HEART OF CHRISTMAS WEEK 12: STAMPIN' UP! MERRIEST MOMENTS GLIMMER CARDS

 

It's good to be back, with the Heart of Christmas blog hop; I missed out on last week's share, as I was away from home for a week.  For this week's blog hop, I have made two cards, featuring Merriest Moments and the glorious co-ordinating Merriest Frames Hybrid Embossing Folder.   I hope you're ready for some sparkle, because these cards are a little OTT!  I've used Lights Aglow Designer Series Paper, and Glimmer Specialty Paper, on both cards.

My first card features my two favourite Christmas greens, Evening Evergreen and Soft Succulent, along with splashes of gold.

I stamped the sentiment in Evening Evergreen ink, on a square piece of paper cut from a Lights Aglow sheet.  I trimmed it to size to fit behind the rectangular aperture in the glimmery frame.  Using Evening Evergreen Glimmer Paper (this stuff is lush!), I first embossed the leafy frame, then ran it back through my Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine using the detailed frame die.

I added a few gold glimmer stars, cut using Spruced Up Outlines Dies, and dotted Soft Succulent pearls around the frame.

Here's a better look at the glimmer and shine:

Whilst I had out the Lights Aglow DSP, and Specialty Glimmer Paper, I created a card in black and gold.  How dramatic does this look?!

The sentiment for this card was gold heat-embossed on a Basic White die-cut rectangle, that fits snugly inside the gold frame.

I added two small die-cut stars (also created with the Spruced Up Outlines Dies), and some white Classic Matte Dots.

This photo better shows the beautiful shine of the gold-embossed sentiment, and the luxurious gold  Glimmer Specialty Paper:

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Tina Gillespie.  If you click on the button below, you'll be taken directly to her blog:

If you come across any broken links, or would like to see a comprehensive list of everyone participating in this week's blog hop, head over to Tina Gillespie's blog.  Tina is hosting the Heart of Christmas blog hop this week.

Listed below are all the products I used to make my cards.  If you live in Australia, and would like to shop with me for your Stampin' Up! supplies, you can get to my online store by clicking on any of the thumbnail images below.

Product List

Merriest Moments Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [156353] $39.00	Stamparatus [148187] $85.50	Evening Evergreen A4 Cardstock [155575] $16.25	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] $18.00	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $15.25
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Lights Aglow 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [159535] $27.00	Glimmer 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [159537] $17.50	Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Pad [155576] $14.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.75
Metallics Embossing Powders [155555] $32.00	Heat Tool [129056] $53.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Merriest Frames Hybrid Embossing Folder [156385] $68.00	Spruced Up Outlines Dies [159700] $56.00
Festive Pearls [159963] $12.25	Classic Matte Dots [158146] $12.25	Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $19.25