Shine bright like a diamond!

Hello there, Mayuri here to share a card I made using a couple of images from the Sparkle and Shine stamp set.

©Candles in the Garden. Neat and Tangled July 2014. Sparkle and Shine.
I created the background panel by stamping with the back of the diamonds in various Distress inks - this gave me a sort of watery halo for when I stamped the image the right way round in black ink.

©Candles in the Garden. Neat and Tangled July 2014. Sparkle and Shine.
This quick and easy technique works well with stamps that have symmetrical images, though sometimes I have experimented with those that aren't - you still get an equally interesting effect!

©Candles in the Garden. Neat and Tangled July 2014. Sparkle and Shine.
I trimmed the panel and adhered to the front of a card base. I grabbed a glassine bag and filled it with sequins of varying sizes and colours before sealing shut with Glossy Accents. This was adhered to the card front with strategically placed foam pads!

©Candles in the Garden. Neat and Tangled July 2014. Sparkle and Shine.
Finally, the sentiment was heat embossed in white onto a speech bubble die-cut that was lying around on my desk, waiting to be used! This also covered up those unsightly foam pads too! :-) 

I also added a wood veneer butterfly to the composition - I smeared some Versamark ink onto it, covered in silver embossing powder and heat set.

Thanks for stopping by!

7 comments

  1. What a super cute card. Love the little baggy with the sequins!

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  2. Way cool card - love the glassine envelope with all those bright and sparkly sequins!! Just a job well done - great work!!!

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  3. Fabulousity!!! I LOVE this!!! :D

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  4. So pretty, love the colors, the halo affect and the fun bag of sequins.

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