So sparkly!

Good morning, again, blogland,

I'm back, as promised!

This time I'm here because there is a new challenge for Team Wends over at Sweet Stampin' today.  The theme is 'Mardis Gras', so along with some stamping (as we are a stamping challenge) we'd like to see your sparkly, glittery, shiny makes please!

It has to be said this theme rather stumped me, as know nothing about Mardis Gras other than it's in New Orleans! After Googling Mardis Gras and having Venetian masks come up a lot, I thought I'd try and find something to do with Venetian masks - well that drew a big blank! Then I had a dig through my digis and stamps and found this image in my very old rubber stamps. I thought she looked like she might well join in a parade and that I could sparkle the image up a bit.

This is what I ended up making:

2nd picture - trying to show you the glitter:

The papers are lovely and glittery in real-life as well but it really hasn't shown up in the photos - although I think the glitter on her feathers seems to be there.

Supplies used:

Rubber stamps:

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - Vivienne

coloured with my Copics

Taylored Expressions - Simple Strips : Well Rounded

Dies:

Creative Expressions - Noble Collection : Double stitched squares

My Favorite Things - Stitched rectangle stax

Poppy Stamps - Scalloped Stitch Frames

Taylored Expressions - Simple Strips : Well rounded

Anything else?

First Edition Paper - New Bloom

Hobby House - Rhinestones

Martha Stewart - Essential colours glitter set

What I did

Stamped the image onto Copic friendly paper and fussy cut her out.

Then added glue to her headpiece and shook glitter over it.

Die cut out a piece of linen card with the MFT die, then a piece of cream card with the Poppy Stamps frames die.

Stamped and die-cut out the sentiment.

Used the Creative Expressions die to cut out a piece of patterned paper and stuck it to the 5x5 card blank.

Trimmed a panel from a different piece of patterned paper from the pack and glued it to the already glued down paper.

Glued the linen card rectangle to these papers and then attached the image with 3d foam.

Took the double stitched frame, popped it onto 3d foam and stuck it to the linen rectangle.

Also popped the sentiment onto 3d foam and stuck it onto the patterned paper and stitched frame.

Finally added some rhinestones to the corner of the linen card.

Phew!

et voila, job done!

Right well, I think I'm probably all done for today - other than to say, why not pop over to Sweet Stampin' and have a look at the wonderful cards my Teamies have created and then link up your own creation - it'll be fun!

See you sooner than you'd think,

Signing off,

Sarah

Challenge /s:

Gem of a Craft Challenge: Challenge 3 - Anything Goes

Polkadoodles Craft Challenge: Week 5 - Anything Goes

Cardz 4 Galz: #165 - Make it Sparkle