names ~ Wrinkle Free Distress; Mono Printing; etc.... All you have to do is mist the left over ink with a bit of water and dab or press your cardstock into the puddle of ink. I like to dab because it gives you a bit more control over where the ink goes. If you just smoosh the paper into the ink/water mixture it tends to blend it a bit much for my taste.

Heat to speed drying and you're left with this....

Cool huh? And you were just going to wipe the excess ink away!

Here are all of the cards I made using this same technique....

And the finished results...

London ATC

Supplies: all images Queen's Dresser Drawers; Distress & Archival Inks, Black Embossing Powder - Ranger; Sticker - Sticko

Evil ATC

Supplies: Tim Holtz ATC Stamp; Adirondack Embossing Powders & inks - Ranger

Romance ATC

Supplies: Weed Image - Stampers Anonymous; All other stamped images & Collage Image - Queen's Dresser Drawers; Archival Inks - Ranger

Tulips ATC

Supplies: Tulips - Darkroom Door; Adirondack Dye Inks - Ranger

So, while they aren't Glimmer Mists I think that Re-Inkers and Perfect Pearls do put on a great show! Give it a try and see for yourself...