Glitz Finnley Blog Hop

Hi everyone! If you're in the U.S., happy Thanksgiving!! I hope you're enjoying a good meal and some time with family and friends.

To celebrate Thanksgiving, Glitz Design is having a blog hop! Both the traditional and digital teams are sharing projects with the Finnley collection.

With the holidays right around the corner, I made a gift box and tag with a present inside. First up is the box and tag:

I started by printing the gradient charcoal grey paper from the Finnley Paper Pack. Using a scoring board, I folded the paper to create a box lid and bottom that is A2 card-size.

For the tag, I resized and printed one of the layering papers in the Finnley Element Pack #2. I die-cut the tag and tag topper, and I printed and fussy cut the floral grouping. I cropped the letters from the Element Pack #1 to create the sentiment.

Here's a close-up:

I made the pom pom using my new pom pom maker. My daughter and I had fun making several of them for decorating presents. :)

So what's inside? I made two notepads for my mother-in-law:

The pretty flowers come from a journaling card in the Element Pack #1, and I paired them with my own sentiment. I layered four different papers as backgrounds. 

I trimmed and then gummed the top edge of the papers. Here's a close-up of the inside:

I'll be sharing a step-by-step photo tutorial next week (there are a lot of photos--I thought too many for a blog hop), so if you're interested, please check back later next week. 

As part of the hop, Glitz is giving away the Finnley collection--one paper and one digital to two lucky winners! The winner will be chosen randomly from the entire hop, so to increase your chances, you can comment on the other blogs. Be sure to only comment once, though. :)

Here's the line-up for the hop:

Amanda DeJong

Amanda Resende 
Barbara Sokee

Donna Espiritu

Emma Poon 
Fauve Van Maanen

Jaime Warren 

Jocelyn Olson <--You are here!

Karine Cazenave 

Kym Tsukamoto 

Laura O'Donnell 

Lea Lawson 

Lisa Andrews 

Magda Mizera 
Maria Lacuesta

Marie Ramirez 

Mary Martinez 
Miki Krueger

Mou Saha

Nina Ostermann 

Noel Culbertson 

Smitha Katti 

Stephanie Bryan 
Tiffany Wheeler

Glitz Design blog 

Thanks for stopping by! Next up on the hop is the fabulous Karine!

Supplies

Cardstock: (Steel Grey) My Favorite Things; (white) Avery Elle; (lightweight photo paper) OfficeMax

Digital elements: (all papers and elements from the Finnley digital colllection) Glitz Design

Font: (Sante Pro) MyFonts.com

Embellishments: (yarn) Hobby Lobby; (aqua sequin) Avery Elle; (enamel dot) My Mind's Eye

Dies: (Timeless Tags 2 Dies) WPlus9; (Toppers Dies) Paper Smooches

Why Is There a Cow?

Hi everyone! Happy Monday.

It's my last post with Paper Smooches SPARKS. :( It's been such a great team! I want to thank Kim for giving me a chance...she is such a sweet person. Savannah has been a fantastic DT Coordinator, and I'll miss my awesome teammates, too. The new SPARKS team will be fab, and I'm looking forward to seeing their projects.

This week, it's the Picture Perfect challenge. Want to see the inspiration picture?

I was instantly drawn to the yellows and the balloons. My card had a few lives, but here's what I ended up making:

I stamped, colored, and fussy cut the cow from Green Acres. For the balloons, I masked, stamped, and colored a balloon from the Hullabaloo set. That set has probably been my most-used Paper Smooches set...I love it! I originally was going to put the balloons wrapped around his tail, but then they looked like some strange gas. Ha ha

For the background, I misted on white paper with a variety of mists, and added a sentiment from Group Hugs. I hand-cut the top of the denim paper to add a little dip...I'm digging that hand-cut look lately. Here's a close-up:

My husband saw the card when it was almost done, and at that point I showed him the inspiration photo. He asked, "Why is there a cow on there?" LOL! I figured it was "big" like the sentiment...I think I over-thought it. ha ha

If you'd like to play along with this week's SPARKS challenge, you can link up your projects HERE.

You can see more inspiration from my fab teammies:

Wida

Jenny

Jocelyn

Alice

Savannah

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great week!!


Supplies
Cardstock: (white letterpress), (white) PTI
Patterned paper: (denim from About a Boy) Echo Park
Clear stamps: (sentiment from Group Hugs; cow from Green Acres; balloon from Hullabaloo) Paper Smooches
Copics
Mists: (Taxi, Opaque White, Custard mists) Studio Calico; (Lemon Zest) Tattered Angels; (Tangerine) Lindy's Stamp Gang

It's a Jumbo Thank You

Hi everyone! Ready for the weekend? Getting ready for Thanksgiving? We had snow today, which made it feel a little more like the holidays. :)

It's time for a new CAS-ual Fridays challenge:

The challenge is to create a project with eight of one item (e.g., sequins, colors, papers, etc.). I went with eight letters on my card:

I used a sentiment from Another Thank You and heat embossed it with some glittery blue embossing powder. I love how the color shifts with the embossing (and by the way, I love this embossing powder--I've had it for 5 years and it still embosses without stray flecks). I simply layered the image over some patterned paper.

I still had the felt flowers on my desk that I used from my last post. ;) Ha ha. Do you do that, too?

Here's a close-up:





ETA: I'm linking up my card in the Runway Inspired Challenge. I think the background, pink flower, and pattern work with the gorgeous image:

If you would like to link up to this week's CAS-ual Fridays challenge, the winner will receive a gift certificate to Simon Says Stamp:

You can link up your projects HERE. I hope you'll play along. Eight is great! (yuck, yuck, I couldn't resist.)

Thanks so much for stopping by!


Supplies
Cardstock: (white) PTI
Patterned paper: (black and white from Simple Surfaces) Cosmo Cricket
Clear stamps: (Another Thank You) Stampin' Up
Ink: (Versamark)
Embossing Powder: (Firecracker Blue) Sparkle and Sprinkle
Flower: (felt flower) Prima

The Best Part of Me Is You

Hi everyone! I hope you're having a great week! I've had a cold since this weekend--ugh. Fortunately, no one else in the family is sick.

I'm up on the Glitz  blog today for the One Buck Wednesday at Jessica Sprague. We're showcasing the Finnley digital kit, and which is on sale for today only.

I went with a freestyle/collage approach with this hybrid card:

I had my daughter in mind when I made the card, and I wanted to keep it light and girly.

There was quite a bit of digi work on this card. First, I took the arrow washi tape in the Finnley Element 1 kit, lowered the opacity, and then duplicated the layer. A lot. I ended up with a background paper. Here's what it looked like after printing:

I did a few more steps in Photoshop. I used the digital brushes in the Elements 1 pack to stamp a feather in pink. I also clipped one of the red gradient papers in the Finnley Paper Pack to the deer journaling card to make the sentiment pink/red.

When I printed and fussy cut the elements, I gathered them together:

After I took this photo, I spritzed the doily with pink spray mist. I layered the elements and stitched through the top. Here's a look at the top portion:

And here's a close-up of the bottom clustering with the awesome Finnley Giant Rhinestone:

I'm entering the card in the Simon Says Stamp Challenge using Heather's sketch:

If you've been wanting the Glitz Finnley digital collection or want to try digi, the One Buck Wednesday is a great chance to get this kit. You can check out other samples on the Glitz Design blog.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!


Supplies
Cardstock: (Aqua Mist) PTI; (silver glitterstock) Best Creations
Digital elements: (all elements from Finnley Full Collection) Glitz Design
Ink: (pink mist) Mr. Huey's 
Embellishments: (Finnley Giant Rhinestone) Glitz Design; (felt flower) Prima; (doily) Amuse Studio; (white sequin) Kelly Purkey at Simon Says Stamp
Die: (Holiday Shapes die) Simon Says Stamp
Tiny Attacher

Graphic Christmas

Hi everyone! Are you sick of Christmas cards yet? I hope not because the CAS-ual Friday team is teaming up with the Curtain Call team for a joint challenge.

Both teams are making projects based on the Curtain Call inspiration picture. We're also using CAS-ual Fridays Stamps (although you can use any products to enter the challenge).

I was inspired by the greenery:

I die-cut a wreath from A Little Hut on my Cameo. For the bow, I stamped and heat embossed one of the stars from Christmas Carols, fussy cut it, and added it to the center. I finished the card by stamping the sentiment from the same set.

Here's a close-up:

If you want to join in this week's CAS-ual Fridays/Curtain Call challenges, the winner will receive a prize from CAS-ual Fridays Stamps:

You can link up your projects HERE.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great weekend!


Supplies
Cardstock: (White Linen) Ellen Hutson; (green, red) Bazzill
Clear stamps: (sentiment, star from Christmas Carols) CAS-ual Fridays Stamps
Ink: Versamark; (Onyx Black) Versafine
Embossing powder: (Gold Ultra Fine) Ranger
Die: (wreath, bow from Wreath Gift Set) A Little Hut

Cashmere Dame Note Card Set

If you're looking for my Newton's Nook Design's post, please click HERE.

Hi everyone! I'm on the Glitz blog today. :)

This week, the digital team is sharing projects using the Whatnots. The Whatnots are die-cuts that are printed on heavier, glossier paper. In digital form, some of the shaped embellishments are Whatnots.

I haven't done a project with Cashmere Dame yet, and I've been wanting to use this fabulous collection. As part of my Christmas presents, I made a note card set:

I started by embossing all of the card bases and adding mist.

The Cashmere Dame Whatnots I used were the four different girl elements as well as the yellow and black frame. For each card, I removed the center of the digital frame or transparency, and then I clipped the girl Whatnot to it (Control-G if you want to try it). I printed the framed image, a mix of papers, and the longer ephemera to layer underneath.

Here's a picture of each one:

On this card and the card below, I also added stickers from the traditional Puffy Stickers (the yellow zigzag and the "girl").

Here's the next one:

For the next two, I used the yellow and black Whatnot frame:

And last up:

When my husband saw them, he said "Whoa, that's a lot of pattern." Yep, lots of patterns--that's what makes them fun. :)

If you missed the Cashmere Dame collection when it was released in paper but still want to use it for cards, you can get the collection HERE. Be sure to check out the Glitz blog to see the other Whatnots projects.

Have a great day. Thanks for stopping by!


Supplies
Cardstock: (White Linen) Ellen Hutson
Ink: (Overdue, Inky Black, Taxi Mr. Huey's mists) Studio Calico
Digital elements: (all elements from Cashmere Dame digital collection) Glitz Design
Stickers: (Cashmere Dame Puffy Stickers) Glitz Design
Dies/embossing: (Striped Impression Plate, Tab die) Papertrey Ink