Stampin’ Technique Week: Shimmer Paint Part 1 – Applying Shimmer Paint Direct to Stamp
Posted on: Monday, September 14th, 2009I’ve had a number of you asking me for different ideas on how to use Stampin’ Up!’s new Shimmer Paints, so this past weekend I spent some time “playing” *lol*…..in fact I spent LOTS of time playing. I found so many fun ways to use the shimmer paints that I figured if I limited my sharing of my ideas with you to Technique Tuesdays only, then you’d be waiting for a LONG time. As of last night, I filmed 6 different videos, each showing you a different application of the shimmer paints. So, for the next 6 days (minus Wednesday because that’s Soph’s punch art day) I’ll be sharing a video a day with you. Who knows? You may get even more if I come up with more project ideas. Now I will say up front that lots of people of have been experimenting and playing with shimmer paint so you’ll probably have seem some of these techniques elsewhere.
Today’s video shows you the most obvious use of shimmer paint – and that is how to apply it directly to your stamp and then use it for your projects. Now as you can see from my snapshot of today’s card, there’s also another bonus technique thrown in, and that is creating a mask and using it to sponge a shape on your card. The picture of today’s card is at a bit of an odd angle because I had a really hard time capturing the effect of the platinum shimmer paint. It is so beautiful and vivid in real life (IRL) – much more vivid than simply using Silver pigment ink. I tried to angle my shot and get it as close to the image as possible so you could get as good a look as I could manage. Of course if you want to see it IRL then you’ll just need to make one yourself *lol*!
Here’s how I made the card:
- Cut a 4 1/4″ x 11″ piece of Whisper White CS and fold it in half using your bone folder. Use a bit of Dotto adhesive on the back of the card to temporarily stick it to your grid paper so that it doesn’t shift as you’re working.
- Cut a 1/2 sheet of acetate (5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″), center it over Stampin’ Up!’s Top Note die and then run it through the Big Shot. You want to use the reverse image (so not the actual Top Note, but the shape of the Top Note die cut into the acetate).
- Place a bit of Dotto adhesive around the outer edges of the acetate. Center the Top Note window over your Whisper White card front and then stick it to the grid paper.
- Sponge the inside of the Top Note using Not Quite Navy Classic ink and a wedge of Stamping Sponge. Make sure that as you are sponging you start on the acetate and work onto the CS (see video for clarification). Keep sponging until you get your desired depth of color.
- Stamp the greeting onto the bottom portion of the sponged Top Note using Not Quite Navy ink and the Seasons Greetings stamp from the Many Merry Messages stamp set. Use a Stamp-a-ma-jig if necessary.
- Shake up your bottle of Platinum Shimmer paint very well. Open up the top. Grab a sponge dauber and dab it into the top of the shimmer paint to pick up a little paint. Dab your sponge dauber onto your stamp from the Lovely as a Tree stamp set.
- Once the image is completely covered in Platinum Shimmer Paint, stamp it onto the sponged Top Note shape.
- Remove the acetate sheet.
- Tie 16″ of silver cord around the card front in a bow. You’re done!
Hope you enjoyed this tutorial. I’ll post the supplies later this evening or tomorrow am as I’m out of time right now and have a team meeting tonight! Tomorrow I’ll have lots to share with you. I have TWO class planners this month and a new Christmas Simply Scrappin’ Card Kit by Mail PLUS another video on another way to use Shimmer Paints.
Andrea Walford 
58 Comments
September 14th, 2009 at 6:33 pm
I LOVE YOU! I’ve been craving more info on the shimmer paints!!
Beautiful project, thanks so much for continually showing us inspiring projects and sharing valuable information.
Dreena
September 14th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
thank you very much for providing these instructions. I will check in every day to see what is next. I used the white shimmer paint in my class last weekend and it was a big hit. thanks again.
September 14th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
I’m not a technique person, but I loved this tutorial. I just thought of making a screen out of a sheet of acetate and a die!
September 14th, 2009 at 7:09 pm
Thanks Andrea for sharing this video, I love how beautiful and simple that card is!
September 14th, 2009 at 7:28 pm
Very beautiful Andrea! I love my paints…I couldn’t wait to get them in my pre-order!
September 14th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
Thanks so much for sharing I just purchased some of this paint on sunday.cant wait to try it out!
September 14th, 2009 at 7:59 pm
Your card turned out so pretty! Thanks for sharing!
September 14th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
Wow! I love that card! That’s one of my favorite stamp sets. It is so versatile. Just wondering, is it the difficult to clean off the glimmer paint from the stamps?
September 14th, 2009 at 8:44 pm
THANK YOU!!! I have been wanting to break open my shimmer paint and now you’ve provided me with inspiration to do so! I am off of work tomorrow without children at home so guess what I’ll be doing!?! Housework?? I think not!
September 14th, 2009 at 9:10 pm
Hi Andrea,
Yipeeeeeee! Love the video…I want to use shimmer paints at my next class! Now I will have all sorts of ideas thanks to you! Great tip on the sponging/template…very simple and pretty!
PS. LOVE the class planner I won! I will be trying to save up some of my class money to buy more planners! Thank you!
Becky
September 14th, 2009 at 9:17 pm
Great video! I can’t wait to try the shimmer paints!
Sandy
September 14th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
Gorgeous card! Thank you for sharing this technique.
September 14th, 2009 at 9:54 pm
I can’t wait to order the shimmer paints! Thanks for the tutorials-they are very helpful.
September 14th, 2009 at 10:28 pm
I am so excited to make this card; it is absolutely beautiful, and I finally got this stamp set last week. Wonderful video tutorial; thanks for the demo on the shimmer paint and also the masking with the top note die.
September 14th, 2009 at 10:40 pm
What a GORGEOUS card – with a modification or two, I could see doing something very similar at a Holiday Stamp-a-Stack! I’m REALLY looking forward to more techniques with the Shimmer Paint – I’m a bit stuck with mine:)
September 15th, 2009 at 12:48 am
I’m sooo glad you’re going to give us videos of how to use the shimmer paint. A picture speaks a million words and a video is priceless!!
September 15th, 2009 at 2:51 am
Very pretty!! I looooove blue, I will have to try this now. I didn’t even buy the shimmer paint yet but you are inspiring and now I shall! Thanks for sharing!
September 15th, 2009 at 4:29 am
Thanks so much for this — I have my shimmer paint but still haven’t used it! Can’t wait to see the rest of the videos!
September 15th, 2009 at 4:55 am
Andrea your videos are wonderful. I love the shimmer paint and this has inspired me to make sure it doesn’t sit on the shelf.
September 15th, 2009 at 5:35 am
Oh, the card is gorgeous!! I haven’t watched the video yet, but I am looking forward to it!! I can’t wait to give this a try!! Thank you!!
September 15th, 2009 at 7:32 am
great tutorial. now i can’t wait for winter. and we don’t even get snow.
September 15th, 2009 at 8:04 am
Thank you again for the beautiful card and technique.
September 15th, 2009 at 8:42 am
Simple, pretty and you make it look easy. Thanks! (Love those trees- hope they never retire!)
September 15th, 2009 at 8:53 am
I really like this card. I’m with Dawn, I love those trees and hope they never retire.
September 15th, 2009 at 9:22 am
I just love your blog Andrea! You come up with such great cards and techniques! Thanks so much for sharing with us!
September 15th, 2009 at 9:26 am
Great video, Andrea. Thanks for sharing it with us.
September 15th, 2009 at 9:28 am
Andrea,
I too love the shimmering paints. They are the best!!!!!!!! They are too beautiful for words.
September 15th, 2009 at 9:30 am
Great tutorial. I can’t wait to get my shimmer paint. I hope the shimmer paints become a cataloge item! I store my sponge daubers in the treys the ferrero rocher candy comes in. So far I have one of the larger treys that holds 24 daubers so I’m going to try to get a few more so I can have a dauber for each color.
September 15th, 2009 at 9:43 am
Lovely video Andrea, can’t wait to make a card, thanks for showing us about the shimmer paint and I am looking forward to the rest of your videos, thanks always for sharing
Eileen
September 15th, 2009 at 9:44 am
Looking forward to the rest of the videos using this paint. I was not interested at first in it, but now it’s really looking like something I’ll have to have!
September 15th, 2009 at 9:52 am
Such a beautiful project! I can’t wait to see what else you have come up with. As always, thanks for sharing your amazing talents with us.
September 15th, 2009 at 9:57 am
Wow, this is absolutely beautiful!!! can’t wait to try this out.
smallcity
September 15th, 2009 at 11:22 am
I love your blog. Your card is beautiful. I’ve been wanting to try the shimmers, but wasn’t sure how to use them. Thanks for the awesome tutorial. I am going to try it.
September 15th, 2009 at 11:22 am
Wonderful tutorial! I have been looking for ideas for the new shimmer paint. I would welcome any other ideas and tips you have for using this product.
September 15th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
Beautiful card. Thanks for the video. The shimmer paint looks awesome.
September 15th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
I don’t usually leave comments but LOVE your recent video with the shimmer paint–in fact I love everything you and your sister do. Read your blog everyday–what talented people you are.Thank you so much for sharing with us
September 15th, 2009 at 1:36 pm
beautiful card – love your videos
September 15th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
Lovely card! It’s so elegant & clean, the kind I like the most (especially) for holiday card!
Hooray for more shimmer pant vedio, I would love to learn more ways to use that pretty stuff.
Oh, and a great tip to start sponge off paper first, I need to do that to avoid a BIG CHUNK of sponge on the card fron (ugly).
Thank you!
September 15th, 2009 at 2:03 pm
Awesome video that is just chocked full of hints and tips. Love it. Will be looking forward to the next ones. Does it take a long time for that paint to dry? Thank you so much.
Cheryl Sims
September 15th, 2009 at 5:56 pm
Wow, what a stunning card. Thank you for the wonderful video which is greatly appreciated.
September 15th, 2009 at 6:46 pm
Thanks for the tutorial. I have been waiting to see what the shimmer paint irl before i decided to buy it. I think that I might be ready to buy some. Thanks for sharing and I look forward to your other videos.
September 15th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
This is a gorgeous one layer card–thanks for showing us!
September 15th, 2009 at 10:41 pm
Wow. When I used this same technique, I had to “pounce-off” a couple of times before I could go to the stamp or else I would get too much ink on the stamp and it would try to slide. It worked perfectly for you! I just LOVE the way it looks with NQN. That is one of the colors I used too. I also use the Platinum with Rich Razzleberry too. VERY rich and beautiful. Check it out here…http://creativepzazz.blogspot.com/2009/09/my-first-swap.html
Thanks for the inspiration.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:03 am
Love your technique! Thanks for sharing it with all of us : )
I had the same problem tying bows until I found this great video from Kristina Werner! It made a huge difference in my ability to tie a “pretty” bow, and all of my club ladies now use her easy techniques. You should check it out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7c3BxX2fL8&feature=player_embedded
She also has one for tying knot with the wide grosgrain ribbon. It is also pretty helpful : )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24cA6ZY7zOI&feature=channel
I love visiting your blog. Thanks again for sharing your creativity with us!
Hugs,
Jen
September 16th, 2009 at 4:38 am
Pretty card. I’m looking forward to seeing the videos.
September 16th, 2009 at 4:59 am
What a fabulous card! Thanks for the tutorial….love the look of the shimmer paint!
September 16th, 2009 at 5:15 am
Really liking the looks of this shimmer paint – hopefully coming our way soon-ish! I would like to add that you have made the Lovely as a Tree stamp really jump – I’ve been amazed at how verstile this set really is. I’m using it a lot as a christmas set at the moment and I really love what you did with it here.
September 16th, 2009 at 5:29 am
Andrea, thank you so much for the video tutorial, step by step instructions and tips on how to use the shimnmer paints with reinkers! I am sure that the effect of the paint is even more awesome IRL!! Can’t wait to try it out!
September 16th, 2009 at 5:32 am
OOPs ….my previous comment should have been left on your shimmer paint video (part 2) posting!
September 16th, 2009 at 2:15 pm
Oooooh, aaaaah, thank you, thank you, thank you. I’m so excited to see the different uses of shimmer paints! This card is so pretty!
September 16th, 2009 at 10:20 pm
Oooooo! I love the shimmer paints!!! This card is so clean & simple but gorgeous at the same time!
September 17th, 2009 at 10:42 pm
I just got my paints the other day. Thanks for the video. I think I am going to be busy making cards this weekend.
September 18th, 2009 at 3:49 pm
Simple but elegant. This is so pretty! I have never used the negative of the top note die. Love it. I think I will sponge the swirly one time as water… I think you have used it at water one other time.
TFS
Candyce
September 19th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
WOW Andrea! That is so beautiful. Love all the video’s. Very inspiring. Thanks for sharing.
September 26th, 2009 at 10:24 pm
Thank you for sharing your ideas. Now that we know how to use shimmer paint, we all should have a lot of fun experimenting. Thanks again.
September 28th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
I cannot get over how stunning this card is and that it is really simple to do. It may sound silly, but this is the only card I think about when I think of getting into my craft room to make a card. I know what everyone is going to get for Christmas this year. Thanks sooo much for showing us how to do the template idea…I can’t wait to try it!
November 16th, 2009 at 10:50 pm
Love your cards and your ideas. I bought the shimmer paints but did not know what to do with some of them. Thanks so much for the wonderful tutorial.
November 17th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
What a stunny Christmas card. Thanks for your tutorial and as always your inspiration. You rock!