I was happy to see that one of the classes was going to be about using Perfect Pearls. I've had a couple of sets for several years, but was never confident enough to use them. Finally, Day Four, and we have a video lesson on using them. Wow, so much easier than I thought, I guess I should have just started when I got them. Oh, well.
I had a background stamp which I thought would look pretty sharp in Perfect Pearls, so started covering the stamp with the Perfect Medium that came with the kit. Thought it was going pretty well, until I stamped. There wasn't full coverage, but I was using my MISTI, so I started to add more Perfect Medium to the stamp, when I noticed tiny flakes of something yellowish. The pad was disintegrating, and the glue wasn't as sticky as it should be. I tried to use it as it was, and it wasn't horrible, but there were spots where the Perfect Pearls didn't stick well. I guess you have to actually use your supplies before they start deteriorating. The Perfect Pearls themselves seem to be okay, and the brushes are great, but I'm definitely going to have to get new glue of some type.
So, in spite of a few problems, I got a card made. I don't like the way the sentiment came out, and I will be replacing it, but not tonight. I have to think a bit on what I want to do. So, here is the card, as is, with plenty of room for improvement, but I think it will eventually be a pretty nice card.
2 comments:
Very pretty. What stamp is that? It is stunning! I'm with you and had dumped all my Perfect Pearls in a bin a while back, since I couldn't get it to work with Perfect Medium, the lids drive me batty, and the finished product seems to transfer to anything that touches it! Oh, and I also get powder up my nose & I feel like I am swooning afterwards! (that's a lame user error though and no fault of the product.) I saw an old video by Kristina a few months ago, in which she rehashed for newbies (that's me) how to deal with the lid and indicated that Versamark works just fine if not better than the Perfect Medium. I tried her suggestions & it went much better! I plan on using Perfect Pearls a lot more this holiday season. I hope your experimenting goes well and that you keep trying to use the product...it is really fun!
The stamp I used is called Rose Garden by The Ton. I love it, and have used it on several cards.
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