This is SO me!

This is SO me!

Monday, August 13, 2012

All That Shimmers and Shines

Today, Sassy Studio Designs is sponsoring Love To Create .  The challenge is "All That Shimmers and Shines".  I recently attended a shoebox swap with my wonderful stamping group The Meade Girls and I won a door prize- a pack of glitter cardstock from Stampin' Up.  When I saw the challenge, I knew I HAD to use this paper!!!!  I found the sentiment online and thought it would be perfect for this card:



It was hard to get a picture of it without glare, but these didn't turn out too badly. 

I wanted to color the dress to look like fire and wanted to use my Prisma pencils, which I am not very good at using.  I've had them a long time...and, well...it's a long story!  Anyway, I went to Michael's yesterday in search of a Prisma blending pencil to use on this image, and, of course, they didn't have any.  Come to the rescue my dear, sweet friend, Gloria!  She had several "extras" so she dropped one off to me today.  THANK YOU, Gloria!  I owe you- again!  :)

Now, anyone who knows me knows that I am "glitterphobic".  I love the way glitter looks, but I just hate how it gets all over everything...including ME!  I used Stickles on the bottom of her dress...I love Stickles!  Now, the Stampin' Up glitter paper- well, FYI...the glitter DOES come off!!  Not terribly, but enough to nearly freak me out!!

I hope you enjoyed my card and that you'll come back again soon!!

Stamps:  Katniss- Girl on Fire (Sassy Studio Designs), sentiment computer-generated
Papers:  Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, glitter paper (all Stampin' Up), Neenah 80# white
Accessories:  Copic Markers, Prisma Pencils, Prisma Blending Pencil, Stickles, pop dots



15 comments:

  1. Mary, this card is so stunning! I love, love, love it! Glitter is one of my favorite things too. Your coloring is absolutely fabulous. Just love everything about this card. Beautifully done!

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  2. Gorgeous Mary! What a great way to use the glitter paper! Your coloring of Katniss' dress is on fire! HUGS

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  3. What a great card. Thanks for joining us at Love to Create. xxxx

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  4. Mary - This is so pretty! I love the glitterifity!

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  5. What an awesome card! Love all the bling! :-)

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  6. So gorgeous and sparkly! Love it!

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  7. Love the coloring on the dress-it does look like fire! and always, always love me some glitter paper!

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  8. Great card. I love all the glitter

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  9. What a pretty card, I love the glitter paper, looks fabulous with your image!

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  10. AWESOME card!!! Thanks for participating in LOVE TO CREATE challenge!! Hope to see you again!
    ~DEANNE~

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  11. Gorgeous card Mary!!! You got the glitter down! LOL! I'm with you on the glitter ... it gets everywhere! ;o)

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  12. This card is glittery perfection. I LOVE the way you colored her dress. Yes. I did scream that because it's fabulous.

    I'd love to have a dress like that (and the body to show it off)!

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