Tuesday's Tip

I love using punches and dies in making cards and embellishments. Not only can you use the actual cut out shapes, but you can create your own stencils and masks. Run acetate sheets through your die cutter or punch. You will have a positive and negative image to use for sponging, spraying, painting. The acetate can be wiped cleaned and re-used!

Upcoming Classes

I will be doing a 2 part scrap class at A Work of Heart in Willow Glen. I will be teaching a 2 page layout class using a variety of media and techniques, including heat embossing, resists, stamping on acetate and punches/die cuts. Below is the layout :

                               
The dates of the class are: September 21 and 28 from 6:00 to 8:00pm. For more information, click here.

Tattered Angels Glimmer Glam and Glimmer Glaze

While at the Scrapbook Expo in Santa Clara, I sat at the Tattered Angels booth for a make and take. I have used their Glimmer Mists since they were released and like the sprays.  The make and take gave me an opportunity to use their newer products - Glimmer Glam and Glimmer Glaze.

Glam and Glaze are similar to the mists - mica infused water based colorants. Glam and Glaze are to be used as paints. Glaze has a paint brush top, while the Glam will need to be used with a paint brush of your own.  We used these to paint printed acetate  die cuts (also a Tattered Angels product). The Glimmer Glaze has more colorant than the Glimmer Glam. Think of the Glam as a dilute watercolor with larger pieces of mica.

I used a combination of Glaze and Glam on the automobile on the tag. I used the paints sparingly - think of stained glass. I also painted the reverse side, in the event that it would take a while to dry. The frame and the tag were colored with Glimmer Mists.  I decided to try a few other tests of the products - so that meant purchasing a few of each.  I will be demonstrating these 2 products over the next couple of blog posts.