Altenew Persian Motifs Glitter Overload

Hi all. This card was made for Altenew's June challenge but I felt it wasn't good enough to enter the challenge, hence didn't post it then. If you overlook the design of the Altenew Persian Motifs stamp set, on its own the card looks fine. I put in a lot of hard work for this card but it didn't turn out as intended. 

I started by heat embossing the design on watercolor paper and then stamped the sentiment above it. Thereafter, I filled in the pattern using very fine glitter from Pie Lane. I added glue into the tiny spaces in the design and that is where some of the details of the design got lost. But on the whole, if you see, the design looks fine.

Once the glitter part was over, I watercolored the background using my Zig Clean Color Real Brush pens. Then I felt the design got lost with watercoloring around it, so added yellow highlights in the spaces which was not filled with glitter. 

Lastly, I finished off the card with some ink splatters and sequins.

Here's a glimpse of how I added the glitter on the pattern....

I would love to know your views about the card. Thanks a lot for stopping by.

Congratulations card

Hello. This is my second post for the day. It happens when you have a little one to tend to and you don't find time for blogging. And when you do, you post all your cards at once :D

 

Ok, so this is another card I made for Avery Elle's current challenge, which is to incorporate stripes in the card. This is what I came up with. I have used the Petals and Stems stamp set for this card too, but this time I thought of using the smaller flowers with stems.

 A close-up of the card...

 

Don't those glitter stripes look gorgeous.... yes I used glitter here. No embossing.... This is how I made the glittery stripes. I used the super tacky red tape (my current fav adhesive). Stuck it in stripes on both ends of the card.

 

Peeled off the backing and then generously covered it with white pixie dust glitter.

Tap off the excess and there you go.....It looks really gorgeous in real!! I got this tip from my crafter friend Dr. Sonia. She has many more ideas here on how to use the super tacky red tape.

Challenges entered

Avery Elle Challenge #22- Stripes

Triangle Front Card - Glitter Overload

Hi. Today I am sharing another triangle front card.....finally a little break from lattice cards :) For this card, I used a stencil from Pie Lane for the center motif. I laid the stencil on the card front and applied a thick coat of glue over it. Then I sprinkled the glitter generously over it. After removing the excess glitter, I got a light coat of glitter in the required area. I was not happy with the result, so I added another coat of glue and glitter over it.

At first, the central design was all that I intended to do on this card,  but then I wanted to play a bit more with the glitter, so I went ahead and added more lines at the blue base. For this look, I stuck double sided tape on the card base and sprinkled glitter all over it. For the extra bling, I added some flat silver gems to the card.

Challenges entered

Color Conceptions Challenge #8 - Glam With Glitter