Looking through the current challenges last night, I saw that the CASology Challenge: Crystal ended this morning.
I knew just what I wanted to do, so I got started on the card last night, and got up early to finish it. There’s just one problem with that—the card is full of shimmer and sparkle, and nearly impossible to photograph even with my new Foldio which has proven to be super for most cards. If I had more time, I might be able to get a better shot of it. These are OK, but the card is much better IRL! It’s a valentine for my five year old granddaughter who loves nothing more than a little bling! She wears party dresses to kindergarten, and when I took her shopping for her birthday, what did she choose? A product called “Bling” that allows you to add rhinestones and gems to your clothes, sunglasses, whatever. I had the perfect stamp set for the card — one I purchased several years ago thinking with four granddaughters it would come in handy.
The card base is a shimmer cardstock, as is the black heart with the embossed crystal. The silver heart is die cut from the most glittery paper I’ve ever owned, purchased in a little shop in Milwaukee. The sentiment was embossed with a glitter embossing powder. There’s glitter everywhere on my desk! You can see the shimmer better here.
The inside sentiment reads: Everything is better with a little bling! Happy Valentine’s Day.
Card Supplies
Cardstock: Pink and Black Shimmer, Silver Glitter (I don’t know the manufacturer.)
Stamps: Sparkle and Shine (W+9), Keep It Simple: Valentine (PTI)
Die: Stitched Hearts (MFT)
I love all this sparkle and shimmer and we can see a lot in the photo-I know how hard it is to take photos and show all this-such a pain! But all this shimmer looks fab and I love that tiny crystal. Thanks for joining CASology x
A perfect card for your sparkling granddaughter & this bit of bling adds SO much. I have been banned by Mr Man to add glitter to anything, it was all do to a mishap with card glitter & cat fur, I’ll say no more.
Beautiful card! I love the layered image & hearts! Thank you for joining us at CASology!
So beautifully blingy! Thanks for playing along with us at CASology, Karen!
What a perfectly dazzling card! your granddaughter is going to love it! and I am really enjoying seeing all the cards you’re making. (also following along the reading and the colored pencils … there’s a lot to inspire here!)
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