Simon Says Stamp | You Are All Of My Stars – Adding Shimmer with Mica Sprays

Hello there! Sometimes I discover a product that quickly becomes a favorite of mine and I simply can’t do without it (like gold mirror cardstock and gold glitter paper). This time – its Mica Spray from Tim Holtz. There are a lot of different products out there to add shimmer and shine to a project, but this one is definitely my current favorite and I have a feeling I’ll be using it like crazy, especially on my Holiday cards.

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SHIMMER GALAXY BACKGROUND CARD

I’ve used Tim Holtz Distress Mica Spray (there are 3 colors of mica spray in one set) on a few cards already, but the one I have today definitely showcases it best. I’ve used two colors – Brushed Pewter and Antiqued Bronze. Photo below really shows the shimmer best – the black panel was made out of regular black cardstock and sprayed with Brushed Pewter. And the galaxy piece? It was made out of white.

I started working on this card by creating a small galaxy watercolor. First I heat embossed stars from Seeing Stars stamp set from August 2016 Card Kit from Simon onto Tim Holtz Watercolor cardstock. Next I used several colors of distress ink and a water brush and watercolored a tiny galaxy. I added drops of water and sprayed this piece with Antiqued Bronze mica spray.

I die cut a circle opening in the black panel using Simon’s Stitched Circles and foam mounted the panel onto the galaxy using black foam squares and adhered everything onto a black A2 top folding card base.

I was making this card for my hubby and I went with a fabulous sentiment – You Are My Sun, My Moon and All Of My Stars and I stamped it in VersaFine Onyx Black ink. I also added just a few clear droplets from Pretty Pink Posh in 4 mm and 6 mm sizes.

MICA SPRAYS

There are several sets of Mica Spray available from Ranger, I only have the one from Tim Holtz, but here are links to the rest of the sets in case you’d like to check them out:

Tim Holtz Distress Designer Mica Sprays Shop at: SSS

Ranger Dina Wakley Media Designer Mica Sprays Shop at: SSS

Ranger Wendy Vecchi Designer Mica Sprays Shop at: SSS

Ranger Dylusions by Dyan Reaveley Designer Mica Sprays Shop at: SSS

Here’s another photo to show you all of the shine I got from using two colors of mica spray:

SUPPLIES

I’m listing the products I used below. Click on the link to go directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support!

Simon Says Clear Stamps Seeing Stars Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Card Kit of The Month August 2016 Seeing Stars CK816 Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Clear Stamps Shine On Shop at: SSS	Spellbinders Artisan X-plorer Die Cutting Machine Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Stitched Circles Wafer Dies Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Black Cardstock Shop at: SSS
Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Cardstock Shop at: SSS	Tsukineko VersaFine Onyx Black Ink Pad Shop at: SSS	Versamark Watermark Emboss Ink Pad Shop at: SSS	Hero Arts White Embossing Powder PW110 Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad Picked Raspberry Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad Dusty Concord Shop at: SSS
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad Fossilized Amber Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad Wilted Violet Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad Mermaid Lagoon Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Distress Designer Mica Sprays Shop at: SSS	Pretty Pink Posh 6MM Clear Droplets (medium) Shop at: SSS	Pretty Pink Posh 4MM Clear Droplets (small) Shop at: SSS
Martha Stewart Mini Scoring Board Shop at: SSS	Medium Water Brush Shop at: SSS	Sakura Quickie Glue Pen Shop at: SSS	3D Foam Squares – Black Mix Shop at: SSS	Be Creative Tape 3MM ROLL Double Sided Sookwang Shop at: SSS