Frosted Floral / Glitter Snow Canvas

What an absolutely wonderful class we had last night at our Scraps and Prayers.  That group is such a joy in my life.  My 25 cent sale was a big hit and a big success.  What a fun way to share with others and give your unused items a good home.  Our art canvas project was a huge success, as well and not even too messy.  Everyone did a great job.

Here is another 8 X 8" artist canvas I've worked on lately.  This one was made with some tree dies that I've had for so long, I don't remember where I even got them, but I love them.  Have I mentioned how much I love our Frosted Floral Specialty DSP?  It's soooooo pretty!

I had attached my trees before I decided to add the glitter snow, so I think they threw off my snow placement a bit, but I went ahead with it, just for the experience of creating it.  However, snow does blow into different heights of drifts, so maybe it could really look like this.  You think?  I decided to make my snow really sparkly so, before it dried, I sprinkled Dazzling Diamonds glitter over it.  It sticks instantly and doesn't come off.  Gorgeous!

You can barely see it (intentional) but I have Mint Macaron trees slightly offset and attached behind the white glimmer paper trees, to add more depth and a hint of color.

Now, I'm off to continue with my Holiday Open House Party prep.  There's a storm of creating going on in my studio right now.  I'm not letting our leak disaster slow me down and I refuse to stop creating.  I just can't.  Fun times!

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Getting Your Sparkle On, Part 4

Today's card is brought to you by one of the finest sparkles ever --- Dazzling Diamonds.  This glitter is gorgeous.  I decided that a balloon would look fantastic all dressed up with sparkle.

With these delicate colors, I think you could even use this card for a new baby card, just by changing the text.

It's difficult to get a photo of most any kind of sparkle.  I 'kind of' got this one.  I used my 2-Way Glue Pen on the balloon and then sprinkled on the Dazzling Diamonds Glitter.

I did a little sponging around the top layer of the card.  By cutting the Mint Macaron layer a little smaller, it allows more of the bottom layer of the Birthday Bouquet DSP to show off how pretty it is.  I think the card would not be as pretty with just the 1 layer of DSP. 

Come on back for more sparkle.  I have lots of sparkle to share!  

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Gorgeous Dryer Sheet Technique

I have a super favorite card to share with you today.  I love this technique because it is pretty easy and so much fun!  We'll be making this one at my Nov. 21 Christmas Retreat, as well as the other sneak peek cards shown on the left of my blog page. 

Of course, you have to see it in real life, to see how beautiful the glitter shimmer is on it.  The camera (or photographer) just cannot seem to capture it well enough to do justice to how beautiful it really is.

It makes me feel like we're in the middle of a blizzard.  I have another wonderful technique to share with you in one of my next posts, so be sure to come back and check it out.  Oh, and to be clear about this ... I do NOT like winter ... I just love seeing photos of it, like this one:)

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Beloved Old Favorite Stamp Set

What is our very oldest (and beloved) stamp set?  It's Lovely As A Tree.  It's beautiful, versatile and has been super popular for a long, long time now.  I've pulled it out for today's card and I think this card was the top favorite at my October Christmas Retreat.

To create the background, I used Pear Pizzazz, Lost Lagoon and Mossy Meadow markers on an acrylic block (size D), spritzed it 3 or 4 times with water and stamped the background.  After it dried, the tree was stamped in Basic Black ink, along with the sentiment.

The tree was then dressed up for Christmas, using our 2-Way Glue Pen and Dazzling Diamonds Glitter --- gorgeous and simply elegant.  The card base is Mossy Meadow.  I added a layer of black behind the top layer of the card, to pull it all together.  If you haven't tried the Acrylic Block Technique yet, you just don't know all the fun you're missing.  Each time you stamp it, you get a unique surprise.  I have several previous posts using this technique, so you can do a 'search' to learn more about it.

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A Sparkly Little Card

I have a sparkly and cute little card for you today.  This one is 3 X 6" because I ran across some old envelopes as I was cleaning out my 'stash' and decided to make some cards to fit them.

Since these envelopes are retired now, you could easily make this size envelope with our Envelope Punch Board.  3 X 6" cards make good use of 12 X 12" CS.  In my next post, I'll share another kind of card that makes good use of our 12 X 12" CS.

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Nature's Perfection in Black and Crushed Curry

As promised, here's another card using the delicious Crushed Curry / Basic Black color story.  This one has a little special sparkle to it.

Instead of sponging Crushed Curry onto a white CS, I embossed directly onto a Crushed Curry piece of CS for the top layer of my card.  I added sponging and embossing to coordinate the envelope.  See the sparkle on the flower focal piece?  I used my 2-Way Glue Pen and Dazzling Diamonds Glitter.

I used one of the special ribbon techniques from my Ribbon Techniques Album for this card.

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A Little Shimmer / A Little Bling / A Little Christmas

Today, let's bring out the shimmer and bling.  I have 2 Christmas cards to share with you.  We'll be making these this Friday night at my Friday Night Cards class.  Both cards use our oldest and perhaps most loved stamp set ever --- Lovely As A Tree.

Here's how I achieved the shimmer and bling:
-Shimmery White CS --- both cards
-Brushed Silver CS --- both cards
-Silver Ribbon --- first card
-Frosted Finishes (snowflake) --- first card
-Dazzling Diamonds Glitter --- second card  (almost impossible to capture in a photo)

 ... and here again are all the cards we'll be making this Friday night.  Get a friend to sign up with you and you will both get to make the bonus card.

In my next post, I'll share more about the last 2 Christmas cards, so be sure to stop by again.  Have a great day.

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