Make It Monday 145

This week's Make It Monday was a catch up of anything we missed throughout the last year.  After looking through all the fabulous choices, I realized that I missed a lot.  I had high hopes of getting seven cards made today, but other things happened!  I did get one made for the Glitter Borders challenge.  Here it is:

I glittered up the Heart Border with my Xyron and some prisma glitter.  After I adhered the borders to the white panel, I stamped the hearts and sentiment.  Tiny Treats: Valentine was a favorite of mine, and I use it for so much more than Valentine cards.  I love that PTI came out with Tremendous Treats and dies.  I die cut the puppy, stamped and colored him.  I coated him with some glossy accents to give the card a little more texture. 

I still may go ahead and attempt the other six challenges I had in mind today, but it won't be in time for the challenge.  I haven't really crafted since August, and it feels great to be getting back into it!

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CAS-ual Fridays #124

 

I thought I would begin my New Year's Resolution of getting more crafting in my life a bit early with CAS-ual Friday's Happy New Year Challenge.  It is combined with the 10-minute Craft Dash Challenge, but I can't enter this one for that challenge.  I was interrupted way too many times by a hungry 8-year old boy wanting a second, and then a third dinner.  

I used a technique that I just love - glitter masking.  It's messy, and you really have to LOVE glitter to do this technique.  

First, I cut an adhesive sheet to the size I wanted and peeled off the backing.  The sticky backside is the side I needed.  Then I die-cut the word "happy" and the numbers for 2014 out of regular cardstock.  Being careful not to touch the sticky part, I placed the die-cuts where I needed them and firmly pressed them down.  I coated the remaining sticky part with black glitter, pressing down so that it covered all the area.  Then, I carefully peeled each word or number and applied the glitter for that section.  So fun!

Here's a close-up:

Here are a couple of other cards I've made using this technique.  If you get the glitter adhered correctly to the backing, you can even stamp on it!

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