Showing posts with label Distress Glitters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Distress Glitters. Show all posts

Friday, November 27, 2015

Friday Focus - Distress Glitter

Welcome to the Friday Focus this week! Georgie here with you this time and today I'm focusing on Tim Holtz Distress Glitter.

Just perfect for Christmas and the holidays, makes great frosting or for giving an extra sparkle to a project, like this:


Adding glitter is great fun but it can be a little daunting to those that don't use it that often and aren't a fan of sparkle. This is why the Distress range is great because it is like a vintage mica, so the sparkle in much softer.

The above photo is a little teaser of the beautiful frosting you can put on winter flowers.


I created a winter card, 'Cast A Spell' because of the spell snow casts across the land when it falls - it's like magic!



Using a gel medium through a stencil and then adding the glitter on top is a great way to add texture in a pattern. Do wait for it to dry thoroughly before going any further, but if you want to knock back some sparkle adding a few sprays of Picket Fence Distress Spray adds a lovely snowy effect and further interest to the texture. 




Adding the glitter to a die cut or a stamp (in this case I chose a die cut, but you can easily do the same to a fussy cut stamped image) is another way to make your glitter go further. Glossy Accents, or a very good strong glue, is the key here. I do this in stages as Glossy Accents can dry quite quickly, so it's worth doing half at a time otherwise it will look very fragmented.


This one may be a little hard to see, but if you 'dollop' some glue on fine threads and other random places, then sprinkle some glitter over the top it catches and stays in this little ball of glitter deliciousness!! 


Here is some more 'frosting' added to the flower, mini pine cones and burlap flowers. Also pictured are some Kaisercraft pearls.


Linda also has in her shop some amazing metal embellishments for Christmas. I used some of the jingle bells for this wintery card.

Hope you enjoyed my focus and have a wonderful, sparkly day!

Hugs
Georgie  xx




Friday, July 11, 2014

Friday Focus - Distress Glitters

Hi everyone. Jenny here with your Friday Focus here at Frilly and Funkie. This fortnight it's the turn of Distress Glitters to have an extra 15% discount applied at The Funkie Junkie Boutique.

I decided to show you that they are not just for Christmas by creating a summery and very feminine card (you can click on the photos to see each of them in more detail).


It started with an Archival Reinker background using Cornflower Blue, a touch of Fern Green and some Surgical Spirits/Rubbing Alcohol on Specialty Stamping Paper. The great thing about these backgrounds is that no two are ever the same and they are quick to make.


Next, the stencilling. I wanted a contrasting pattern inside an oval so made my own stencil by using the largest of the Movers and Shapers oval dies through some of the acetate packaging. Using both parts I applied three flavours of Distress Ink and some Brushed Pewter Distress Paint through several Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi stencils.


Now for the Distress Glitter. I added Translucent Embossing Paste through the Vintage Floral stencil, then poured small amounts of glitter over the different areas with a little spoon. I mixed my own colour for the flowers using the Antique Linen and Victorian Velvet versions.


Once the paste had dried I ran a white gel pen around the internal stencilled lines of the flowers and larger leaves to add extra definition. The finishing touches included stamping the sentiment from the Heirloom Art stamp set, and flicking splatters of Brushed Pewter Distress Paint over the whole card.


Don't you just love the way the Translucent Paste grabs the Distress Glitter? And the great thing is it will work through any of your stencils. So if your stocks are running low or you only have those 'festive' shades why not add to your collection whilst the 15% Friday Focus discount applies. Find them now at The Funkie Junkie Boutique.

Have a great, glittery weekend and take care of yourselves,
Jenny xxx