Three Easy Ways to Add Shimmer to Cards

Hey crafty friends! I’m Rebecca Keppel and summertime is shimmer time in cardmaking! But we’ve all got places to be during the summer so shimmer techniques need to be quick and easy so we can spend more time in the pool!

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Start with your background. I love plate dies like the Chevron Pierced Plate Die to create a background in one pass of the die cut machine. To add shimmer I start with something like Solar Spray because it doesn’t really change the color of the cardstock I chose.

To create shimmery die cuts I like to add shine and color all in one quick spritz, so Distress Spritz sprayed on white cardstock makes a nice soft shimmery color. Then use the Stitched Seashells Dies and Stitched Coral Dies to cut out some shimmery shapes. The added bonus of spritzing first is that running them through the die cut machine helps to flatten out the paper.

One final way to add some extra shine is to use a shimmer watercolor pan. Simply wet the watercolor paint and brush a paint brush through it and then tap on the handle over the project.

Of course you’ll want to top it off with a shiny sentiment that is heat embossed using the Sentiment Strips: Summer Stamp Set and then die cut with the Sentiment Strip Dies!

I hope you grab some Pretty Pink Posh summer dies and shimmer them up with these easy techniques so you can create a pretty card in a snap and get back to your sun and fun!

Thanks for stopping by!

Rebecca