I started by spraying some Heidi Swapp Colour Shine onto a piece of mixed media paper; this is more capable of handling water than normal card stock but it isn’t watercolour standard. Colour Shine are both intense colour and a shimmer, that leaves the same sort of effect as Perfect Pearls when in water. Unfortunately I believe the Colour Shine sprays have been discontinued.

Once this was dry, I placed the Square Dance stencil over the paper and ran this through my die cutting machine using the same sandwich that I would if I were planning on cutting something. This causes the stencil to press into the paper and leaves an embossed print of the stencil. It’s a lot more subtle than an embossing folder because it’s not being pressed into on bath sides, but it is a great way to add a bit of texture to your background and an extra technique you can use to stretch your supplies further.