Well, now we enter one of the busiest times of the year. How about we keep it joyous and fun and not worry too much about the small stuff? With that in mind I’ve made a batch of simple, but ultra-sparkly Christmas cards. It seems almost pointless to photograph such splendiferous sparkle because the camera and I can never capture the full spectacle, but I know you’ve seen glitter in real life so I’ll ask you to simply imagine a fantastic twinkling light show.
I’ve used one die and a snowflake embossing folder for each card. On the first I used a lilac-pink glitter paper on shimmery white cardstock. Slapped the die cut onto one sticky side of a Scor-tape sheet and sprinkled with clear ultra-fine glitter. Cut to size, peeled off the back and adhered to cardstock. The ultra-fine glitter is decidedly softer in appearance than other glitters, but still very sparkly.
The one die I used is Taylored Expressions Jingle All The Way. There are countless dies that can be used in this manner. In fact, while window shopping at Dies R Us I spotted quite a few I hope to make mine in the future. Some will do the entire card front. How easy is that when you need a lot of cards quickly? For the cards below I cut in white and used Art Institute glitter.
At the Dies R Us Inspiration Blog you have the opportunity to see many dies in use, get an idea of their size and how they work together. Something different every weekday. If you’d like a chance at winning a DRU gift voucher come play along in our twice a month challenge on the Dies R Us Challenge Blog. We’d love to have you. Wishing you a beautiful day!
Gorgeous, Leslie! You've done such a fantastic job lining everything up - to me, that is the hardest part LOL - your colors are beautiful. It's so fun using glitter and EP with die cuts! Thanks for sharing your wonderful designs! hugs, de
Posted by: Donna Ellis | 11/30/2015 at 05:05 AM
beautiful. Love glitter... Have a great day
Posted by: Yogi | 11/30/2015 at 09:01 AM
Leslie, all these cards are gorgeous!!!
Posted by: Lenoria | 11/30/2015 at 11:48 AM
So gorgeous, Leslie! I think you did a great job of capturing the sparkle, too. Just beautiful! (OK - so I just noticed the other two comments. I guess we are all in agreement that they are GORGEOUS! LOL!)
Posted by: Lynette | 11/30/2015 at 11:52 AM
Fantastic! I LOVE glitter & these cards are just gorgeous! Love every color too! Love the embossed background too!
Posted by: Sherri Dean | 11/30/2015 at 12:57 PM
Well you know how I feel about glitter! these are right down my alley! Just gorgeous girl!
Posted by: Glenda | 11/30/2015 at 01:08 PM
Oh goodness what gorgeous cards! Love all the sparkle and glitter for the holidays!
Posted by: Tammy Hair | 11/30/2015 at 02:54 PM
I can see the sparkle and they are just gorgeous, so love that die too! The embossing behind it just tops it all off nicely!
Posted by: Conniecrafter | 12/01/2015 at 05:39 AM
Oh, Leslie, these are gorgeous, and I just love the sparkle! I have the Scor-Tape adhesive sheets but haven't "dared" into the glitter with it...haha! Maybe I'll muster up the courage one day. But truly, these are beautiful and so elegant. I've see that die on Taylor's website and love it with these colors and the sparkle! Hugs!
Posted by: CherylQuilts | 12/01/2015 at 09:20 AM
I love simple cards this time of year - seems like the weeks go so fast and there is never enough time. I love the glitter and sparkle!
Posted by: Nancy C. | 12/01/2015 at 10:02 AM
Did you say glitter? I'm in! These are really pretty, Leslie.
Posted by: Gail | 12/01/2015 at 04:46 PM
Beautifully created...LOVE the glitter and sparkle, what a creative idea...and very pretty glitter colors, too!
Posted by: Diane H | 12/09/2015 at 04:16 AM