The difference between the new shimmer products and our Stampin’ Blends

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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