Bling and Shimmer

I attempted another experiment with the paints this week. I tried the glossy gesso technique from Technique Junkies with a bit of a twist. Instead of using glimmer mist or smooch spray, I mixed some CI spring green paint and a little water in a mister. I sprayed the mixture over my image and cardstock and wow, what a glimmer. It worked perfectly. The green is not a deep color, but I think you can see the spray against the glossy black cardstock. I also added a flower from Webster's Pages. Of course, the white petals just had to have some CI paint on the petals. The stamp I used is from Heartfelt Creations. To add even more bling, I added some Jeweled Inspirations to the flourish. Jeweled Inspirations are heatset rhinestones which make beautiful embellishing to a card. These rhinestones are now carried by Creative Inspirations and they are beautiful. I had never used heatset rhinestones before. I don't have the special heatset tool. I used my Hot Marks tool and it worked fabulously. You can also use glue or glue dots if you don't have a heat tool.