Hello Friends,
I’m sure you’ve all heard the phrase, “Women don’t sweat, they glisten!” Well, with these temperatures, I’m surely glistening when working outside!
After taking care of my horses this morning, I showered the “glisten” off and decided to create a little sparkle in my craftroom!
I’m completely in love with the Balmy Blue Glimmer Paper! I love sparkle and bling and this Balmy Blue Glimmer Paper shimmers and shines so beautifully.
It pairs so well with the Snowflake Wishes bundle that I chose to let the glimmer paper and DSP do all the work today! Stampin’ Up always comes up with such beautiful designer series papers, and the quality is so much better than the big-box stores! (personal opinion, of course!) The cool blues and purples with the lovely watercolor effect…Snowflake Splendor DSP is gorgeous! So, why not feature it and let it speak for itself?!
LET’S GET INKY!
Materials Used:
Paper:
- Whisper White: card base – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″; mat 2 – 3″ x 2 1/2″; mat 3 – 4 1/8″ x 1 3/8″; front sentiment panel – 2 5/8″ x 1 1/2″; inside sentiment panel – 5 1/4″ x 4″
- Snowflake Splendor DSP: mat 1 – 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″; featured panel – 2 3/8″ x 2 7/8″
- Misty Moonlight: front embossed panel – 1 1/4″ x 4″; inside mat – 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″
- Balmy Blue Glimmer Paper: 2″ x 6″ – Use So Many Snowflakes Dies to cut 1 large, 1 medium, and 2 small snowflakes
Stamp Sets Used:
- Snowflake Wishes (front sentiment)
- Wrapped In Christmas (inside sentiment)
Ink:
- Misty Moonlight
- Balmy Blue
Accessories:
- So Many Snowflakes Dies
- Winter Snow Embossing Folder
- Adhesive-Backed Snowflakes
- Misty Moonlight/Silver Baker’s Twine (Flowers For Every Season Ribbon Combo)
PUTTING IT TOGETHER:
- Adhere mat 1 (DSP) to card base.
- Adhere DSP to mat 2 and wrap Baker’s Twine 3 times around panel, securing with tape on the back of panel. Tie small bow with the Baker’s Twine and apply with glue dot.
- Run Misty Moonlight 1 1/4″ x 4″ piece through Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine in the Winter Snow Embossing Folder.
- Adhere embossed piece to mat 3.
- Cut 1 large, 1 medium, and 2 small snowflakes from Balmy Blue Glimmer Paper using So Many Snowflakes Dies.
- Stamp sentiment on 2 5/8″ x 1 1/2″ Whisper White piece using Misty Moonlight ink.
- Adhere DSP panel to left upper corner of card front.
- Adhere embossed Misty Moonlight panel across bottom of DSP panel.
- Adhere sentiment tag to bottom right card front over Misty Moonlight panel.
- Adhere glimmer paper snowflakes on card front and then scatter the Adhesive-Backed Snowflakes randomly to fill in the gaps!
- For the inside of the card, stamp the sentiment from Wrapped In Christmas in Misty Moonlight (on Whisper White panel), and then stamp snowflakes (Snowflake Wishes) in Balmy Blue.
- Adhere that white panel to the Misty Moonlight mat and adhere all to card inside.
DONE!
So, which camp are you in? Do you like the summertime “glisten”, or the wintertime holiday “sparkle”? I guess I’m somewhere in-between! I love summertime if I can lounge by a pool or on a beach somewhere – somewhere to rinse off the “glisten”. And, I love wintertime if I can cozy up next to the fire with a good book! Being cozy by the fire, and the Christmas season definitely puts a sparkle in my mood!
I hope you’re allowing yourself some time to get INKY and getting ahead of the holiday rush! If you’ve purchased Stampin’ Up products from me, my biggest wish is that you USE THEM!!! Take these hot days and spend some time making cards to give to those you love! It’s good for the heart and mind!!!
Until next time… I hope you get INKY!
Janet
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