Nik here, sharing a tidbit about how I made something I wasn't quite sure about from a kit work for me!
I know that the gold Thickers in the Encyclopedia add-on scared a few folks, myself included. I like 'tame' glitter...like the POW Glitter papers in the Shop. It's no secret that I can be a texture-phobe on my projects, only because I don't want anything getting smooshed/flattened/crunched...so the 'flatter' glitter stuff suits me very well.
But those Thickers scared me.
I CONFESS!
But I love the font, so I gave it a go...and ended up using them on nearly every page in my gallery for March!
For me, it was small doses.
A few numbers as an accent here...
As the title to my page here...I 'dulled' the shine a bit by inking right on top of them with some Prima Old Road Chalk Ink.
And in the end, I went crazy and let them do their thing. LET 'EM RIP! What better reason to use some glitter Thickers than a page about nail polish?!
For me, what worked was rubbing a bit of the chunky glitter off before sticking them down. Still plenty of sparkle, but not quite as 'WOW...CHECK ME OUT'!
In the end, I chose to embrace the glitter.
And ended up loving the bit of shine it added to my pages.
:)
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Thanks Nik!! Good tips about glitter because I'm also careful and try to just avoid it!
Posted by: Lindam | 03/01/2012 at 01:18 PM
I've recently learned to use Diamond Glaze over glittered embellishments, because I HATE glitters all over the house! And by all over I mean 1 or 2 speckles I spot on the wooden floor. They drive me bonkers.
It's very easy, not brush needed. The bottle's point is so fine I just squeeze directly onto the embellishment. It dries completely clear and will give the object a little extra sheen. I learned it from paperclipping.com's videos.
Posted by: Becks | 03/01/2012 at 03:51 PM
Nik,
Thanks to a tip from a friend, I "bling"ed down some not so favorite purple glitter alphas by using a Basic Grey file. I polished away the glitter until the core chipboard was left. Then I repainted to a more desirable color! I was pleased I didn't have to waste the letters and I was pleased with the results. Just thought I'd share since others may benefit from the tip. :)
Posted by: Suz | 03/01/2012 at 04:42 PM
Great tips to make those glittered work for you!
Love your layouts :)
Posted by: Rosie N. | 03/01/2012 at 07:26 PM
You're such a trailblazer Nik! Way to encourage the glitter-phobes!!!
Posted by: Erin M | 03/01/2012 at 11:33 PM