Cut It Up #71 - Misty (Glimmer Mists)

Happy Friday!!!

Hope your week has been great!

I have been in the depths of potty training :(

I will survive!

Today over at Cut It Up we are starting a new challenge

all about using Mist on your projects.

I have never used a glimmer mist before,

 but a couple of months ago I found one

on sale at Hobby Lobby for $2

so I snagged it up to use for this challenge.

Challenge #71

Use A Mist

Sponsor:

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$20 Gift Certificate

My Project:

Okay, so as I said I have never used a mist before.

I didn't know what to expect or even what to do with it :)

The color of my mist was red,

so I was afraid it was going to look like blood spatter

(I watch too many crime shows, I guess)

So I used some red cardstock to try it out on first,

it was a mess to spray!

The mist blended into the red cardstock,

but the gold glitter/shimmer showed up really well.

So that's how I decided the color palette of my card.

I found some really pretty flowered paper

that matched the jewel tones I was going for.

It was from a 6x6 designer paper pad I picked up at Wal-Mart.

I decided a craft base card would work well,

and thought I would try to mist that cardstock, too.

It turned out fine and didn't look like blood spatter either :)

Just so you know, I did try in on white cardstock,

it was a NO GO!

So I layered the misted strips of cardstock at the bottom of the card

and cut out this beautiful branch from Art Philosophy.

I used gold shimmery cardstock and it looks fabulous!

Unfortunately, the camera can only capture so much :(

So when the card was all said and done,

I was trying to decide what sentiment to use.

Turns out this makes for a perfect sympathy card.

I know these types of cards aren't the funnest to make,

but this really felt like one to me.

The sentiment comes from Craftin' Desert Divas

"Simply Said" stamp set, which I love.

So there you have it, my first attempt at Mist.

(It might be my only attempt)

I can't wait to see what you do with this challenge,

and hopefully I will learn some tips and tricks

to working with this stuff :)

Thanks for checkin' in!!!