Saturday, November 7, 2020

More Fun with Perfect Pearls

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!


A couple of months ago, I zoomed with some friends and we use Perfect Pearls.

I've finally made some cards with my makes and need to share them
before the season passes.

For this card, I mixed gold Perfect Pearls with Pumpkin Pie ink and water and painted on
this leaf die cut.  While it was still wet, I brushed some copper Perfect Pearls
on top.

I've used some of the leftover gold mix smooshed on the background and
did a little random stamping over that with Tea Die ink.

Here's a picture that shows more of the shine.


I used the same technique for this card but used a little print making 
for the background.

Isn't this a wonderful sentiment stamp?


And a close up of the shine.


Challenges:
Sunday Stamps - Color Challenge
Krafty Chicks - Stamp Act

 



Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!


Card Recipe (card 1)
Stamps:  Handwritten Notes (PTI), French Foliage (ret. SU)
Ink:   Pumpkin Pie, Tea Die (DI), Versamark
Paper:   Neenah Natural, Mixed Media (Strathmore 400 series), Copper Foil (stash)
Other:  Perfect Pearls (Gold, Copper), Woodland Branch Die (MB), Stitched Leaf Die (Lawn Fawn)

Card Recipe (card 2)
Stamps:  Autumn Mosaic (IO
Ink:   Versamark
Paper:   Neenah Natural, Mixed Media (Strathmore), Copper Foil (stash)
Other: Stitched Leaf Dies (Lawn Fawn), Perfect Pearls (Gold, Bronze), Copper EP (Zing)

32 comments:

Bunny said...

These are fabulous, Bonnie. The colors, the dies, the embossing. Love them. [Bunny]

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

Both are stunning and show the colours and shine of Autumn beautifully. Love the verse.
Faith x

JosieD said...

Such good looking fall cards. Love that your zoom session came up with Perfect Pearls...fun to "re-discover" products...and using the copper and gold ones is "perfect". The copper foil and sentiment pulls it all together. Happy Fall, my friend!

Nstiz said...

Your leaves are gorgeous, Bonnie! I’ve always loved your background washes too. The shine is just beautiful on them. What incredibly gorgeous fall colors.

Marcia Hill said...

These are both absolutely GORGEOUS Bonnie and I'm loving the closeups showing all that shimmer and shine!! Beautiful colors too that look just like sunshine on all the foliage, and that sentiment on the 2nd card is FABULOUS...love it! Lovely, lovely cards my friend! Have a wonderful weekend!! Hugs. :0)

Gibmiss said...

Gorgeous cards Bonnie ...stunning colours
Hugs Sylvie x

Pat said...

Wow Bonnie, the shimmer and shine on those leaves is gorgeous and love the added PP smooshing and stamped script on the first and the leaf printing and a wonderful sentiment on both using copper embossing and that copper foil mat on the second is so pretty and shiny too. Fabulous cards. x

Trina P. said...

Wow, the shimmer is stunning. It’s like you’ve captured the sun shining through the trees. You’ve achieved such rich gorgeous autumn colours. So beautiful. 🍁🍂

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

Just love the rich metallic you achieved on both leafy cards, Bonnie - stunning!!

Karen Dunbrook said...

wonderful Fall inspired cards mf...love all the details you added.
hope you are doing well. I miss you girls!
xx Karen

TK said...

Beautiful, as is the sentiment! Love all the shimmer and shine, plus your tea dye bg stamping is wonderful

I Card Everyone said...

Wonderful shine, wonderful sentiment - really gorgeous cards, Bonnie!
=]
[almost as wonderful as the one I just opened! Thank you!!]

Brenda in IN said...

Wow, this is Perfect Pearls to the max. Beautiful cards and designs and I love the print making. The shine really shows up so well.

Loll said...

LOVE the shimmer of your perfect pearls and ink on these beautiful Autumn cards Bonnie! The leaves look so amazing with the softly watercoloured backgrounds. I agree with you about the season sentiment - lovely! xx

Leslie Miller said...

Oh, how I love that one last leaf hanging on the branch. Exquisite! Quite the sheen with those Perfect Pearls. Very different from Twinkling H2Os, which can have a granular look. Beautiful leaves and quote. Love the backgrounds.

Heather said...

Wow, Bonnie, these are gorgeous! Love the extra dimension of elegance your gold and metallic touches bring to our rich colors - stunning! Thanks so much for playing at Sunday Stamps!

Irish Cherokee said...

Wow Bonnie! Love both creations. Love the shine you captured. Perfect.

Hugs and Blessings,
Jim

Christine Alexander said...

wonderful shimmer and such rich fall colours Bonnie, perfect leaf colours :) :)

Zoechaos said...

These Perfect Pearl pieces are magical, will have to be more advantageous with them in future! Thank you x

Sandy said...

The last Autumn leaves before the cold Winter snow!
sandy xx

nancy littrell said...

Love all the Gorgeous Shine on your Perfect Pearls die cut leaves, Bonnie. Wonderful artsy smooshed and print making backgrounds and die cut branches. Both cards made gorgeous birthday cards. TFS my friend. Love and Hugs...Nancy

HilaryJane said...

Those colours and that shine are just fantastic xx

BożenA said...

Two lovely fall cards, Bonnie. I love the brilliance of the PP on the leaves and the fantastic background. Another stunning cards
xx

Susan said...

Fabulous use of the Perfect Pearls, Bonnie - love the shine you achieved. Two beautiful autumn cards - and the sentiment on the second one is wonderful.

kiwimeskreations said...

Amazing card Bonnie - and awesome use of the perfect pearls - you have been inspiring me to use mine more
Stay safe
Blessings
Maxine

Ros Crawford said...

They are all so wonderful! Nature is amazing and you have really captured the beauty of her autumn gown...

Julia Aston said...

Two beautiful designs Bonnie! The Perfect Pearls really add wonderful shimmer to the inks - I love the watery background on the first with that lovely single leaf hanging on to the branch!

Mac Mable said...

The copper perfect pearls look amazing on your first Bonnie and yes the sentiment is wonderful on the second. Two stunning cards Bonnie x.

Jo said...

Such a beautiful organic appeal to these cards. The shimmer and shine make them even more special. Love these colours!

Stef Perry said...

Ooo, the metallic shine you achieved with the perfect pearls looks absolutely amazing Bonnie! Both cards are exquisite and I'm so glad you shared the first one with us at Sunday Stamps!

Annette Elliott said...

Wow, Bonnie! Both of your cards are just beautiful! I love the background you created for your beautiful leaf- but your second cards is classy as well. Thanks so much for taking the time to play along with Sunday Stamps! :)

Papercraft Boutique said...

Both fall leaves cards are stunning, Bonnie! Love the gorgeous shine and shimmer of Perfect Pearls! Brushing Copper over Gold adds depth, and the Tea Die is a perfect choice for the text stamping. The sentiment for the second card is so true. Love it!
Hideko xx