Monday, February 25, 2013

A Happy Hello

Hey Again! 

Since I already had all my Papertrey Ink things out for this card, I thought it would be fun to participate in this week's Make It Monday, which is all about adding glitter trim to your project.  ...A challenge with glitter...?  Uhh...yea, I'm in!

I may have gone a little overboard with the glitter trim idea because, omg, I totally underestimated the mess this little project would create.  I think I'll be finding glitter for days weeks.  Here's why: 



For this card, I used the wonderful words: hello stamp set, which is embossed with black.  I then cut strips of cardstock (scarlet jewel, autumn rose, canyon clay, summer sunrise, and simply chartreuse) and ran them through my xyron.  I added prisma glitter to the strips and proceeded to cover everything on my desk with sparkles (as a side note, swiffer cloths work great as glitter clean up cloths).  It didn't help that Audie was poised and ready to help... 



He's a creature of opportunity--those scraps are mighty shiny and the opposite of tasty (not that he knows that until he sinks his teeth into them).  He steals them like a stealth ninja and runs for the hills (bedsheets)!  With my fingers covered in glitter, he was definitely at an advantage--though that simply resulted in him being inadvertently bedazzled.  Which resulted in my room, carpet, and sheets ending up a little more fabulous than they were before this evening.  Alas.  

Okay, back to the card.  See how sparkly it is? 



Anyways, that's all for me today.  Thanks for visiting! 

-Lizzy

7 comments:

  1. so bright and cheery, I love all the strips of glitter and how you wove them together in the corner. I know what you mean about the glitter mess...I brushed my pants and the glitter flew up into the air...it will be around for weeks I think!

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  2. I am just giggling to myself thinking about Audie & the fabulous stealth maneuver....I'm going to tell myself that's why I keep my desk top so messy. It's bad enough having the dog at my feet without the cats at my hands ;)
    I really love the paper weaving - and the black just pops above it. Enjoy being extra-fabulous today :)

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  3. Ohhh, I like this! It's so sparkly!! The paper weaving looks great, too! The adventures of Audie makes me laugh! He just wanted to play, too! :)

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  4. Loved your story, and your card! I have an Abyssinian who "helps" me stamp, too :)

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  5. Loving your 'rainbow' weave. Great job!

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  6. A super sparkly card. Love the rainbow.

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  7. Love how you wove these sparkling borders, great card!

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