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Post by cannmom on Feb 2, 2016 4:34:13 GMT
Are there any techniques you just can't master? I am spray mist challenged. I just can not do it. I will start a layout planning to mist, but I always back out and don't do it. I think I'm afraid of ruining the page and hating it. I will stamp directly on a layout and hand-write my journaling, but misting terrifies me. Other people make it look so easy. Any spray mist experts out there have any tips for me.
Share what techniques trouble you and maybe we can get a thread full of technique advice.
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Post by alissa103 on Feb 2, 2016 4:57:25 GMT
My vote for misting is to practice spraying it on some paper you don't like or scraps to get a feel for it.
Personally, I like the mist dots and splatters better. I just unscrew the top and sort of tap on the lid with my other hand to get them out. Redip into the bottle as needed. You can also dot them onto your page with the end of the plastic piece. Or do all the above with a paint brush instead and just dip it into the bottle.
If you're really unsure about using mists in a page, use mist before you get scrapping on the page. That way if you don't like how it turned out, you can get another piece and start over!
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Post by alissa103 on Feb 2, 2016 5:00:18 GMT
I'm terrible at coloring in stamps. So I don't do it! My shading always looks bad and I'm never happy with the end results. I know I'd get better with practice, but I just don't care enough to get good at it. I'm not really a stamper anyway. Ha!
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Post by kiwifarmer on Feb 2, 2016 6:54:07 GMT
as alissa said....just have a go with papers you are not fond of.
Spray up close, and see what the spray does.
What does the spray look like when you have the bottle further away?
Try a sweeping motion as you spray.
some nozzles do big droplets when you push the plunger slowly.
Open the bottle and flick the spray with a paint brush or the spray nozzle tube
Paint using the spray as you would a watercolour paint
mask off an area using old sheets of card
Try spraying through a stencil
try spraying onto a plastic sheet, and then stamping that onto your page
Just dont be afraid
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Post by oaksong on Feb 2, 2016 7:00:36 GMT
I haven't practiced much with sprays, and I made a hot mess of the last page I tried to use them on. I will be working in a Disneyland page next, and might give it another try. Good advice above for practicing techniques, thanks!
Stamping is another thing I don't do much of, but I'm working in it. Again, it probably takes practice. I press too hard, or the paper's not right, or the ink is too old. I'm always shocked when it actually comes out right.
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Post by purplebee on Feb 2, 2016 12:21:17 GMT
Would like to be better at stamping, but I probably need more practice. I always dislike my handwriting, but try to journal with it anyway. I haven't tried mists, but want to, though I can imagine the mess!
But I will say that I am occasionally pleased with my handwriting and stamping efforts.....
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Feb 2, 2016 12:40:33 GMT
I haven't tried mists, but want to, though I can imagine the mess! I haven't really tried mists. I'm not much of a super messy scrapper. I can't "let go" enough to just point, spray, and hope for the best. I think I'm pretty good at stamping, though I don't stamp directly on a layout. I tend to just stamp onto a piece of cardstock, then use that (either whole or fussy cut) as an embellishment. I haven't mastered cutting papers so that when you put them together it looks like a sunburst is coming from the side of the page, outward. like this |
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Post by cannmom on Feb 2, 2016 13:02:53 GMT
I haven't tried mists, but want to, though I can imagine the mess! I haven't really tried mists. I'm not much of a super messy scrapper. I can't "let go" enough to just point, spray, and hope for the best. I think I'm pretty good at stamping, though I don't stamp directly on a layout. I tend to just stamp onto a piece of cardstock, then use that (either whole or fussy cut) as an embellishment. I haven't mastered cutting papers so that when you put them together it looks like a sunburst is coming from the side of the page, outward. like thisI think letting go is my problem with the mists. I don't like the unpredictability of what it will look like. That sunburst technique is really pretty. I may have to give it a try. |
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Post by mikklynn on Feb 2, 2016 14:23:57 GMT
I haven't tried mists, but want to, though I can imagine the mess! I haven't really tried mists. I'm not much of a super messy scrapper. I can't "let go" enough to just point, spray, and hope for the best. I think I'm pretty good at stamping, though I don't stamp directly on a layout. I tend to just stamp onto a piece of cardstock, then use that (either whole or fussy cut) as an embellishment. I haven't mastered cutting papers so that when you put them together it looks like a sunburst is coming from the side of the page, outward. like thisThank you for linking the sunburst directions. I really like it! |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Feb 2, 2016 15:46:30 GMT
I can't "spatter" to save my soul. I have tried with regular paintbrushes, special spatter brushes, misters, toothbrushes, ugh, you name it I've tried it and none of it works for me ever. My project ends up looking like a hot mess and I hate it.
Once I was trying to put gold spatters of acrylic paint on some Christmas ornaments, and all that I ended up successfully doing was spattering the crap out of the sleeve of my sweatshirt--and then the paint never washed out! I don't think any of the paint ended up on the ornaments either. There are many things I can do very well, but spattering isn't one of them!
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Post by christinec68 on Feb 2, 2016 21:23:05 GMT
I don't care for how my spray mist goes but I do love me some ink splatters. I cover up what I don't want splattered and just go with it. On the other hand, all the mixed media products overwhelm me. I wouldn't know where to begin with modeling paste and all that jazz.
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Post by Chinagirl828 on Feb 3, 2016 8:38:24 GMT
I haven't mastered cutting papers so that when you put them together it looks like a sunburst is coming from the side of the page, outward. like thisI've never done it with the gaps between each paper which I think would be trickier than having them all touch. The touching version is much easier though - I just cut rough triangles and stick them down overlapping then trim the excess that overhangs the cardstock background away so that it looks neat. And that probably made a lot more sense inside my head than it does to someone trying to follow it! |
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Post by ScrapsontheRocks on Feb 4, 2016 5:29:21 GMT
I am similarly mist-challenged and I found the perfect solution for me. I mist through a stencil which is designed to give splatters: THS009 from Stampers Anonymous/ Tim Holtz. This was a favourite stamp of mine so I knew I would get good use out of the stencil.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2016 7:38:56 GMT
I am a spray mist challenged too. I get it everywhere even though I have a misting box. It ends up on me, my iPad, my dog & my cats. I had a friend tell me one time I was spray misting correctly. Either she is mistaken or spray misting is just messy.  |
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Post by nana2callie on Feb 5, 2016 14:44:46 GMT
Spray misting is something I would love to conquer as well - love the look!
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Post by riversong1963 on Feb 5, 2016 15:32:53 GMT
I'm challenged with making things look "random." For instance, when I add sequins or drops to a card, I have a hard time just putting them "wherever." My brain wants to make a pattern, and that (of course) defeats the purpose of randomness.  |
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