Recently I saw another demonstrator share a picture of some shimmer paper she had made. It looked so easy that I just had to try it out for myself. And it is so I decided I’d share my DIY shimmer paper project with you. All you need for this is whatever coloured cardstock you want, Frost White Shimmer paint and the new Blending Brushes. If you haven’t checked out these new brushes yet you definitely need to. They are so easy to use and easy to clean!
For my card I chose Petal Pink, Pool Party and Purple Posy. I love these colours and somehow didn’t even notice all the “p”s until someone on my team pointed it out to me. LOL To turn it into shimmer paper I started by pouring some of the Frost White Shimmer paint onto some paper. Then I dipped my Blending Brush into it and rubbed it onto the cardstock using a circular motion. Here’s a before and after of my cardstock…
When I saw this technique I totally thought of using the Sweet Ice Cream bundle for a card. I’ve been having a lot of fun crafting with this set. Last week I made a fancy fold using this set. You can check out my Two Fold Panel card here.
So for this card I used Petal Pink for my card base and then just added a piece of the Ice Cream Corner Designer Series Paper. Then I layered a couple of ovals using the Layering Ovals dies to frame my ice cream cone. The cone is just a piece of the DSP that I punched using the Ice Cream Cone builder punch. I also used the same punch on the shimmer cardstock I made.
To finish it off I added a few more things. I popped up the framed ice cream cone using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I also added some of the Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon and a few of the Pastel Pearls. Here’s the final card…
I had so much fun with this DIY shimmer paper! I hope you’ll try it out and show me what you make. And if you like the Sweet Ice Cream bundle as much as I do you’ll want to check out my upcoming classes and events. In March I’ll be featuring the Sweet Ice Cream stamp set in my Stamp & Jammies online class.