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I have liquid drops but I am looking for blood red small drops or a nice deep burgundy...for holly berries. I do not want iridescent. Just nice plain shiny solids in nice colors. Red is too often tomato red-nope. ....every thing seems to be Iri, or has glitter, or something. Usually I love bling but not for this. Assorted sizes is good. I have several sized stamps.
I was trying awhile back but I am hoping maybe since then someone may have seen some?
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Sometimes I have had to use Copics to color a pearl or rhinestone to get the color I've wanted. It helps to color them while they are stuck to their packaging holding paper. When dry, a pair of tweezers is very helpful. Best wishes!
Have you tried mixing? If you put a glob of red and drop or two of gray or black on a piece of waxed paper (or other non-stick surface) you could blend the dark color into the red until you get the color you want. To apply as dots you could use a toothpick or paint brush handle point or paint it on with a fine brush to fill in a bigger area.
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Have you tried looking on Scrapbook.com? They have some Nuvo drops and Pops of Color (their brand) that seem to be what you're looking for. Good luck in your search.
Concord and 9th do a big range of colours in enamel dots— maybe something like the cranberry colour would fit the bill? Those are here on their web site, I’m sure there are loads of stockists of their products if you’re looking to combine with other shopping. Good luck!
I looked on Scrapbook.com and they dont have any totally red sets-they are mixed with pinks. They have the concord and 9th set though they charge more than C&9 does so I would probably go there.
I have not had good luck with coloring them with a marker.
I try a web wide search again...it is hard to tell with differences in color on a computer...so I was hoping someone knew for sure the color of a set.
Thanks!
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Margot, the card I'm going to upload shortly has 3 rhinestones on it as holly berries. GMTA, huh? ;) The rhinestones were clear, but I colored them with Copic R89 dark red. My fingers never touched them, only tweezers & a toothpick to push them into place.
Margot, I have these NUVO DROPS in Autumn Red, which is a dark, luscious red if you wanted to go this route
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Thanks everybody.
I was just looking at Gina Marie Dina for the dots. They have a set of mirror ones red/green...I was waffling about the mirror kind...but then I get the green as well. They have an all green set but not all red. pfft.
I will check my stash for the autumn red novo drops-I might have them. I just did not want to get the wet route because then they have to lie around drying and to do a bunch is a bit of PITA. You can't hang them like ink drying.
I have been thinking about using rhinestones. I do like that look....LOL yes great minds ...and where else could I ask this kind of question?? Love SCS! But finding those in dark burgundy-also not easy!
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It's often easier to find the red you want in nail polish, and then you could paint it on pearls or enamel dots. It might take two or three coats, but you can do a lot at once, and you can't beat the shine.
I see you said you have tried markers. They will need to be alcohol based markers like Copics or Stampin' Ups Blends. Regular markers don't work well at all. I have used mine on pearls, rhinestones etc. They do dry quite fast but if I need more depth to the color one or two coats work.
Eyelet Outlet haas matte finish red enamel dots that look to be deeper red than most - hard to tell from a photo, of course, but at least they're all the same color: https://www.eyeletoutlet.com/matte-enamel
The closest sample I have is the same as Linda recommended: Tonic Nuvo Drops Autumn Red. My sample is darker looking than what the jar images convey on the various online web sites.
My suggestion is to use red card stock and use a paper punch that punches out little round circles.
Glue the red circles where you want them to go and then put Ranger Glossy Accents on top of the red circles and let it dry. If you need little circles larger than a paper punch can give you, then just use a small circle die that you might have in you stash.
My suggestion is to use red card stock and use a paper punch that punches out little round circles.
Glue the red circles where you want them to go and then put Ranger Glossy Accents on top of the red circles and let it dry. If you need little circles larger than a paper punch can give you, then just use a small circle die that you might have in you stash.
Hope this helps.
if the stamp has Bertie’s on it I color it in red then use Glossy accents as well, works like a charm
i have also seen videos where SU demos color pearls with their blends.
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