Thanks a lot!

Hi Lucy, yes mica powder is pigmented powder. I'm going to use up some mica 's and try it out. Hope you are happy with your end result x

Tora Geirs that sounds like a good idea, you should try it! Powder eyeshadow is a great option too 💖

I've seen people use eye shadow from the dollar store. I don't think acrylic would work, but why not test a tiny amount?

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Nancy Collins it is a gold pigment bottle, a large one. I have attached the link to it below the video, you should check it out. 💖

I've tried the link and it says 'page not found' :(

to get Pearlex onto raised areas using Emb.folders, you'd have to apply it to the debossed (recessed) side of the folder...a useless venture!! It's easy enough to remove with warm soapy water, from the folder...just impossible to get it to stay on plastic. What you can do is apply an embossing medium (such as VersaMark or Ranger's distress embossing medium, or another brand) to the pre-embossed cardstock (this is not heat embossing with a heat gun/heat tool). Hold embossing pad, & very carefully apply it to the raised surfaces. Using a soft mop brush, lightly dipped into Pearlex, dust areas you've touched with the embossing pad. This mediium will hold Pearlex in place. If you want to seal, use an acrylic spray sealer...but you may not find it necessary. This technique looks best on intense coloured cardstock...black, indigo, dark blue, red, etc. Pearlex is an inert mica powder. It's non reactive, so something needs to hold it in place. If using water, pearlex will brush off when the water is dry. It can be used with PVA type, white craft glues to create an acrylic pearlescent dimensional glue/paint, such as Perfect Pearls, etc. Or you can mix with Gum Arabic to create an irridescent watercolour paint. You can also create embossing powders for heat embossing, using superfine clear embossing powder & a good measure of Pearlex. Always be mindful when using fine particles of any sort, spraying or dusting, they aren't good for our lungs!

Nancy, if you applied it to the raised parts, and if it was even possible, you'd find that the Pearlex would've transferred to the back of your cardstock, not the front which is raised...& the powder would not remain there without a medium to keep it in place :)

Nancy Collins where you buy the little container?

Oil or glycerine may stain the paper. Yes mica is eyeshadow powder....pressed or loose.

yes, it confused me too, but if you stop the video at 1:52 you can read the tube, Petroleum Jelly is the name brand but it is creamy coco butter hand lotion.

I have used Perfect Pearl's as well as Mica Power and it works very well.

@@cynthiacler9284 TY for answering me. I wasn’t sure if you would being this video is four years old. TYSM!!! ❤️🇺🇸❤️

Hi, it is an embossing folder from Anna Griffin, I do not remember the name of it. Greetings

Try going to the site and typing in Pigment Powder. It brings up big containers. That is what I did.

Raven Faith Barnett - Hello Raven, Yes, just like the wax sold at the stores

M Hendriks -Hi, I would think so... if anything you could just add a few drops of a stronger glue but I don't think it is necessary 💖

Crafty Lifestyle Thank you for your answer! Wish you a lot of Fun with your hobby!👍😊

How do you make gilding wax then Jenny?

I think it's a bit more complicated. I worked in 2 art shops over a period of 12+ yrs, so I'm making a somewhat 'uneducated' guess, with the knowledge I have, of certain products. I DO know that gilding wax smells 'solvent' based...so it's fumes are noxious, & not good for us to breathe in...meaning you need to work in a well ventilated area with no heaters on! If you mixed a solvent-based wax varnish (it won't be water-soluable), with an irridescent (sparkly, but not glitter) pigment powder, you'd theoretically have a gilding wax. I'm still working on reconstituting some of my dried pots of Cosmic Shimmer's gilding wax. A stunningly beautiful product, but solvent based things do have a tendency to evaporate. I'd like to avoid using Odorless Solvent, but may have no other choice.

Not all gilding wax is solvent based. Crafters companion has introduced WATER BASED gilding wax. No smell at all and you can use it like a watercolor paint. Lovely colors too.

If you can paint with it like a watercolor, technically it isn't wax. A true gilding wax is water resistant...& therefore, only able to be diluted by a solvent. That's possibly why it's so expensive. I don't understand why manufacturers introduce products, randomly naming them without bearing in mind it's difference from the original product being mimicked. It's still a beautiful looking finish...just call it something else so those who aren't aware won't be confused. Generally speaking, water-based aren't as dangerous as solvent based. True gilding wax should be used in a well-ventilated area, with no heating in the room, & skin ought to be protected by using gloves, as your skin absorbs what you expose it to. I simply cut single fingers off a latex glove, so I don't waste a whole glove (and my hand doesn't have to get hot & sweaty!). And sorry, but true gilding wax does have a distinctive odour.

@@jennymullins593 not all paint is water based, so I guess I'm not sure what point your trying to make...

Half way through - I was pleasantly surprised - the music stopped. Not sure if that was intentional, but I found it a blessing either way! I enjoyed the rest of it! Your voice is just fine to listen to! No need to gild the lily.

There's no music. Music's in your head.