Thank you for your questions this week.
A lot of people are wondering about the difference between the new shimmer products and our Stampin’ Blends, because they can sometimes look similar in projects — but they do very different things.
✨ Stampin’ Blends
Stampin’ Blends
These are alcohol markers used mainly for:
🎨 Colouring stamped images
🎨 Blending light and dark shades together
🎨 Shading and adding depth
🎨 Smooth colouring without streaks
Each combo usually comes with:
💗 A light shade
💗 A dark shade
They are perfect for:
✔ Flowers
✔ Animals
✔ Character images
✔ Detailed colouring
✔ Professional-looking blending
Think of Stampin’ Blends as your colouring tools.
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✨ Shimmer Products
(Depending on which new shimmer you mean 😊)
The newer shimmer products are usually designed to add:
✨ Sparkle
✨ Shine
✨ Glow
✨ Metallic effect
✨ Highlighting
These are more for:
💗 Finishing touches
💗 Accent details
💗 Background shimmer
💗 Elegant sparkle on projects
Examples could include:
✨ Shimmer paper
✨ Wink of Stella
✨ Shimmery embossing paste
✨ Shimmer gems
✨ Metallic/glimmer pens
These don’t replace Blends — they ENHANCE your project.
Think of shimmer as your:
🌟 “WOW” factor
🌟 Sparkle layer
🌟 Decorative finish
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💡 Simple Way for me to Explain It
🖍 Stampin’ Blends = Colouring & shading
✨ Shimmer = Sparkle & shine
OR…
👉 Blends add the COLOUR
👉 Shimmer adds the MAGIC ✨
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💗 Example
If you stamped a butterfly:
🖍 You’d use Stampin’ Blends to colour the wings.
✨ Then add shimmer to make the wings sparkle and catch the light.
That’s why they work BEAUTIFULLY together
Enjoy today’s gold nugget hugs Teresa 🦋❤️🦋
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