Glimmering Birthday Wishes

 Hello friends! I used to think I was pretty good at resisting all the newest trends. While some I gave in to readily, and others I jumped into after holding out so long they were no longer trendy, I have to say I have found a new possibility. I told myself I didn't need a Glimmer system, but after I got one for Christmas I'm in love with the new look for my cards. Wish I had done it sooner!

See what you think. 

I created this card for Challenge #576 at The Paper Players. I love a Tic Tac Toe challenge and went with two rows: diagonally - birthday, flower, die cut and the third column down  - die cut, birthday, stencil.

Using the Floral Notes stencil (and Dies) from Pink Fresh studio involved quite a bit of experimenting with techniques, color combos and inks. 

 

I finished the elegant look with several gemstones. Foiling is hard to photograph. Here's a close up.

I will list the extensive list of supplies below.

I sure hope you'll have a go with this fun challenge! Our team has some extraordinary inspiration and I can't wait to see what you make! 

Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  

Supplies used: 

Stamps: NONE 

Inks: Tea Party - Altenew, Soft Stone - PTI

Paper: white, WPlus9 Dove 

Spellbinder: Glimmer System, Yana's Special Sentiments, gold foil

Accessories - Floral Notes, Diamond Motif  Stencils - Pinkfresh Studio, coordinating Dies and the Slimline Dies

Inspired By...Hello Baby Flowers

Hi there, have you been inspired lately? I've been seeing foiled cards everywhere and was inspired to get out my foil and laminator and prepare a few backgrounds last week. One came in handy for the challenge at Inspired By! I went with the theme of Hello and Flowers. Here's my card.

I love mint and peach together so it was easy to incorporate those hues in my design. A few details: I used Thermo Web Deco Foil in gold and Transfer Gel with a stencil to create the foiling. Adding gold thread behind the focal point repeated that element. The stamps and dies used are from The Greetery: Opposites Attract (new stamps to me and I will surely be using them often!) and Birthday Blooms. We are thrilled to have so many participating in our challenges, and it's delightful to see your beautiful work in the gallery. 

Hope you will be inspired to play along! I will be adding this link to the wonderful challenge at NBUS, where I go to be inspired! 

Thank you for coming by, have a great day.

Be yourself

     Delight in your craft 

        Make something beautiful!