July kit - Glimmer mist

"BFF" by Louise Maine:

Use the red pepper cardstock for your background. Use die cuts as a stencil as shown in the lower left hand corner. Place the die cuts on the cardstock and spray with glimmer mist Lift off carefully. (These die cuts were used in the project as well as they were already coated with the glimmer mist through this last step.) Lightly spray other areas of the cardstock with glimmer mist.
From a corner of the Paisley paper, cut a ¼ circle leaving each straight edge of the paper 4 inches long. Adhere to cardstock. Cut a strip from the stripes paper approx. 3-4 inches long. Cut this into ½ inch strips, fold in half lengthwise, and round the ends of one end. Glue to edge of paisley paper. Spray ribbon with glimmer mist and adhere leaving bunches along the length. Create a tag from a scrap of red pepper cardstock, layer with a scrap of stripe paper and embellish with die cuts or flowers. Spray with glimmer mist. Adhere.
Mat pictures with the amaryllis cardstock. Create a title with the cardstock and spray all elements. Spray additional lengths of ribbon and adhere to the side of the picture and embellish with the glimmer misted die cuts.


Glimmer mist notes:
This water based product adds a great glimmer effect to cardstock, paper, chipboard, stickers, flowers, and ribbons, among others. First, be sure to only swirl your bottle to mix, do not shake. Shaking causes bubbles to form in the bottle and the mist may splotch when sprayed. Not swirling may leave too much of the glimmer material still at the bottom of the sprayer and cause it to clog. Starting with a covered surface (or use a mat), place your item on the mat and begin spraying slightly off the side of your project and mist across until your spraying is done. You can achieve different effects by spraying in different manners:
1. To create a light and even misted look: hold the sprayer about 5 inches away from your project and spray from side to side. Your hand should move quickly and evenly across.
2. To create a thicker look with large drops of color, hold the sprayer closer to your project. Move the sprayer slowly to allow more glimmer mist to fall on the project.
3. To create pools of intense color, spray the glimmer mist very close to your project.
4. Layer more than one color for a great effect.
Your project can be air-dried or use a hair dryer to speed the process. If the paper curls, place under a heavy object after drying to flatten out, or use a warm iron.

Try glimmer mist on the following:
• Stamp an image and then spray glimmer mist over top. A permanent ink pad will not run when using glimmer mist. If you are using a water based stamp pad, spray the glimmer mist first and let dry. Then stamp your image.
• Spray wood for a great effect.
• Spray on metal and glass.
• Create a stained glass look when sprayed on plastic.
• Stickers sprayed with the mist have a wonderful shimmer.
• Spray any ribbon or flower for an eye popping look.
• Spray chipboard or grungeboard with glimmer mist.
• Use a die cut or a pre-made stencil to place over cardstock. Spray and then lift up the stencil to see the image in negative.
If using on home décor projects, keep project away from direct sunlight and humid environments or use a protective coating over top. Glimmer mist will fade in sunlight or run in humid environments.

Note: Glimmer mist is water-based, archival safe, acid-free, and non-toxic.