April was the month that two of my favorite manufacturers combined forces. The Prima and Tattered Angels (makers of Glimmer Mist) design teams were asked to mix the two manufacturers' products together. Here are the two layouts I made:
• Who says you can’t put flowers on a boy page? I think one of the keys is to keep the color fairly neutral – all nine flowers are a variant of brown.
• I used three colors of Glimmer Mist to create the background, using the frames as a mask.
• Glimmer Mist can be used as a paint. Simply spray it on a craft sheet and dip your brush into it. That’s how I colored the “M,” parts of the frames, and the flowers.
• To stitch through the frames I simply used a paper piercer (with a mouse pad under my layout) to create a hole and then stitched through it. It’s the same technique I used to stitch around the perimeter of the layout as well.
• I used a wash of gesso to create some blank space for my journaling. At first, I thought I’d just write on top of the Glimmer Mist, but I found it a distracting look. So, I simply gesso-ed over my journaling and started again!
• There is no adhesive on this layout! Everything is held together by machine stitching.
• I cut the tags from Prima Paintables. Here’s a tip: When you cut one corner, take the bit you cut off and flip it over the other corner and cut along the line. This way your tag will be symmetrical.
• I dyed the flowers and the tags by dragging them through pools of Glimmer Mist that I had sprayed onto a teflon craft sheet. It gives a very painterly effect.
• I colored the flocked stickers (“flowers”) with Glimmer Mist by using a paintbrush.
• To ensure that the crystals are adhered over such a bumpy surface, I used a small brayer to really press them into the layout.
Thanks for stopping by!
I love them Julie! You’re always great with paint (glimmer mist here) & gesso…I’ve tried painting with glimmer mist – the results are great but do not photograph well though…Will you do a tutorial on gesso effects? I would love to learn..:)
I love them Julie! You’re always great with paint (glimmer mist here) & gesso…I’ve tried painting with glimmer mist – the results are great but do not photograph well though…Will you do a tutorial on gesso effects? I would love to learn..:)
I love them Julie! You’re always great with paint (glimmer mist here) & gesso…I’ve tried painting with glimmer mist – the results are great but do not photograph well though…Will you do a tutorial on gesso effects? I would love to learn..:)
I love them Julie! You’re always great with paint (glimmer mist here) & gesso…I’ve tried painting with glimmer mist – the results are great but do not photograph well though…Will you do a tutorial on gesso effects? I would love to learn..:)
Loving those a lot!!!
Loving those a lot!!!
Loving those a lot!!!
Loving those a lot!!!
amazing! (what else is new?! LOL)
amazing! (what else is new?! LOL)
amazing! (what else is new?! LOL)
amazing! (what else is new?! LOL)
I love the stitching around the first LO and the use of glimmer mist as paint! Can’t wait to try it. So glad that you’re back.
I love the stitching around the first LO and the use of glimmer mist as paint! Can’t wait to try it. So glad that you’re back.
I love the stitching around the first LO and the use of glimmer mist as paint! Can’t wait to try it. So glad that you’re back.
I love the stitching around the first LO and the use of glimmer mist as paint! Can’t wait to try it. So glad that you’re back.
Glad to see you are back and with some new awesome layouts! Love those vivid colors on that black background! Terrific, as always!
Glad to see you are back and with some new awesome layouts! Love those vivid colors on that black background! Terrific, as always!
Glad to see you are back and with some new awesome layouts! Love those vivid colors on that black background! Terrific, as always!
Glad to see you are back and with some new awesome layouts! Love those vivid colors on that black background! Terrific, as always!
this combination (Prima and Tattered Angels) is SO right up your alley! I especially love the colorful flowers on the last lo!
this combination (Prima and Tattered Angels) is SO right up your alley! I especially love the colorful flowers on the last lo!
this combination (Prima and Tattered Angels) is SO right up your alley! I especially love the colorful flowers on the last lo!
this combination (Prima and Tattered Angels) is SO right up your alley! I especially love the colorful flowers on the last lo!
Love it! The first one is really cool!
Love it! The first one is really cool!
Love it! The first one is really cool!
Love it! The first one is really cool!