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

And a little bit of Rock’n Roll

Yep – I’m in a good mood- I mean it is summer …so how could I not Even with lot’s of work and projects Summer seems for me the time to refuel and get a lot of inspiration for the next few months. All the sunny days and even nights outside, the parties and time with family and friends, the things you see traveling, bicycling or just doing something outside…it is the way to refuel before the days get shorter and and the time in the studio finally gets longer And don’t get me wrong…looking forward to those days too.

BUT….still managed to create some things with the always inspiring products by Tattered Angels – it’s doesn’t matter what time of the year it is – a little bit of this and a little bit of that…and there you have it…Rockn’ Roll – LOL

Fairy Land Tag

I love the Tailored Tags – so many possiblities to use them for fun projects, like book marks, gift tags, pages for mini albums – or just for a fun tag as I did here, using different Glimmer Mist Colors.

Another Project I did was this Punky Sprouts Album using lot’s of Tattered Angel’s Products like Glimmer Mist, Glimmer Glam, Glimmer Chalkboard, Glimmer Glass , Clear Stamps, Glimmer Glaze,Glimmer Screens, Glimmer Chips etc. Combined with the wonderful Graphic 45 Papers it came out as a nice Beach Album …ehem …Down the Shore Album- for my NJ Sis in Law

For the clear pages I used some of the Beachthemed Tattered Chiptiles and Glimmer Glass and sprinkled some Glimmer Glam right onto the pages.

The Canvas pages were created this way: I sprayed the Canvas with a solid color that I wanted to look through the later used screens. Then I placed the Glimmer Screens onto the Canvas pages and then sprayed with different Glimmer Mist and Glimmer Chalkboard Colors – kind of working them together. Before lifting up the Screens I tapped the excess liquid off with a paper towel. Some of the images that I used the screens with are also later on stamped over to highlight the image even more.

oh yummie Glimmer Glam!!!

I really had an aweful lot of fun to create this album!

Wanna see more- LOL – I have more- here is an altered Shadow Frame I made for our upcoming anniversary and I used the beautiful beautiful new Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Fall Colors!!!! I love them soooo much!

And here is how the shadow frame looked after I had my Glimmer Hands on it

Here are the Supplies I used:

Tattered Angels: Glimmer Mist Fall 2010 Colors, Glimmer Glam Chandelier, Glimmer Screens, Tattered Trinket, Rockn’ Renaissance Costum Cut Outs, Tattered Traveler Clear Compact, Framed Fonts; SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES by 3L™ Foam Pads and Crafty Power Tape, Clear Gesso, Pepples, Prism white Cardstock

If you want to know how I did this- you can see the tutorial video on the Tattered Angels Educator blog.

But wait….there is more…LOL – one more…ok? What about a layout to close this post?

*The Many Faces of Israel*

It remains my favorite to create my own backgrounds with teh wonderful Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists and with those cool Tattered Textures Stamps – not to forget the fun Framed Fonts that makes awesome frames for the pocket pictures I used.

So I hope those projects and layouts showed you how versatile the Tattered Angels Products are!

Wishing you a gorgeous and happy crafty day!!!!

Nat Kalbach

www.scrapbook-trends.com

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…)

Today I used the full range of mixed media colorants from Tattered Angels to make some jewelry pieces.

A pendant:

And a pin:

If you’d like to see how these were created, I invite you to visit the Educator Blog at: http://mytatteredangels.com/educators/2010/05/06/tattered-jewelry/

See you there!

–
Sally Lynn MacDonald
Golden Ambassador
http://www.sallylynnmacdonald.com

This month the national DTs of Prima and Tattered Angels teamed up and I decided to join since I love Prima and also teach a lot connecting both manufacturers.

First I altered this Prima Canvas Apron *Make Art*

I used a big range of Tattered Angels’ products here: Glimmer Mist, Glimmer Glam, Glimmer Screens, Glimmer Chalkboards, Clear Stamps

Here is a detail shot:

If you want to know how I created this apron hop on over to the Tattered Angel Educator Blog- I posted a whole tutorial how I made it.

And then some layouts.

*Yes Dude*

Using the Exclusively Heidi Screen and Glimmer Mist.

*Life Hearts You*

I love the new Goldfoil Tags- it is so fun to use Glimmer Mist, Chalkboard and Glimmer Glam over it.

I used a brush and dipped it into Glimmer Mist to add little drops to the Flower Stamp from the Exclusivley Heidi Clear Stamp Set as berries.

I also used two different Glimmer Mist Colors and a brush to paint in “Life” on the Bingo Board.

*Who are You?*

Here I painted over a piece of corrugated cardboard with acrylic paints and sprayed them with Glimmer Mist and then ripped some of the layer off again to reveal the texture and kraft color. I used the Butterflies from the Framed Font Set and colored them with Glimmer Mist and Chalkboard – then rubbed them in Ink to reveal the embossed areas even more. I used some of the new wonderful Goldfoil Tag which I had treated also with Glimmer MIst and Glimmer Chalkboard behind the Butterflies.

Wishing you a gorgeous day!

Nat

Scrapbook-Trends

Ahhhhhhhhhh…. so nice to be back! Not that I really left but now  I can officially say how happy and honoured I am to have been invited by Tattered Angels to be one of the Golden Ambassadors! I guess that means I am officially a Glimmer Mist Addict and I am totally okay with that! Not only do I get to continue to share some Tattered Angels Goodness with my students as an Educator, I get to rejoin this uber talented team and share some more goodness with you here too…WOW! What a thrill!

So without further adieu, here we go!!!

With the holidays fast approaching I thought I would share some quick tags that you can create using your favourite Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists, screens, stamps, Glimmer Chips and brand new Calling Cards.

I know that the free minutes between now and the big day are virtually non existent but I am hoping you can find at least a couple to try your hand at these quick and simple tags.

This first one was done by first stamping the fleurish stamp randomly over a regular tag. Spray with Olive Vine and Peppermint Stick Glimmer Mists and blot off excess. Apply a die cut felt tree (this one is by Prima) and embellish with self adhesive rhinestones. Tie some ribbon through the tag hole and cover knot with a large decorative crystal and VOILA! A very quick and simple tag is finished:)

Tag #2 was also stamped but sprayed with Caramel Apple Glimmer Mist. Attach a torn strip of paper (Graphic 45) and staple on some decorative trim and twine. Glimmer Mist and ink a pocket watch, secure a seasonal image to the backside and glue to front of the tag. Age some lace with! Glimmer Mist and attach that to the watch as well. And guess what… you are finished

Tag 3: Glimmer Mist the tag using Glimmer Screens as well so you can provide a bit of a contrast and pattern to the background. Spray and embossed Glimmer Chip (small oval frame from Regal collection). Secure vintage image to backside and attach to the front f the tag. Attach cut out images and quote, embellish with misted lace and again… you are FINISHED!

Those were easy, eh? Now onto a couple more that although involved a few more minutes, the end result is pretty superb!

This particular tag is a giant tag (about 4″X8″) so I had more room to play with. I stamped and sprayed the background and the crumpled the tag and dipped it in the remaining Glimmer Mist on my mat so it collected in the crevices. I also stamped and sprayed a mini file folder (7 gypsies)  and sprayed my Glimmer Alphas. Once they were dry, I added some ink and secured them over a decorative paper trim.

I have always loved the large embossed fleurish in the Regal Collection but this time I wanted a more defined pattern with the embossing so I ren it through the cuttlebug on a whim and look close and you will see the definition. I LOVED it! I added a bit of ink to further define the new embossed pattern and secured it to my tag with mini pop dots. I layers the file folder with a mini Calling Card and lovely fabric flower that was lightly misted too. I added some distressed lace and velvet ribbon and now can call this one finished too!

The final tag for you today involves another giant tag that was stamped and misted. I layered various Graphic 45 papers and even cut the Santa image in the frame from a sheet of paper too.

I cut many of the postage stamp images and layered them with the medium sized calling card. I finished it off with the “Merry Christmas” that was cut out from a patterned paper too. The entire piece was “wiped” with Glimmer Mist to further distress the tag.

So there you have it, 5 tags… just for YOU! Be sure to take some time this holiday season and make some time for you:) Take lots of photos, and remember the reason for the season. Don’t fret over the small things and cherish every single moment with you family! OH! And don’t forget to get all of your favourite goodies on your wish list for Santa before it is too late!

Happy Holidays!

Trisha

www.trishaladouceur.blogspot.com

I had so much fun working these to products together!  Gorgeous rich colors  of Glimmer Mist.. matched up with the beautiful patterned papers from  Graphic 45s ”Domestic Goddess” line were a dream to work with.    For this layout I used…

Glimmer Screens Decorative Corners

Glimmer Screens Iron Works

Tattered Traveler Pocket Watch Framed Fonts (Style)

Stamp- Tattered Traveler Clock

Regal Glimmer Chips (fleur-de-leis)

Glimmer Mist colors- Brick, Patina, Blue Skies, and Sandy Beach

 For my next project I chose to do a canvas. I love how Glimmer Mist takes to Canvas! It’s just beautiful!!

I like to do my canvas projects a bit differently.  I turn my canvas over and use it from the back. This creates a wood frame all they way around the edges.. which is great for covering with paper ( or Glimmer Mist)

Again.. Domestic Goddess Paper line from Graphic 45

Regal Embossed Chips

Glimmer Mist- Brick and Sandy Beach

 Here is a better view of the inside.  The Glimmer Mist takes well to the canvas and to the wood.

 This next project started as a simple unfinished oval wood wrap around box that I found at the $ store. 

I used the same paper line , with

1 of the frames from the Framed Fonts  and

Peach delight and Sunflower colors of Glimmer Mist.

 This was a simple and inexpensive project to do.  It will make a nice little gift box.  I’m planning on using it to put a gift card in.

 It’s been a fun month, seeing what the DT’s have been creating with these too beautiful products. 

Keep watching ..there’s more to come!

Vicki

I started first by using my clear Sakura Glaze pen to create stars on my page. I used a thicker application to insure that I would have a bold outcome of stars. After it dries, it will create a barrier that will protect the background paper from any Glimmer Mist that I will spray over it. I then sprayed it with English Ivy, Jazz Blue, and a bit of Cranberry Zing Glimmer Mist.

I then rubbed the excess Glimmer Mist off of the areas that I used the Sakura Glaze Pen to reveal the areas in where the Glaze Pen resisted the Glimmer Mist.

You can see here the transfer of the resisted Glimmer Mist onto my paper towel.

This would be a great way to add a creative  journal to a page or even some fun accents. I have also added some Sakura Star dust pens (these work great on our Glimmer Chips too!) to the final project just to add a little Glimmery detail to the stars.

I hope this finds you well and gets your creative wheels turning!

Liz Hicks

www.blogerisms.blogspot.com

All of the Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists are pretty spectacular but can I tell you how I excited I was when I opened by box of design goodies prior to CHA to find black (”Cinder”) and white (”Marshmallow”) Glimmer Mists?! Oh yes… it is true… and they are aooooooooo FABULOUS to work with!!!!

Using the new Chip TIles, I created this fun little notebook. The 4X7 tiles are perfect to alter using Glimmer Mist and whatever else suits your fancy.

I have a sweet spot for the fleur de lis pattern in this Chip Tile so I decided to use it for my cover. After spraying with Creme de Rouge Glimmer Mist, I used a Gun Metal rub to enhance the intricate pattern.

As I mentioned, I LOVE the “Cinder” Glimmer Mist. When sprayed on the Glimmer Chips or Glimmer Alphas (as shown above), it is a TRUE black. Saturate the piece and let it soak in and the results are GREAT! I also added some Glossy Accents to the letters here to really make the letters pop. On the Fleur di Lis Glimmer Chip, I added the Cinder Glimmer Mist and then Crackle Accents. When it dries, it cracks… totally cool effect!

On the back cover of the book, I used Cinder Glimmer Mist over the entire piece. I used a White Staz-On ink pad to highlight the embossed portions (beware… your Staz On pad MAY pick up the colour and Glimmer from the Cinder so do so ONLY at your own risk:). I also used the White Staz-On (minimal amount on the stamp)with the new Garden- Notes Stamps.

I cannot show you the inside pages as this will run as a class this fall but know they are just as fun as the covers!). I should also mention that the Bind-It-All pinched through the chip Tiles beautifully allowing yo a plethora of options for creating your own little book:)

Now it is time to experiment with the Marshmallow (white) Glimmer Mist. This time I used a heavy weight piece of black chipboard that had been cut with a die cut machine for my background. First, I laid out my Garden`Note Glimmer Screen (this beauty is HUGE! It easily covered thebottom half of my project allowing for ease in the spritzing department).

A light mist is all that was necessary to create this lovely design on the background.

I used the co-ordinating stamps from the Garden-Notes Collection to stamp with white Staz-on in the opposite corner. Aside from inking the edges, I left the Bingo and Calling Cards in their natural state. The Glimmer Chips from the Regal Collection (shown in the above photo) were also only inked to highlight the raised portions. I then carefully traced the pattern with Glossy Accents and it turned out pretty cool!

On the fleurish, I sprayed with the Cinder Glimmer Mist, applied Glossy Accents and then randomly sprinkled some black glitter.

The Glimmer Alphas (shown in the above pic) were inked first and then had Glossy Accents and some glitter again for another look. I love the versatility of the Tattered Angels Embossed Chipboard Elements as their are so many options for customizing them to suit your needs!

The last little picture I will leave you with today is a sneak peek from a FUN class I am going to be teaching using Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists, Chips and Screens to complete this lovely canvas wall hanging! So many fun techniques will be covered in this class and others like it! Tattered Angels has designers and educators around the globe able to share classes with you. My projects shown here will be offered this fall and I would love to see you in my upcoming classes! For a list of dates and locations… see our Educator Calander on here:) Visit my blog for more info on my Tattered Angels Classes!

Happy Scrapping!

Trisha

www.trishaladouceur.blogspot.com

With CHA fast approaching, we know you all are checking blogs continually to catch some peeks of some eye candy! There is lots of inspiration to be found, especially if you scroll through some of these recent posts! So as you well know by now, Tattered Angels has teamed up with Graphic 45 this month and we designers on both teams have worked hard to create some projects using the products from both companies! They compliment one another so well… this was not a tough thing to do! In fact over the past several months I have used both companies in MANY of my classes all over!

Here is one of the pics of the Layout I did for this challenge:

This uses the Fashionista collection of Graphic 45 Papers and Tags and the Tattered Angels Embossed Glimmer Chips (Regal), Glimmer Alphas and the new BINGO cards. I have a lot of fun playing with these goodies and I hope you enjoyed them! For some additional projects using the goodies from both of these companies… check out my blog at www.trishaladouceur.blogspot.com (I accidentally did an at length post there thinking that was where I was supposed to share the TA and G45 love!) OOOPS!

Also, be sure to leave a comment here for your chance to win some cool prizes! Also, check out the Graphic 45 blog too for even more inspiration!

Thanks for looking!