It’s springtime here in the Rocky Mountain Region and the grass, the trees and all the flower buds are so beautiful. I’ve been spending as much time outside as I can! These projects were inspired by all the lovely colors outside.
Have you ever tried using Glimmer Mist or Glimmer Glam on wood? It’s so wonderful! I found a very plain wooden bird house and decided it needed some glimmer!
I started by spraying the Glimmer Mist on the wooden bird house. If you continue to spray the wooden bird house while each color is wet, they blend so beautifully. You can also paint the Glimmer Mist on to really show the wood grain, but for the bird house I misted all the colors. I used Cranberry Zing, Spring Violet, Blackberry Cordial, and Bell Bottom Jeans.
I painted the roof with Tide Pool Glimmer Glam, and added some Want2Scrap Bling and a Bitty Blossom Spellbinders die template. I stamped some swirls and added some glitter glass.
I am really into creating tags right now. I love them in all sizes and particularly manilla shipping tags. This one is extra large.
I used a piece of laser cut paper and placed it over the tag. Then spread a thin layer of matte medium over the paper and peeled off. I allowed the matte medium to dry.
I painted the bottom 1″ of the tag with Green Stained Glass. Then the next 1 1/2″ with Mermaid Glimmer Glam. Next I pained about 2′ with Tide Pool Glimmer Glam. I misted the top of the tag with Olive Glimmer Mist, then painted the top of the tag with Chandelier Glimmer Glam and allowed to dry.
The glimmer really pools nicely. I love all the texture and depth in this tag. Matte medium and Glimmer Glam are fabulous together!
I die cut Spellbinders Jewel Fantasies and colored with metallic pigment ink, the I die cut Jewel Alphabet for the word “HOPE”. I painted on more Chandelier Glimmer Glam. I wrapped Canvas Corp twine around the tag, then painted Chandelier Glimmer Glam on Graphic 45 cardboard buttons. Adhered a few pieces of bling, and love how much texture and color it shows.
I hope you enjoyed my projects today, and can find some inspiration in the springtime colors outside.
Have a wonderful day!
Holly
'A Springtime full of Tattered Angels Paints' have 9 comments
May 17, 2012 @ 12:19 pm Martha Richardson
Gorgeous…wood + Tattered Angels rocks!!!!! Tag colors + aweseome
May 17, 2012 @ 7:20 pm Holly Simoni
Thanks so much Martha! 😉
May 17, 2012 @ 3:48 pm Birgit Koopsen
Totally gorgeous Holly! Love the texture on the tag!
May 17, 2012 @ 7:21 pm Holly Simoni
Thanks Birgit! I’m totally into tags and texture right now 😉
May 17, 2012 @ 6:35 pm Ann-Katrin
Wow! I love it! Can’t get enough of the shimmer! Thanks for sharing!
May 17, 2012 @ 7:21 pm Holly Simoni
Thanks so much Ann-Katrin!
May 18, 2012 @ 10:24 am Michelle Etter
I just LOVE the bird house and those vibrant colors too! Never thought to use glimmer mist, can’t wait to try it!! Just love the tag too, those colors are awesome!! Great projects thanks for sharing. 🙂
May 18, 2012 @ 9:12 pm Louise Nelson
Holly your tag is especially fabulous 🙂 🙂 xxx
May 23, 2012 @ 9:31 pm MargieH
WOW, Holly! You really ROCKed on that bird house…really wood & TA?! Will have to try that combination.
I cannot say how much I LOVE THOSE COLORS on your tag…the texture is amazing. We seriously need a play date!
Thanks for the wonderful inspiration 🙂