Stretch your Stamps Day Two: Perfect Pearls

Hello Everyone,
I bought my Perfect Pearls awhile ago and have used them mostly to create beautiful shimmer mists. Today at the online card class Stretch Your Stamps 2, Jennifer McGuire demonstrated a beautiful use of perfect pearls with reverse back ground stamps. I decided to try this with a new stamp I bought from SSS - Impression Obsession's Birch Trees. I thought that this could make a really beautiful non-traditional Christmas card. So here is the first card I created:

I stamped with Versamark and then used the dark blue Perfect Pearls to create the background. In the pic the blue looks quite light, but IRL it is definitely a dark metallic blue. I added the PTI peace die cut and coloured it with Clear Wink of Stella. I liked it so much, I decided to make another and try a blend of colours the way Jennifer did. Here is the result:

I like this one even more. I stamped on black cardstock and used the blue, purple, and pearl colours of perfect pearls. I die cut the same PTI die, but I covered it with Glitter Ritz Ultra Fine transparent glitter - it looks really pretty (if I do say so myself). What I love about this card is that it is non-traditional and has the subtle pearlescent glitteriness that I love.

Thanks for stopping by and I would love to hear your feedback!

Happy Stamping,
Meg