It took me a week to finalize the Glimmer Mist De-Mistified class. I am so happy with it!

Now, I have sprayed and stamped myself to the bone. I have stayed up late and seen the sun come up.

To all the card markers who want to kick up their heels and get inky with me come to the classes while I am running through Virginia.

To all the stampers come on and learn some stash friendly tips and tricks to working with Glimmer Mist.

These two samples are using the Glimmer Screens. I love how they pop off the page.

My favorite is the one on the right with the flower.

On the back of each you will have the instructions for each element.

I have left space for the mini-tags to have pictures added later. Or you can leave them as they are so that the technique is visible.

For More information about classes

Scrapdoodles!
1315 Central Park Blvd., Fredericksburg, VA
540-548-3788
Friday, July 17, 2009

Beach Scrapbooks
2137 Upton Drive, Suite 328, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23454
757-563-9009
Saturday and Sunday, July 18-19, 2009

until we meet again,

Lauren
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Well, the rumors are true, I am taking the show on the road to TN and VA.

I am teaching two really fun classes if I must say so myself.

These classes are all about the techniques. You will leave knowing how to take your craft stash and turn it into new found treasure!

June 26-27, 2009
Scrapbooks and More
213 N Seven Oaks Dr, Knoxville, TN 37922
(865) 470-2400

July 16-17, 2009
Scrapdoodles!
1315 Central Park Blvd., Fredericksburg, VA
540-548-3788

July 18-19, 2009
Beach Scrapbooks
2137 Upton Drive, Suite 328, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23454
757-563-9009

Glimmer Mist De-Mistified
Everyone loves it! Now what do we do with it??? Are you ready to spray your heart out? In this TECHNIQUE BASED class you will learn to use glimmer screens on both girl and boy pages. In this class you will be making 6 pages – 3 double page spreads. You will learn how to color match Glimmer Mist to your favorite pattern papers. You will learn how to make your own background pages. We will use resist techniques in new and interesting ways. You will find a renewed love of your watercolor pencils, crayons, acrylic paint and stamps. We will be learning how to mask with traditional scrapbooking supplies. We will also be using two mystery techniques. At the end of this TECHNIQUE BASED class you will leave looking to spray Glimmer Mist on anything that you can find. Each participant will be able to customize page titles for your photos.

Tour De Mist Travelogue
Tattered Angels has outdone themselves with this great gate album! You’ll learn to tap your deeper emotions and create a vivid travelogue for yourself or as a gift. You will be misting, masking, embossing, and stamping to create this unique one of a kind journal. This journal has limitless possibilities. There are tags that flip out to the side. You will create pocket pages and learn how to add lines by stamping and inking. We will also be using two mystery techniques. You will have a place for all of your photos and journaling. We will be using Glimmer Screens, Glimmer Chips, Glimmer Stamps and the new Communique line from Graphic 45. Find your creative muse just in time for summer trips. This can be a journal for yourself or someone special. Best of all, this book fits TONS of your vacation photos AND journaling OR you may want to just make it about your personal “journey”…lots of possibilities in this one and you can even color coordinate your journaling tags to the corresponding pages…I LOVE this combo book! Whether your explorations take you around the block or around the world, this class will help you tune into your inner journey.

until we meet again,

Lauren

Art is always a group process.

My friend Kris from Nashville helped me work through this and Carla sat on the phone with me all night while I worked out the kinks.

So before I claim all the glory, I needed to give my peeps their props.

Yes, it is possible to put Glimmer Mist on acrylic.

Should I tell ya how…  Nahhh  I am going to keep it a secret….  Yep, me and mine are keeping it a secret.

Go ahead twist my arm….  Nope!!!  Still not gonna tell.

OK OK I will tell ya how to do it….

Sit down, this is a good one.

First, you have to have a tooth on the acrylic so how do you get one.

Are you ready…

YOU GET AN ORBITAL SANDER!!!  Yes, it is an Orbital Sander with extra fine sand paper.  I used 220.  It gives the look of a frosted piece of acrylic.  You can do one side or both sides.

I put some flowers and skeleton leaves behind this piece, so I only did the top.  Then I backed it with natural paper.

Here is the process detailed out:

1. Select a piece of acrylic and sand with the orbital sander.
2. Select glimmer screen and glimmer mist.
3. If your acrylic is thick enough, you can blast it quickly with a heat gun.
4. Tap opposite side of glimmer screen with embossing ink.
5. Replace glimmer screen on acrylic and brayer down for embossing ink to stick.
6. Add Distress Embossing Powder. I used Frayed Burlap, Vintage Photo and Aged Mahogany.
7. Heat with heat gun.
8. Rub off crystals to get the aged look.
9. Spray over top of DEP with more glimmer mist. I used Iridescent Gold.
10. Embellish accordingly.

Tada!!!  Now you have glimmer misted and embossed the image.

until we meet again,

Lauren Ferguson

You know, it is just amazing how things work.

But I have finally made something that my peeps say that I can share.

I had the best time making this book.  It is made with the Nature Glimmer Screens.

I made this for CHA-Summer in Chicago.

I sprayed with the glimmer screens as usual and then I let the screen dry to the touch.

After they were dry, I re-hydrated the mist on the screen using another color and turned the screen over to get a positive image.

Here are a few tips on getting a nice clean image when spraying glimmer mist.

1. Leave a bit of the screen off the edge of the surface so that you can cleanly and quickly lift the screen off. This helps to avoid getting excess dripping on the page.

2. ALWAYS spray from lightest color to darkest color.

3. Heat set your colors in between sprays. This avoids muddy colors.

4. Try layering and stacking screens to add depth to the image.

until we meet again,

Lauren Ferguson

A few weeks ago I was sitting around just looking for something quick to make.

It did not have a purpose, it was not for anyone or anything in particular, it was just because…

I was sitting around and thinking what could I do really quick to get the Mojo flowing.

Well, I had some extra frosted slides that I had done for CHA-S and they were just calling me.

What were they saying you ask???  They were saying make me into a book. Make me a mini book.

So I get on the phone with my friend Cat Confer from Chicago and she says go for it and see if you can do it in under 30 minutes.

30 MINUTES!!!!

I decided to rise to the challenge. With the gauntlet thrown. I was off and running.

So I made these and I really liked them. I posted them to a Y! group I belong to and completely forgot to post them here. They are simple and fun.

So here is the how to of these little gems.

Stamp an image on the frosted side of glass. Sprinkle with clear embossing powder and heat. Spray Glimmer Mist and heat onto frosted side.

Accordion fold paper to fit inside of book. Don’t forget to add ribbon so that it can close.

until we meet again,
Lauren Ferguson

This layout was done as one of three for an exclusive workshop at Scrapbooking Up North in Alexandria, Minnesota.

OK, just let me digress and give you some background, the skinny, the who, what, where, when, how I found myself with the desire to scrapbook these particular photos.

And I must say did you notice that they are not my normal black and white. So they really must have been special.

My parents take my children on a mandatory bonding excursion each year. It is a time where they get to have the kids without me and my husband.

My daughter is the only one who has had the pleasure of the cruise because the twins just refused to potty train when they purchased the tickets for this cruise.

And my Dad made it clear that he “was not changing and diapers on this vacation. Maybe next time.”

When they came back, there were so many great photos and I wanted to do something to say thanks as a parent and leave them with something to remember this very special time together.

And when the layout was done, I realized that I needed to have my Dad do the journaling of the trip as a short letter to Chi-Chi in his voice and in his handwriting.

OK, so now for the how to’s of the layout…

I taught techniques using acrylic paint and glimmer mist.

This was a really FUN class!! Grunge can be beautiful. Recycling is not just for the trash.

After painting corrugated paper with white acrylic paint (Ranger Industries), I sprayed the painted surface with Twilight, Pearl, Iridescent Gold and Coral Glimmer Mist (Tattered Angels).

Next I added a few pieces of patterned paper (Prima Marketing, Inc) with distressed edges, staples and ink. With everything in place, I added a bit more acrylic paint and sprayed additional Pearl and Iridescent Gold Glimmer Mist.

The flowers are made from white paper (Prima, Bucket of Blooms) and sprayed glimmer mist. Then with my heat gun I dried the flowers.

As I was drying the flowers, I realized that my heat gun started to “burn” the flowers and turn them a brown color. This was not a mistake, it was just an opportunity to embellish and the result was a more vibrant and richer color.

For the upper right corner, I used a the swirl Glimmer Glass (Tattered Angels) with Platinum Stickles (Ranger Industries).

A few shells in the centers of the flowers, a few additional embellishments and there you have it!

until we meet again,

Lauren Ferguson