Glitter galore!

G'day,

This is my second post for today, so scroll down to see the first, if you're interested.

This card is about as girlie as I can get, I think. I  L-O-V-E girlie cards, the pinker and sparklier the better, but I don't know ANYONE amongst my friends and family who has such sugary taste, so I rarely get to indulge it. But with this card I pulled out all the stops and added lots and lots of shine and sparkle and bling. It's still pretty subtle, though, because of the muted colours I've used. A lot of the sparkle isn't showing up in the photos (of course - it's insanely difficult to photograph sparkle, in my opinion). I probably should have chosen a different backdrop for the photo, too, as I think the busy-ness of the script in the background is stealing some of the card's thunder. In case you're interested, I've used an irridescent sparkle embossing powder over the dark brown stamp on the left, Rock Candy Stickles on the holly sprigs and angel wings, mica flakes on the angel's dress hem, rhinestones and shiny tapestry thread.

My inspiration is the general style of Melissa Phillips (click on her name to see her blog) - I adore her cards but wanted to try here to emulate her style rather than case a particular card. I still haven't quite captured it, but I'm sure it's artistically better to be developing my own style, anyway! I've also used the card sketch from Day 6 of the Holiday Card Boot Camp - I've never done a curved edge on a card before, so this is another first attempt for me.


Here's another photo of the card (specifically for the HCBC gallery link).

Details (this will be a long list):

Stamps: Inkadinkado Large Flourishes, PTI Love Lives Here: Holiday

Ink: Versacolor Pinecone, Burgundy & Petal Pink, Versamagic Hint of Pesto

Paper: My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Madison Avenue & Christmas 6x6 packs, Collections (an Australian company) Vintage Rose 6x6 collection, Basic Grey Capella 6x6 pack, Creative Imaginations Beach Cottage 6x6 pack

Cardstock: SU! Kraft & Pink Pirouette, vanilla

Other: Tim Holtz Distress Stickles - Rock Candy, Derivan Matisse Mica Flakes, Stamp World Irridescent Sparkle embossing powder, Kaiser Rhinestones in wine & antique rose, DMC matallic tapestry thread, dimensional stickers

Tools: Carl holly sprig punch, Spellbinder Labels 18 die, PTI Love Lives Here: Holiday angel die, 3/4" circle punch

I had planned on using a similar (but less sparkly) version of this card as my 2011 Christmas card to mass produce, but it took AGES to make so I'm rethinking that idea - it would take weeks to make enough of these cards and I have other glittery Christmas plans to fulfill!
Thanks for looking.
-Kerri