"Pimp my Rider!"

[canid]

I haven't tried embossing powders but it'd probably look nice. The problem is, even the thin nail polish makes the deck a lot thicker.

 

[AJ]

I did some embossing on the Saints minors. I haven't used any stamps since then. The singular problem is the high heat to set the embossing powder. Warps the cards. Try it on a cheap playing card deck card.

I haven't noticed any thickerness at all and I've used a lot of polish.
Our different results are so fun to hear about!

 

[Vesper]

My first evening with the cards and polish was not all that satisfactory.

Did someone say the polish needs to be thinned out first? Should I not be using the brush that came with the polish? I'm getting clumpy, hard to handle color on my cards.

ETA: Regardless, I bought four more glitter colors today: rust, light green, silver and gold. Although I'm not loving the results I'm getting, I really enjoy the process. It's making me really look at the card, not just the idea of the card I have in my head, but the actual card.

 

[AJ]

I used the brush that came with all the polishes. I tried using a fine paint brush before I got the stripers and it was a boogerie mess.

Eventualy some polishes will get real thick and basically unusuable. But for a little while I add nail polish remover with an eye dropper and stir it in with a thin wire.

looking forward to hearing how it's going!
It is a very nice way to really get to know a deck because you look at every single detail from various angles.

I give it a 10 on the tarot fun scale!

 

[Open Arms]

Just been down the local cheapy shop and found 75ml tubes of glitter paint - its more like a clear glue with very fine glitter in it - 8 colours - gold, silver, crystal, pink, red, blue, green and purple.

Tried pimping the Fool last night - weent a bit heavy with the glitter but ya know - I kinda like it.

 

[Open Arms]

Just pimped three cards and have to drag myself away from it or I won't get any of my work done.

I am using a mixture of nailpolish and glitter paint and I love how the Empress turned out. I used a oyster perly colour on the High priestesses pearl crown and it turned out stunning. I only hope the scans and pics will do it justice once I get around to doing them (and they dry!)

Only swish I could get brown and black glitter paints - then I would be totally happy.

 

[Vesper]

It's pretty addictive. I've discovered that I like the cards best that I spent the least amount of time on. Small dots and streaks of gold and glitters are the least gloppy and lumpy.

I find that if I don't like a swatch of polish, I can scrape it up with my thumbnail after it dries. Polish remover on the cards tends to remove the ink underneath, so I try to avoid using it on mistakes.

I will try the eyedropper of polish remover in my clumpy glitter polish. I actually have one.

 

[Storm82]

Here's another couple it's really theraputic Rodney !!! Go On You Know You Want To!




(just about to do a few more now)

REALLY like your glitter cards!

what kind of glitter have you used on the cards?

 

[MysticalMoose]

OOOOOOOOOOHHHHH
everyone is having fun pimping & glittering! How lovely,

I bought a cheap pack of artists brushes & used the very fine ones., I found what worked for me was using the extra title card as a kind of pallette & blobbing a bit of the glittery nail polish on there to work from so that i didnt have to keep the bottle open, that stopped the polished from going thick & blobby

I need a few more colours.... will be popping to get a few more at the weekend some nice emerald green glitter methinks

 

[Open Arms]

I did another six cards today and only a headache stopped me from continuing. So far I have done the Fool - the Hermit and I am using more the glitter paint and less the nail polish, the glitter over the nail polish seems to work best.

Sighs... I wish I had a handy art shop to get some more fun stuff...

*wanders off to check out ebay*