Studio Monday with Nina-Marie: Glitz Glitter Gel Inspiration 3 Ways!
Hello friends and Happy Memorial Day!
Have you tried out the gorgeous new Glitz Glitter Gels from Gina K. Designs and ThermoWeb? I adore them; so much so, that I have 3 different techniques using the gels to share with you today. All of the cards I am making today also feature Gina’s Floral stencil.
The first technique I’ll be featuring in today’s video is using two colors of Glitz Glitter Gel with some masking over a stencil. With a bit of Purple Tape and some patience, you can create a gorgeous duo-tone stenciled design in no time at all.
Gina K. Designs has lots of beautiful paste colors, which means you could change the color combos up to create a floral arrangement you love most! I was particularly drawn to the Bubblegum pink gel… so pretty!
Next up, I wanted to share a more tone-on-tone effect. The Glitter Glitz Gels from Gina K. Designs are semi-opaque. This looks amazing as you can see from the first card I created, but I wanted to try using these glitter pastes in a more translucent appearance.
To do this, I mixed a dollop of White Glitz Glitter Gel with another dollop of Ranger Transparent Texture Paste (I used the matte version) on my craft sheet before applying it through the Floral stencil.
I had leftover of this DIY paste that I created, so I ended up making a second card using this same technique; each of the background on these two cards were made with Alcohol Inks on Ranger Alcohol Ink cardstock.
My final technique for today is using the gel over an ink blended stencil design. This look is very unique for a few reasons…
- Distress Oxide Inks – which I used for the ink blending – react with moisture and these Glitz Glitter Gels are quite moist.
- The Glitz Glitter Gels are semi-opaque, which means everything underneath will be altered in appearance.
What I was really excited about was the way the properties of the Oxides and the Glitz Glitter Gels combined together. The bright colors of the Oxides are muted under the semi-opaque paste, creating a soft and elegant floral arrangement.
I hope you will watch the video below to see all these techniques in action! Thanks so much for stopping by and visiting me today; I will be back again soon with more to share!
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Nina, these are all so beautiful. I love the different looks using this stencil. Just lovely cards.
So pretty!
The glitter gel really ramps
up the beauty of the projects.
thanks for sharing
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Wow, I loved seeing different things to do–these are my favorite sorts of blog posts.
WOW! Gorgeous cards; love the sparkle! Thank you for a fabulous video, Nicole…engaging and inspiring!
~carol
Gorgeous sparkly cards, I love how colorful they are!
You can never have too much glitter ! Lovely flowers.
Absolutely gorgeous. Love all the different looks.
Need to use my stencils–thanks for the beautiful inspiration!
GORGEOUS WORK, Nina!!! ;)<3
Nina Marie, thank you so much for helping me to know different ways to use the Gk Glimmer pastes that I have. Your cards are incredibly beautiful and I will sort of copy them with my own colors.
Such wonderful cards. Thank you for sharing such different techniques.
WOWZERS! Gorgeous creations! Thanks for the video, love all 3 versions!
thanks for sharing these great techniques.
I never thought to use this technique over an alcohol ink background, very pretty!
The glitters just make the flower pop! So beautiful!
Another wonderful video, Nina Marie. These cards are so lovely…the glitter gel adds such a special touch to your cards. This product is definitely going on my wish list. tfs
Woww!! Gorgeous cards!! I love all the shimmer and beautiful designs! :)
LOVE your cards!!!
Blingy gorgeous. Great techniues and cards. Hugz
Love these cards!! It’s great to see various ways to use a product. Enjoyed the video. Thank you for sharing.
Fab ideas for enhancing our cards with these gels.
So much BLING!!!! I’m in heaven!!! Gorgeous cards!!
So beautiful! I love the colors and the technique!
Looks like fun!
Beautiful card and great technique.Thanks for sharing.
Linda D.
Love these cards, everything that sparkles is right up my alley!
Such interesting techniques! I love the effects!! So beautiful!! The colors are gorgeous!
Wow these cards are gorgeous with that glitter.
Your cards are gorgeous! Thank you for showing the different ways to use pastes! You’ve inspired me to give them a try!
Beautiful cards and fab techniques!!! I can’t pick a fave.
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Gorgeous cards and fabulous ideas!!!
Gorgeous cards!! Love all the dimension in the first card’s design.
Gorgeous cards! The Glitter Glitz Gel is wonderful…now to decide which color I need.
nice technique using the glitter gel – lovely cards TFS
Love these cards! So sparkly!
Very nicely done and pretty.
Wow – those look incredible – I wonder how much more wonderful they look in real life!
I don’t have any of these glitter gels. Now I want to get them. The stencil you used is so pretty too.
Gorgeous cards!
Absolutely gorgeous Nina–love that new glitter gel, so pretty and such a wonderful accent on your cards.
Your cards are beautiful! Thanks for sharing multiple ways to use these gels. I like how all your cards look so different. :)
These are wonderful techniques for using the Glitz Glitter Gel. I’m awaiting my gels that are on back order. Can’t wait to play with them like you did here. Thanks for all you do!
Wonderful cards! Love the techniques you share.
I just bought RED… thanks for the ideas of how to use it!
Gorgeous cards! Thanks for sharing ways to use this product!
Beautiful cards! Thanks for showing us how to do this!
The cards are stunningly beautiful!! The stencil and the Glitz Glitter Gel looks amazing, need!!
How pretty. I really need some of this Glitter Gel. I already follow by email.
Such gorgeous cards!