Blog of the Week - Last Week of the Year!

Each week we browse the links below and post our favourite as the 'Blog of the Week'

This post is from Sharlene Torres' Blog - Stamp With Sharlene

She's our feature blogger this week because of her awesome designs, use of techniques and because she updates her blog soo frequently I can't keep up!

So check out Sharlene's blog enjoy the music and you may even pick up on a tip or two.

PS: Sharlene was a demo in the USA and was one of the first to sign up here in NZ

GLITTER EVERYWHERE!

I have just received my monthly demonstrator newsletter from Stampin' Up! (yes, another benefits of being a demonstrator - free ideas!!). Anyway, they had this great idea that I just had to try ...

This is a great technique that will really take your images up a notch. While this card looks okay in the photo, it's much more sparkly in real life, so give it a go!!

You can create your own glitter in any of the Stampin' Up! colours very easily. This is how it goes:

1. Put one drop of classic re-inker into the bottom of a empty container (I used an empty eyelet container).

2. Add in a couple of drops of water.

3. Add about half a teaspoon of Dazzling Diamonds Glitter and mix. Continue adding more glitter until it has absorbed all the dye and has becoming "fluffy" in texture and is sparkly.

Stamps: Bodacious Bouquet, Stem Silhouettes, French Script (background)

Inks: Versamark, Regal Rose, Chocolate Chip

Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose, Very Vanilla

Accessories: Dazzling Diamonds glitter, Heat & Stick Powder (to stick glitter to image in Versamark), the FABULOUS new chocolate 5/8" grosgrain ribbon!, Stamp-a-ma-jig (for lining up text stamp which I stamped in 2 parts instead of one line)

Posted by Sharlene at 12/24/2007