Liquid Pearls Alternative??

Oct '09 Karen.W

I have looked high and low in our town for Liquid Pearls to re create flourishes like the Prima ones. Our stores dont carry that. So I bought a pack of Scribbles 3d paint from Michaels, to use that.

It works the exact same BUT it doesnt say if its acid free or not. Will my LOs get damaged with time if its not acid free?

I know that if you use something thats not acid free on or behind a picture on an LO, I have heard with time it'll yellow. Does it do that to the paper too? I don't know exactly what happens with non acid free things.

I would GREATLY appreciate any feed back.

THANKS BUNCHES!
Oct '09 Nancyhyland

RE: Karen.W: I have looked high and low in our town for Liquid Pearls to re create flourishes like the Prima ones. Our stores dont carry that. So I bought a pack of Scribbles 3d paint from Michaels, to use that. It works the exact same BUT it doesnt say if its acid free or not. Will my LOs get damaged with time if its not acid free? I know that if you use something thats not acid free on or behind a pict...

there are ph pens that you can use on the back of your design to test for acidity. if it is acidic you can by the krylon acid free spray which will seal it for you so it becomes acid free... that spray is expensive though, so you may want to just buy the prima swirls online...
Oct '09 Obi

RE: Karen.W: I have looked high and low in our town for Liquid Pearls to re create flourishes like the Prima ones. Our stores dont carry that. So I bought a pack of Scribbles 3d paint from Michaels, to use that. It works the exact same BUT it doesnt say if its acid free or not. Will my LOs get damaged with time if its not acid free? I know that if you use something thats not acid free on or behind a pict...

I depends on the item some yellow, some make the paper brittle some can create a discolouration ring around where they are applied.

I would apply it to an area where you don't mind a bit of discolouration like grunged papers creams browns. So if it does discolour you can claim it was part of the original design.
Oct '09 Drpayne

RE: Obi: I depends on the item some yellow, some make the paper brittle some can create a discolouration ring around where they are applied. I would apply it to an area where you don't mind a bit of discolouration like grunged papers creams browns. So if it does discolour you can claim it was part of the original design.

i had some that caused pix to yellow
Oct '09 StarsNSparkles

RE: Drpayne: i had some that caused pix to yellow

Acidic products will cause papers and surrounding items to yellow over time. I use scribbles along with tulip puff paint for items in my books, and I just keep them from touch the photo, since that is all I really care about. I think they are water based paints though, and I do not think they are acidic, but I'm not an expert.
Oct '09 Siameseplease

RE: StarsNSparkles: Acidic products will cause papers and surrounding items to yellow over time. I use scribbles along with tulip puff paint for items in my books, and I just keep them from touch the photo, since that is all I really care about. I think they are water based paints though, and I do not think they are acidic, but I'm not an expert.

According to google, Duncan scribbles paint is acid free. Just an FYI. I love Google!
Oct '09 Disneylisa

RE: Siameseplease: According to google, Duncan scribbles paint is acid free. Just an FYI. I love Google!

If you make the swirls on transparency paper and then cut them out that will help protect the photos since you will have that clear layer between paper and paint.
Oct '09 Karen.W

RE: Disneylisa: If you make the swirls on transparency paper and then cut them out that will help protect the photos since you will have that clear layer between paper and paint.

Thank you ladies for all your feedback!

Last night I wrote the company on the back of the Scribbles pack lol I have never done that before so I wasn't banking on a response from them therefore I asked here too...They replied! And yes they are acid free! Yay!

So thats good info for u ladies as well that would like to do ur own swirls(its cheaper!) And Scribbles has lots more colors compared to Liquid Pearls, but ooooh liquid pearls has subtle cute colors lol. I'm sure I'll invest in those as well at some point.
Oct '09 Tinacome

RE: Karen.W: Thank you ladies for all your feedback! Last night I wrote the company on the back of the Scribbles pack lol I have never done that before so I wasn't banking on a response from them therefore I asked here too...They replied! And yes they are acid free! Yay! So thats good info for u ladies as well that would like to do ur own swirls(its cheaper!) And Scribbles has lots more colors compared t...

I use the Tulip pearl paints, love them!
Oct '09 Bxr-Linda

RE: Tinacome: I use the Tulip pearl paints, love them!

I'm just curious. How would you use an acid testing pen on Scribbles or liquid pearls, which is like paint?

Also, I bet a transparency sheet is less archival safe than the Scribbles.

I believe, typically, anything that is water-based, will be archival safe.