A Glimmer Mist Background

We all buy these wonderful products.
Then we use them immediately after the purchase
and then they sit in our crafting area gathering dust.
Personally, I make up a huge bunch to have
for "later". Well, it's later. (after at least 2 years)

I have a stack of Glimmer Mist and Polished Stone
backgrounds ready to use.
When I think of them they are very handy.
Sadly I am like most crafters, very visual.
If it's not sitting in line of sight, right in front of me,
I forget about them.
So, I have started to dig through my hidden stashes,
searching for old "now new" goodies.

This card has a Glimmer Mist background.
It was created on a 4.25 x 5.50 piece of card stock
and then attached to an A2 card base.

I stamped this image with Versa Mark and
embossed with fine line black embossing powder.
The edges of the card are then
heavily sponged with Ranger's Archival
black ink.

Glimmer Mist Background

The stamp used here is a background stamp, but is now the focal point of the card.

I used Glimmer Mists to create a shimmery background, then stamped the Merry Christmas stamp with VersaMark and embossed with fineline black.

The layer in is black, gold gift wrap and a nutmeg brown. A white card base was used.

So background stamps are not just for backgrounds. Hmmm - I have been told by an authority that a true crafter disregards all the rules and voids all the warranty's when they are truly creating. Yup, I agree.

AND boy is it a lot of fun.

Thank You card

The card began on a seperate piece of white cardstock that was cut slightly larger than the basic A2 card. (A2 - 4 1/4 x 5 1/2)
A brass stencil was laid over the paper and misted with the darker shade of Glimmer Mists. Then I carefully placed another piece of paper the same size over the entire stencil to pick up the mist that was on the stencil. This created a negative image.
Now mist on a lighter color to have the entire card front covered with shimmery glimmery color. To see the tutorial for this technique click here.

The dried finished product is glued to a card base and the edges trimmed. It then was flattened to under a big heavy book overnight for that nice crisp clean look. This avoids warping, which is something that I really dislike.

Dust the entire card front with talc (cheap baby powder) to avoid strays when embossing. Stamp the Inkadinkado image with VersaMark and apply fine line black embossing powder.

My final touch - fill in areas of the flourishes with Inkssentials white gel pen by Ranger. A friend also suggested using clear glitter glue to the ends of the flourishes. I think I will have to try that. Thanks for the suggestion Nancy S.