Glimmer Mist?

[SharonLovesMickey]

I am curious about this product and have seen some of you posting about it. How are you using in your scrapbooking? I have yet to try it, but I sure do like sparkly things! Anyone have some example photos? THANKS!

 

[Lisa]

I took a card class that showcased glimmer mist. I personally didn't care for it. It warped the paper, was messy, and I didn't see much of a glimmer.

 

[PinballFamily]

I took a card class that showcased glimmer mist. I personally didn't care for it. It warped the paper, was messy, and I didn't see much of a glimmer.

Ditto for our experience with it. I have yet to try it on raw chipboard - have a feeling it would work *better* on that - but on paper...yuk!

 

[party of 3]

i bought some too and did not like it.

 

[rlovew]

I have used a similar product and I like it but I just don't tend to pull it out to often. I find it works better on thicker paper or with a mask.

Rebecca

 

[ScrappyRN]

I've used the Pearl glimmermist to spray on fabric flowers, it gives a nice glimmery effect. I also used it in a make and take on chipboard, I did a castle in blue and purple. I ended up using that on a page with pictures of the casle lit up at Christmas. I don't think I can post pix yet. But will when I can. I have friends that use it on grunge board.

 

[ZeroToHero]

I used it on raw chipboard - it took a while to dry, but I SOAKED the chipboard. It does look nice though, and I agree with PP that it probably looks awesome on flowers.

I wish I could love it, but I don't know enough about it to decide.

 

[TanyaH666]

i have used it on fabric flowers before and it is really pretty, but you have to be careful because it makes the flowers rip easily until it dries.

 

[Raenstoirm]

I have the same complaints! I thought it looked awesome until I got it home. Tattered Angels has a make and take in the NJ scrap expo next week. Hopefully it will involve techniques!

 

[ilovedale3]

I am a Glimmer Mist JUNKIE! I am fortunate enough to be friends with a person who is on the Glimmer Mist design team so I have taken several classes from her and have been taught the "right way" to use it.

The important thing to use with your Glimmer Mist is a heat gun. Without drying your stuff with a heat gun, the paper or flowers or whatever warps. When you use a heat gun it's easy to flatten out the material and it dries harder. Also no worry about ripping the paper/flowers/etc.

Another thing to remember is that you can use more than one color on things. Layering the Glimmer Mist makes beautiful colors and adds to the "glimmer-y-ness" (is that a word?) of whatever you are spraying on.

I use it mostly for Prima (or other brands) paper flowers. I can buy white or off-white flowers and make whatever color I want. I have also done a couple of mini-albums with it.

For some great pictures, go to www.everythingaltered.com and look at some of her projects and the classes she has taught.

 

[vegasdaisy]

I took a card class that showcased glimmer mist. I personally didn't care for it. It warped the paper, was messy, and I didn't see much of a glimmer.

It seems like it would be messy! :-(

 

[LindaBabe]

sure wish I'd seen this thread BEFORE I bought a bottle of glimmer mist in Branson on Saturday I love to cut paper but Messy? Not so much!

 

[Twingle]

I am a Glimmer Mist JUNKIE! I am fortunate enough to be friends with a person who is on the Glimmer Mist design team so I have taken several classes from her and have been taught the "right way" to use it.

The important thing to use with your Glimmer Mist is a heat gun. Without drying your stuff with a heat gun, the paper or flowers or whatever warps. When you use a heat gun it's easy to flatten out the material and it dries harder. Also no worry about ripping the paper/flowers/etc.

Another thing to remember is that you can use more than one color on things. Layering the Glimmer Mist makes beautiful colors and adds to the "glimmer-y-ness" (is that a word?) of whatever you are spraying on.

I use it mostly for Prima (or other brands) paper flowers. I can buy white or off-white flowers and make whatever color I want. I have also done a couple of mini-albums with it.

For some great pictures, go to www.everythingaltered.com and look at some of her projects and the classes she has taught.

Do you know Lauren personally? I took one of her classes in Fredericksburg, and she was AWESOME. I never really "got" Glimmer Mist until I saw her in action with it - and now I use it on just about everything I make. I made six (I think? Pretty sure it was six) 6x6 pages with her, and came away with a bunch of ideas.

The big things I learned -

shake the bottle like nail polish - side to side, not up and down (like champagne), you'll clog the nozzle with glimmer and not get any type of shimmer effect.

start with a little, little mist from 10-12 inches away. Let air dry or use a heat gun (always use a heat gun - I'm not patient). Then add a little more. Repeat drying process. You can always add more glimmer, it's a real pain to take it away.

Use more than one color - it will look better.

Glimmer Mist plays very nicely with Distress Ink.

One of my fav pages I made is I used a butterfly mask, ran it through the Cuttlebug so the paper was embossed. Sprayed purple, blue and white glimmer mist (don't remember the correct names, sorry) on the paper and dried. Then I used my white ink pad to go over the butterfly, then I outlined the butterfly with a silver sharpie.

Another thing I did was on white chipboard, I put a gold foil butterfly sticker, sprayed blue and white glimmer mist, and then painted the inside of the butterfly with watercolors. That turned out really cool also.

Can't post pics right now because it's almost bedtime, but if anyone would like to see just let me know and I'll post.

I REALLY like glimmer mist - I'm getting ready to take a Halloween project class using it - can't wait to see what we do!

 

[ZeroToHero]

If you don't mind showing, those sound pretty cool!

 

[ilovedale3]

Do you know Lauren personally? I took one of her classes in Fredericksburg, and she was AWESOME. I never really "got" Glimmer Mist until I saw her in action with it - and now I use it on just about everything I make. I made six (I think? Pretty sure it was six) 6x6 pages with her, and came away with a bunch of ideas.

The big things I learned -

shake the bottle like nail polish - side to side, not up and down (like champagne), you'll clog the nozzle with glimmer and not get any type of shimmer effect.

start with a little, little mist from 10-12 inches away. Let air dry or use a heat gun (always use a heat gun - I'm not patient). Then add a little more. Repeat drying process. You can always add more glimmer, it's a real pain to take it away.

Use more than one color - it will look better.

Glimmer Mist plays very nicely with Distress Ink.

One of my fav pages I made is I used a butterfly mask, ran it through the Cuttlebug so the paper was embossed. Sprayed purple, blue and white glimmer mist (don't remember the correct names, sorry) on the paper and dried. Then I used my white ink pad to go over the butterfly, then I outlined the butterfly with a silver sharpie.

Another thing I did was on white chipboard, I put a gold foil butterfly sticker, sprayed blue and white glimmer mist, and then painted the inside of the butterfly with watercolors. That turned out really cool also.

Can't post pics right now because it's almost bedtime, but if anyone would like to see just let me know and I'll post.

I REALLY like glimmer mist - I'm getting ready to take a Halloween project class using it - can't wait to see what we do!

Yep, I am fortunate enough to know Lauren personally. She is a hoot to be around! She also is one of the most talented people I know. IF not for her, I probably would never have given Glimmer MIst a try and now it is one of my favorite products!

 

[Twingle]

Sorry it took me so long to get these posted - let's see if I remember how to add pics! These are just scanned images, hope they turn out okay.

 

[SharonLovesMickey]

I have greatly enjoyed the glimmer mist discussion. I have take 2 workshops where I have used glimmer mist now and I am still undecided!

I took a class at Archiver's where we made this card:

The technique was to heat emboss the tree and to use the glimmer mist (after spraying it in a cup and using it like a paint with a paint brush) to paint over it. It created a resist technique that looks VERY cool.

I took a second class where we sprayed flowers and paper. The flowers came out nicely and if you didn't over spray there wasn't really a soggy/curling problem. We also did a sheer white ribbon which came out nicely as well. Using a heat gun or blotting the ribbon/flowers also helped to curb the curling problem.

The problem I had was with the paper. It was embossed paper and it came out just looking like regular paper I had sprayed that was kind of spotty and ended up looking more like a colored walnut ink would come out rather than sparkly and mist-like...if that makes sense. I lost the embossed effect completely.

I tried the first technique at home a few different ways.

Here I tried it with a burgundy embossed pumpkin and the orange glimmer mist. I like how it turned out (even though I need a paint brush), but was not overly impressed with the shimmer. I also think that I need a thicker cardstock.

Here I tried out this very cool 3 Wisemen Stamp. I love this stamp, but I'm still working on the best way to use it. I like the idea of adding color to it. I used a clear embossing powder, although it would probably be better with gold. It seemed to puddle in some strange places and I probably used too much mist on my paintbrush. The man on the furthest left I did just by rubbing over with a cat eye ink. I actually really really like the effect it gives...making his coat look more like fabric. I may try a whole stamp that way.

I don't know if that helps anyone, but that is my take after two classes of glimmer mist. I like the potential of this product, but I'm still having a little trouble with execution/actual use.

 

[Twingle]

Very pretty! Love the Christmas tree - I'll have to try these techniques!

 

[ScrappyRN]

can't post a picture, but I love glimmermist

 

[Belle_princess]

I don't have any pictures with me, but I LOVE Glimmer mist!!!! It might be a little messy, but I think that is half the fun. Give it a chance. I learned some awesome things on this thread alone. I only have a few colors, but I LOVE it!!!