Une Poire de Paris

Bonjour Mes Amis!  Bienvenu a l'edition Parisienne!

I was looking through my inks the other day and ran across my Luna Lights Paints.  I thought this would be a nice tutorial.  Luna Lights are metallic shimmer paints. (This technique can be used with other paints also as long as they are not too thick.)

This technique creates a background that can then be used on cards or whatever you desire.

First, the materials!

• I am using glossy white cardstock.  The glossy has a slick surface that helps the process.
• Luna Lights Paints
• A painters brush and a metal spreader (scraper thingie....not sure what the correct term is.)

1. I used two white glossy sheets, each 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches.  I dripped the colors onto one piece of cardstock (shake the bottles first!).

2. Take the clean cardstock and put it on top of the first one.  Rub them together swirling around (not too tightly though as you want to move the paint around, not mix it together or squeeze it out the sides).

3. You can either slide the top piece off the bottom piece or pull one off the other. Each gives you a different pattern.

 4. Dry with a heat gun.

 5. Add a large drop of the third color (blue in my case). Spread it from right to left with the spreader metal thingie.

 6.  Dry again with a heat gun. (Not to hot otherwise it will bubble - unless that is what you want - another interesting pattern/texture).

 7. I put a large drop of silver on my craft sheet and used a brush to paint swirls.

 8. Done!

 9. I stamped a pear image with StazOn black onto the background and then cut out my pear.

 10. Now for my card - I punched out three of these borders in gold foil.

11. I attached them with glue stick to an ivory mat which had been embossed.  I attached my pear with mounting tape.  I added blue pearls and a gold tassel to finish.

I haven't tried this technique with Lumiere paints yet but plan to.  I hope you try this!

Take care and see you next time!

Lis