A Glittered Tree

Hello everyone,

Today's Christmas card uses another leftover glittered sticker that I found in my stash.

The image is a Peel-Offs outline sticker covered in a variety of glitter (Martha Stewart and Studio K).  The sentiment is Inkadinkado stamped in Versafine Onyx Black.

This is a lovely Christmas card.  As much as I love crafting 'over-the-top' Christmas cards, there is something about all the white space on this card that makes me really, really happy.  The glittered tree and lightly flourished sentiment couldn't work more beautifully together.  I chose this sentiment because it provided the chance to add a bit of glitter to coordinate with the tree.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Glittering Holly

Hello everyone,

I'm still posting the Christmas card I crafted for my own friends.

The printed paper is Recollections Sugar Plums layered on Stampin' Up Real Red.  The image is Elizabeth Craft Designs Peel-Off sticker affixed to Real Red and glittered with Studio K Green Ultrafine glitter and Classic Red Glamour Glitter.  The sentiment is Hero Arts Very Merry Christmas stamped in Real Red on Bazzill white.  The brad is BoBunny.

This is a really simple card using leftover Christmas bits and paper.  The ornament is only affixed with the brad so it moves.  I filled in this holly a number of different ways before settling on glitter.  Marker was boring.  Sakura glitter was too gold.  Gelly Roll pen didn't cover the gold.  Glitter was just right.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Glittering Elegance

Hello everyone,

Another colleague Christmas card for you today.

The printed papers are K&Company Tim Coffey.  The sentiment is Penny Black Holly Xmas stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Stampin' Up Whisper White and glittered with Classic Red Glamour Glitter, Green Studio K Glitter and Sakura Clear Star Gelly roll pen.  The sentiment is layered on a Ranger Alcohol inked piece of glossy paper and more K&Company Tim Coffey paper.

I was going through all the Christmas bits and pieces that I have lying around and decided to try to use them up on these next few cards.  I'd started with some ornaments that I had previously punched from some alcohol inked paper and stamped with a small holly stamp that I had then glittered.  This sentiment was to mimic that ornament.  Once I'd gotten all the elements together, I didn't end up using the ornament because it just didn't work.  This is likely what happened the first time around.  Oh well, I'll stick it back in the stash for another time.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Spectacularly Sparkly

Hello everyone,

Another of my colleagues is heading off to a new job and I wanted to craft her something really special.

The image is Elizabeth Craft Designs glittered with Stickles purple and yellow dry fine glitter, Martha Stewart Charoite, Golden Beryle, Peridot and Turquoise glitter, and Studio K Forest Green ultrafine glitter.  The image is layered on Worldwin purple, Stampin' Up Very Vanilla, and Canford Gold.  The sentiment is Annabelle Stamps Square Posies stamped in Elegant Eggplant.

The photo doesn't do this card any justice.  In reality, it is much brighter and more shiny.  The colours just pop!  I really love doing this glitter technique.  Though it is messy, the results are just spectacular.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle