You Make me Sparkle

Hi Bloggers.

Blogger was playing up today so my post did not go up at 6am as usual. Sorry about that!

I'm scheduled to do shows on Create & Craft today at 12noon and 6pm. I'm really looking forward to the shows as they've got lots of girly stuff in them. Just a heads up on that - I've selected a couple of gorgeous ribbon packs which are unlikely to last beyond the first hour!

Today I'm sharing a card featuring Kat from the Fashionista Best Friends Stamp Set.

For the background, I ran some Coconut White Card through the Grand Calibur with the Couture Creations Alora Embossing Folder. This is not a repeating pattern but it is quite a busy one so it is possible to extend the background as I have done here without it being too visible. I inked around the edges with Faded Jeans Distress Ink using Cut n Dry Foam.

I stamped the image using Jet Black Archival and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder. I coloured Kat in using Cosmic Shimmer Matt Drawing Inks. I cut her out using Spellbinders Spellbinders Labels Fourteen. I inked through the die with Faded Jeans. I cut the largest of the Fancy Postage Edge dies out of Foundations Floral Dream Paper. I inked through the die with Faded Jeans and threaded some Baker's Twine from the Primary Set through the holes.

I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set again using Jet Black Archival and embossed with clear embossing powder. I cut it out using Spellbinders Ribbon Banners and inked through the die with Faded Jeans.

I tied a bow using Light Blue Ruffle Edged Ribbon. I added a button and a Dazzler in one of the new colours (coming soon) to the centre of my bow. I added a couple of Crystal Decorative Stick Pins.

I assembled the card as shown adding some dots of Cosmic Shimmer Pearlescent in Summer Blue around the edges.

Hope you can join me later.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.