Hi, It's Tina here with my "love" blog post for Artfull Crafts! I'm not really one for too much lovey dovey stuff, so I thought I'd tell you a bit about a product that I absolutely love, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist. This is seriously gorgeous to work with, plus you can get messy (which is half the fun!)
A few tips...
* It's very easy to clean up, just rinse with water (but the darker/stronger colours will stain your fingers)
* You don't need to use alot. The glimmer starts to show as it dries, so you don't need to soak your paper (which is a common mistake, and wastes alot of the product)
* You can wipe off the excess, but this also wipes off some of the glimmer. This comes down to personal preference.
* Use a cardboard box as a spray booth.
* Holding the Glimmer Mist bottle close to your item will give a strong concentration of colour, holding it approx 20-25 cm away gives a light mist.
* Use it to custom colour your flowers (see below), doilies, and laces (as on the layout above).
* Works extremely well on absorbant materials such as paper, chipboard, & fabric, but it will eventually dry on other materials.
* Spray over stencils and masks to create your own patterned paper.
* Custom colour white cardstock for a unique effect. Stamp with the Glimmer Mist as I've done with the butterfly on the layout below.
* You can also use the "left-overs" from Cricut cuts, or chipboard letters as stencils.
* Press the nozzle quickly for a finer mist or slowly to create more "blobs" when spraying.
If you're wondering which colour to try I'd suggest gold (which goes with everything), or chosing a colour you use often in your scrapping.
Now to show you some of the new goodies Liz has at Artfull Crafts. I painted the Twiddlybitz Filagree shadow box with gesso, then Kaisercraft white paint, then added some Tim Holtz Crackle paint to the front.
Once dry I applied Distress ink to highlight the cracks and then spritzed with Glimmer Mist
I used the Kaisercraft Wooden Flourishes "Magical Butterflies" and sprayed them with Glimmer Mist.
I also used Glimmer Mist on the Kaisercraft Paper Blooms, Sullivans mini roses, and Kaisercraft English Rose paper.
I added Diamond Dust and Distress Stickles to the flowers
There was lots of diecuts to choose from, and this saying totally suited my project.
The Kaisercraft rub-ons added that little bit extra, and are a really nice quality.
The final result.....
Let me know what you think!
Happy scrapping,
Tina
I love Glimmer Mist too! A LOT! Your frame is a treasure!
ReplyDeleteI am a huge fan of glimmermist too! I am loving that frame - it is simply beautiful!
ReplyDeleteGlimmer mist finds its way onto at least half of my creations. Love the stuff!!
ReplyDeleteGreat post!! Love the Lo's and I looove that frame, gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous frame, fabulous details, thanks for sharing. :)
ReplyDeleteOK, OK, I have some...and it has collected dust for 3 years. Maybe I should try it out! Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous pages! Love the beautiful frame.
ReplyDeletehi tina!!
ReplyDeleteGosh girl, haven't been here for a while but just loooove your work!! Specially this one....love it!!
I have a few bottles of glimmer mist in different colours and I haven't used them yet... you've inspired me to give it a whirl.
ReplyDeleteVery cool. Thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteJani
papercompulsions.blogspot.com
SUch a lovely blog and post!
ReplyDeleteI could literally browse your blog all day long. Such inspiration and beauty I find here!
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