The idea of “Thursday’s Trends” is for us Pink Paislee designers to construct a project that reflects a trend we are seeing in the industry. One cool technique that I have seen everywhere lately is the use of inks or ‘glimmer mists’ on layouts. Originally, I would only use glimmer mists to cover chipboard and what not. Now, the idea is to spray it directly onto the layout. It resembles a paint splatter and I must admit, I love the messiness!!
I used some brown Glimmer Mist on my layout.
First, I sprayed a splatter directly onto white card stock. Loved the way it turned out. Second, I applied a Heidi Swapp butterfly mask to my layout. I then sprayed around it and again, really liked the effect. I then tried spraying another ‘splatter’ to the bottom left-hand corner of my layout and the result was not nearly as appealing LOL. The spray was to heavy for my liking. So I masked some of it by applying patterned paper, buttons, and some painted chipboard…leaving only bits and pieces of it visible. So my advice would be to spray very lightly.
Here is the finished result:
And a close up:
Have fun playing and don’t be afraid to get messy. Have a super week!
