Finally, one of my favorite things from Summer CHA has now arrived in our store!!!
Yes, the VersaMark Dazzle grabbe my attention full force when I saw some of the projects that were created using it at CHA this summer. I knew then that this product would bring something new to our projects, especially those holiday projects that we like to shimmer and shine so much.
I have used the VersaMark Dazzle, Champagne on two parts of this project. The first was definitely easier to capture with the camera, but I'm not so certain I captured it in a good way - LOL!
I began by stamping my image on Neenah Solar White cardstock and then colored it with Prismacolor Color Pencils. I could have easily used Copics as well. I do not believe that this ink will affect the Copics in a negative way, but I did not have the time to experiment with that today and wanted to be certain that I created a project that would then "work" for this blog post.
I selected the Della Robbia tree because I have always felt that this tree could use a little gold shimmer to it, being Della Robbia fruits are often gilded. After completing the color I simply applied the Dazzle pad directly to the paper. WOWIE - do you see that shimmer?!? It really doesn't glare like that in real life, but with the flash and overhead lights trying to get the shimmer to show up - well... It really did Ü
The second way that I applied the VersaMark Champagne Dazzle was to the Aged Sheet Music Scrapblock. I began by applying Tea Dye Distress ink to the Scrapblock. I then used my small brayer and added the Dazzle ink over top the Tea Dye before stamping. The effect is VERY subtle - I was hoping that it would shimmer and shine a little more, but it only gives a hint of sparkle when applied this way.
I have shared another angle of the focal point that also catches the background in hopes that you can get a better idea as to the final outcome of this project. As you can see in the second photo the Champagne color does alter your white color tone ever so slightly, adding a soft gold.
I have yet to experiment with the Tsukineko Dazzle Frost pad. So watch for more information to come - hopefully tomorrow or the next day. I must warn you that we only received a small portion of our order in today and so they will probably zoom out of the store, so if you are thinking that you would like one in time for making holiday cards you may want to snap one up ASAP. I'm not certain when more inventory will be arriving or when we will be getting the Reinkers, but at least it's a start Ü
Other Supplies Used: Memory Box Frost Paper, Memory Box Amaranth Note Cards, Chocolate Pearls
Lovely!
~Liz
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Posted by: Liz | October 12, 2008 at 07:52 PM
What a pretty card!
Posted by: Ashley | October 12, 2008 at 11:33 AM
Beautiful Ellen. This looks so elegant.
Posted by: Darthy | October 11, 2008 at 03:21 PM
beautiful :)
btw, the links to the inks go nowhere ;)
Posted by: Etha | October 10, 2008 at 08:33 AM
Gorgeous !
Posted by: Stefanie Staniak | October 07, 2008 at 11:01 AM
Love the tree and the shimmer. tfs
Posted by: Bev James | October 07, 2008 at 03:46 AM
Just beautiful, Ellen!
Posted by: Debbie Olson | October 06, 2008 at 11:21 PM
Gorgeous card & thank you so much for spotlighting the razzle dazzle. I made my own glittery versamark by cutting open a Sakura gelly roll Stardust pen & mixing it onto a Versamark pad with versamark reinker, but it was very messy and I can see from your pictures that this has much bolder results. Brilliant! :O)
Posted by: Mel M. M. M. | October 06, 2008 at 07:39 PM
Such elegance and on a Monday night no less! I can see that the VersaMark Dazzle is going to sneak its way into my small arsenal of stamp pads. Thank you SO much bringing it into your wonderful store.
Posted by: Gabriela | October 06, 2008 at 05:09 PM