Stamped the bamboo with Versamark and applied Pearl Ex powders with a soft brush. Wiped away excess powder. It sticks like magic. The die cut dragonflies, were made from a white pearly ribbon that I colored first with alcohol markers. The sentiment was heat embossed with gold.
Date: Thursday, February 26, 2026 GMT Views: 614
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Splitcoast Dirty Dozen Alumni SCS Gallery Moderator Splitcoast Challenge Hostess Teapot Tuesday TEAm
Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 140470
Fri, Feb 27, 2026 @ 12:12 AM
Ooh, lovely ! I remember using Perfect Pearls for bamboo, but on white not black. Ribbon dragonflies, how suitably gauzy and ephemeral. I always like the look of a vertical sentiment.
Splitcoast Dirty Dozen Splitcoast Challenge Hostess Teapot Tuesday TEAm
Registered: January 19, 2014 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 119360
Fri, Feb 27, 2026 @ 1:21 PM
The pearly bamboo against the black creates such a rich, velvety backdrop, and the soft shimmer from the Pearl Ex gives the whole panel a quiet glow. The ribbon dragonflies are especially lovely with their gauzy, translucent wings catching the light, and the vertical gold sentiment adds a refined touch that balances the scene beautifully.
