The white card is so elegant and really like the blue graphic

Black and gold is So striking! White and gold dandelion one is elegant! Thanks for sharing.

Yes its true... the dandelion one us a winner. Its been fun watching all the crafters play with this new product and see such different and beautiful outcomes!

Dandelions for the win!! That card is stunning!!

I’m pretty sure Solar Paste is just a white acrylic paste with interference mica that reflects a white pearlescent shimmer or a color depending on how light hits the surface you apply it too. Cannot say for sure because mine hasn’t arrived yet. For the most part I prefer paste and gels without colorants or additives. But this is a cost saving measure for the most part. Paste and gels have a shelf life and I don’t tend to use colored stuff often enough to prevent them from going bad. I also like the reliability that comes from using one brand. I love Golden. Have for the longest time and when mixed media blew up in the paper crafting world, I had my doubts that crafting companies would do well with texture pastes. For the most part I was right. But Ranger makes pretty decent stuff. I’ve enjoyed using Lunar Paste and Tim Holtz’s pastes and gels. I haven’t had any technical failures yet either. Golden pastes and gels costs a few dollars more for the small sizes but if you buy in larger quantities, it’s actually more affordable. But you have to be sure you’ll get through it in a couple of years, otherwise they harden. I have two tips for prolonging the shelf life of pastes. First is protect it from air. Most artists use Glad’s Press’nSeal for this. Make sure it actually touches the paste in order to seal out the most air. Second tip is to lubricate the threads of your jars. This lets you get a tighter seal while also preventing your jars from being sealed shut. I use Vaseline. Another useful tip is that Vaseline and oil resist acrylic paint. You can actually use Vaseline as a resist while painting. But this also means you can use Vaseline to help get dried acrylic pastes and paint off your stencils. Crafters claim that allowing pastes to dry on your stencils ruins them, but it’s not true. I’ve removed glitter gel 18+ months after allowing it to harden on a large stencil that I didn’t have an appropriate sized dish for. You don’t have to worry so much about stencils and acrylic pastes. For the most part, I do what Justine does and I have a basin of soapy water handy to place stencils in when I’m finished. I use Murphy’s Oil soap because I like the smell and the oil helps to soften acrylic pastes and paint. When I want to remove layers of paint off my stencils, I typically leave them soaking in a tub of Murphy’s Oil soap and water. Paint comes off easily.

The leaf stencil is beautiful, I will definitely try it

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the flora/fauna wax seal card! The die cuts out of the gold paper are beautiful!

It's so fun to watch someone playing with new toys and sharing experiences. Great idea with the soapy pan for soaking stencils! When I made a mistake with my stencil and lunar paste the other day, I immediately smeared the paste all over the card with my finger and set it aside. The next morning I had a piece of shimmery cardstock for die cutting!

Thanks for this demo video! Great seeing the way different stencils work with paste. I'm new on the paste bandwagon. And yes, thanks for mentioning that various brands will work as well. My favorite is the dandelion one! TFS!

Thankyou for always mentioning that we don't need a specific product, it genuinely helps me to remember to shop my stash first. 💚

I LOVED that birch forest background. It looked cool and ethereal.

These pastes are stunning on dark cardstock so I may be alone in that I prefer the subtle sheen of Solar Paste on lighter cardstock. Thank you for showing so many different application techniques! My favorite was the dandelion background.

Thank you for the video. Loved seeing the results you got from the paste. The dandelion was my favorite.

Hi. It felels like a long time since I last saw one of your videos and I must say it was well worth waiting for. Thank you for sharing your gorgeous card collection. The dandelion seed head card looks sweet with its light and airy appearance and that purple flower one has a deep glamour that is positively heart stopping! Great ideas packed with inspiration, thanks again and have a wonderful day.😊

I'm not usually much for subtle, either, but I do like that the subtlety allows for, as Simon pointed out, non-distracting backgrounds that still have some shine. I don't think the subtle uses for this paste are something I'm likely to use much as *focal points* for cards, but I do like that option for backgrounds.

The dandelion is my favorite. I really thought it turned out nice.

Thank you for demonstrating the Solar Paste techniques. The cards are beautiful. 🥰🥰

Fantastic card. The new paste look amazing. Thank you.

The dandelions with the wax seal is my favorite. 😊 I'm not really one for pastes -- too messy and you have to wash everything right away -- but they are pretty!

You may find it easier to pick up the paste with the back of the palette knife.

Thanks for introducing me to a new product! think I need to try some! Love your finished cards

Beautiful job of explaining and showing. You do such an awesome job!!!

Stunning cards! Love your dandelions!!!

Beautiful cards Justine!! My favorite was the dandelions, but they are all awesome!! ❤

Really wonderful cards. Thank you!

Gorgeous cards 🥰 I love the different ways you used the paste, your card designs and your tutorial ❤️ thanks for sharing your creativity Hugs xx

thanks for the tips and techniques! I recently got some paste also and started playing with it! love it!

Hi Justine! Great video! Are you aware that if you soak your stencils over night in a tub of Murphy's Oil Soap and water mixture, you will be able to use your stencil buddy to scrap off anything that was dried on them -- pastes, acrylics, etc.

They turned out beautiful!!

Great video. Thanks so much Justine. 🤐🇨🇦

How would I choose a favorite out of these cards? I love the looks you got. I've been trying not to buy anymore pastes as I have quite a few that haven't been used but I could not resist these. I think they are very versatile and although I mainly like them on black, your dandelion card turned out stunning.

TY ❤❤

nicely done!!!!!

Loved your wide variety of things to do with this new paste product! I'm curious what sandwich you used on the switch for your 3D folder. Thanks!

Love the color shifting and subtlety on white cardstock! And assume you already know the ice cube trick for wax seals but since you were doing only one it wasn’t needed. (I clean the spoon with a small piece of paper towel.)

How do you clean your sealing wax spoon?

Does anyone know which solar paste was used for the dandelions?

Why don't you Pick up the paste with the back of the palletknife...?