Totally Techniques: Glitter Splatter

Welcome to the Totally Techniques International Design Team blog hop!  I am Lynsay Mahon, from Edmonton, Canada, and you have just arrived here from the talented Annette Elias from The Netherlands.

This month we are focusing on a technique called “Glitter Splatter.”  The basics of the technique are:

1. Mix together Liquid Multipurpose glue and water in a container.
2. Pick up some of the mixture with a paint brush or aqua painter.
3. Flick the mixture onto the paper.
4. Sprinkle glitter over the glue splatter and allow to dry.
5. Be sure to wash the aqua painter well to remove any excess glue.

On my card, I wanted to create a feeling of water in the background.  To do this, I used sponge daubers to sponge three colours onto Shimmery White Cardstock: Pool Party, Mint Macaron, and Coastal Cabana.  Then I sprayed water onto it to allow the colours to blend together.  Once the cardstock was dry, I followed the instructions as listed above, with one exception.  Instead of using just straight glitter, I mixed together a combination of gold glitter and gold embossing powder.  After I sprinkled the combo onto the splatter, I used my heat tool to emboss it.  This created some texture in the splatter!

For the second card, I wanted to use the same technique but to create the feeling of a night sky:

I used the glue mixture to paint the edge of the moon to add some shimmer to it:

I loved trying this technique!  I can definitely see me using it more!

Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to check out the rest of the blog hop – we have a talented group of demonstrators from around the world sharing their version of this technique!  Keep hopping by clicking the links below: