Pattern, Color, Texture, Shine

Recently I rummaged through my stash and pulled out a package of vellum. I am loving the softness it adds to projects. For this week's embossing theme I dry embossed a rose pattern onto vellum, and cut around the outline of the roses for extra dimension. I made the ribbon by stacking a folded piece of pink tulle on top of a strip of ordinary party crepe paper, then ruffled it as I ran it through my sewing machine. To finish it off I stitched on a couple strips of embossed cardstock and patterned paper then stamped a few platinum feathers.

"Elegance" layout supplies:

Glitz Design "All Dolled Up" papers: Bits & Pieces

Glitz Design "All Dolled Up" 6x6 paper pad

Glitz Design "Black & White" 6x6 paper pad 

Glitz Design "All Dolled Up" Titles & Accents sticker sheet

Glitz Design "All Dolled Up" Alphabets & Words sticker sheet

Glitz Design "All Dolled Up" Giant Rhinestones

Glitz Design "All Dolled Up" washi tape - Cherries

Glitz Design "Finnley" rubber stamps 

other: card stock, vellum, crepe paper, tulle, platinum ink, embossing folder, embossing plate, Big Shot 

Home Sweet Homeschool

Through the personal challenge of Project 365, I have taken at least one photo everyday for more than five years now. I tend to take a lot of portraits, my personal favorite type, but I've tried to capture some of our daily grind in the mix as well. This week our Glitz Design challenge is to celebrate daily life. I combined my photo of homeschooling in action with a hand written title and lots of layers of Glitz. 

"Home Sweet Homeschool" layout supplies:
Glitz Design "Dapper Dan" paper: Mustaches
Glitz Design "Wild & Free" 6x6 paper pad
Glitz Design "Finnley" 6x6 paper pad
Glitz Design "Wild & Free" Titles & Accents sticker sheet
Glitz Design "Wild & Free" Alphabets & Words sticker sheet
Glitz Design "Raven" Bits & Pieces
Glitz Design "Wild & Free" rubber stamps
Glitz Design "Wild & Free" washi tape - tiny hearts
other: cardstock, sequins, embossing powder, tulle

All That Glitters is Gold

While I've always been more of a silver girl, the new gold trend has piqued my interest in the past months. I love the richness it adds against neutral accents. On this layout I added gold embossing powder to a rubber stamp from the "Raven" collection, as well as a wood veneer shape. The metallic gold of the embossing powder and accents adds richness to some of the gold tones in the patterned paper as well. 

"Shine" layout supplies:

Glitz Design "Finnley" paper: Stripe

Glitz Design "Finnley" 6x6 paper pad

Glitz Design "Hello December" 6x6 paper pad 

Glitz Design "Finnley" Alphabets & Words Sticker Sheet

Glitz Design "Finnley" Titles & Accents Sticker Sheet

Glitz Design "Raven" rubber stamps

other: Vellum, doily, veneer shape, gold embossing powder, sequins 

Halloween Inspiration & Giveaway

Welcome to one of two fabulous days of Halloween inspiration! Glitz Design and Prima Marketing have teamed up to highlight their super cute Halloween goodies, and of course, to offer you another amazing Glitz giveaway. Enjoy today's projects, and stop by the Glitz Blog for details on entering the giveaway. Each person will have the possibility of four entries in the giveaway!

Prima's 12x12 stencils are perfect for creating custom backgrounds. I love the look of ombre, so I dabbed the ink on darker in the corners and faded it out toward the center. I used a makeup sponge to dab the ink onto the cardstock for a smooth appearance. Pairing the ombre diamonds with the geometric patters in the "Raven" line helps keep things looking unified. 

"October Fun" Supplies:

Glitz Design "Raven" papers: Grey

Glitz Design "Raven" 6x6 paper pad

Glitz Design "Raven" Whatnots

Glitz Design "Raven" Alphabets & Words Sticker Sheet

Glitz Design "Raven" Giant Rhinestones

Glitz Design "Raven" washi tape - b&w chevron

Glitz Design "Color Me Happy" washi tape - rainbow stripe

Prima Marketing 12x12 Elements - stencil

Prima Marketing Bark Shapes - stars

Prima Marketing trim

Prima Marketing wood embellishment 

other: black ink, makeup sponge, Xacto knife, sewing machine

Great embellishments make quick work of any mini album project. I wanted a fun collection to display our family Halloween photos from the past few years. Layers of fun trims, large flowers and cardstock embellishments gave a pop of fun to the album while keeping the focus on the photos. 

"Hello Costume Fun" Album Supplies:

Glitz Design "Raven" papers: Lines, Triangles, Chevron, Countdown, Grey

Glitz Design "Raven" 6x6 paper pad

Glitz Design "Raven" Bits & Pieces

Glitz Design "Raven" Whatnots

Glitz Design "Raven" Alphabets & Words Sticker Sheet

Glitz Design "Raven" Titles & Accents Sticker Sheet

Prima Marketing Chalkboard Notecards

Prima Marketing Chalkboard Flowers

Prima Marketing Bark Shapes - stars

Prima Marketing trim

Prima Marketing wood embellishment 

other: Album & doilies (Punky Sprouts)

To create the background for this card I stenciled the diamonds with a Versamark ink pad then embossed them with clear embossing powder. The greeting was stamped with Versamark, but left matte to give the card an extra bit of dimension. Finally cluster a few layers of great Glitz patterned paper and Prima embellishments and you're set!

"Happy Halloween" Card Supplies:

Glitz Design "Raven" 6x6 paper pad

Glitz Design "Raven" rubber stamps

Prima Marketing 12x12 Elements - stencil

Prima Marketing Chalkboard Flowers

Prima Marketing trim

other: Versamark ink, embossing powder

Messages from Heaven

Nearly every change of season brings us a fresh batch of color combination trends to try. This fall the Glitz team is taking the Green/Pink/Neutral combo for a spin. I had a hard time choosing between white and warm gray for my neutral, so in the end I went with both. The white I kept as a canvas and the warm gray as the accent. 

The photo was extra special to me because it was a little memento I found of my dad's one day when cleaning my house. When he was sick his pockets were always supplied with cough drops that had little messages on the wrappers. This was one of the wrappers I found not long after he passed away. It was like a little message from heaven. 

"Nothing You Can't Handle" Supplies:
Glitz Design "Finnley" paper: Drip
Glitz Design "Wild & Free" 6x6 Paper Pad
Glitz Design "Finnley" 6x6 Paper Pad
Glitz Design "Dapper Dan" Rubber Stamps
Glitz Design "Finnley" Titles & Accents Sticker Sheet
Glitz Design "Finnley" Alphabets & Words Sticker Sheet
Glitz Design "Hello Friend" Washi Tape
other: typewriter, VersaMark ink, Stickles glitter glue, star sequins (Studio Calico), lace punch (Martha Stewart Crafts), circle punch, embossing powder and ink (Stampin Up)

Roller Doodle Stamping Madness

This week I tried something I'd never done before. I painted the background paper for my layout. Now in all honesty, I'm generally a lazier scrapper than that. I don't like waiting for things to dry before I can work on them, so I tend to avoid some of the techniques that interrupt my work flow with periods of waiting. But this week I wanted to try something different with my roller doodles. I rolled them on my background paper with VersaMark watermark ink, then added clear embossing powder. Once the paper had cooled (I used watercolor paper for this project) I saturated it with water, then added a couple of color washes over the embossed areas. I should have practiced a bit more before to get a smoother wash, but I was happy with the overall results. I even survived waiting for my paper to dry!

"Hop" Supplies:

Glitz Design "Finnley" papers: Floral, Drip, Neon

Glitz Design "Finnley" 6x6 Paper Pad

Glitz Design "Finnley" Titles & Accents Sticker Sheet

Glitz Design "Finnley" Alphas & Words Sticker Sheet

Glitz Design "Finnley" Whatnots

Glitz Design "Finnley" Bits & Pieces

Glitz Design "Wild & Free" Giant Roller Doodle "X's"

Glitz Design "Wild & Free" Rubber Stamps

Glitz Design Washi Tape: Tiny Hearts

other: paint, doily, sequins, vellum pocket, ink, embossing powder, watercolor paper

Spotlight on Stamping with Glitz Designs

This week's Glitz Designs spotlight features Glitz rubber stamps. For my first project I wanted the "Uncharted Waters" anchor stamp  to take center stage. Stamping the anchor in three colors gave it a chance to shine without seeming overdone. Keeping the three colors in different tones helps to add interest. For the "Forever & Always" card the "Hello Friend" cloud stamp add a subtle flair by using a watermark ink pad and clear embossing powder. Check out Glitz rubber stamps for an endless supply of embellishments to coordinate with your projects. 

"Love of my Life" Supplies
Glitz Designs "Yours Truly" paper: Motif
Glitz Designs "Uncharted Waters" 6x6 Paper Pad
Glitz Designs "Uncharted Waters" Rubber Stamps
Glitz Designs "Love You Madly" Giant Rhinestones
Glitz Designs "Vintage Blue" Trim
Other: ink: Stampin' Up; canvas trim: Punky Sprouts; card: Memory Box

"Forever & Always" Supplies
Glitz Designs "Uncharted Waters" Paper Layers
Glitz Designs "Sunshine in my Soul" Alphabet & Word Sticker Sheet
Glitz Designs "Love You Madly" Rubber Stamps
Glitz Designs "Hello Friend" Rubber Stamps
Other: ink & embossing powder: Stampin' Up; VersaMark; sequins; card: Memory Box

"Hello" Supplies
Glitz Designs "Color Me Happy" 8x8 Paper Pad
Glitz Designs "Sunshine in my Soul" 8x8 Paper Pad
Glitz Designs "Uncharted Waters" Rubber Stamps
Glitz Designs "Color Me Happy" Rubber Stamps
Glitz Designs "Vintage Blue" Trim
Other: ink & embossing powder: Stampin' Up; VersaMark; Stazon; sewing machine; card: Memory Box