Twinkling H2O's and Glimmer Glaze

After comparing Twinkling H2O's and Tattered Angel's Glimmer Glaze/Glam, I decided to try painting on white cardstock. I black heat embossed the flower on the same white cardstock. I painted the card on the left with Twinkling H2O's. I used a moderate amount of water to keep the colors vibrant.  The card on the left was painted with Glimmer Glaze. As you can see, the colors were more muted - almost like a wash.

Although I like both types of paints, I think I will use the Glimmer Glaze as a background or wash. It is hard to beat the vibrancy of the "Twinks". What do you think you would prefer, and why?

Glimmer Glaze/Glam and Twinkling H2O's

I tried Glimmer Glam and Glimmer Glaze at the the Tattered Angels booth at the Santa Clara Scrapbook Expo. I bought a couple of each and thought I would compare them with Twimkling H2O's.   For the make and take at the Tattered Angelsbooth, I used their preprinted acetate die cuts.  I stamped my own acetate with permanent ink for this comparison.

On the top card, I painted the tulip images with Twinkling H2O's.  I painted the back of the stamped image. The colors are vibrant and dried very quickly.  The card below was painted with Glimmer Glaze and Glam from Tattered Angels on the reverse of the image.  Although the paints dried quickly, the colors were less intense.  The "twinks' can be further diluted to lighten the intensity - I would not recommend lightening the Glimmer Glaze/Glam paints.

  For a color that pops, I would recommend the "Twinks".  The Glaze and Glam would be fun for a background or stain.  I also tried both on white cardstock that has the image embossed. Stay tuned for my next post!