DT: Kingston Crafts – rainbow shimmer spray

Another project I made as a sample for the Kingston Crafts design team using the Rainbow Shimmer spray kit. I had fun playing with these and expect to see more shimmery shiny projects again – I am not usually a big fan of spray products but the shimmer from these made it worth it for me – just advise you to use a box to spray into to minimize mess!

It may be safe to say I went a bit mad with this one as I really got into some fun with the mixed media feel and went a bit grungy but also kept it bright with the colours! I thought it would make a special birthday card with a masculine feel.

I started with a panel of cardstock in the bottom of the box with a cogs stencil over the top and sprayed using both the fern and the Dalia coloured sprays. I was quite generous with the sprays and also did some drips too so there were some more intense spots on the panel.

I then left it to dry.

I then grabbed some of my random old wood mounted stamps and stamped them on the background with Archival Ink. I also edged the panel with the same ink to give it a frame.

I splattered some black gesso across the panel and again set it aside to dry.

Next I took a different panel of cardstock that I had been using as backing for spraying other elements and die cut it twice using a stitched frame from the shiny card. Again I used archival ink to edge the panels before adhering them together.

Next I took some old Paperartsy stamps and embossed them for the 60 and fussy cut them. I also took an Altenew stamp for the congratulations sentiment. This one I added to another piece of that sprayed background.

The colours in the sprays although they are floral based still work for some fun backgrounds which can then become more masculine in style with the right decoration. So much fun playtime with these!

Once again this is an ‘as seen on tv’ project … I’m glad I could try and get a bit of grunge into the samples for something a bit different!

And I also have to say I am glad I craft ahead sometimes as currently poorly with a horrible cold. Got gradually worse over the weekend and not really left bed all day. Have managed to watch quite a lot of crafting on YouTube in between napping though so that was nice – albeit it would have been nice to have been able to create whilst watching like I normally do but never mind! Fingers crossed I can be back tomorrow health quickly!

Happy crafting!

Catherine