Sewing Layers

Hello again! Lately I've noticed lots of sewn strips and layers in my collection of lovely paper crafting pins on Pinterest. Sewing the layers to projects gives them some texture with the added bonus of keeping them affixed to your layout forever! 

As with all of my projects, I lay the layers in their general location and move them around until I am satisfied with the look. I typed out a favorite quote with our old typewriter, then cut it into strips. Next I sewed some ordinary crepe paper into a ruffle on my sewing machine, then sewed each element onto the layout individually. After each layer was sewn, I ran my finger along each edge to give it a little extra dimension. Finally I added the photos, some stickers and a few sequins to finish it off. 

"Be Kind" layout supplies:

Glitz Designs "Brightside" patterned papers: Butterflies, Bits & Pieces

Glitz Designs "Carpe Diem" patterned paper: Brocade

Glitz Designs "Brightside" 6x6 paper pad

Glitz Designs "Brightside" Alphas & Accents sticker sheet

Glitz Designs "All Dolled Up" washi - cherries

other: cardstock, vellum, sequins, crepe paper, heart punch

Top Dog Guest Designer: Insta-Love Mini Album & Giveaway

Hello friends! I had the opportunity to pair up with Top Dog Dies as a Guest Designer this week. Top Dog Dies is a new online store that offers their own brand of wafer-thin and steel-rule dies, along with dies from brands you already know, including Little B, Lawn Fawn, Taylored Expressions, Savvy Stamps and Cheery Lynn Designs. Top Dog Dies is also the leading U.S. retailer for Tattered Lace, a new line of intricate dies designed by British designer Stephanie Weightman. 

I created this sweet little mini album with the Top Dog's Camera Die and Camera Finishers Set, as well as a cheery little card you can check out on the Top Dog blog. At seven inches across the camera die was perfectly sized to make an album with my Instagram prints. I cut the center out of a four inch doily to mimic the lens, then layered each page with paper, ribbon, wash tape, doilies and tulle to accent the photos. 

Be sure to enter the Top Dog Dies guest designer giveaway by Sunday, August 31 for a chance to win a $50 shopping spree at Top Dog Dies!

Insta-Love Mini Album

The Details

**Be sure to enter the Top Dog Dies guest designer giveaway by Sunday, August 31 for a chance to win a $50 shopping spree at Top Dog Dies!**

Little Moments - Little Vignettes

Happy Friday Glitz friends! For this week's Sparkle & Shine feature I decided to do a layout with four little vignettes mixing and matching embellishments from four gorgeous Glitz lines. A while back we took a few photos in front of an old aqua colored building we came across on the waterfront. 

The striking background in the photos was a natural fit with the colors in the "Felicity" and "Brightside" so I used the 6x6 paper pads from both lines to ground the photos on the white background. I  sifted through my supplies and gathered stickers, Whatnots and rhinestones from four lines that complimented the photos. 

Once I'd gathered my coordinating supplies I created four mini vignettes and placed them in a grid pattern on my background cardstock. I stitched on a couple butterflies punched from vellum and added a decorative stitch around two edges.

"You're my Sweetheart" layout supplies:
Glitz Design "Brightside" 6x6 paper pad
Glitz Design "Felicity" 6x6 paper pad
Glitz Design "Brightside" Alphas & Accents sticker sheet
Glitz Design "Felicity" Alphas & Accents sticker sheet
Glitz Design "Black & White" Whatnots
Glitz Design "Carpe Diem" puffy words sticker sheet
Glitz Design "Carpe Diem" giant rhinestones
Glitz Design Washi Tape - silver
other: cardstock, vellum, baker's twine, butterfly punch

Inspired by The Great Gatsby

This week our Glitz Design challenge was to find inspiration from "The Great Gatsby". My girls and I love trying out vintage hairstyles, so I started by searching Pinterest for style inspiration. After imitating the flapper hairstyle and look we shot a few photos. The feathers, lace and bling from the era's style were a great jumping off point for my project. I finished off the layout by adding a quote from F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" to the photo of my daughter. 

"Rare Smile" layout supplies:

Glitz Design "Brightside" paper: Butterflies

Glitz Design "Carpe Diem" papers: Diamonds, Squirrels

Glitz Design "Brightside" 6x6 paper pad

Glitz Design "Carpe Diem" 6x6 paper pad

Glitz Design "Carpe Diem" Titles & Accents sticker sheet

Glitz Design "Brightside" washi tape - pink glitter

other: card stock (Bazzill Basics), feather (Michael's), tulle (Hobby Lobby), date stamp (Smash), scallop & butterfly punches (Martha Stewart Crafts), sequins, tag die (Stampin' Up), Sizzix Big Shot

Spring Love

Spring is in the air here in Washington State and the flowering trees are all abloom. The precious pink patterns and cherry blossoms in the "All Dolled Up" collection were a perfect to highlight the season. I layered four patterned papers, a shiny gold doily and a strip of tulle, then folded the "love" tag over and tucked in behind the top patterned paper. After stitching the tag and tulle in place I added the photo along with the rhinestones and stickers. The sentiment in the bottom corner was cut from a scrap of one of the "Bits & Pieces". The gold accents place in a visual triangle bring eye across the project and bring an extra sparkle to the soft colors of spring.

Don't forget to check out the new Glitz Design website for all of this month's giveaway information!

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

Glitz Design "All Dolled Up" 6x6 paper pad

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

Glitz Design "All Dolled Up" washi tape - cherries

Glitz Design "All Dolled Up" Giant Rhinestones

other: cardstock, gold doily, tulle, vellum, gold alphabet, ribbon

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