liquid pearls substitute

[brightrachel1008]

just wanted to let everyone know, those of you who heard about liquid pearls on this forum and don't wanna wait for a shipment... i was just at michael's yesterday and bought scribbles iridescent 3d paint in gold, white, light blue, and light pink. they are in the fabric paint section for 99 cents a piece, and work great! i've never had the original liquid pearls to compare to, but they are exactly what i imagined, and make great perfect little pearls on the page! (you do have to tap the cardstock to even the pearl shape out as someone posted on a previous thread.) just wanted to let you all know, for those of you who are as impatient as me!

[Digiden]

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Originally Posted by brightrachel1008

scribbles!

I've been using Scribbles ever since I used to paint on t-shirst, and canvas bags. They work every bit as well on paper, and come in a LOT of colors!

[GwennieJo]

How cool! Thanks for the tip

-Gwen

[mm9772]

I've also been using Scribbles, but didn't know they have iridescent colors - thanks for the tip! I'll have to check the craft store this weekend!

[Cathy H]

OK - a gu estion for those of you who use these - how long do they take to dry??????????????????????

[cat_woman]

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OK - a gu estion for those of you who use these - how long do they take to dry??????????????????????

Also, are they acid & lignin free? I use the liquid pearls on my scrapbook pages, so don't want to use anything that could damage them.

[YorkieMoma]

subscribing!

[Digiden]

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Originally Posted by cat_woman

Also, are they acid & lignin free? I use the liquid pearls on my scrapbook pages, so don't want to use anything that could damage them.

I know they're acrylic, and dimensional - they don't self level like most acrylic paints. Unfortunately I've only used them on fabrics until I recently when I started using them on paper. I've looked all over but not been able to find if they're acid free. For me it isn't an issue though, because I don't use them when I scrapbook - I do that digitally.

[brightrachel1008]

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Originally Posted by Cathy H

OK - a gu estion for those of you who use these - how long do they take to dry??????????????????????

i applied mine and they were dry six hours later, but they definately don't dry fast, don't go touching or you'll smudge them.

[Marylandgirl46]

Where do you usually get your liquid pearls? I recently purchased quite a few from They were 2.25 a piece.

[brightrachel1008]

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Where do you usually get your liquid pearls? I recently purchased quite a few from They were 2.25 a piece.

i spent the other day looking around at various vendors, trying to find one that would sell liquid pearls, stickles, and a few other things i wanted. i think i'd have to find a bigger retailer... i couldn't find one that had all the things that i wanted, so i gave up and went to micheal's also, i went to wal-mart after that, i think they have scribbles for 77 cents, and big things of glitter glue in a few colors that are comparable to stickles, they were 3 oz containers for 1.48.

[Marylandgirl46]

Thanks Rachel for your reply. I really think the only way to purchase Liquid Pearls is online. Like you, I have been to Michaels, JoAnn's, AC Moore, Target. No one sells the pearls or stickles. I got my stickles from scrapbookpal online, but at the time they didn't have the liquid pearls. I also purchase my permanent adhesive through them at 2.99 each. Not a bad price.