Glimmer Mists

[pip]

Daft question - how do you use these? I was so excited when mine arrived today but they don't look very glimmery when I use them. Do you need a particular surface and I have shaken them but they are very blobby:blink:

Any advice gratefully received

Pip

[DanityDoll]

make sure you hold the glimmer mist far enough away from what you're glimmering :D :D :D

[worrywort]

I saw a demo with these and the demonstrator did not recommend shaking them because it caused air bubbles. She said best way is to lay them down flat and keep turning them over every couple of seconds until the mica is mixed in before using them. The mica must be mixed in thoroughly as it is this which causes the shimmer and it will seperate again when the bottle is left standing as it is not soluble. In other words, you have to repeat this every time you use them. I suggest mixing a few at a time. :D

[dozyrosy]

Are you sure you shook the bottle enough? The mica all sinks to the bottom ( you should see a lighter patch of it at the bottom of the bottle) and you need to shake it till your teeth rattle :wacko: to make sure it's all mixed in; and shake again if you have a break between sprays. You should see a lovely shimmery sheen when it's dried.

Rosemary

[dozyrosy]

Worrywort was it Glenda Waterworth(??) the Elusive Images lady's demo? I have Starburst Stains which are similar to the Glimmer Mists and shake them like mad and don't have problems with bubbles. I recently got some of the Glimmer Mists but haven't tried these yet.

Rosemary

[worrywort]

Yes it was Glenda - I must say though that she seemed to get them mixed quite easily whereas I seem to be turning them over for ages. lol. I did find that if I shook them though, I got little bubbles on the surface.

[leanie]

I only have one GM, but shake it and the bubbles don't seem to cause a problem - I also do what the lady in their demo does, which is to hold the bottle upside down and hit it against the palm of your hand - like threatening someone with a baseball bat (sorry, couldn't think of another was to describe this) - to loosen the mica, and that helps it disperse just fine.
PS. I keep mine at room temp (about 19 deg in our place) not a garage or a shed, so don't know if this will affect it or anything?
HTH

[leigh11]

i do the 'hand hit' too :D :D seems to disperse it fairly quickly :D

[MaryAnne]

http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/data/2/medium/tagbookdetail.jpg

That is a small book in my gallery that was glimmer mist/radiant rain on vellum then embossed in a Cuttlebug folder when dry. It took the embossing fantastically well.

BUT the funny story is that when I was working on these bits for the mag article I was working outside on the patio table on a large sheet of cardboard from the side of a big box. I laid out the vellum, sprayed the mist, and turned around to grab something else. I hear this odd crinkling noise and when I turned back it was just in time to see the vellum was curling and SNAP - it rolled itself up into a tube! I guess the wet mist changed the surface tension of the vellum. I solved that by sticking the vellum to the cardboard box with push pins in the 4 corners THEN spraying it.

The combination of the mist and the embossing on vellum is def. one of my favourite "techniques" - there are some lovely folders (and now the Sizzix plates) for embossing and the embossed texture enhances the shimmer of the mists nicely - I know it is probably hard to see in the gallery image but it really is lovely IRL, especially out in the sunshine (remember SUNSHINE? Oh for the spring to come......)

:D

[leigh11]

i'm sure i read somewhere that if you spray the reverse with water--it stops it curling up--but i haven't tried it!!!!

[pip]

Thanks everyone - I'll get practising:)

Pip

[cantstopstampin]

I must admit that I have been megga UNHAPPY with GM? - They also rub off shiny card :(

[pip]

I'm still trying. I have a wonderful ATC from a swap which inspired me to get some so I know you can get a great result with them.

Pip

[leigh11]

i have tried them on photo paper--and don't recall it rubbing off--might have to have another play then ;)

[Mandy]

I was lucky enough to take a Tattered Angels class when I was at CHA this year. The class was taught by Tattered Angels owner Wendy Singer (she also created glimmer mist) and she was really really implicit that you do not shake the bottle like you are at a rave!!! this is because the mica blocks the spray tube and nozzle. However she didn't say this until Id shaken my bottle up and down, and round and round, and then low and behold it wouldn't spray as the nozzle was blocked!. She told everyone to rock it back and forward to disperse the glimmer and to continue rocking between sprays.

As for blobby'ness, Wendy advised holding the bottle 14" or so away from the paper and side spraying left to right (or in my case right to left!) in a continual sweep, then immediately blotting and rubbing with kitchen paper so that the colour blends and you dont get blobs. You then repeat to create the desired effect/depth of glimmer.

There's also lots you can do with them to create different effects - wendy had us layering colours up with the lightest first then sweeping a medium colour and then a dark colour, over the top and in stripes.

Next we sprayed, and immediately blotted with scrunched up paper. Then again with scrunched up plastic bag. - this creates more of a marble effect.

We sprayed glimmer mists on stamps and then stamped with it (I dont think this would really work with a very intricate stamp, you would need quite a 'blocky' stamp).

We layered glimmer over embossed cardstock, then gently swiped a stamp pad over the raised embossed bit - this really gave a fab effect as only the debossed section was glimmered - IYSWIM? - Maryanne this would look fab with your embossed sheets

Lastly we used 'masks' to create stencilled areas - we used Tattered Angels masks but really I think this technique would work just as well with a sizzix die cut or similar. Ive done a sheet over the weekend using the Tattered Angels butterfly mask, using rose and patina, then I lifted the mask whilst it was still wet and applied pearl - so that the whole sheet including the butterfly glimmered - yum!

Sorry if Ive gone on a bit, but Im really hooked on these now and have just come back from Debden where I demo'd Wendy's techniques to all the girls who then rushed out to the Scrapbook Lady's shop to buy up all the glimmer mist!!

(One more thing that Wendy said was that there's a massive craze in Canada at the moment where all the youngsters are spraying their clothes with glimmer mist before a big night out! - its totally washable so it all comes out after!)

Hope all this helps!

[pip]

:thanks: to everyone for their advice. I spent some time playing today and I'm really thrilled with the results.

Pip

[dozyrosy]

I was lucky enough to take a Tattered Angels class when I was at CHA this year. The class was taught by Tattered Angels owner Wendy Singer ...



Mandy, Did she have anything to say about it rubbing off? I think with some of the glimmer/shimmer stuff you're advised to "set" it - you can use cheap hairspray, which I do if in doubt.

One of my favourite techniques is to lightly spray plain copier paper with water then paint, blob, spray, (or whatever!) all over and fold and crumple it while it's wet. Then flatten it out and and when it's dry, rub over lightly with Versamark and heat emboss with a metallic powder.

You can also stamp & emboss then paint or spray all over and the embossing acts as a resist.

I love this sort of stuff!

Rosemary

[Scrappingoddess]

I love my glimmer mist. i ahve had them since they first came out and I do the tapping on the hand/bat technique that was described in an earlier post. I to have had several sprayers clog, and was told to use the compressed air to clear them out. I haven't done that yet. Need to get to the store so I can get some of that. I use the glimmer mist on just about everything I create.

[cantstopstampin]

Mandy, Did she have anything to say about it rubbing off? I think with some of the glimmer/shimmer stuff you're advised to "set" it - you can use cheap hairspray, which I do if in doubt.

One of my favourite techniques is to lightly spray plain copier paper with water then paint, blob, spray, (or whatever!) all over and fold and crumple it while it's wet. Then flatten it out and and when it's dry, rub over lightly with Versamark and heat emboss with a metallic powder.

You can also stamp & emboss then paint or spray all over and the embossing acts as a resist.

I love this sort of stuff!

Rosemary

this sounds wonderful, you can't show me how it turns out can you?

[dozyrosy]

There's a couple of my crumpled examples here (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=175586&ppuser=8650), and crumpled and embossed here (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=123580&ppuser=8650) and here (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=123579&ppuser=8650); they were mainly done with Twinkling H20s. All done on plain ordinary 90gsm printer paper. I've not got any examples of the resist technique - as far as I can remember :huh: I've only seen that one demo'd!

Rosemary

PS If you'd like to see some great demos using similar products (Starburst Stains), look for the Stampman shows on Create & Craft.

[Emma]

Mandy, Did she have anything to say about it rubbing off? I think with some of the glimmer/shimmer stuff you're advised to "set" it - you can use cheap hairspray, which I do if in doubt.


Rosemary - I was lucky enough to do a class with Wendy last year and she has a mega bottle of hairspray in her kit for just this sort of case - works perfectly

[sutty]

At my local group the lady creates a glimmer mist container zone...use an old cardboard box, cut out one side then you have a three sided protect your table zone on which to spray if you get what I mean - just easier than spreading paper everywhere if you are in a compact space. Yes to all the hit the plunger hard, shake well and spray from quite a way a way - tend to heat set the mists inbetween sprays of colour too to prevent too much glooping! Hope that helps - they look great embossed and die cut! Seen some nice alcohol inks on mirror card, used glimmer mists on normal card stock mostly.

[dozyrosy]

Alcohol inks on Mirri are lovely, and you can do this with Marvy Metallic pens too - blob them on and spritz with water to make them "puddle" and spread.

I've used a deepish box with newspaper at the bottom both for spraying glitzy stuff and for containing my aerosol adhesive as well. I just spray into it. When I remember though I try to have a sheet of clean scrap paper in the box underneath whAT i'm spraying to catch the stray glitz and then save that as a basis for more backing paper. However I'm often lazy and occasionally end up with glimmery inkpad lids, rulers and paper punches...

Rosemary

[Shani]

oooh thanks for this thread, I haven't been getting on too well with my GM... I seem to end up with what looks like a fake tan all over my hands and blobs on the paper!!! I will have another go following the above tips!

[dozyrosy]

Take the tops off your bottles and use a paint brush to daub or paint instead; you'd get a different look but maybe get better control that way. Do a wash on (slightly) pre-damped paper then lots of blobs and splats and splodges! The similar Starburst Stains I use come with fuzzy dauber tops, but I also take these off and paint with them as well.

Rosemary

[CoventryAnn]

I've had a go with the masks,and was really pleased with how they turned out, the tattered angel masks don't stick to the paper though, i used repositional adhesive spray for this. Tim Holtz masks stick to the paper without this problem.The post is here (http://coventryann.blogspot.com/2009/03/using-masks.html) on my blog if you want a look.

[JulieSE]

Tip for those of you GM at home. Put your work in your dry bath tub, spray, then rinse down the bath straight away. Alot less messy than newspaper or boxes

[Fluffwump]

Tip for those of you GM at home. Put your work in your dry bath tub, spray, then rinse down the bath straight away. Alot less messy than newspaper or boxes

ooh that's a good idea
thanks

[Jordana]

:love:
in a small spray bottle mix about 20ml of water with 20 ml of laquor or varnish (polyethurane works too) add 1 tsp of pigment powder such as Pearl x and shake it.

Hints: Dab with paper towel to get excess off, try this recipe it works well!

[Shoplime]

This has inspired me to have another go with my GM. Fab tips everyone!! :D

[janiemoseley]

I've just started using GM, am getting fantastic effects on gloss card and have decorated a wooden box... It does take a bit of practise though...

[whoopidoo]

Ooh. I'm taking a glimmer mist class at my local shop at the end of July - can't wait now after reading this thread. We've been told to wear the oldest clothes we own as well so sounds like it's going to be a messy one :D :D I've seen it mentioned so often but def wanted to try it first before I bought some.

[leigh11]

i love my glimmer mists--but haven't played for a while

[lizzydripping]

Has anyone tried "Radiant Rain"? Think they are very similar, got a spray and a Dauber, give a nice effect.

Liz

[clairewill]

I've just bought 2 glimmer mists to have a play with, I've seen some wonderful pojects with them. I also had the idea to cut shapes out with my cricut and use a bit of repo herma to hold them temporarily as a mask - would this work?

Also, I bought sapphire blue which seems to be really gloopy, even when spraying from quite a distance. And I have old lace which comes out as more of a mist. Is it normal for them to be so different? Thanks :)

[lizzydripping]

Don't see why the mask idea shouldn't work Claire. I've done it with embossing ink in the past and that is a more vigorous assault on the shape.

Liz

[dozyrosy]

... I also had the idea to cut shapes out with my cricut and use a bit of repo herma to hold them temporarily as a mask - would this work?


You could also use a repositional spray on the back - see Dan's blog entry here (http://dan99.blogspot.com/2008/11/saturday-freebie-23.html). Fingers and low tack tape work too! :lol:

I cut acetate designs on my Craft Robo but have so far used these mainly for stencilling with ink or chalks. With a bit of thought you can make use of both the positive and negative cuts.

Have fun!

Rosemary

[alteredgeisha]

HELP NEEDED!!

I have just bought a cosmic shimmer mist all in one bottle....It has clogged the nozzle and I don't know how to undo it..have seen a blog on this recently but can't find it under google..does anyone know how to unclog the nozzle it's really a fine hole so I can't poke anything in it?

[lizzydripping]

If it will come off the bottle, you could try soaking in warm water & then blowing through it from the bottom.

Liz

[materialgirl197]

I have some glimmer mists but to be honest I never really got on too well with them. After reading this thread I'm definitely going to try out some of the techniques.

I have Perfect Pearls - which I LOVE and they make great glimmer mists if you mix them with water and spray with a mini mister.

[Hellosister]

I am quite disapointed with my GM. I went to use them on my journal page and 2 of the nozzles do not work :(

Barbara.

[Happy Daze]

The nozzles block with Mica, and can usually be cleared out with running under water and blowing. In some cases they are too far gone and you can get replacement nozzles. To prevent blocking do not shake the bottles to mix the mica but keep turning the bottles over and over on their sides and this will mix it, a last little shake is OK but if you shake from the start it does block the nozzle eventually.

[KJJC]

just got mine out to have a play and yes they are blocked. Never been used so it can't be that. Naffed off about it. I've yet to come across a make that doesn't clog. Very annoying as they are not cheap.