11.02.2013

Glitter again!!

Hiya – just a quick post to share a card I made using these gorgeous stamps and dies from Clearly Besotted : Butterfly Wishes and Leafy Accents .  Whilst participating in the Clean and Simple Cardmaking classes I came to discover an old love – glitter!  I say it’s an old love – I have always loved sparkly stuff – but the fly-away-get-stuck-in-your-eyelashes-and-every-where-else-you-can-mention glitter is not something I reach for that often!  With the butterflies on this card I die cut and stamped them then swiped the die cuts in Versamark.  I then coated them in Sticky Stuff embossing powder and finally covered them in Denami crystal glitter.  I wanted a more encapsulated look though so covered them completely in a thick layer of Glossy Accents – that glitter’s goin’ nowhere baby!!

{Birthday Wishes}

Thanks for stopping by.

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08.02.2013

Glitter Me Silly!!!

Happy Weekend – yay!
Just here to share a card inspired from Day 9 of Online Classes C and S 2.  The theme is texture and the cards that really got my juices flowing were the ones doused in glitter!!  I am a HUGE fan of glitter and sparkly stuff so that was the way I went with my card.

{Happy Birthday}
Stamps: Blooming Marvellous, Once Upon a Time (Clearly Besotted)
Ink: Raspberry Fizz, Spring Moss (PTI), Versamark.
Card: Stampers select white, Vintage Cream, Lavender Moon (PTI)
Tools: Blooming Marvellous die collection, Cuttlebug embossing folder

The gorgeous rose is from Blooming Marvellous by Clearly Besotted (die soon available – yay!) and after stamping in Raspberry Fizz and Spring Moss ink (PTI) I swept them with Versamark.  I dug out a pot of Sticky Stuff embossing powder I haven’t used in years (my new favourite thing) and then drenched them in glitter!  It’s so much more sparkly IRL!

Have a great Friday night.

Hugs,
Caryn xxx

06.02.2013

Happiness is…..

Brand new cutting pads for my Big Shot!!  I can’t believe how much simple pleasure I got from opening and using them – like rolling in fresh, virgin snow!!  I am so happy!!

Anyhoo, aside from that I also got a Stamp Press!  Watching the video tutorials on the Clean and Simple Cardmaking classes (where EVERYONE uses them!!) made me realise I could not live my life any longer without one.  However, finding one in the UK was not an easy task.  In the end, after trolling through 4 pages of Google I did find one and it arrived today – yay!!  No more dropping my acrylic block on top of my card when trying to eyeball where to stamp – can’t wait to with it play!

So, the card I’m sharing today was inspired by the techniques showcased in Day 6 of Clean and Simple Card Making 2.  Kristina made a card using a tone-on-tone background which I just LOVED.  So I used my Zig Zag background stamp from Hero Arts and the new and very wonderful Leafy Accents dies from Clearly Besotted (available soon!!).

I am So pleased I participated in these classes – I really look forward to every new class.  I really recommend it to anyone looking to boost their mojo!!

Right, off to watch Greys Anatomy (up to series 5 now!!)

Big HUgs,
Caryn xxx