Layout- The Funkiest Bike (ways with Glimmer Mists)

First published on Thursday, December 18, 2008

Today Emma shows us how she utilized Tattered Angel's Glimmer Mist.On  this layout she used it like watercolor paint!

The funkiest bike in the city

by Emma Trout

SUPPLIES
Glimmer Mist: Cinnamon, Red Velvet, Key Lime Pie, Turquoise Blue, Pearl, Iridescent Gold
Bazzill (white)
Patterned papers: Scenic Route- Surprise, Skyview Drive
Creative Imaginations Teal notebook
Hambly, Chandelier (Teal on copper)
Overlay: Hambly, Mini graph (pink and black)
Watercolour paper
Pearls and Gems: Kaisercraft and other.
Stickers and alphas: Making Memories, Doodlebug, 7 Gypsies, Scenic Route, and American Crafts.
Flowers: Prima and handmade.

HOW TO
As glimmer mists are water based you can use them as watercolour paints to make your own background paper and embellishments.
Using them straight from the bottle without shaking to mix beforehand gives you a more translucent colour. You are then able to ‘dig’ to the bottom of the bottle to reach the stronger pigment and pearls.
Mixing the pigment by shaking the bottle will give you an even colour with shimmer when applied directly to watercolour paper.
I used water to dampen a rectangle of watercolour paper and added ‘Key Lime pie’ and ‘Turquoise blue’ with a brush, blending the colours as I applied. When dry, I sprayed the colours directly onto the paper to add more colour and left to dry.
Cut flowers from watercolour paper dampen with water then paint glimmer mists on using a fine brush. When dry, spray with ‘Pearl’ and/or ‘Iridescent gold ‘glimmer mist. Add doodling and gems or pearls to finish. Repeat this process to make the leaves, circles and swirls.
Spray ‘Key Lime Pie’ and ‘Turquoise Blue’ directly onto the corner of Bazzill cardstock. When dry, add Hambly overlay to top left corner.
Matt the rectangle of watercolour paper you have used as a background paper onto back cardstock and add to layout. Add black graph overlay, photo and patterned papers. Decorate with flowers (the watercolour flowers and primas sprayed with glimmer mists), leaves and swirls. Glue chandelier, ribbons, small sections of pink grid and stickers into position.
Finish with journaling and title. I spayed the chipboard with Glimmer Mists also.