2012 Technique Calendar - Feb - Floating Stars Technique

If you don't know by now I love glitter...glitter glue, glass glitter, micro glitter, mica glitter...it's all good.  Well today's technique pairs my love of glitter with a technique I've been wanting to simplify for a while now...Floor Wax Technique and is a play on my Faux Floor Wax Technique.  I call this technique "Floating Stars".

2012 Technique Calendar

February

Floating Stars Technique

Supplies:

Acetate (recycled packaging works great!)
Glitter (in one form or another)
Glossy Accents
Re-Inker (your choice of color/type)
Embellishments to finish off your page

Instructions:

1. Start off by squirting a generous portion of Glossy Accents onto your acetate.  I am using part of a package from a Spellbinders set of dies that has handy edges like a little tray so I don't have to worry about the GA running off the edges :)

2. Sprinkle on one or more colors of glitter.  This is going to be spread out over a large enough area to cover your calendar so don't be afraid to be generous.   I am using a cool large flake type glitter from MS.  You of course can use any type of glitter you have on hand.  When it comes to glitter...it's all good ;)

3. Now add a couple drops of re-inker to the GA and gently stir....  I'm using my favorite tool....my finger because I like to get messy but you can use a Popsicle stick, paint brush handle or anything else you might have on hand.

I did add a few swirls with my paper piercer ...

And here is what it looks like at this point....  This is where this technique deviates from the Floor Wax/Faux Floor Wax Techniques.  At this point we're done...no adding tissue paper, more GA/Floor Wax, no more inks... nothing.  You simply need to let the mix dry overnight. 

Fast forward to the next a.m.... It's time to finish off your calendar page as desired.  I glue my "Floating Stars" creation to my house GA side down so I have a nice even surface to work with. 

And here is how it turned out....

I left the majority of the "Floating Stars" unadorned because I think it really is the star of the page.  I didn't want to detract from it with lots of extra "stuff".    I'm sorry that you can't see how the glitter looks like it is floating beneath the acetate...it has such a dimensional look that you just can't capture with a photo.

And here are a few more views....

Since I layered this over some vintage sheet music I left the actual acetate plain but you could of course stamp on the acetate to add another dimension to your piece. 

This technique would be perfect for so many applications...think snow, fireworks, autumn leaves, etc.  I'm so excited about this technique, my mind is just spinning thinking of all the possibilities!

I hope it inspires you as well!