Running out of Glimmer Mist!  Isn’t it a scary thought?

Today I have a couple of projects to share with you, one of  ‘witch’ was a display at CHA Summer last year, but I don’t recall posting online.  So hopefully it is new to BOO.  Ok, I’ll stop doing the Halloween schtick now…

First, this Halloween themed mini-album, using the Garden book.  I love the swinging glimmer glass gates and how through the application of color the album can take on any theme. 

And I wanted to show you how you can mix up alphabets, even when you are missing a letter (or two).  The style of the alphabet frames lends itself to really getting the most out of every piece.  In my case, I had two ‘problems’.  I didn’t have a ‘w’.  but I quickly found that I could flip an ‘m’ upside down and get what I wanted.  Also, I didn’t have the insides of an ‘a’.  But look how great the inner frame works as a tombstone in my garden ‘graveyard’!  Lastly, I cut the letters for RIP from the Bingo board calling card set for Halloween that said ‘PUMPKIN CARVING’.  All the letters I needed were there.

I placed a piece of cardstock over the letters to cover half of them.  Then I sprayed Apple Glimmer Mist on the top half.  I let that dry for about 30 seconds and then moved the paper to cover the top portion of the letters.  Then I sprayed Pomegranate Glimmer Mist on the lower half of the letters.  Finally, to give it a spookier look, I added a light overall spray of Black Magic Glimmer Mist over the entire title and rubbed some chalk ink on top of them.

For the tombstone, I rubbed a bit of ink across the embossed design on the alphabet frame and then sprayed it with Granite Glimmer Mist.

The calling card ’sign’ is sprayed with Sugar Maple Glimmer Mist, with the edges dragged through the leftover spray on my misting mat for contrast.

My next project was on display at Summer CHA last year, in Orlando.  I loved the owl from the Graceful Journey stamp set.  It immediately reminded me of Hedwig from the Harry Potter book series.  So I made a hybrid scrapbook page using images I found online as a background. 

The Platform 9 3/4 image is a purchased ’stock image’ that I purchased.  I printed out my background image on an Epson R1800 printer.  I have found this ink to hold up to Glimmer Misting and general inking.  Yes, it does NOT make the ink run.  Don’t have it swimming in ink, mind you – but a typical application doesn’t degrade the image in the slightest.   I have posted about this before on my blog, if you would like to see another hybrid layout.

I added alphabet frames and a stamped owl.  I stamped the owl in brown Brilliance ink on a piece of vellum and sprayed that back liberally with Marshmallow Glimmer Mist to accentuate that white color of the vellum and add a magical sparkle.  I even made some ’spectacles’ on the background image using the pocketwatch alphabet frames.  A handmade broom embellishment was painted with Sugar Maple Glimmer Mist.  I used a calling card from the coordinating Bingo Board set as a journaling spot.

I hope you enjoyed these two projects I have shared with you.  And if you’ve read this far… you are in for a treat!  Besides listing the winner from Wednesday’s post – I will be adding another drawing as well.

The winner from Wednesday’s post is:

Nolwenn Says:
July 28th, 2010 at 3:23 am   edit

Halloween is my favourite holiday too ! The orange/purple/black combination is one of my prefered one

Your hunted house is gorgeous and very inspiring.

I can’t wait to get my hands on the fall and winter new colours of Glimmer Mists.

Thanks for the giveaway opportunity.

Congratulations!  Contact liz@mytatteredangels.com to claim your prize.

And now for a new drawing.  How about we put together a drawing for the Graceful Journey Screen Prints stamp set and a set of the six new FALL 2010 Glimmer Mist colors.

 
I will draw ONE winner on Monday at 12:01am and post it with that day’s post.  Good luck!

And if you like detailed posts like this one, be sure to check out the Educator blog.  Lots of great pictorials, inspiration (and you can ask your store to host a workshop!)

Sally Lynn MacDonald
Tattered Angels Golden Ambassador
http://www.sallylynnmacdonald.com
http://www.facebook.com/sallylynn.macdonald

Halloween is a FAVORITE holiday of mine.  Part dress-up, part make-believe, a little bit scary – and CANDY (let’s just cut to the chase – CHOCOLATE). 

So it was my delight to FINALLY decorate this paper mache house, that I found ages ago at the delightful store, Absolutely Everything, in Topsfield, Massachusetts.  I found a little lighting kit from a store that sells those snow village pieces, and I’m going to place it in the back and light this up for Halloween.  Let’s get to decorating!

This material is slightly more absorbant than cardstock; so the application dries quicker than usual.  What is fun, is that you can apply the first layer – in this case Pomegranate to the center of the ‘wall’ and then I added some ‘mold’ in the form of green Apple to the bottom of the structure.   I turned the house upside down and let the ‘mold’ drip upwards a bit.  This is the highly non-technical ‘drippage’ method.  But to make it sound unattainable, simply call it ‘drip-ahhdge’.  LOL.  You’re going to try it now, right?

And finally, I added a coat of Sugar Maple over the top of the wall to give it a golden glow.  It’s like adding a warming filter to a photograph.  It always looks a little better with some warmth from Sugar Maple.

Let everybody dry naturally.  Resist the urge to do any toweling and put away the heat tool.  It will be worth the wait.

See what I mean?

And now I need to embellish my house.   I sprayed the chimney first, with Pomegranate.  Then I masked it off (holding a piece of paper or packaging to protect it from overspray), as I applied Black Magic Glimmer Mist to the entire roof.  Get underneath the eaves and get it all soaked good.  Once again, ‘drippage’ makes wonderful shingles as it dries naturally.

Then I played with the roof a bit, to add some cobwebs in the form of the wonderful screen prints stamp set.  First, I stamped the cobweb with Marshmallow Glimmer Mist.  Let it dry completely.  Then overstamp (slightly offset is fine!) with Ranger’s Archival Black ink pad (or anything waterproof).  Just don’t go all Stazon on me.  This isn’t the right surface for that ink, and you really want the image to pop against the white background image.   I added more cobwebs to the flat side of the roof and along the back of the house.

I added shutters, in the form of the postage stamp alphabet frames, cut up and colored with Apple and Sugar Maple.  I added these to the front of the house only.  This is a weird New England-ism; houses with shutters only have them on the windows facing the street.  This bugs me just about as much as sweaters that are only knitted prettily on the front — don’t you want to look good from all sides?  But I digress…

Inside the windows, I added crepe ribbon curtains, sprayed with a bit of Granite Glimmer Mist and some broken windows in the form of torn mica pieces.

I painted the Glimmer Glass piece for my ‘haunted hotel’ with a bit of Orange Crush Glimmer Glaze under the words and Chandelier Glimmer Glam underneath the picture for contrast against the backdrop of the house.

I screened the branchless tree with Granite Glimmer Mist, and then flipped it over and sprayed it with Sugar Maple and Apple Glimmer Mist, which I then ’stamped’ in the negative space.  Once it was dry, I stamped the coordinating Screen Prints stamp with waterproof black ink.

I used this same Orange Crush Glimmer Glaze to paint in the pumpkin on this bit of calling card I used for a decoration along the front edge.  Unlike paint, the glaze upon first application is translucent, so the printed design isn’t hidden from view.  The glaze will also resist the Glimmer Mist that I applied afterwards to tint the vines and leaves as well as the background.  It freezes the color of that part of the design in place so it doesn’t get muddled in further application.  So always apply it first to freeze a color in place.

So that is my haunted post for the day.  Hopefully it gets you in a mood for the Fall palette of Glimmer Mist colors (and cooler temperatures at least here in Connecticut). 

If you like Halloween – perhaps this prize drawing will interest you?  How about we put together a drawing for the Vintage Season Halloween Hauntings Screen Prints stamp set and its coordinating Glimmer Screens.

I will draw ONE winner on Friday at 12:01am and post it with that day’s post.  Good luck!

And if you like detailed posts like this one, be sure to check out the Educator blog.  Lots of great pictorials, inspiration (and you can ask your store to host a workshop!)

Sally Lynn MacDonald
Tattered Angels Golden Ambassador
http://www.sallylynnmacdonald.com
http://www.facebook.com/sallylynn.macdonald

P.S. If you don’t believe how much I love this holiday – I actually AGE at midnight on Halloween.  Could anything be scarier?  And check out this gallery on my blog for the walking canvases… (I face paint too…)

Happy CHA everyone!
Mandy popping in from Australia to say Hello and share a couple of my newest creations.

Starting off with a card full of sunshine and smiles, misted with pretty Lemon Zest, Crushed Shells and SWAK and accented with a little Tuttu Pink Glam, a bright and cheerful combination.

Love layering mist colors across each other to see how they blend.

Lots of folks altered clocks a while back and that was fun but recently I saw a personalized clock in a fancy boutique with a very fancy price tag to match, thought hmmm, I have seen that lighthouse and very similar sandcastle and quickly ran home to whip one up.
Glimmer chips are perfect for altered clocks, they are slim enough to fit but with the addition of some bright colors can really make a statement. The only clock I could find had a black plastic frame that really did not look beachy enough. The frame got a rustic make over with a little plain acrylic paint and just before the paint set, misted spots with denim blue and dragged it though for a weathered look.

Altered books are a favorite of mine and a good excuse to play with new color combinations from the summer range starting with water slide and hula hoop on the background.
The tailored tag was misted with crushed shells and tutti fruitti with a touch of tutu pink glaze on the mistable die cut and finished with squirt of old lace.

Experimented with stamping using a dragon fly mist mat and hay ride glam to create a raised shadow that I stamped into. I added more textures using the hula hoop mist to color up texture paste streaked onto the bottom of the page with a little fan brush for grass.

Sharing new creations with you makes my day, feel free to ask questions or for more details.

And here they are!!! Our brand new 2010 Winter Collection… Thank you for participating in guessing our new colors…. here are their names!

Gum Drop- a medium to light green with a bold golden glimmer

Jack Frost- A cool cerulean blue with a silvery white glimmer

Snow Queen- A pale platinum like light coat offering a pale grey base with a light golden glimmer

Jingle Bells- A bright marigold yellow with an opalescent golden green glimmer

Santa Baby- A fun and bright red with a bold green glimmer

Sugar Plum Fairy- A warm burgundy purple with a soft pink glimmer

These colors are just perfect not only for ALL holiday affairs, but also for year round use… thank you all for participating in our fun little game… The winners of our random drawing for one of our new collections are:

Fall 2010 collection: Andrea MacDonald

Fall 2010 collection: Kimberly Bishop

Winter 2010 collection: Ina H.

Winter 2010 collection: Keisha

Winners, send an email to liz@mytatteredangels.com to claim your prize.

Thank you again and be sure to check out our blog next week for some spooky fun… and perhaps some new sneak peeks!

I wanted to scrap about my son Quentin this month.  I love the rich, bold colors of Tattered Angels mists. and they are so versatile. They can be used on super girlie, soft, boyish, or fun pages. So many options.

I created the circles with “Cowboy” Glimmer Glaze. And the background is sprayed with “Juniper” and “Peacock” Chalkboard mist.  The skull tag and chipboard are part of Heidi Swapp’s Line  I sprayed them with “Red Velvet” and “Peacock”.

The next Lo I used some of the Tattered Traveler Glimmer Glass. And Heidi Swapp Chipboard. The colors on the background are “Crushed Shells” and “Harvest Orange”.  I used “Saffron” Glimmer Glaze as a resist with The Tattered Traveler glimmer screens.  I love how the resist turned out!

And my last project is a wall hanging. A bright cheery piece to remind me to take the time to relax.  I sprayed the silver dollars with “Peacock” chalkboard and “Crushed Shells” Glimmer Mist.  The Seaside Chipboard shell is sprayed with “Coral Reef” and then inked on top.  I resisted the letters with ” Cowboy” Glimmer Glaze and sprayed with “Peacock” Chalkboard spray.  The bingo card was sprayed with “Suede”.  I love the contrast of the orange and teal together.

I hope you have found inspiration this week with Tattered Angels.  Have a wonderful Weekend.

Jamie

So we have been super busy here at Tattered Angels getting ready for our upcoming trip to Chicago for CHA. So busy that we have nearly forgot to introduce some of our new friends!

Last month our education team gave sneak peeks of some of our brand new Fall 2010 colors….If you happened to catch this I am sure you are as excited as we are for them, if not here they are again for you to enjoy.

Fall 2010:  This collection was inspired by the beautiful colors of Fall fashion. From warm chartreuse, to Bold Navy Blue and vivid Fuchsia… this collection mirrors the beautiful colors that nature and fashion offer crafters during the fall season. These bold colors are the perfect palette for blending with each other for to create even more beautiful glimmer mist colors. With Glimmer Mist colors this beautiful… you will wish Summer to be over just so you can start working on your fall projects!

Dragonfly- A deep teal with a golden green glimmer

Apple: a golden chartreuse with a golden copper glimmer

Autumn Nights: a deep navy blue with a midnight blue glimmer

Granite: a medium grey with a blackish silvery grey glimmer

Pomegranate: a warm vivid berry fuchsia with an opalescent turquoise glimmer

Sugar maple: a warm rustic orange with a coppery golden glimmer

And here is a sneak peak at our BRAND NEW  Winter 2010 color collection!

Winter 2010: Retro Holidays are not a thing of the past with this warm collection inspired by the holidays of yore. This bright collection will offer crafters the opportunity to create project that are not just for Christmas but for other celebrated holidays of the season such as Hanukkah and Kwanzaa. This collections offers a versatile palette that will work beyond the holiday season and into any crafting project year round. The colors have been inspired by vintage Holiday characters, packaging and toys to give crafters a beautiful palette that will also invoke a sense of nostalgia. With this beautiful color spectrum of colors all of your holiday needs are set!

?????–a medium to light green with a bold golden glimmer

?????- A warm burgundy purple with a soft pink glimmer

?????- A bright marigold yellow with an opalescent golden green glimmer

?????-A cool cerulean blue with a silvery white glimmer

?????- A fun and bright red with a bold green glimmer

?????- A pale platinum like light coat offering a pale grey base with a light golden glimmer

As you notice…. we have left the names of our winter colors out of the description. We thought it might be fun to have YOU guess the names of our new colors…

So this is your time to SHINE! There are no right answers, this is just for fun… but what we would LOVE to see you do is go ahead and guess the names of our 6 new Winter 2010 colors… Go ahead and post your fun guesses here on this blog post and we will pick a winner randomly (four winners total, 2 winter collection winners and 2 fall collection winners) from your guesses here on our blog  on Monday the 26th. This is just for fun… On Monday we will go ahead and post the color names so be sure to come back to see what our new friends names are! We will also be sharing a few others fun things here and there through the next few weeks… be prepared for a few fun new items for your misting!

Thanks for peeking!

~Liz Hicks

Education and Public Relations

Tattered Angels

http://mytatteredangels.com/

If you believe that statement to be true, then you will love the variety that Tattered Angels can bring to your projects. 

This month my projects are not connected in any way and they each have a different “look”.   All it took was a little Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist and other TA product and you can change up the effect of your work.

My first project is a wedding card.  We have 3 weddings this summer so I’ve had wedding on the brain.

I used only 3 different colors of Glimmer Mist (Vintage Pink, Spring Rain, and Iridescent Gold.  I laid a Glimmer Screen onto coordinating colored papers first then sprayed the color on. 
It’s kind of hard to see the effect in the photos because it is so soft, but that is what I was going for.  Almost like it is barely there, but still glimmery and shadow like.
I also used Framed Font piece and the rose is a Mist-a-bles Paper Element.

My next project is a 12×12 layout that I did of one of our 4th of July activities this year.
The Tattered Tag and the background paper was misted with Silver Sugar.  Can you believe that a name so sweet could give such a grungy look?  After I sprayed on the mist, I used a paper towel to blot off some of the mist lightly so that some defined lines and spots were created.  Yet, it is still soft enough to create a dirty look–perfect for pirate photos.

I also used a skull and stars from the Rockin’ Royalty Foil Chips package and a Glimmer Glass piece from the Clear Destination package.  One last thing– a little close up of that skull, because it gives this layout the perfect touch.

The skull was saturated with Electric Blue and then topped off with Black Magic which I blotted off so that some of the blue showed through.

This wooden birdhouse was lightly misted with Electric Blue and Key Lime.  I added Bingo Boards to the roof which were misted with Key Lime and Coffee Shop.  A Tattered Angels “Antique Key” Trinket is hanging on jute string from the roof top.

The Framed Font Butterfly piece was misted with Flower Power, Coffee Shop, and Tiger Lily then a little clear glitter was added for some extra sparkle.  The flower was misted with Viva Pink.

Thanks so much for stopping by this month!
Linda

When you are reading this blogpost I'm on holiday in Germany. Enjoying the sun (
hopefully ) and relaxing. When I'm writing this blogpost I'm stressing out because I
need to pack my clothes and stuff. But ok, I love Tattered Angels so I will make
some time to show you some of my recent work.

My cousin gave birth to a little baby boy this week. So I wanted to make her a card.
Of course I added lots of Tattered Angels.The products I used are: Glimmer Glass
regal creme de cocoa, Chip titles Regal, Glimmermist Sweet Clover/Suede/Bubbles,
Framed fonts postage stamp.I cut the chip title in half. With the Glimmer Mist I
added some color to it. With ink I exposed the crown more. The postage frame was
also colored with Glimmer Mist.



This layout of Fenna makes me smile. I added some Glimmer Mist on the white
cardstock. Just some touch of color. I added a Calling Card and a journaling card to
make sure the layout wouldn't be too dark.A Glimmer Glass embellishment always is a
good item to add to a layout.



My last layout is more nature colored. I love to mask, so that's what I did as well.
Do you see the black images? Those are cut out from the package of the nature
stamps! Going green its called right? LOL



I'm not really chatty, sorry about that. Just need to run through my house so I
won't forget my bathing suite, toothpaste, underwear.........Help, I'm going crazy!!

LOL.

You all enjoy the summer! 

xoxHilde Janbroers

I have some new Tattered Angels cards to share with you today!

On this first card, I sprayed the chipboard with Silver Sugar and Graphite Glimmer Mists and then added some Diamond Dust over the top for some extra sparkle. The bird chipboard from the Nature Glimmer Chips set was left plain (also by Tattered Angels!). I liked how the white bird looked with the other colors! Papers are Little Yellow Bicycle (background) and My Mind’s Eye- Lush (green/houndstooth).

Here I used a Maya Road envelope and dressed it up as a card. I used the Nature Glimmer Chips and sprayed it with Lemon Zest and Sunflower, then sanded when it was still wet to get this cool peeling effect. (Actually, it happened by accident, but I like how it looks!) The stamp below it is from the Nature Field Notes Stamp Set by Tattered Angels (saying and frame). Papers are October Afternoon (yellow) and My Mind’s Eye (green).

The ticket card is also a fun Maya Road envelope! I love finding unique things to turn into cards. The airplane transparency is from the Travel line by Tattered Angels and the stamped swirls are Nature Field Notes Stamp Set again. I used Watermark Ink to get a soft effect. Lastly, some blue paint splatters and a Melissa Frances rub on saying. Ticket is My Mind’s Eye. You could use any of the planes and trains for boy birthday cards also!

I thought the travel line would be cute on a graduation card as I did here. The big compass transparency is from the Travel set by Tattered Angels, star pin is Maya Road, rub on is Melissa Frances and the yarn flower was made by me. I cut the card’s corners off to make it look like a ticket or a tag. The little star is an old one from my stash by Li’l Davis, I believe. I used Tim Holtz Distress Ink- Antique Linen to soften the edges of the card.

Thank you so much for visiting today!

Danielle

For the first time we planted a garden this year.  We just kept it simple.  Some tomatoes, zucchini, onions and some corn.  I am relishing in finding things that remind me of my garden.  When I saw Crafty Secrets Garden Creative Scraps and Webster’s Pages Sweet as Cherry Pie, they reminded me of my time in the garden.

I transformed this tin bucket with a little help from Tattered Angels, Crafty Secrets and Webster’s Pages.  I spritzed the blue gingham Pattern Paper all over with Patina Glimmer Mist to give a beautiful sheen.  I then used the Regal Classic Accents Stamp to stamp the swirl image and then heat emboss.  Distress the embossing more as I scratched some of it off to give a worn look to it.  I then spritzed the postcard from the Travel Bingo Boards and Calling Cards with Olive Vine and used the Garden Blossom Stencil and spritzed it with Coffee Shop.  For each of the precious Crafty Secrets images I brayered the Iridescent Gold over them and then added more glitter to highlight the images.  For the Glimmer Chip I layered Sunshine, Coffee Shop and topped it off with Sunshine Glimmer Mist again. 

For my Grow Journal, I spritzed Webster’s Pages Pattern Paper with Sunshine and then used the Garden Blossom Stencils to mask and stamp with Olive Vine.  I then used the Olive Vine Glimmer Mist and Garden Blossom Stencils to add interest to the burlap for the spine of the journal.   I again used the Garden Blossom Stencil and Olive Vine Glimmer Mist to add deminision to the front of the journal.  I added an all over Glimmer to the Gingham and Cherry Pattern Paper with Patina and painted on some Candy Apple Red Glimmer Mist to the Cherries.  For the butterfly Glimmer Chip, I layered Sunshine, Patina and Candy Apple Red and added more glitter to really make it stand out.  For the Grow I combined Olive Vine and Sunshine Glimmer Mist.  I spritzed the manila tag with Sunshine and Coffee Shop Glimmer Mist to give it an old grungy sort of feel.  I added Iridescent Gold to the images and then topped them with more glitter to make the flowers pop.  Everyone loves glitter don’t they?  For the precious little Glimmer Glass bird I combined a red glitter and a iridescent glitter. For the sweet Postage Stamp Frame Fonts I layered Sunshine, Coffee Shop and more Sunshine. 

Wishing you a creative day.

Sheila