Embossed Glitter Technique

The glitter is so hard to see on photos. *sigh* Ok let's talk glitter for a minute. My favorite cards when I was a kid were the ones that shimmered. Now I know that people hate to work with glitter because it gets everywhere. This technique is one way to use it without it getting all over the place.

Simply mix your glitter with embossing powder. My formula is one part glitter to three parts embossing powder. You just have to use really fine glitter for this to work.

Yes, you can buy embossing powder with glitter in it, but I tend to skip buying things that have a single purpose. I like to use the clear embossing powder over colored ink or mixed with other things to get the effect without investing in a huge variety of colors and types.

Thanks for looking!

Simply Fabulous - Use Your Scraps

I love the little flower brads and the combination of the ticket corner punch and then rounding the corners on the mat. I'm not a real flower kind of girl. No really. *huff* You can stop laughing now.

Ok, a boy brought me flowers the summer when I was 17. The poor guy thought it was going to win me over and I'd finally say yes to going out with him. Cut flowers are dead, useless and therefore a waste of money. I told him so while I was rubbing down my iron gray mare's flanks. He learned though because he came back the next week with a new red halter. We had a great time on our date and he was a sweet guy.

Definately not a flower kind of girl. However, some of the people I give cards to... are.
*smile* So this is for one of them. The point here is that you can still design with your style, but take your audience into consideration. It's no different than taking the time to purchase a card that is right for the person or occasion.

Think about it, get your scraps out and play!

The Gnome Knows - Use Your Scraps

Yes. The Gnome knows who made a stamp in his image. Oh, yeah and I do too now! Sharon confirmed that it is a Stampin Up stamp - probably retired now.

Ok, we have reached the end..... of the gnomes! The scrap bins are still HUGE.

Thanks for looking!

Pocket Card - Use Your Scraps

A pocket card is a lot of fun. It's more like a postcard but you make a pocket for it. It's just like the sleeve or pocket that I made for Morgan's one of a kind ATC/LTC. In this case, it's quite a bit larger than the obligatory 2.5 x 3 inches of an ATC. For a card sized project, you seal and envelope and then trim an end to open it.

Mine? All scraps... again. LOL Even the envelope. It was even crimped like this and tossed in the box. So I pulled other decorative paper, card stock, rub ons and stickers from the boxes and this just sort of happened.

When you pull the card out it looks like this:



Go ahead. Say it. Say it out loud!! "Will she ever finish using those scraps?" LOL

Sticker Fun - Use Your Scraps

I am a collector. I tend to collect things, bits baubles.... scraps. You never know when that little bottle cap is going to be the perfect thing for your project. So it's hard for me to throw things out. Really hard. For you too?

In my quest to use some of my own scraps and those that were given to me... I submit to you another card. Yes, it's all scrap. All of it. Left over bits. Scraps can be more than just paper. Stickers that were left on the sheet after you'd used what you needed or a few of those cool wire shapes left over from another project. This card is a coming together of a lot of those elements.

No stamping here. Really. It's stickers, so there's no coloring either. I did draw the lines of glue in the big flower for the glitter. *nodding* Ahhh glitter. That's the stuff of controversy but we'll talk about that hot topic another time.

Thanks for looking!

Morgan's Mini Book

Morgan has discovered the art of writing. Reading is coming along, but she prefers to write a story. So I make her special little books to record her thoughts and feelings. She fills 'em with short stories sometimes and that's just fine with us.

Would you guys like to read one of her short stories? I could post one for you.

Anyway, this little book is embellished on the outside and a bit of color and stamping on the inside cover as well. I gave it to her on Sunday and instead of writing in it, she asked if she could give it to her teacher as a gift. So sweet! So she packed it up and gave it to Ms Cassell on Tuesday.

Hope she likes it!

Something to Crow About - Punch Pal

OMGosh! Isn't this little crow the cutest ever? I saw it on a Ellen's blog and just had to make him. I had to do it from memory too because I was at a friends house. We punched out the pieces and constructed the crow together. However, i didn't finish the card till today. I wanted to use some of the ... um... yeah.. scraps that I had here at home to finish it off.

He's just too adorable though?

Fibers and Stitching and Charms, Oh My!

It's Stamping 411 Challenge time again. I wanted to play with some of the scraps for this card and I'm so excited about how it turned out.

The stitching is by machine - the fibers were in a bag full of yarn. I stitched them down to keep them in place, then tied on the stamped medallion and the charm. The stamp is one of those clear gel stamps, colored in with a Souffle marker and shaded with watercoloring.

There's a Gnome in my Garden - Use your Scraps

3-D Elements and scanners... just don't mix!

Another of the little gnomes! I'll have to ask her where the stamp came from! Morgan picked the papers for this card. All of it comes from the scrap bin. I know the card stock is SU but I'm not sure about the DSPs or ribbon.

August Swap - Sharing Again

This card is by Joy. I love the colors and this stamp set is awesome!

Here's Gina's Card. She did some spotlighting and that's something I've never tried. It's fun!

Bowl of Blooms - Use your Scraps

The flowers on the card are paper pieced embellishments from the box my friend gave me. There were five of these little flower sets, so I made that many of these cards. Do you think they are too girly to give the Junior Scouts as a welcome back? Maybe they could give them to their Mom's instead. Hmmm...

The card bases are Rich Razzleberry from my own stash but the rest came from the boxes. I used Circle Circus on white scraps with Rich Razzleberry ink for the light colored background. The DSP is double sided so it could be Stampin Up but I don't know for sure.

I love how sponging the edges adds depth and drama -- this was the first card made from the scraps btw. I just had to play with the little bowl of flowers.

August Swap - Share

Here are a couple of the cards from the August Team Meeting Swap. The scanner can't do these cards justice. So an updated pic will have to come in later when I can do a photo shoot again.


This first one is by Tammy. I just love this stamp set! The polar bear stamps are in a shimmery white. Isn't it a fun card? Tammy always has such great ideas and she's great to have on your team in the Stampin Feud Game!

This one is by Eva. The same Eva that swears she can't create, who thinks she's just mediocre at stamping. HA! The little dove nestled in the origami frame is adorable. She's so much better than she thinks she is... don't you agree?