Wishes

I love sweet and soft layouts that highlight my girlie photos. The minimalist look with lots of white space is a perfect complement to this simple photo of my daughter and her fortune teller paper craft. Lots of white accents and the addition of some tulle and vellum, the four patterned papers keep a soft and simple look. 

"Wish" layout supplies:

Glitz Design "All Dolled Up" papers: Ritz Brocade, Cherry Blossom

Glitz Design "All Dolled Up" 6x6 paper pad

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

Glitz Design "Carpe Diem" Titles & Accents sticker sheet

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

Glitz Design "All Dolled Up" Whatnots

Glitz Design "All Dolled Up" washi tape - Cherries

other: card stock, vellum, heart punch, ribbon, tulle, wood accent, sequins 

Die Cut Machines & Other Things

I'll admit it, I'm a lazy scrapbooker. The thought of pulling out my die cut machine often feels like such a chore, it sits gathering dust on my shelf. I know this is a new level of sloth, but it's the truth. However, when I do use it, I am always happy with the results. For this project I used my Big Shot die cut machine with an embossing folder to emboss the damask design onto pearl white cardstock. I folded a piece of scratch paper, to form cut lines for the rays. I cut along the folds, then embossed every other ray and affixed them to the lovely ombre blue "77" paper. Here's to a tiny step toward conquering laziness! 

"Hello Love" layout supplies:

Glitz Design "77" papers: Floral, Feather

Glitz Design "Black & White" 6x6 paper pad

Glitz Design "Carpe Diem" 6x6 paper pad

Glitz Design "77" Titles & Accents sticker sheet

Glitz Design "77" Whatnots

Glitz Design "77" Giant Rhinestones

other: Big Shot die cut machine, Cuttlebug embossing folder, card stock, tag, vellum, doily, date stamp

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