Sparkle and Shine

Hey Crafty Friends!!

Every now and then I feel the need to GLAM it up!! Something with lots of SPARKLE and SHINE!! 

And everyone know that DIAMONDS are a girl's best friend!!

So today's card pays homage to those things... 

Supplies Used

beYOU Stamp Set (Virginia Turtle)

Hot Glam Girl Sequins (Virginia Turtle)

Cut'n'Boss (Craftwell)

Diamond die from the Teresa Collins Girls Best Friend Collection (Craftwell)

Teresa Collins Love Triangles Embossing Folder (Craftwell)

Xyron 3" Sticker Maker

Xyron 5" Create-a-Sticker

Patterned Paper (Bella Blvd- Color Chaos Collection)

Black Cardstock 

Metallic Gold Cardstock (Graffix)

Versafine- Onyx Black (Tsukineko)

Diamond Glaze

Foam Adhesive

First, I cut 2 diamonds out metallic cardstock using my Cut'n'boss and Teresa Collins pocket dies.

I used my Diamond Glaze to glue one diamond on top of the other. This makes it an extra thick die cut, similar in thickness to chipboard. 

I also used the diamond glaze to attach my sequins to my cardstock. The patterned paper pictured here is 3 1/8"x 4 3/8".

I cut my foam adhesive down thin enough to hide behind my diamond die cut to really make it look dimensional.

I used The Sparkle and Shine sentiment in my beYOU stamp set to pair with my diamond die cut.

Ran my assembled card front through my Xyron Sticker Maker and adhered it to a 3 3/8"x 4 5/8" piece of black cardstock.

I then cut a3 3/4"x 5 1/8" piece of gold cardstock and embossed it using

my Teresa Collins Love Triangles embossing folders.

I just love the way metallic cardstock looks embossed. You can pretty much embossing any design into metallic cardstock and it will look A-MAZ-ING!!!

Then I ran my gold panel through my Xyron Create-a-Sticker. I adhered it to a 4"x 5 2/8" piece of white cardstock and then on to a standard A2 (4 1/4"x 5 1/2") sized black card base.

And here is my SUPER SHINY & ULTRA GLAM card!!

Hope you enjoyed today's project!!

And, don't forget to experiment with metallic cardstock it makes everything FABULOUS!!

~ Mitsy

Alice In Wonderland - Tea Time

Gonna make this quick.This mommy's gotta run & I know this is super late. But here is my latest in Wonderland layouts and this time it's a double. All files are from Designs on Cloud 9.

I used the following files to make this spread: Wonderland Cuties ( Alice, Mad Hatter, & Cheshire Cat) , Time for Tea ( Tea Pot,Cups, Saucers, Spoon, & Lemon Slices), Pipsqueak (Ratter), Suri's Sweet Treats ( Cookies), Background- Diamonds (Center Diamond Strip), Betsy's Borders ( Scalloped Borders), Laurie's Labels ( Background Shape), Boy Bunny(March Hare), & Magic Show (March Hare's Top Hat).

Tea Drops are from the shape library of y ecal software.

Sugar cubes are the rounded square that also came from the ecal shape library.

Here's closer looks at the drops of tea & sugar cubes.

Boy Bunny makes an super cute Mad Hatter topped him off with the top hat from the Magic Show set.

 Used a mouse from the Pipsqueak file to make this adorable peeker.

I used multiple Sizzix ebossing on the tea cups and tea pot for this look.

Well, friends...I gotta run! Craft with you later!! Check back soon!

Alice In Wonderland - Drink Me

HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE!!

It's that time again... time to reveal my latest in Wonderland creations!!

Let's not beat around the bush!

HERE IT IS:

 All file used to make this layout were from Designs On Cloud 9.

Close-Ups

 I used Wonderland Cuties to make this adorable Alice.

I've been practicing my eyelashes and ,let me tell you, adding the eyelashes makes a huge difference! I also added detail lines to her hair-bow, hairline, and cheeks.

Layered her with adhesive foam between her hair layers and under her head for more added dimension.

 The bottle is from DC9's Bottles file.

 I added three layers of adhesive foam under the bottle just to make it even with Alice... that's how much dimension is this paper piecing... a whole heap!!

The key & gears are from the Doo Dads1 file. And for the pocket watches I again used Wonderland Cuties... it's the White Rabbit's pocket watch.

 For the border on the photo mat I used Photo Mat Fun. I love this file... it also makes a great page border!

Believe it or not, I used the same file to make the border and mat (Background-Diamonds). The mat measure 4"x6" and the border is 3"x11.5" (uncheck the keep proportions box to get this stretched argyle effect).

And last but not least... I used DC9's Gnome file to make the door... just the door not the hinges or keyhole. You can find those also in the Doo Dads 1 File. But sorry guys, sadly the Gnomes file has been retired! :(

Maybe if Michelle gets enough requests she might bring it back... maybe... don't quote me on that!

So there ya go... yeah, it took SIX files to make this one... but sooooooo worth it! I love how it came out!

Recap on the files used:

Design on Coud 9's Wonderland Cuties, Bottles, Doo Dads 1, Photo Mat Fun, Background- Diamonds, & Gnomes(retired)

Oh no I almost forgot... FREEBIE FRIDAY!

&

DC9's new files of the week!

Here they are:

FREEBIE

This one is called Greeting Bubbles.

And here are this weeks new files... sorry, these are not free. :(

LOVE IT!!

Check back here real soon... Got more Wonderland layouts I' gonna dish out... plus other paper piecing creations for your viewing pleasure! 

Happy Crafting my friends!!