Today, I'm sharing the final 2 cards that I taught last Sunday!
This colour combination: Lagoon, Smoothie and Pear and is completely outside of the box for me, especially for Christmas Cards! I took it right from the Idea Book and low and behold it works (I guess that's why they pay the art department the big bucks.....to get us excited about all things new!)
The card on the left features an image from C1420 "Snow Days" hidden behind a glitter window. This technique is super fun - albeit a little messy getting yourself and your work area covered in glitter - and works particularly well in winter, simulating snow. It's really easy to do though - here are the steps.
To create a Glitter Window:
- Cut 2 pieces of cardstock to roughly the same dimensions.
- Stamp your desired image on one of the pieces.
- Cut a window (using a die or punch) in the other piece that your stamped image will show through.
- Now take packing tape (just the regular old stuff you use to seal boxes) and cover the window ON THE REVERSE SIDE,
- Sprinkle Prisma Glitter all over the window (on the sticky side of the tape which is now on the front side of the window) and rub it around to get full coverage.
- Brush off any stray glitter -- note your window will no longer be sticky and then adhere your two pieces together.
- Mount your glitter window focal image on a pre-prepared card base and you're all set!
It's that easy!
The sentiment is from the D1380 "Just For the Holidays" which was released last year but I just picked up. I totally love this set and think if affords of ton of possibilities ~ creating borders, tags, scrapbook page embellies and so much more.
The card on the right hand side is again stolen directly from the pages of the Idea Book and features an ornament from D1446 "Adorn-Able". To put this one together it's a bit more involved, with the Smoothie panel being embossed before inking, but I'll leave that discussion for another day. For now, let's just relish in the beauty of this stunning colour combination and be encouraged to think outside of the box when you're creating. You just never know when you might find a winner!
If you have any questions about the Glitter Window - don't hesitate to shout them out and I'll do my best to answer them. You can leave me a comment below, or you can call me at 905-317-8823, or you can even email me at [email protected]! I'm here for you!
Crap. Did I miss the workshop????
Posted by: Wendy Byrne | 11/12/2010 at 05:06 AM