Glitz Design

French Kiss CHA Projects

2012-01-27T12:00:00.000-08:00

Hey there, everyone! We were able to send a few of our design team members some of the new products in order to create some projects for the booth at CHA. While some of you will be able to attend and see them in person, we want to share them here for all to see!! Today we are going to showcase projects using the new French Kiss collection!!
First up we have these amazing Nesting Boxes done by the talented Laurie Schmidlin.

Up next are gorgeous layouts by Jolaine Frias!

And how about some more awesome layouts from Nicole Martel!

And here are some cards from yours truly, Lea Lawson.

Kristii Lockart made this AMAZING banner, mixed with some Pretty In Pink too!

And to round the post out, how about some more fabulous layouts from Mou Saha?! It is sure to be a treat!

So, what do you think about all these amazing projects?!! I just love what these designers did with the new product! I know that I can't wait until everyone on the team gets their box of new product!!

We have a lot going on at the blog tomorrow, so be sure to head on back! We will be announcing the winners of the January Glitz Design blog challenge, we will be announcing the winners from the full collection reveals, and we will be sharing the CHA projects for Pretty in Pink! So be sure to check back frequently!!

Layers Upon Layers with Karola Witczak

2012-01-27T06:00:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone! Karola here with my new Glitz projects for you! I don't know about you, but I really can't wait to show you some LO's with the new collections! In the meantime I have 2 layouts with a previous gorgeous lines.

As you well know - this month we working with focus, it's a gorgeous, very inspiring picture:

I turned this picture in my head into a sketch, so my first page is not wintery, doesn't have any cold and frozen elements, but it's based on stunning arrangement from the photo. On this page is my daughter Rose, it was beautiful autumn day, she had so much fun playing with yellow, autumn leaves and I had huge pleasure to taking such beautiful photos of her. I built the composition using the Dance In The Sunshine collection and my Cricut machine to cut out some elements, like a purple frame or leaves.

I love layers, so this time I used a few different Glitz products to create lots of layers. The background is patterned paper, but one of the layers is Paper Layers sheet (this one with these cute birds). I used also stunning yellow roses from Whatnots set - totally love how useful the are! You can find here also a few quotes from Epoxy Stickers and Titles Stickers sets.

My second project for today is very soft page with tons of stamping. I love Glitz Design stamps! Used here Vintage Blue and Beautiful Dreamer stamps - gorgeous rose is very versatile. As you can see I created ornaments on the top and botom corners on my page used this stamp and brown ink pad. In the center of the layout I added some stamping in turquoise and pink colors to match the patterned papers from Beautiful Dreamer line.

I love using stamping to create additional decorations on my pages, so I stamped doily motif on patterned paper and then cut out them and put on my page with 3d foam tape to add more dimension. I used also this gorgeous pink rose from Beautiful Dreamer Whatnots and a few Epoxy Stickers.

Glitz Design products used:

"You" layout:

Glitz Design - Dance In The Sunshine papers: Damask, Floral, Polka, Raindrops, Birds
Glitz Design - Dance In The Sunshine Title Stickers
Glitz Design - Dance In The Sunshine Epoxy Stickers
Glitz Design - Dance In The Sunshine Whatnots
Glitz Design - Dance In The Sunshine Paper Layers

"Sweet as Candy" layout:

Glitz Design - Beautiful Dreamer papers: Toile, Floral,
Glitz Design - Beautiful Dreamer Stamps
Glitz Design - Beautiful Dreamer Whatnots
Glitz Design - Beautiful Dreamer Title Stickers
Glitz Design - Beautiful Dreamer Epoxy Stickers
Glitz Design - Beautiful Dreamer Peek-A-Boos
Glitz Design - Vintage Blue Stamps

Thank you so much for visit us today! Have wonderful week!

~~ Karola ~~

Pretty Pink Cards with Iwona Palamountain

2012-01-26T06:00:00.000-08:00

Hi friends! I designed the two cards below, with my favourite collection as of yet, Beautiful Dreamer. Mint & pastel pink... mmmm, heaven! Dreamy enough for me to indulge in it shamelessly :)

I used the pretty paper to die cut the leaves as well, love the extra interest that it adds. The label is a sticker that I popped up on the dimensionals, and all I added to it is an epoxy word. With such an ornate design of the elements, the card basically made itself.

Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" papers: Damask, Houndstooth, Toile
Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Journaling Cardstock Stickers
Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Epoxy Words

Other: cardstock: grey; striped ribbon; flower; Leafy Branch die (Taylored Expressions); ink: Distress Ink (Frayed Burlap); edge distresser (Heidi Swapp)

Here I cut out the butterfly from a Whatnot, to make a focal point. Love this card :)

Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" papers: Houndstooth, Polka, Floral
Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Journaling Cardstock Stickers
Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Whatnot
Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Clear Stamps

Other: cardstock: grey; ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black); ribbon: Kaisercraft; flower; sewing machine; edge distresser (Heidi Swapp), rhinestone flourish: Zva Creative

See you next time!
Iwona (Chupa)

Glitz Design January 2012 Blog Challenge

2012-01-25T11:55:00.000-08:00

Hi there, everyone!! Last year we started a blog challenge that got a good reception from our Glitz Design customers and fans. We took a few months off to revamp the blog challenge program, and decided that 2012 would be the perfect jumping off point to start it again!!

This year, the design team will be creating one set of their projects all based on the same theme. This theme is also going to be the blog challenge for our customers and blog readers!! You will get tons of inspiration for the challenge from our amazing designers, and will have a chance to share your interpretation of the challenge for all of us to see!!

In the coming months, I will actually post the challenge on the Sunday before all the designers start sharing their projects based on the inspiration, but for the first month I wanted you to see a designer's post first. So, be sure to check out Emeline's post below, and her interpretation of the challenge!

Without further ado, here is the January 2012 Glitz Design Blog Challenge!!

The Prize:

Glitz Design is coming out with 6x6 paper pads!! You will get two of the new paper pads in the Vintage Blue collection, and the BRAND NEW collection called French Kiss. In addition, you will get a lovely matching chipboard album, jewels, and cardstock stickers! Please note- the embellishment images shown are all from the Vintage Blue collection. It is possible that some of them might be replaced with the like item, just from the French Kiss collection!!

The Rules:

Please add a link to your new, never seen or posted before project, to the link list below. Please make sure the link is a DIRECT LINK to the project, not just a general link to your blog. All links that aren't direct links or aren't new links, will be deleted and ineligible for the challenge.
All projects must use Glitz Design product on them. You do not have to exclusively use Glitz Design product, but it must be present in order to qualify.
The challenge ends on January 26, 2012 at 11:59pm. The top five, which includes the prize winner, will be highlighted on the blog on the Saturday following the contest end.
By linking your project, you are giving Glitz Design the permission to showcase the project image on our blog if picked to be in the Top 5.
And please....HAVE LOTS OF FUN!! We can't wait to see your creations!

Beautiful Layouts with Jolaine Frias

2012-01-25T06:00:00.000-08:00

Hello again! As you probably know by now, our challenge for this month is to draw inspiration in the photo below for our projects. Easy task I thought as the photo is simply gorgeous!

For my first layout, I used the photo as a sketch and tried to recreate its design features.

The Peek-A-Boo frame made it easy to include the round element in place of the mirror and all the fussy cut flowers helped me re-create the garland on the mantle. Here's a couple of close-ups...

For my next layout, I wanted to create a wintry page using a monochromatic palette, just like in the photo. Though Glitz doesn't have a winter-themed collection, I thought blue, cream and ivory would help me scrap this photo of my daughter wearing a Santa hat (though I cropped the red part off).

I used a mini album page and a doily die for my background. I also stamped a couple of images onto my page.

Thanks so much for visiting the Glitz blog today. I hope you found inspiration in my post. And don't forget, the challenge of the month is still going on!

"Beautiful" LO by Jolaine Frias

Glitz Design "Dance in the Sunshine" Floral paper
Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Rose paper
Glitz Design"Beautiful Dreamer" Stripe paper
Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Peek-A-Boos
Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Whatnots

"A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words" LO by Jolaine Frias
Glitz Design"Beautiful Dreamer" Polka paper
Glitz Design"Beautiful Dreamer" Toile paper
Glitz Design "Dance in the Sunshine" Chipboard Album
Glitz Design"Vintage Blue" Stamp set
Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Peek-A-Boos
Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Whatnots

2012-01-23T20:17:00.000-08:00

CHA is such an exciting time for the Glitz Girls!! All three of us anxiously await the arrival of our new products to our warehouse. The day our shipment arrives always feels like Christmas to us. We tear into those boxes and ohh and ahh over every single product. We lovingly bundle up a few pieces of our new product and rush home to create! Getting to use our fun new products is just the beginning of getting ready for CHA! There is just so much to do to be prepared for this wonderful event where we get to see all of our amazing Retail and Design friends! Getting catalogs printed, designing our booth, shipping everything on time and of course, getting our “uniforms” for the show are all important duties to prepare. BUT…our most important job is to show our new products off to all of the talented folks that purchase them and turn Glitz designs into fabulous projects! We couldn’t do it without you! We want to show our appreciation by hosting a fun giveaway on our Facebook! Like Glitz on FB and you will automatically be entered to win one of our BRAND NEW collections!!! WE love them all and we hope you will too! Here are a few sneak peeks of projects we will be debuting at CHA later this week!

Happy Travels

French Kiss

Pretty In Pink

Layouts that Twinkle with Audrey Yeager

2012-01-23T06:00:00.000-08:00

Hello! Audrey here to share a double pager and my take on this months inspiration piece. This is the photo that we were to draw some inspiration from for a layout or project.

I loved the soft green color of the evergreens and the bright white stars, so I used them on my page. There is a tinge of silver on some of the evergreen branches in the photo, so I used some silver paint and splattered it on the background.

There is a bit of dark blue tulle under the photo and the circle shape in the inspiration piece inspired me to stitch a circle frame around my photo.

I found a cutting file online that I used to cut the evergreen branches. I misted the paper with a bit of green mist to give it a bit of contrast aginst the background.

I then cut a few stars and scattered the on the page, and hung my title on some twine much like how the word "snow" was hung in the inspiration photo.

For this next page, I really wanted to use a lot of pink to showcase the girly theme of my page! My little girl is really into putting on makeup like mommy does (and she calls it "gump gump"). I had so many photos of this particular makeup incident that I had to do a two pager.

I used two different papers for the background but connected them using the houndstooth print. The girly flowers, prints, and phrases all fit together so perfectly.

\Thanks for joining me this month!

Supplies:
Twinkle
Dance in the Sunshine "Floral" paper
Dance in the Sunshine "Raindrops" paper
Vintage Blue "Motif" paper
Vintage Blue Trims
Vintage Blue Glitzers
Other: Paint, Ranger; Wood Alphas, Studio Calico; Software, Craft Edge and svgCuts.

Put Gump Gump On
Beautiful Dreamer "Damask" paper
Beautiful Dreamer "Polka" paper
Beautiful Dreamer "Houndstooth" paper
Beautiful Dreamer "Stripe" paper
Beautiful Dreamer Whatnots
Beautiful Dreamer Title Stickers
Beautiful Dreamer Epoxy Stickers
Beautiful Dreamer Peek A Boos
Teeny Alpha White Type

Introducing Happy Travels

2012-01-20T12:00:00.000-08:00

Welcome to our third, and final full reveal for Winter CHA. Thank you so much for the great response to our first two collections, French Kiss & Pretty In Pink! We are so excited that you love them so much, and think you are going to love Happy Travels just as much!

Same as yesterday, we are going to give the entire collection away to one lucky winner! You have up to FOUR chances to get your name entered into win. Here is how that is possible:

1. Leave a comment letting us know what your favorite part about "Happy Travels" is. Pretty easy, huh?

2. Head on over to Facebook and "Like" the Glitz Design Facebook page. Leave a second comment here when you have done so, or if you already have.

3. Share this giveaway on your Facebook wall, and/or on your personal blog. Leave a comment with a link to each place you shared. If you do both, leave a separate comment for each one.

Comments will be open and allowed for this giveaway until Friday, January 27th at 11:59pm. The winner will be selected and shared the next morning in a Winners Revealed Blog Post.

If you haven't already, be sure to check out the Pretty In Pink full reveal post or the French Kiss full reveal post for a chance to win those entire collections as well! If you haven't participated in this month's Glitz Design Blog Challenge, we are also giving away some new product to one lucky participant! Be sure to check it out and play along if you have the chance! Remember, you can create any type of projects for our blog challenges!! You have until January 26th to link up your project!!

We hope that you have really enjoyed seeing the full reveals of all three new Glitz Design collections! Be on the lookout for them in your favorite store soon!!

Introducing French Kiss

2012-01-19T12:00:00.000-08:00

Hey there, everyone!! We are so excited about how much you loved the Pretty In Pink reveal...thank you for all your encouraging comments! We can't wait to see what you all start creating with all the new collections!! So, keep an eye out at your favorite stores! And if they don't currently carry Glitz Design, it never hurts to ask!

Today we are sharing the full reveal of the new collection "French Kiss". If you love vintage themed collections with a little bit of old time Paris added in...then this is the collection for you! I think you are going to love the beautiful neutrals....so many possibilities!

Same as yesterday, we are going to give the entire collection away to one lucky winner! You have up to FOUR chances to get your name entered into win. Here is how that is possible:

1. Leave a comment letting us know what your favorite part about "French Kiss" is. Pretty easy, huh?

2. Head on over to Facebook and "Like" the Glitz Design Facebook page. Leave a second comment here when you have done so, or if you already have.

3. Share this giveaway on your Facebook wall, and/or on your personal blog. Leave a comment with a link to each place you shared. If you do both, leave a separate comment for each one.

Comments will be open and allowed for this giveaway until Friday, January 27th at 11:59pm. The winner will be selected and shared the next morning in a Winners Revealed Blog Post.

If you haven't already, be sure to check out the Pretty In Pink full reveal post for a chance to win that entire collection as well! If you haven't participated in this month's Glitz Design Blog Challenge, we are also giving away some new product to one lucky participant! Be sure to check it out and play along if you have the chance! Remember, you can create any type of projects for our blog challenges!! You have until January 26th to link up your project!!

Come back tomorrow at the same time for the next full reveal!

Soft & Shabby Cards with Laurie Schmidlin

2012-01-19T06:00:00.000-08:00

Hi there! Laurie here, and it's my turn again to share some more projects with you!
Valentine's Day is one of my favorite holidays! I mean, a whole day devoted to letting people know how wonderful they are...what could be better? :-)

Technically, this first card isn't a Valentine's Day card, but I was just so smitten with the Beautiful Dreamer line and I thought it would look pretty as an encouragement card as well! :-)

I am so loving Glitz's new Epoxy Word stickers! They are just the perfect addition to any card!

My second card is all about Love! I used part of a Love Nest Whatnot (I cut off the bingo part) for the Love layer. In fact, I cut up my Whatnots a lot! Shocking, I know...but they not only last longer but they fit better onto my cards. :-) To finish the card off, I added lots of trims and ribbon, a button, a Love Nest Rub On (on the right upper corner) and a cardstock "u" sticker!

Be Brave Card
Beautiful Dreamer Papers - Floral, Polka
Beautiful Dreamer Paper Layers
Beautiful Dreamer Peek - A - Boo
Beautiful Dreamer Epoxy Words
Beautiful Dreamer Glitzers

Love U Card
Love Nest Papers - Sky, Damask
Love Nest Rub Ons
Love Nest Whatnot
Cardstock Stickers - Vintage Alpha
Beautiful Dreamer Trims

Introducing Pretty In Pink

2012-01-18T12:00:00.000-08:00

Hey there, everyone! Today marks three days of full collection reveals! Be sure to read the entire post, because at the bottom you will have chances to win each collection in its entirety!

Isn't this new collection amazing!! If you noticed, Glitz Design has added two new items into their collections- the 6x6 paper pads and the layered stickers. Also- the giant rhinestones got a facelift, and now have amazing patterns in the background! They are absolutely divine in person, and they are going to be a must-have....I just know it!

Of course, we are going to give the entire collection away to one lucky winner! You have up to FOUR chances to get your name entered into win. Here is how that is possible:

1. Leave a comment letting us know what your favorite part about "Pretty In Pink" is. Pretty easy, huh?

2. Head on over to Facebook and "Like" the Glitz Design Facebook page. Leave a second comment here when you have done so, or if you already have.

3. Share this giveaway on your Facebook wall, and/or on your personal blog. Leave a comment with a link to each place you shared. If you do both, leave a separate comment for each one.

Comments will be open and allowed for this giveaway until Friday, January 27th at 11:59pm. The winner will be selected and shared the next morning in a Winners Revealed Blog Post.

Come back tomorrow at the same time for the next full reveal!!

Textured Layouts with Rommel Okuma

2012-01-18T06:00:00.000-08:00

Hi there! How have you been, scrappers? Hope everybody is doing well! Today I want to share two projects that I worked with textures. One of the projects was inspired by this gorgeous photo sent by Lea, our DT coordinator:

When I saw this photo for the first time I was delighted by the circular mirror. The second part that impressed me were the many textures in it. Inspired by these two points, I created the page below:

I used this beautiful frame with roses from the Beautiful Dreamer Peek-a-Boo pack:

Then I layered many papers, die cuts cut from Whatnots and used a bunch of Distress Ink Photo Vintage color for a grunge effect. See more details:

My second project for today I worked more with textures. To add this texture I used many strips of this floral paper:

Peek-a-boo frame with a quote from Dance in the sunshine Clear Stamp:

Hand made frabric flowers inked with Distress Stain:

I painted this accent from Peek-a-boo with Distress Crackle Paint. I liked the effect:

A Rhinestone to add some sparkle to the project:

Another stamp for Dance in sunshine clear stamp set:

So, as you see, we can create any project just inspired by a photo. Check out the photo again, and create your own project for this month's blog challenge! We would love to see what you will create!

Projects Supplies:

- Beautiful:
Glitz Design:
- Beautiful Dreamer Papers: Damask, Houndstooth
- Beautiful Dreaner Whatnots
- Beautiful Dreamer Peek-a-boo
Other companies supplies:
- Mask: Prima Marketing
- Tim Holtz Wash tape
- Inks: Distress Ink - Ranger

- Dance in the sunshine:
Glitz Design:
- Dance in the sunshine Papers: Floral, Stripe
- Dance in the sunshine: Peek-a-book,Clear Stamps set,Rhonestones
Other companies supplys
- Ranger: Distress Ink and Distress Stain
- American Crafts: Thickers

Thank you for stopping by. See you at next month!
XOXO
Rommel

Graduation Card & Banner with Kristii Lockart

2012-01-17T06:00:00.000-08:00

Hi there dear friends! I have a different type of post for you today! My daughter graduated from college this past December and I wanted to make some special decorations for the celebration since there were no graduation decorations available. The school colors were blue and gold and I immediately thought of the Vintage Blue Collection from glitz Design!

My first project was a card for the graduate:

I used Vintage Blue Motif paper along with a Vintage Blue Cardstock Title Sticker for the base of the card. The sticker's sentiment, "Celebrate the Sweet Life" is perfect for a graduation!!

I added some lace, Tim Holtz Ideology metal embellishments and button to finish the card.

Supplies used:
Glitz Design Vintage Blue Paper: Motif
Glitz Design Vintage Blue Cardstock Stickers: Titles
Other Supplies:
Papertrey Ink Rustic Cream Cardstock, For the Graduate Stamps, Parisian Lace Doily Die; Hand Dyed Seam Binding; Prima Lace; Tim Holtz Ideaology Embellishments; Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink

I also created a "Congrats Grad" banner using the Vintage Blue Polka Papers:

The Vintage Blue Polka Paper is Blue on one side and Gold on the back side. Absolutely Perfect!!! I cut two sizes of banners and adhered the gold onto the blue banner. I cut out the letters using my Cricut machine and I added some Melissa Frances Tissue Paper Garland and die-cut doily.

I used my Crop-o-dile to punch holes in the corners of each pennant and tied the pennants together with button twine. I also added a die-cut star to separate the two words in the banner.

I hung the banner in the hallway entrance and it made our dining room very fun and festive!

Supplies used:
Glitz Design Vintage Blue Polka Papers
Melissa Frances Tissue Paper Garland
Papertrey Ink Rustic cream paper and StarDie, Banner Die and Parisian Lace Doily Die
Cricut Machine and A Child's Year Cartridge

Thanks for stopping by!!
Wishing you a very Glitzy Day,
Kristii

Banners & Trim with Noel Culbertson

2012-01-16T06:00:00.000-08:00

Starting this month with the Glitz Design design team we are working with a monthly inspiration piece for our projects.

This month I was inspired by sparkles, swags, strings and shades from this photo.

For my first layout, I was inspired by the letters on a string and decided to mimic the swagged letters with a few banners. The pale yellows and greens were such a great combo, I changed the proportions and made the pale green the dominant color. The sparkly snow letters inspired me to dig through my stash to find some white glittered letters to add to my title.

Glitz Design "Dance in the Sunshine" Papers: Raindrops, Strip, Polka, Birds, Floral
Glitz Design "Dance in the Sunshine" Epoxy Words
Glitz Design "Dance in the Sunshine" What Nots
Glitz Design "Dance in the Sunshine" Trim

For my second layout, I was inspired by the soft white accents layered in the garland and added sheer floral ribbon, a doily and a cardstock sticker to strips of lace and pleated paper. The touch of glitter in the photo inspired me to add a little sparkle with a Glitzer sticker and a rhinestone.

Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Papers: Polka, Motif, Floral
Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Paper: Stripe
Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Titles cardstock stickers
Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Glitzer stickers
Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Peek a Boos
Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Rhinestones
Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Trim
Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" What Nots
Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Journaling cardstock stickers

Sweet Winter with Camilla Ekman

2012-01-13T06:00:00.000-08:00

Hi all! Camilla here with some layouts. The first one is inspired by the inspirational image this month.

My daughter is playing in the snow. Last winter we had lots and lots of snow here in Sweden.

"Vinter" by Camilla Ekman

Glitz Designs "Dance in Sunshine" paper: Raindrops, Birds

Glitz Designs "Dance in Sunshine" Whatnot

Glitz Designs "Dance in Sunshine" Cardstock Stickers

Other: flowers (Prima, Petaloo), border punch (Martha Stewart), doilie die (Cheery Lynn designs), string

Then I made a more girly layout with the gorgeous papers from the Beautiful Dreamer collection. The cute girl is one of my nieces - a bit shy here. LOL

"Sweet as candy" by Camilla Ekman

Glitz Designs "Beautiful Dreamer" paper: Polka, Stripe

Glitz Designs "Beautiful Dreamer" Whatnot

Glitz Designs "Beautiful Dreamer" Expoxy Words

Other: flowers and leaves (Prima), border punch (Martha Stewart)

I wish you a happy 2012!

Camilla

Dreamy cards with Iwona Palamountain

2012-01-12T06:00:00.000-08:00

Hello peeps! It's time to get Glitzy again :)
Some of you might have noticed, that this year we are introducing a brand new feature on the Glitz Design blog, that being a "FOCUS", an inspiration given to all of us to be the starting point of our next creation.
If you design something inspired with the Focus, you are eligible to enter our monthly challenge. The Design Team is showing you their unique takes on the inspiration, throughout the month, to help your creative juices going.

Here's the beautiful photo:

Bear in mind, that your project doesn't have to be of wintry theme. There's plenty to be inspired with here - the colours, textures, even the layout!
Hence the layout is what I was really taken with in the first place - see my card below? :)
Then came the colours (the papers from Dance In Sunshine immediately came to mind), and I even let the dimension from the photo guide me.

Glitz Design "Dance In Sunshine" papers: Damask, Polka
Glitz Design "Dance In Sunshine" Clear Stamps
Glitz Design "Dance In Sunshine" Peek-A-Boo
Glitz Design "Dance In Sunshine" Epoxy Words
Glitz Design "Dance In Sunshine" Glitzers

Other: cardstock: embossed white card, yellow; pearls: AnnaBelle Stamps; ink: Versafine (Onyx Black)

For the second card, I interpreted the layout a little differently, and gave it a bolder look. There's still yellow there (this time I was playing with the Vintage Blue collection), but I replaced the cool green with navy blue. I let the banner play the role of the upper trim, and the lace/tulle combo, replace the garland under the mirror.

Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" papers: Motif, Rose
Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Titles Cardstock Stickers
Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Journaling Cardstock Stickers
Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Trim
Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Epoxy Words
Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Clear Stamps
Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Giant Rhinestones

Other: cardstock: white, black; string; QuicKutz embossing folder (Diamonds & Dots)

Now it's your turn, to show us how you got inspired! See you next time, for more glitzy goodness :)
Iwona (Chupa)

Circle Inspiration with Nicole Martel

2012-01-11T06:00:00.000-08:00

One of my favorite things to do is search Pinterest for photos to use as inspiration for my layouts... Have you visited that website? It's amazing and full of fun ideas! This month I took my inspiration from the following photo.

I was inspired by the circles. Notice the circle mirror and the little circle ornaments... I decided to go a little free style with this one and love how it turned out. I also decided to play with the Laced with Grace line since it is my all time favorite.

Supplies Used:
Glitz Design Laced with Grace Patterned Paper
Glitz Design Laced with Grace Whatnots
Glitz Design Laced with Grace Glitzers
Glitz Design Laced with Grace Tiny Alphas
Glitz Design Laced with Grace Cardstock Stickers

Other:
Cardstock: Bazzill Basics Paper, Couture Cardstock
Flower: G.C.D Studios
Circle punch: Creative Memories
Black pen: Creative Memories

For my next project, I decided to create a fun mini album. I actually gave this to my Nana for Christmas.

Supplies Used:
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Mini Album
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Patterned Papers
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Peek-A-Boos
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Giant Rhinestones
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Cardstock

Other:
Flowers: Zva Creative
Bling: Zva Creative
Roses: Zva Creative
Glimmer Mist: Tattered Angels
Border sticker: Crate Paper
Metal Charm: Epiphany Crafts
Epiphany Crafts Studio Round Tool 14"
Stickpin: Maya Road
Heart punch: Creative Memories

Well that's all I have for today. I hope your day is going well and I will see you soon!
-Nicole

Three New Glitz Design Collections.....

2012-01-10T09:18:00.000-08:00

....will be releasing at Winter CHA!! Is anyone interested in having a peek at them? Anyone? I know that I squeeled a little when I saw these, so without further ado....here are the three new collections that will make their debut very soon!!

Aren't they too die for?! I am seriously loving these!! We will be doing giveaways closer to CHA time, so be on the lookout.

Make sure that you "Like" the Glitz Design Facebook page as well, because you just never know where the giveaways might be lurking!! ;)

And don't forget that we have the Glitz Design January 2012 Blog Challenge going on right now! I have updated the post with the prize the winner will get, and it includes a little something that might just be BRAND NEW! Be sure to check it out!!

Letters to Her Kids with Mou Saha

2012-01-09T06:00:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone, Mou Saha here wishing everyone a very happy new year.

To me the first month of the brand new year is about going back to the basics, remembering and reminding the simplest things. So, my layouts this month are like letters to my kids.

My first layout is based on this month's FOCUS idea.

I have tried to capture the feel of that focus in color and texture.

Supplies:
Layout 1
Vintage Blue 12x12 Stripe Paper
Love Nest 12x12 Sky Paper
Hoopla 12x12 Pipework Paper
Teeny Alpha Pearl Stickers
Vintage Blue Trim Cards
Dance in the Sunshine Epoxy Stickers
Beautiful Dreamer Whatnots
Beautiful Dreamer Giant Rhinestones

Layout 2
Vintage Blue 12x12 Floral Paper
Dance in the Sunshine 12x12 Damask Paper
Dance in the Sunshine Epoxy Stickers
Beautiful Dreamer Peek-A-Boos
Beautiful Dreamer Giant Rhinestones

Gorgeous Pastels with Laurie Schmidlin

2012-01-05T06:00:00.000-08:00

Good morning! It's my turn to share my take on this month's Focus - a lovely and inspirational photo! Here's the photo Lea chose for us...

Isn't this photo beautiful? Because I live in Montana, and cold weather lasts way longer than I'd like, I decided to focus on other aspects of this photo than the obvious snow theme. :-)

For my first card, I used the banner in the photo above as my inspiration! I also used a yellow background (like the photo). I combined lots of colors and textures (all products are from Glitz's Dance in Sunshine and Vintage Blue collections).

For my second card, I used the inspiration photo as a sketch. I combined several papers (all from the Beautiful Dreamer and Vintage Blue collections), a Whatnot, a Glitzer, and an Epoxy Word sticker!
Thanks so much for joining me here today! ~Laurie

You Are My Song Card
Dance in Sunshine Paper - Polka
Dance in Sunshine Whatnot
Vintage Blue Clear Stamps

Sweet Card
Dance in Sunshine Papers - Damask, Floral, Stripe
Vintage Blue Paper - Toile
Dance in Sunshine Glitzers
Dance in Sunshine Clear Stamps
Dance in Sunshine Whatnot
Vintage Blue Epoxy Words

Inspiration in a Sketch with Lisa Andrews

2012-01-04T06:00:00.000-08:00

This month on the Glitz blog the design team was asked to create a layout based on inspiration from this photo that was found on Pinterest.

I decided to draw a quick sketch based on this photo as a starting point for my layout.

Not only did I generally follow the sketch, but I was also inspired by the light colors in the photo and focused on using cream and yellow on my page.

This was a fun challenge and it encouraged me to take a fresh look at my work and try something different.

For my second layout today, I'd like to share a page about a snow trip our family took over New Years weekend last year.

I used my Silhouette to cut out the snowflakes and the word snow. I've been using my Silhouette more lately and it's really a great tool.

I mixed the blues from the Beautiful Dreamer and Vintage Blue lines with some cream and pink and I think this is a great combination for playful winter pages.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Lisa

Love Layout Supplies
Glitz Designs "Vintage Blue" Paper: Polka, Motif, Floral, Rose
Glitz Designs "Vintage Blue" Jounraling Stickers
Glitz Designs "Vintage Blue" Peek a Boo Transparency
Glitz Designs "Vintage Blue" Paper Layers
Glitz Designs "Vintage Blue" Cardstock TItle Stickers
Glitz Designs "Vintage Blue" Epoxy Stickers
Glitz Designs "Dance in the Sunshine" Epoxy Words
Other: Date Stamp, Ink, Journaling Pen

Snow Layout Supplies
Glitz Designs " Beautiful Dreamer" Paper: Toile, Stripe, Houndstooth, Polka

Glitz Designs "Vintage Blue" Paper: Floral, Stripe
Glitz Designs " Beautiful Dreamer" Paper Layers
Glitz Designs " Beautiful Dreamer" Trims
Glitz Designs " Beautiful Dreamer" Epoxy Words
Glitz Designs "Vintage Blue" Epoxy Words
Glitz Designs " Beautiful Dreamer" Journaling Stickers
Glitz Designs Baby Pink Block Alpha
Other: Date Stamp, Ink, Journaling Pen

Wintry Card Set with Kristii Lockart

2012-01-03T06:00:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year dear friends!! I have a winter themed card set featuring Glitz Design's Beautiful Dreamer Polka Papers for you today.

Here's the "photo inspiration" this card set is based upon:

I made this sweet little bag several weeks ago using Beautiful Dreamer Polka Papers. The papers are the perfect color and pattern for a Winter Wonderland scene!!

I added three little cards to the bag and the result is a fun little wintry themed card set that would be a nice little gift for a friend or co-worker.

The first card is simple and very easy to put together. I covered two-thirds of the card with patterned paper and added some lace, a punched border, a die cut border, a floral and a cute little die cut sled.

The second card uses a Paper Layer from the Vintage Blue line. I covered the top and bottom of the card with the same Beautiful Dreamer Polka Paper and added some stamped ice skates, ribbon, floral, lace and button.

The third card features Beautiful Dreamer Polka paper in the background covered in the center with an embossed cream paper. I die-cut a tree out of a Beautiful Dreamer Whatnot and added some punched snowflakes. I also stamped the sentiment onto a Beautiful Dreamer Cardstock Sticker and added a die cut horse and sleigh silhouette, ribbon, lace and floral.

Supplies used:

Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Polka Paper

Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Cardstock Journaling Stickers

Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Whatnots

Glitz Design Vintage Blue Paper Layers

Other Supplies: Papertrey Ink Rustic Cream Cardstock, True Black Cardstock, Button Twine, In the Meadow Dies, On Ice Stamps, Photo Finishers Die and Stamps, Double Edged Die, Front and Center Die; Prima Lace and Florals; Recollections Pearls; Joann's Ribbon; Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Vintage Hymnal Paper from my stash; Jingle Bells from my stash; Embossed Paper from my stash.

Thanks for stopping by and I wish you a very Glitzy Day,
Kristii

Soft & Beautiful layouts with Emeline Seet

2012-01-02T06:00:00.000-08:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR !
I am so excited what the New Year brings and sad on another hand to bid farewell to the past year. It was filled with so much good memories. I wonder how are your feelings about the new year?

To kick start January, the team was tasked to create with a focus for one of our project. A focus in the form of a photo inspiration.

With reference to my first layout titled "Don't Forget 2011" (for the year), I drew inspiration from the colors on the photo. The subtle wintery colors speaks of elegance and serenity. An absolute delight to work with!

Supplies:
Vintage Blue 12x12 Floral Paper
Vintage Blue 12x12 Toile Paper
Dance in the Sunshine 12x12 Stripe Paper
Dance in the Sunshine Epoxy Stickers
Dance in the Sunshine Glitzers

My second layout was created predominantly using Glitz Design's Dance in Sunshine and Beautiful Dreamer collection. I simply adore the lilac and teal combination from these two collections!

Supplies:
Dance in the Sunshine 12x12 Damask Paper
Dance in the Sunshine 12x12 Birds Paper
Beautiful Dreamer 12x12 Floral Paper
Beautiful Dreamer Whatnots
Dance in the Sunshine Whatnots
Dance in the Sunshine Paper Layers

I hope you'd closed your year beautifully.
Here's wishing you the very best for the coming year! Cheers.

Emeline
www.scrapvilla.blogspot.com

Wintry Wishes with Karola Witczak

2011-12-30T06:00:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone! I hope you had amazing Christmas time with family and friends! So, since Christmas is behind us, I don't have any Christmas projects for today, but instead I bring some winter and New Year's inspiration.

Creating winter projects with new Glitz collections was a great challenge. This is not a novelty for me, I love to use different materials to create seasonal projects. Highly encourage you to! Today I have the layout of my daughter Rose, a photo was taken last winter. I thought that there are two colors in the Glitz collections, which I associate with cold, frosty winter - purple and turquoise:) Thanks to Dance in the Sunshine line to create the layout was very easy!

I used here Dance in the Sunshine album pages as layers, and lots of die cuts created from Glitz papers. I stamped rose and birds motifs from Vintage Blue Stamps set onto papers and cut out them to use as another layers. Tiny white and turquoise letters created my title at the bottom of the page. I used also one of the Paper Layers to matting the photo. To add a little bit frosty atmosphere I painted white acrylic paint edges of my page.

Since this month we have the ability to create projects outside their department, and therefore benefited from this opportunity and I made two cards with New Year wishes. I hope that this inspiration will be useful for you at the last moment to give someone something beautiful with personally made Happy New Year card.

"Magical Winter Time" Lo by Karola Witczak

Glitz Design "Dance in the Sunshine" papers: Floral, Birds

Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" papers: Polka

Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Paper Layers

Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Title Stickers

Glitz Design "Dance in the Sunshine" Chipboard Album

Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Stamps set

Glitz Design Teeny Alpha White Type Stickers

Glitz Design Teeny Alpha Teal Wood Grain Stickers

"Happy New 2012" card by Karola Witczak

Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" papers: Polka, Floral, Houndstooth

Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Glitzers

Glitz Design Teeny Alpha White Type Stickers

"Happy New Year" card by Karola Witczak

Glitz Design "Dance in the Sunshine" papers: Birds,

Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" paper: Toile

Glitz Design "Dance in the Sunshine" Whatnots

Glitz Design "Dance in the Sunshine" Glitzers

Thank you for visit Glitz Design blog today! Happy New Year to everyone!!

~~ Karola ~~

Happy New Year cards with Iwona Palamountain

2011-12-29T06:00:00.000-08:00

With Holidays gone, we're now looking forward to the New Year's celebrations, and what better way to celebrate the fact, with some fun Glitz Design cards! I can't wait to send these to my pals...

I combined the papers, some stickers and other gorgeous elements from two different collections, with a little bit of stamping, and whipped up these two :)
Now, the first card below... I LOVE how it turned out. I embossed the modern cityscape on the banner, creating a little night scene. I added some fireworks too, that I embellished with rhinestones. To this I added the chic Victorian lady, looking like she's ready for a good, old-fashioned party uptown... hee hee!
(I cut her out of a Whatnot)

Glitz Design "Dance In Sunshine" papers: Stripe, Raindrops, Damask
Glitz Design "Dance In Sunshine" Whatnot
Glitz Design "Dance In Sunshine" Glitzers
Glitz Design "Dance In Sunshine" Epoxy Words

Other: cardstock: white; cityscape/sentiment stamp: The Craft's Meow; ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black), Versa Magic (Turquoise Gem), VersaMark; white embossing powder; File Tab die: My Favorite Things Die-Namics; rhinestones: Kaisercraft/Scrapbooking Bitz; sewing machine; button; baker's twine

For the next card, I pulled out the trusty Hoopla collection. It's made with birthday celebrations in mind, and I thought it would be wonderful for a New Year too. I made the cityscape peek out of the corner here as well, but the main role belongs to the fabulous, layered label sticker, paired with the sentiment.

Glitz Design "Hoopla" papers: Cake, Polka, Frames
Glitz Design "Hoopla" Journaling Cardstock Stickers

Other: cardstock: grey, white; cityscape/sentiment stamp: The Craft's Meow; ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black); string; sewing machine

I hope your New Year's celebrations will be fantabulous :) See you in 2013, with more Glitzy goodness!
Iwona (Chupa)

New Year's Layout & Journal with Jolaine Frias

2011-12-28T06:00:00.000-08:00

Hello there, Jolaine here, and I'm so happy to be hosting the blog today. 2012 is fast approaching, phew! Where did this year go? It seems like only yesterday when we were welcoming 2011 so I couldn't resist pulling out some photos from our last New Year's Eve. I used a mix of from the three latest collections to create this fun page.

Here's a couple of close-ups,

Next, I created a journal as a gift for a friend who likes all things shabby and girlie. To create my journal I cut two pieces of chipboard, regular copy paper and a few sheets of pattern paper to 8.25"x5.25" and bound everything together with my Cinch.

I used the Beautiful Dreamer collection and added a Tim Holtz book plate and rosette trim with lots of images cut out of the paper collection.

I kept the inside very simple as I want the recipient to be able to journal and maybe adhere ephemera or photos throughout the book.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I wish you all a happy and healthy new year filled with many blessings for you and your family.

Hugs,
Jolaine

Celebrate Layout
Glitz Design - Dance in Sunshine Collection - Transparency Pieces - Peek-A-Boo
Glitz Design - Dance in Sunshine Collection - Cardstock Pieces - Whatnots
Glitz Design - Dance in Sunshine Collection - 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper - Birds
Glitz Design - Beautiful Dreamer Collection - 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper - Houndstooth
Glitz Design - Beautiful Dreamer Collection - 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper - Toile
Glitz Design - Vintage Blue Collection - Epoxy Stickers
Glitz Design - Vintage Blue Collection - Transparency Pieces - Peek-A-Boo

2012 Journal
Glitz Design - Beautiful Dreamer Collection - Epoxy Stickers
Glitz Design - Beautiful Dreamer Collection - Cardstock Stickers - Journaling
Glitz Design - Beautiful Dreamer Collection - Transparency Pieces - Peek-A-Boo
Glitz Design - Beautiful Dreamer Collection - Trim
Glitz Design - Beautiful Dreamer Collection - Cardstock Stickers - Titles
Glitz Design - Beautiful Dreamer Collection - Cardstock Pieces - Whatnots
Glitz Design - Beautiful Dreamer Collection - 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper - Stripe

"Learn to Fly" book with Michelle Philippi

2011-12-27T06:00:00.000-08:00

I'll be the first to tell you that I don't put a lot of time in to my crafts.
That doesn't mean though that I don't put a lot of thought or heart in to them. I wanted to give my daughter a little book for Christmas. Some sort of female affirmation book. I want her to grow up to be strong and confident and know how much love we all have for her. So I got some coasters and started adhering great sentiments and pieces from Glitz's Dance in Sunshine collection.

When I was done I had this little Learn to Fly book. I thought this was perfect to start with as that really is my goal: nurture her and give her wings so that she can fly with grace and beauty...all on her own.

I'm not a scrapbooker so I don't really know if there are rules or an art to journaling, so I just wrote what I wanted where I wanted. She's only 7 so I kinda had to keep it simple.

I think I love the back of the book just as much as I do the rest of it.

And here it is all packaged up for Christmas!

Learn to Fly book.
Glitz Design "Dance in Sunshine" Whatnots, Glitzers, Titles & Journaling cardstock stickers and epoxy stickers; Beautiful Dreamer epoxy stickers

~ Michelle

Snowy Layout & a Mini with Audrey Yeager

2011-12-26T06:00:00.000-08:00

Welcome Winter! Audrey here to share a winter themed layout that I did using some Beautiful Dreamer and Dance In the Sunshine papers.

I have always loved light pinks and aquas on snow themed pages, and the colors that my daughter is wearing just fit perfectly! In October, we traveled to the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee, and there happened to be snow on some of the mountain tops one chilly, early morning. It was absolutely beautiful to see. My daughter hasn’t seen much snow before, so it was quite a surprise to her when she picked it up and felt how cold it was!

On my background, I stamped a whole bunch of snowflakes and then heat embossed them with some clear embossing powder. I then misted the page a bit with some white spray mist.

To make the large snowflakes, I used some of the elastic ribbon with the pom-pom ends and just drew a snowflake shape with some glue onto cream colored cardstock. I added bits of the ribbon and then hand cut out the design. And a little Stickles makes everything sparkle!

When my daughter was born in 2009, I made a mini album documenting her first day, so I had to do the same with my little guy that was born this past July. I used two different chipboard albums and combined the pages which were different shapes. On some of the pages I backed them with papers that better matched my color scheme.

On the cover I machine stitched around a transparency and then tightened some aqua tulle around the front tied with an aqua pom-pom trim.

I chose a few of my favorite photos from the day and a whole punch of my favorite phrase stickers and whatnots from the Glitz collections.

I also layered in some of the Peek A Boos transparncies in between the pages.

I added some journaling strips on each page, but told the entire story in the journaling box at the end of the album.

I am so glad that I got to document this wonderful day for us all to remember!

Supplies-Snow Surprised:

Glitz Designs “Beautiful Dreamer, Houndstooth” paper

Glitz Designs “Beautiful Dreamer, Toile” paper”

Glitz Designs “Dance In the Sunshine, Birds” paper

Glitz Designs “Vintage Blue Trims”

Glitz Designs “Vintage Blue Peek A Boos”

Glitz Designs “Teeny Alphas White Type Stickers”

Other:Punches-Martha Stewart, Fiskars, The Paper Studio; Alphas-American Crafts; Stamps-Close To My Heart; Embossing Powder-American Crafts; Spray Mist-Studio Calico.

Supplies-Kyler's First Day:

Glitz Designs “Dance in the Sunshine” Chipboard Album

Glitz Designs “Dance In the Sunshine-Damask” paper

Glitz Designs “Dance In the Sunshine-Floral” paper

Glitz Designs “Dance In the Sunshine-Polka” paper

Glitz Designs “Dance In the Sunshine” Title Stickers

Glitz Designs “Dance In the Sunshine” Epoxy Stickers

Glitz Designs “Dance In the Sunshine” Glitzers

Glitz Designs “Dance In the Sunshine” Trims

Glitz Designs “Dance In the Sunshine” Peek A Boos

Glitz Designs “Dance In the Sunshine” Whatnots

Glitz Designs “Beautiful Dreamer” Whatnots

Glitz Designs “Vintage Blue” Chipboard Album

Glitz Designs “Vintage Blue” Peek A Boos

Glitz Designs “Vintage Blue” Giant Rhinestones

Glitz Designs “Vintage Blue” Glitzers

Glitz Designs “Vintage Blue” Epoxy Stickers

Glitz Designs “Vintage Blue” Titles Stickers

Glitz Designs Teeny Alpha Pearl Stickers

Glitz Designs “Vintage Blue” Journaling Stickers

Glitz Designs “Vintage Blue- Stripe” paper

Glitz Designs “Vintage Blue-Rose” paper

Glitz Designs “Vintage Blue-Motif” paper

Glitz Designs “Vintage Blue-Floral” paper

Other: Punches, EK Success, The Paper Studio, Martha Stewart; Paint-Ranger; letter stickers-Sassafrass Lass.

Merry Christmas cards with Laurie Schmidlin

2011-12-22T06:00:00.000-08:00

Good morning! It's my turn again to share some Holiday projects featuring Glitz's beautiful papers and embellishments!

For both of my projects today, I used papers and embellishments from the Dance in Sunshine collection! I thought the soft purple and teals in this collection would look so pretty all dressed up for the Holidays! :-)
For my first project, I created a soft and festive bag...perfect for tucking a small gift or card set inside! Along with the papers (all from the Dance in Sunshine collection), I used a heart garland Whatnot to further embellish my bag.

For my next project, I created a matching card using many of the same papers and embellishments! The focal image on this card is the Peek-a-Boo frame with the stamped sentiment. I just love how all of the elements in this collection works so well together!

Thanks so much for joining me here today! Hugs, Laurie

Merry Christmas Bag
Glitz Design Dance in Sunshine Papers: Stripe, Floral, Polka, Damask
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Paper - Polka
Glitz Design Dance in Sunshine Whatnot
Glitz Design Dance in Sunshine Trim
Other: Bright Spirits stamp set (Verve Stamps), Ribbon, Flower, Rhinestones, Buttons, Sewing machine, Glitter

Jingle Bells Card
Glitz Design Dance in Sunshine Papers: Stripe, Floral, Polka, Damask
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Paper - Damask
Glitz Design Dance in Sunshine Peek-A-Boo
Other: Bright Spirits stamp set (Verve Stamps), Ribbon, Buttons, Rhinestone, Glitter, Jingle bells, String

Documenting 2011 with Rommel Okuma

2011-12-21T06:00:00.000-08:00

Hey folks! Rommel here today to share some inspiration using Glitz Designs patterned paper and embellishments for this Holiday. I created 2 projects, an altered canvas for Christmas (that you can use as home decor) and a chipboard mini album telling my stories in 2011.

Let's go! In this altered project I used Vintage Blue collection papers.

I almost created a monochromatic project. But I've missed some colors details. LOL :) So, I did make this flowers!

The tag was made using several kinds of spray ink and white emboss powder. See other details of this project below:

You can made an altered canvas like this to decorate your house for the holidays, using a beautiful photo of your family or of your children.

The other project I made for inspiring you all is a mini album, using the chipboard album from Dance in Sunshine Collection. The colors of this collection inspired me to tell my life in 2011; My conquers, some funny facts, and all the good things I lived in this amazing year!

The cover decorating using Glitz Teeny Alphas - White Type.

A great conquer in this year: an invite to be part of Glitz Design - 2011 Design Team. The Clear Stamps of this collection are really beautiful with some gorgeous designs! The quote I choosed to open my memorys from 2011 is: "Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass... it's learning to dance in the rain!"

My cat Wasabi, I adopted in January, and the ladies of a workshop I taught at Rio de Janeiro. I used a several itens of Dance in Sunshine - Whatnot.

Bellow you can see the details of Chipboard Sticker and Whatnot.

A new apartament and a iten of Whatnot pack with a quote from H. D. Thoreau:

A special page to our Scrapbooking Fair (we have a big one in São Paulo!), and my new job as Marketing Assistant in a Wholesale Craft Company!

A detail with Chipboard Title Sticker:

Another photo, now with a team I taught in several workshops in that Fair!

I loved this die cut, from Whatnot pack too! And the mint grunge Tenny Alpha, so lovely:

Whatnot pack is filled of gorgeous die cuts. Some example is this heart I used in this page:

The last and not least page, to welcome a new year!

Projects supplies

Altered:
Glitz Design Vintage Blue Collection:
Papers: Floral, Motif
Other company supplies:
American Crafts: emboss powder
Ranger: Distress Ink, Gesso
Advantus: Tim Holds Brads, Mask, Grungerboard, Washi Tape

Mini album
Glitz Design:
- Dance in Sunshine Collection:
Papers: Birds, Polka, Raindrops
- Dance in Sunshine Chipboard Stickers
- Dance in Sunshine Clear Stamps
- Dance in Sunshine Whatnot
- Dance in Sunshine Chipboard Album
- Dance in Sunshine Title Stickers
- Dance in Sunshine Teeny Alphabets: Type and Mint Grunge

So it is! Hope you have enjoyed the inspirations I brought today!

Girls, I desire for you, everybody all around the World, a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! May in 2012 we can create more: with more passion for the art we have inside us, with more love to share with our family and friends!!!! The New Year can be another great year!!!

XOXO
Rommel.

Dance in Sunshine Christmas cards with Kristii Lockart

2011-12-20T06:00:00.000-08:00

Good Morning dear friends!!! I have some more Christmas projects for you using Glitz Design Dance in Sunshine Goodies! When I first saw the Dance in Sunshine line, the first thing that came to my mind was my kids! The rainy theme of the papers reminded me of Seattle which is where my kids are located. I put that thought out of my head, though, and I decided to take on the challenge to make Christmas goodies with these beautiful papers and embellishments.

In my first project for today I used the Dance in Sunshine Damask paper along with Dance in Sunshine Peek a Boos for a very Victorian themed card:

I fussy cut the vintage lady and yellow roses and added the remaining part of the Peek a Boo to the background. I die cut the Christmas trees and stamped them with Papertrey Ink's Holiday Lights stamps and then embossed with Fine Gold Embossing Powder. After I embossed the trees, I inked them with Tim Holtz new Evergreen Bough Distress Ink and added pearls to light the trees.

From this viewpoint, you can see just how pretty the Victorian lady is!! I just love Glitz Design Peek a Boos! They totally add a whole new dimension to each and every project you make!

Supplies used:

Glitz Design "Dance in Sunshine" Paper: Damask

Glitz Design "Dance in Sunshine" Peek a Boos

Papertrey Ink: Rustic Cream Cardstock and Holiday Photo Finisher Dies and Stamps

Hand-Dyed Seam Binding: MemrieMare

Recollections Pearls

Doily from my stash

Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Tea Dye and Evergreen Bough

Prima Floral and Lace

Memento Ink: Tuxedo Black

I used the same goodies to make a little gift card holder:

I die cut the envelope out of Dance in Sunshine Damask Paper. The inside of the gift card holder is a beautiful yellow and contrasts perfectly with the bright blue Walmart gift card.

I wrapped the envelope with some vintage hymnal paper.

I framed a Dance in Sunshine Whatnot with a Prima frame and added ribbon and roses to embellish.

I embossed a tag with Silver Fine Embossing powder and inked the edges with Tea Dye Distress Ink.
Although gift card holders are easy to make, a little extra embellishing can make them very special indeed!!

Supplies used:
Glitz Design "Dance in Sunshine" Paper: Damask
Glitz Design "Dance in Sunshine" Whatnots
Papertrey Ink Rustic Cream Cardstock, Ribbon, Gift Card Holder Die, Holiday Lights Stamps and Holiday Photo Finishers Dies and Stamps
Prima Shabby Metal Baroque Frame
Recollections Roses
Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Tea Dye
Vintage Hymnal Paper

Thanks for stopping by!!
Wishing you a very Glitzy Day,
Kristii

Season of Blessings with Noel Culbertson

2011-12-19T06:00:00.000-08:00

The Christmas season brings with it a thousand traditions big and small. From sentimental decorations to secret family recipes to sacred customs. It seems that significance is infused into everything around us. I love to take moments out during the holidays to reflect on all of the things I am thankful for around me and in my life. For our family, it's a deployment year. Which means that we'll be minus one during the season and beyond. It is a stark but valuable reminder to our family to be thankful for all of the time we do get to spend together knowing how precious each moment really is. I saw a sign recently that read, "What if you woke up tomorrow with only the things you thanked God for today?" It struck me as an especially good reminder for me this holiday season.

Taking a note from finding significance in all that surrounds us during the holiday season try changing up the color schemes on your Christmas layouts to another color that helps tell the story of your Christmas photos. The sweetness of these photos of daddy and daughter taken just before he left for deployment are wrapped in the charm of the soft textures and colors of the paper and embellishments.

Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Papers: Floral, Polka, Stripe
Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Epoxy Word Stickers
Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Peek-a-Boos
Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Trims

When I was working on this layout I grabbed my die cut machine to punch these frames. The set of cutting pads I grabbed were full of nicks and grooves from their many trips through my Big Shot. I sent the first batch through and they came out embossed with the nick and groove pattern from the cutting pad. It was a happy accident that added a little extra texture to my layout.

Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Papers: Motif, Polka, Toile
Glitz Design "Dance in the Sunshine" Paper: Damask
Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Titles cardstock stickers
Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Peek-a-Boos
Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Epoxy Word Stickers
Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Trims
Glitz Design Teeny Alpha Pearl

"God Jul" with Camilla Eckman

2011-12-16T06:00:00.000-08:00

It's soon Christmas, my favourite season of all. I just love the smells, the warmth and the candles. It is a time for getting together with family and friends and just enjoy life. For Glitz this month I wanted to celebrate Christmas, but not in the traditional colours, but in pink. LOL

This is my very own Santa princess. Isn't she cute?!

"Beautiful Santa" by Camilla Ekman

Glitz Designs "Beautiful Dreamer" paper: Polka

Glitz Designs "Beautiful Dreamer" Peek-A-Boo

Glitz Designs Teeny Alpha white type

Other: flowers (Prima), ribbon

And then I made my first two Christmas cards. I will give them to my children's teachers along with a small gift.

"God Jul" by Camilla Ekman

Glitz Designs "Beautiful Dreamer" papers: Damask, Stripe

Glitz Designs Teeny Alpha white type

Other: Die (QK), flower and leaves (Prima)

"God Jul" by Camilla Ekman

Glitz Designs "Beautiful Dreamer" papers: Damask, Stripe

Glitz Designs Teeny Alpha white type

Other: Die (QK), thread, snowflake, button, pin (Maya Road)

Thanks for letting me share my projects!

Merry Christmas to all of you!

Holiday Cheer cards with Iwona Palamountain

2011-12-15T06:00:00.000-08:00

Hi peeps, it's time to get Glitzy!! And, considering that Christmas is fast approaching (YAY!!!), I'm doing it in a holiday fashion. You think it would be hard to put together a Holiday-themed card, with the non-holiday collection? Nope. Glitz has it all covered, with a multitude of fun papers, whatnots, and a couple of embellishments, you will have a wonderfully festive card whipped up in no time!
Lookie...

Firstly, let me brag a little bit, about my favourite ever collection from Glitz, Beautiful Dreamer. It's sweet and girly, but yet its colours are perfect for a non-traditional Christmas project. I admitted it many times on my blog, how much I love pink and teal and what a wonderful combo it is for the Holidays.
I utilized one of the papers on this card, that looks like candy cane, along with a Whatnot, trimmed to give a beautiful flourish frame for the focal point. I even found a matching sticker, so appropriate for the occasion!

Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" paper: Stripe
Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Whatnot
Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Trim
Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Titles Cardstock Stickers
Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Giant Rhinestones

Other: cardstock: recycled kraft, teal; snowflake stamp: The Craft's Meow; ink: Memento (Bamboo Leaves); snowflake die: My Favorite Things Die-Namics; glitter glue; buttons; striped ribbon

For the next card, I reached for one of the older collections, that I adore for its beautiful and rich designs, especially the papers - Love Games. The card that I made with it, is a hip and funky approach to the silly season. Again, I utilized the supplies on hand, from the said collection as well as a little bit of "Hoopla", to create a collage card with the Holidays in mind.

Glitz Design "Love Games" papers: Damask, Polka, Stripe, Floral
Glitz Design "Love Games" Titles Cardstock Stickers
Glitz Design Teeny Alpha: Navy, Pearl
Glitz Design "Hoopla" Whatnot

Other: cardstock: white; ornament stamp: Hero Arts; ink: Memento (Rhubarb Stalk); Dizzy Doily die: My Favorite Things Die-Namics; string; buttons; seam binding

So what do you say? Aren't these papers and trinkets versatile?? Yes siree! That's one of the things that I love these for :)
See you next time, for some New Year's cards!
Hugs, Iwona (Chupa)

Holiday Layouts with Nicole Martel

2011-12-14T06:00:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone, Nicole here. Today I would like to share two Holiday layouts using pictures from last year. I'm not sure about you all, but I am not ready for the holidays! For my first layout, I decided to use a variety of products using our most recent collections. I love how this layout turned out. Notice how I sprayed snow flakes in the background using some chalkboard mists? They are subtle but they are there!

Here are a few close ups:

Supplies used:
Glitz Design Papers "Beautiful Dreamer Damask", "Vintage Blue Floral", and "Beautiful Dreamer Polka".
Glitz Design "Dance in sunshine" Big Rhinestones.
Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" and "Vintage Blue" Word Epoxy Stickers.

Other: Gingerbread man punch: Creative Memories
Screen: Chalkboard mists: Glimmer mist: Tattered Angels
Thickers: American Crafts
Pen: Adhesives: Corner rounder: Creative Memories.

And for my next layout, I used all products from the "Vintage Blue" collection. I really love how this one turned out.

Supplies used:
Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Papers.
Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Big Rhinestones.
Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Epoxy word stickers.
Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Cardstock Stickers.
Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Trims.

Other:
Pen: Corner rounder: Heart punch: Adhesives: Creative Memories.
Studio Button Tool Round 14: Epiphany Crafts.

I hope that you enjoyed your visit today. Please come back!

Patterned Paper Wrapped Gifts with Michelle Philippi

2011-12-13T06:00:00.000-08:00

I'm on this kick this year to wrap as few presents as possible with "real" wrapping paper.

I've used crafty bags and boxes, and today I've put my pretty patterned paper to use. Don't tell my daughter, but she's getting a couple of American Girl DVDs for Christmas. I thought some Beautiful Dreamer paper would work nicely for a girl gift because it's pink, and it's got that cool wintery feel to it.
Heck, the stripe one even has that candy cane feel to it!

I folded my paper around my DVDs and just marked the spot where I wanted to stamp my sentiment.
Then just wrapped it up after and the sentiment was right where I wanted it to be.

I added some coordinating pieces from the Beautiful Dreamer collection and sprinkled some chunky glitter on the edges. Tied it off with some pretty tulle and topped it with a giant rhinestone.

I tucked a Whatnot here behind the tulle and put my daughter's inital chipboard piece on the center of my bow. I have had that little k sitting on my desk for like a year - LOL!

Beautiful Dreamer Christmas presents.
Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Stripe, Damask, Floral and Polka patterned paper and Whatnot; Giant Rhinestone

~ Michelle

Letters to Santa with Mou Saha

2011-12-12T06:00:00.000-08:00

Hi, Mou Saha here with today's layouts!

My first layout is about my son's letter to Santa. Even though the Glitz collections are not prominently Holiday themed, but if you look close enough, you'll find little nuggets that lend themselves to Holiday layouts. For instance, the epoxy sticker that I cut to say 'letter to' or the paper layer that says 'everything nice' that I stitched to highlight 'nice'.

For my second layout, I cut out birds from the Dance in the Sunshine 12x12 Birds Paper. I stitched 'wires' across the page and perched the cut out birds on them.

Supplies:
Layout 1
Dance in the Sunshine 12x12 Polka Paper
Vintage Blue 12x12 Toile Paper
Dance in the Sunshine Epoxy Stickers
Dance in the Sunshine Glitzers
Beautiful Dreamer Whatnots
Vintage Blue Peek-A-Boos
Vintage Blue Paper Layers
Teeny Alpha Pearl Stickers

Layout 2
Vintage Blue 12x12 Toile Paper
Dance in the Sunshine Epoxy Stickers
Dance in the Sunshine Paper Layers
Beautiful Dreamer Whatnots
Teeny Alpha Navy Stickers

Festive Layouts with Michelle Jackson-Mogford

2011-12-09T06:00:00.000-08:00

Hi all
Well it's that time again when I get to share some Glitzy goodness with you all from Glitz Designs and this month I've gone all festive :) 1st up is this layout ....

Santa Baby
A layout of our very cheeky grandaughter on Christmas day. I very rarely get a serious photo from her or her brother, but I love these photos they sum her up exactly. I wanted the layout to look like a present that was being unwrapped and the mix of elements from Beatiful Dreamer and Dance in sunshine with a little vintage blue thrown in for good measure gave me the fun festive look I wanted.

Here's what I used:
Glitz Designs Beautiful Dreamer paper; Floral, Polka, Stripe and Houndstooth
Glitz Designs Beautiful Dreamer embellishments; Giant Rhinestones and Epoxy words
Glitz Designs Dance in Sunshine paper; Polka, Floral, Damask, Stripe and Raindrop
Glitz Designs Dance in Sunshine embellishments; Glitzers, Epoxy words and Trim
Glitz Designs Vintage Blue; Glitzers
Glitz Designs teeny alphas; Mint Grunge
Glitz Designs frosting; red and black

I ripped around the edges of the paper to create a frame and pulled sections back to create the un wrapped present feel and then added Glitzers to some of the patterned paper to create presents for some of my embellishments.

The tree is made up of sevearl layers of different greens from the papers and the Giant Rhinestones make perfect shiny decorations.

And the reindeer and sleigh is an embellishment created with some paper piecing, placed hanging over the page so it looks like rudolph is flying overhead pulling his sleigh with some of the Dance in Sunshine trim:) I think this will make a fun piece of home decor for the festive season!

Next up is this layout...

First Snow
We had a hard winter last year and it was Olivers first winter, after the initial shock of landing in the snow he soon got the swing of it and loved it as much as his brother. The colours in the vintage blue collection were perfect for this layout and here's what I used;

Glitz Designs Vintage Blue paper; Stripe, Polka and Motif
Glitz Designs Vintage Blue embellishments; Titles stickers, Journalling Stickers, Epoxy words and Giant Rhinestones
Glitz Designs Teeny Alphas; Pearl

I kept this layout quite simple to focus on the picture and let the lovely colours of the paper do the work. After ripping strips across the layout, creating a curled photo mat and distressing liberally I added some splodges of acrylic paint with my fingers to create some snowy paw prints across my layout.

The fab stickers from titles and journalling added great accents to my page adding just enough detail and the Giant rhinestones give it an icy, blingy lift.

One little detail I love is the bottom corner that I ripped away to give a puppy chewed effect :)

And that's it for this post and also sadly for my time with the Glitz DT. I have had to do a lot of soul searching with my decision to step down from this amazing team but life has got busier and busier and unfortunately some things have got to give :(

I have been honoured and proud to be able to work along side such amazing designers over the last 2 and half years and of course it has been a complete pleasure to work with the gorgeous Glitz girls and their wonderful product. I may not be here every month but in my heart I will always be a Glitz girl and will continue to love all the gorgeous product they bring us.

Thanks to everyone for having me along for the ride and hopefully I will see you all in cyber space soon.
Much love
MJM x

Shaped Christmas cards with Laurie Schmidlin

2011-12-08T06:00:00.000-08:00

Hi there! With the Holidays fast approaching, I have kicked my Christmas card and gift making into high gear! :-) One of my favorite kinds of Christmas cards to make are shaped cards! I think they are both unique and fun...perfect for the Holidays!

For my first card, I used some of Glitz's beautiful Vintage Blue papers to create a stocking shaped card! While they are not meant to be Christmas papers, I think they work wonderfully! I used the Glitz Vintage Blue Clear Stamps to ad some texture to the yellow parts as well as stamp the background for the focal image.

My next card features some of Glitz's Beautiful Dreamer papers. Again, the non traditional colors of this lovely collection lend themselves perfectly for the soft Christmas cards I had in mind! I embellished my tree shaped card with a die cut felt bird, ribbon, a puffy flower, and an epoxy sentiment!

Thanks so much for joining me here today! Hugs, Laurie

Stocking Card
Glitz Design Vintage Blue Damask Paper
Glitz Design Clear Stamps - Vintage Blue
Glitz Design Teeny Alpha - Pearl
Glitz Design Vintage Blue Trim
Other: Christmas Shaped Cards SVG file, Ribbon, Flower, Rhinestones, Sewing machine

Christmas Tree Card
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Papers: Houndstooth, Damask, Polka
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Peek-A-Boo
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Epoxy Words
Other: Christmas Shaped Cards SVG file, Felt, Flower, Bird & Branch die set (Sizzix), Ribbon, Rhinestones, Paper piercer

New Year's sentiments with Lisa Andrews

2011-12-07T06:00:00.000-08:00

With 2011 coming to a close, I thought it was time that I use my New Years Eve photos from the beginning of this year.

With the cool blue color in the Glitz Designs Beautiful Dreamer line, I thought it would be perfect for this wintertime/New Years layout.

The colors on this line seem so crisp and cool.

Today I'd also like to share two cards that I made using the Glitz Designs Dance in Sunshine line. I'm thinking these would be great New Year messages to share with friends.

On the first card I used one of the Glitz Designs Peek a Boo frames. The frame was a bit too tall for my card, so I cut the frame where I knew it would be hidden by embellishments and then shrunk the frame down by overlapping the cut edges. Now the frame fits perfectly!

On the second card, the focus is the quote from the Glitz Designs Whatnots. I really like that so many of the Glitz product have easy to use quotes.

Thanks for the visit today!

Hello 2011 Supplies
Glitz Designs "Beautiful Dreamer" Patterned Paper: Polka, Stripe, Houndstooth, Toile
Glitz Designs "Beautiful Dreamer" Journaling Stickers
Glitz Designs "Beautiful Dreamer" Title Stickers
Glitz Designs "Beautiful Dreamer" Peek a Boo Transparency
Glitz Designs Teeny White Type Alpha

Live the Life Card Supplies
Glitz Designs "Dance in Sunshine" Patterned Paper: Polka, Raindrops
Glitz Designs "Dance in Sunshine" Whatnots
Glitz Designs "Dance in Sunshine" Trim
Glitz Designs "Dance in Sunshine" Glitzers

You are Just Right Card Supplies
Glitz Designs "Dance in Sunshine" Patterned Paper: Raindrops, Polka
Glitz Designs "Dance in Sunshine" Peek a Boo Transparency
Glitz Designs "Dance in Sunshine" Journaling Sticker
Glitz Designs "Dance in Sunshine" Trim
Glitz Designs "Dance in Sunshine" Whatnots

Christmas Card & matching Ornament with Kristii Lockart

2011-12-06T06:00:00.000-08:00

Hi there dear friends!! I have a couple of Christmas projects featuring Beautiful Dreamer papers and goodies by Glitz Design to share with you today!!

My first project is a fun little altered chipboard house ornament:

I used a Melissa Frances chipboard ornament house as the base. I traced the house onto the patterned paper and cut it out. Then I assembled the house as directed. I covered the house with the patterned paper using Claudine Hellmuth's Gloss Multi-medium.

Then I painted the house base with white paint and then covered the roof with buttons and lace. I covered the entire house with glitter and then embellished the house with Glitz Design Glitzers, Prima Resin Architecture, Pearls and a little Melissa Frances bottle brush tree.

Supplies used:
Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Paper: Polka
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Glitzers
Papertrey Ink Buttons and twine
Martha Stewart Glitter
White paint, bow and lace from my stash
Recollections pearls

I made a card using the same goodies:

I covered the base of the card with Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Polka Paper and layered two Peek a Boos on top. I die cut two trees, inked them, then covered them in glitter. I cut the bird from the Dance in Sunshine Paper Layers. Then, I embellished the card with hand-dyed seam binding, jingle bells, and an angel wing,

Supplies used:
Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Paper: Polka
Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Peek a Boos
Glitz Design "Dance in Sunshine" Paper Layers
Papertrey Ink Rustic Cream Cardstock
Papertrey Ink Holiday Photo Finishers Stamps and Dies and Love Lives Here Holiday Dies
Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink
Hand Dyed Seam Binding: MemrieMare
Jingle Bells from my stash
Martha Stewart Glitter

Sparkle & Shine with Emeline Seet

2011-12-05T06:00:00.000-08:00

Sending you warm vibes as we enter into the last month on the calendar! It must be really cold over at some places right now!

The beginning of December also means the start of counting down to Christmas and the New Year! Over here at Glitz Designs, the team will bring to you a whole array of holiday themed paper craft,layout and card ideas.

I decided to make a couple of cards using an unconventional color scheme and one using a traditional color palette. The first card made use of gold and blue, where I added Glitz Design's Giant Rhinestones. These come in really handy to make any card look festive!

Supplies:
Vintage Blue 12x12 Floral Paper
Beautiful Dreamer 12x12 Polka Paper
Vintage Blue Giant Rhinestones
Beautiful Dreamer Title Stickers
Beautiful Dreamer Journaling Stickers
Dance in the Sunshine Giant Rhinestones

My next card is a traditional shabby red Christmas card. To add a touch of glitter, I added mica onto the title sticker.

Supplies:
Beautiful Dreamer 12x12 Stripe Paper
Vintage Blue Paper Layers
Dance in the Sunshine Title Stickers

Using silver, midnight blue and cream color combination, I created a layout using Glitz Designs' Vintage Blue Collection.

Whenever I think of this year end season, I love to fill my projects with anything that glitters. On my chipboard piece, I decorated with sugary fine glitter and mod podge. The effect is lovely and dimensional.

Again, Glitz Design's giant rhinestones are incredibly appropriate.

Supplies:
Vintage Blue 12x12 Motif Paper
Vintage Blue 12x12 Rose Paper
Vintage Blue Journaling Stickers
Vintage Blue Giant Rhinestones
Dance in the Sunshine Title Stickers

Have a fabulous day!
Emeline
www.scrapvilla.blogspot.com

Sweet as Candy with Tracie Hudson

2011-11-30T06:00:00.000-08:00

To create a quick gift for a friend of mine I covered and decorated a box, which was then filled with sugar coated almonds - which I know are her favourite treats.

To create the tag which nestles amongst the roses, I used a stamp from the Beautiful Dreamer clear stamp set from Glitz Designs - the Epoxy accent sit inside the decorative border perfectly.

Product used - Glitz Designs Beautiful Dreamer Damask BD3548, Houndstooth BD3562, Trim TR3395, Epoxy Words ES3364 and Clear Stamps ST3265.

Thanks for calling by.
T.x.

A Glitzy Tree with Audrey Yeager

2011-11-29T06:00:00.000-08:00

Hope you are getting into the Holiday spirit! Audrey here with you today to share a quick altered project that you can easily make to Glitz up your home for the holidays!

I simply took 2 sheets of the Vintage Blue Floral paper and misted a bit with some dark green spray mist. I then cut them into 1.25”x12” strips and punched with my Martha Stewart pine needle punch. I hot glued the strips around the tree and layered them as I went up. I added some of the Glitz Designs Giant Rhinestones as decorations, and now I have a beautiful Glitzy Tree to add to my table centerpiece!

Supplies:
Glitz Designs “Vintage Blue-Floral” paper

Glitz Designs Giant Rhinestones-“Vintage Blue, Beautiful Dreamer, and Dance in the Sunshine”
Other: Punch by Martha Stewart, spray mist by Studio Calico, floral foam cone, mica snow

Shaped Layouts with Karola Witczak

2011-11-25T06:00:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone! Karola here with my two layouts made using new Glitz collections. I suppose I don't need to say how wonderful they are, but forgive me, I have to say: they are absolutely fantastic! Lea once wrote to me: "these collections are right in your alley," and was absolutely right! This is a great pleasure to work with such wonderful designs! For today I prepared two layouts created with the Vintage Blue and Beautiful Dreamer collections. On both layouts is my daughter Rose.

In my first project I wanted to create an interesting layout shape and I decided to cut out bracket shape using my Cricut. Photo was adhered under one of the Peek-a-boo elements - I just love the result! At the bottom of the page I put one sheet of Paper Layers - the perfect backdrop for a variety of small elements which can be found here. As you can see, here is a whole lot of layers and small elements. I found them in the Whatnots cards, some of them cut out from the cards, others cut in the smaller parts. A fantastic addition are Glitzers - a wonderful, delicate stickers added a great charm to my page.

Here are a few close ups:

In my second project I decided to create a page in a non-girlish colors. The combination of blue and yellow always seemed to me typical boyish, but here I decided to create another very delicate and girly layout, full of layers and details. The main theme here are the birds - the title is: "you are my birdie," so I decided to take advantage of the birds found in Whatnots, it appeared that fits perfectly here!

and a few close ups...

As you can see the creation of multi-layered and rich pages is extremely easy with Glitz collections - there are so many to choose from, to cut and to build pages in the projects with so many elements - I just love it and you?

"Beautiful" - Lo by Karola Witczak

Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" papers: Houndstooth, Stripe,

Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Whatnots

Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Paper Layers

Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Glitzers

Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Peek-a-Boos

Glitz Design "Dance in the Sunshine" paper: Birds

Other: Prima flowers and mask, Cricut machine, distress ink (pumice stone)

"You are my birdie" - Lo by Karola Witczak

Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" papers: Floral, Toile, Stripe, Motif

Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Whatnots

Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Epoxy Stickers

Glitz Design "Dance in the Sunshine" Whatnots

Glitz Design "Dance in the Sunshine" Glitzers

Glitz Design "Dance in the Sunshine" Tiny Alpha White

Thank you for visit Glitz Design blog today! I hope you enjoy my projects! Have a wonderful day!

~~ Karola ~~

Quoted Cards with Iwona Palamountain

2011-11-24T06:00:00.000-08:00

After Vintage Blue and Beautiful Dreamer, I would like to give some more attention to the third fabulous Glitz Design collection, from the last release - Dance In Sunshine.
I love it because it's just as trendy as it is vintage (true to Glitz style). I whipped up these babies...

Glitz Design "Dance In Sunshine" papers: Stripe, Raindrops, Floral
Glitz Design "Dance In Sunshine" Glitzers
Glitz Design "Dance In Sunshine" Clear Stamps
Glitz Design "Dance In Sunshine" Epoxy Words

Other: cardstock: cream; ink: Versa Magic (Turquoise Gem), Versafine (Onyx Black); sewing machine; border punch: EK Success; satin ribbon

Glitz Design "Dance In Sunshine" paper: Raindrops, Floral, Stripe
Glitz Design "Dance In Sunshine" Giant Rhinestones
Glitz Design "Dance In Sunshine" Whatnot
Glitz Design "Dance In Sunshine" Trim
Glitz Design "Dance In Sunshine" Glitzers
Glitz Design "Dance In Sunshine" Peek-A-Boo
Glitz Design "Dance In Sunshine" Titles Cardstock Stickers

Other: cardstock: white; edge distresser; sewing machine; string

I hope you like them! :)
Iwona (Chupa)

Girly & Shabby Layouts with Jolaine Frias

2011-11-23T06:00:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! For my assignment today I thought I'd go over the top girly and shabby with the Beautiful Dreamer collection. Here's what a created...

Timeless

For this layout, I did lots of heavy distressing and a bit of layering but the design is pretty simple. I love the combination of dusty pink and grey, so pretty!

And a few close-ups,

Believe

For my second layout, I decided to use an old die cut paper to create a shaped page. I also did some masking along with lots of layering and fussy cutting.

Take a closer look,

Thanks so much for joining me today. Have a very glitzy day!!!!!

Supply List

Timeless
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Floral paper
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Houndstooth paper
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Whatnots
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Paper Layers
Other: Ranger crackle paint, Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Antique Linen, Recollections flowers; Prima flowers and pearls, Dusty Attic chipboard

Believe
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Toile paper
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Whatnots
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Paper Layers
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Peek-A-Boo
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Trim
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Cardstock Stickers - Titles
Other: Ranger Liquid Pearls, Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Antique Linen, Prima mask and butterfly

Love & Live Cards with Michelle Philippi

2011-11-22T06:00:00.000-08:00

I'm not sure why, but everytime I work with the Dance in Sunshine collection I break out in song with that 70s tune "Dancin' in the Moonlight." Know it? It really is an upbeat and fun song. I don't know why they danced in the moonlight - the beat is much more suitable for the sunshine! But I digress now to share a couple of bright and fun cards to beat those cold fall doldrums. I love the warmth of the yellow in this collection - suitable for fall or summer....or even spring, I reckon.

Love.
Glitz Design "Dance in Sunshine" Polka patterned paper, Whatnot, Giant Rhinestone and Epoxy Word

Letter to Self.
Glitz Design "Dance in Sunshine" Floral patterned paper, Giant Rhinestone, Whatnots and Epoxy Words

~ Michelle

Mixing Glitz collections with Audrey Yeager

2011-11-21T06:00:00.000-08:00

Audrey here with you today to share some fun layouts. When I first saw the Laced with Grace collection months ago, my first thought was how perfect the colors were for fall photos. I espeically love the piece with the plaid print on it. So this time of year is the perfect time for me to use up these beautiful papers!

I embossed some kraft cardstock that matched my background cardstock with a burlap plate to give my page a bit more texture.

The top layer of the flower I cut using a die and muslin and then misted it with a bit of yellow. The bottom part is a piece of the "Paper Layers" paper that I rolled and fringed.

I used some of the banner pieces from the cardstock stickers and mounted them on a thin piece of muslin as the string. I tied knots in between each pennant.

This next page I really wanted to make "fun". My little guy just loves to watch his mobile....he is mesmerized by it!

I wanted to pick up on the spinning motion, so I cut a circle frame from patterened paper and then stitched around it with back thread to show movemement.

On the background, I used a herringbone template as a mask and painted over it with a white paint dauber to added a bit more pattern. A little red heart on the left side of the page picks up on the red in the photo and draws your eyes across the page.

Thanks for joining me today!

Supplies:

My Fall Favorite
Glitz Designs "Laced With Grace" Patterned Papers
Glitz Designs "Laced With Grace" Cardstock Stickers
Glitz Designs "Laced With Grace" Paper Layers
Glitz Designs "Wood Grain" Alphas
Cardstock: Bazzill
Embossing Plate: Sizzix
Brad: Basic Grey
Punches: Martha Stewart and K Success

He Loves That Mobile
Glitz Designs "Vintage Blue Toile" paper
Glitz Designs "Dance in the Sunshine Floral" paper
Glitz Designs "Afternoon Muse" paper
Glitz Designs "Beautiful Dreamer Toile" paper
Glitz Designs"Dance in the Sunhine" Title Stickers
Glitz Designs "Beautiful Dreamer" Epoxy Stickers
Mask: The Crafter's Workshop
Paint: Ranger
Other: thread

Beautiful Dreamer with Traci Hudson

2011-11-18T06:00:00.000-08:00

Its that time of the month when I get to share a couple of projects created using the wonderful Glitz Designs.

To create this page I hand cut and layered up the floral designs to sit beneath my photograph. I cut one of the Peek a Boo printed transparent embellishments down to create the frame around the photograph and used a combination of Cardstock Stickers and Epoxy Words to create the title.

Product used - Dance in Sunshine Birds DS3463, Floral DS3418, Damask DS3425, Whatnot WN3159; Beautiful Dreamer Polka BD3579, Toile BD3555, PeekaBoo PAB3173, Epoxy Words ES3364, Titles TS3081.

Using a large photograph on this letter sized page meant that the photograph remained the main focus, with the addition of a small cluster of accents to embellish.

Product used - Beautiful Dreamer Damask BD3548, Houndstooth BD3562, Polka BD3579 Cardstock Stickers JS3050, paper laters PL3111, PeekaBoo PAB3173, Titles TS3081, Trim TR3395, Rhinestones GR3326, Epoxy Words ES3364, Teeny Alphas TA3227.
Thanks for dropping by.
T.x.

Dreamy Rose Cards with Laurie Schmidlin

2011-11-17T06:00:00.000-08:00

Hello again! It's my turn to share some Glitzy projects that I've been working on with you!

For my first card, I loaded it up with lots of fabulous Beautiful Dreamer goodies! I started by layering several Beautiful Dreamer patterned papers, then added a couple of Whatnots, , a stamped doily layer, Cardstock Sticker, and finished it off with an Epoxy Word.

I used the same Beautiful Dreamer collection for my second card (I just can't get enough of this soft and gorgeous line!!). I chose three different patterned papers, then added a Peek-A-Boo, Glitzer, and a Cardstock Sticker. For the finishing touches, I added some string and a flower.
I'm so glad you joined me here today! ~Laurie

I Love You Card
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Papers: Damask, Stripe
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Clear Stamps
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Cardstock Stickers - Journaling
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Epoxy Words

Believe Card
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Papers: Stripe, Polka, Floral
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Peek-A-Boo
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Glitzer
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Cardstock Stickers - Titles

Shabby Floral Layouts with Rommel Okuma

2011-11-16T06:00:00.000-08:00

Hi guys! How have you been???? Here in Brazil, we have spent some hot hot hot spring days! Today I want to share some projects using amazing Glitz goodies in two shabby pages.

Let's see! This first project I have used Vintage Blue collection, with my parent's wedding photo. This is one of I like so much and inspire me to create something romantic.

I was so inspired by this photo, and I decide to use blue, just blue, to create this page. The background was inked with Glimmer Chalk and Perfect Pearls Mist. The pale yellow of background paper add some luminosity for the page. If I had used other blue paper, I think the project could be dark.

This frame is a cardstock sticker too. The bard cage is from Vintage Blue's Peek a boo.

The title is a cardstock sticker from this collection. And so so so perfect for the page's idea! I loved!

This gorgeous rose was cut out from a paper from this collection. Above this I layered other flowers.

Project: I have found the one my soul loves.

Vintage Blue Collection:
- Papers: Toile, Rose, Motif
- Vintage Blue Peek-a-Boo
- Vintage Blue Cardstock Sticker

Other companies supplies:
- Glimmer Chalkboard, Tattared Angels: Peacock
- Perfect Pearls Mist, Ranger Ink: Eletric Blue
- Prima Marketing: flowers and pearls

Beautiful Dreamer collection are made with a sweet and delight color pallet: pink, acqua, white and grey. With this color combination I made a sweetie girlie page.

The papers and all the acessories and embellishments are so inpisring to create! Don't you think so? In this page I also used the Rhinestones. I loved the way this "stones" can stunning the page at all!

I used the clear stamps set from Beautiful Dreamer collection. The lace stamp is perfect! I stampping up with Stazon Black in a white cardstock. So then I cutted the stamp and create some clusters and layered with with circles embossed papers.

This transparency frame higlighted the photo. The sticker journaling was cutted and to create a title for this page I used Epoxy words. See some details of the page's title:

Here is another detail I made using Cardstock Sticker Titles. I used one of is write the meaning of Pretty:

Project: Pretty Pretty Girl:
Beautiful Dreamer:
- Papers: Damask, Floral, Stripe, Toile
- Beautiful Dreamer: Peek-a-Boo
- Beautiful Dreamer: Cardstock Title Sticker and Journaling Sticker
- Beautiful Dreamer: Clear Stamps set
- Beautiful Dreamer: Epoxy words
- Beautiful Dreamer: Rhinestones

Other companies supplies:
- Prima Marketing: flowers and pearls
- Ranger Ink: Distress Ink Vintage Photo
- Sizzix Alterations: Tim Holtz dies

Thank you so much and hope you have enjoyed the inspirations for today!!! See you soon!!!

XOXO
Rommel.

Moxie Monday- Vintage Blue by Glitz Design

2011-11-15T11:52:00.000-08:00

Hey there, Glitz fans! We wanted to let you know that this week's Moxie Monday at the Moxie Fab Blog is all about the Vintage Blue collection!!

Do you want to win some?! Just head over to the Moxie Monday Vintage Blue post and leave a comment!! Thanks Moxie Fab and Paper Crafts for featuring us!! Have a great day!

Vintage Blue goodness with Kristii Lockart

2011-11-15T06:00:00.000-08:00

Hi there dear friends!! I hope you are having a wonderful day!! I'm positively excited to share some Vintage Blue love with you today!!!

The first card features a very vintage design using Vintage Blue Paper, Whatnots, and Peek-a-boos. I layered a strip of Motif paper on top of a trimmed Peek-a-boo and stitched the seam.

I fussy cut the bird from a Whatnot and layered him on top of another Whatnot and a Prima Birdcage. I added some Tea Dyed Twill Ribbon and button embellishments.

Supplies Used:
Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Papers: Motif
Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Whatnots
Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Peek-a-Boos
Other Supplies: Papertrey Ink Rustic Cream Cardstock, Tiny Tags Die, Friendship Jar Stamps (Sentiment), buttons and twine; Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink; Melissa Phillips Tea Dyed Twill; Prima Birdcage

I just had to make a Christmas Card using the Vintage Blue line and I thought Tim Holtz Tattered Pine Cone Die would complement the papers perfectly!

I trimmed a Vintage Blue Peek-a-Boo and then layered it over Rustic Cream cardstock. Then I added strips of Glitz Design Vintage Blue Motif paper on the top and bottom of the card. I added the Tatted Pinecones, a birdcage Peek-a-Boo, some vintage hymnal paper and buttons to embellish the card.

Supplies Used:
Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Papers: Motif
Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Peek-a-Boos
Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Teeny Alpha Stickers: Pearl
Other Supplies: Papertrey Ink Rustic Cream, Kraft and Spring Moss Cardstock, Wonderful Words Holiday Die, buttons and twine; Vintage Hymnal Paper; Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink and Tattered Pinecone Die; Melissa Phillips Tea Dyed Twill; Prima Lace

Thanks for stopping by and I wish you a very Gltizy Day!!
Kristii

Beach Paradise to Snowy Paradise with Noel Culbertson

2011-11-14T06:00:00.000-08:00

One year ago today I was enjoying the sunshine on a small beach in Fiji. It was my eleventh anniversary, and my husband and I were on the trip of a lifetime. After six long deployments, falling over half of our total anniversaries, it was a dream come true. Ten days with no TV, computers, cars or cares.

Today we're gearing up for deployment number eight, in the next few weeks. It might not be Fiji, but it is what makes our lives uniquely ours. The daily wonders and heartaches, these are the things that mold our hearts and bring us closer together. Life is beautiful in all of its joys and sorrows, because of our joys and sorrows. My hope is to seize each instant and truly live.

Last year, we soaked in the beauty of each moment of those ten perfect days in the sun, and came home to a fresh falling snow and the warm glow of our own hearth and home.

Glitz Design "Dance in the Sunshine" Papers: Stripe, Polka, Floral, Damask
Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Paper: Floral
Glitz Design "Dance in the Sunshine" What Nots
Glitz Design "Dance in the Sunshine" Trim
Glitz Design Teeny Alpha Mint Grunge

Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Papers: Toile, Stripe, Polka

Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Cardstock Title Stickers

Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Epoxy Word Stickers

Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Peek-a-Boos

Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Paper Layers

Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" What Nots

Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Trim

Dreamy Layouts with Camilla Ekman

2011-11-11T06:00:00.000-08:00

Hi all! It's Camilla here. This month I played with the divine collection "Vintage Blue". The colours are so rich and the patterns so lovely.

For this layout I used the banner pieces from the ... and chose a picture of my kids. I really like the dark yellow against the blue. The whiter pieces makes the layout brighter.

"Dream" by Camilla Ekman

Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" papers: Polka, Floral

Glitz Design "Vintage Blue"Peek-A-Boo

Glitz Design "Vintage Blue"Paper Layers

Glitz Design "Vintage Blue"Cardstock Stickers

Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Whatnot

Other: flower and leaves (Prima), Lamp Post Chipboard (Dusty Attic), rhinestones (Bo Bunny)

Next I picked some pictures from this summer. We were at a river and saw this viking ship. It looked amazing and I photographed some of the details on the ship.

"Adventure" by Camilla Ekman

Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Papers: Blue Stripe, Blue Toile

Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Epoxy Words

Other: flowers and leaves (Prima), crystal swirls (Prima), mist, tags

All Girl Cards with Iwona Palamountain

2011-11-10T06:00:00.000-08:00

I'm going all-girly today, for my next Glitz Design post. Last time, I showed you some Vintage Blue, and now it was high time I indulged myself in the super gorgeous Beautiful Dreamer collection. My favourite from the new CHA release!

Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" papers: Damask, Polka, Houndstooth
Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Trim
Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Titles Cardstock Stickers
Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Epoxy Words
Glitz Design Fancy Frames Clear Stamps

Other: cardstock: white; MFT Die-Namics Rosette die; ink: Distress Ink (Frayed Burlap); sewing machine; border punch: Fiskars; rhinestones

Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" paper: Damask
Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Epoxy Words
Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Whatnot
Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Trim

Other: cardstock: white; black pen; buttons; lace trim

I hope these two, brightened up the perhaps soggy , cold November day :) See you next time!
Iwona (Chupa)

Remembering the hard stuff with Nicole Martel

2011-11-09T06:00:00.000-08:00

November's a really tough month in my house. November 6, 2006 We lost someone really close to us... my Father-in-law. It was so sad and I miss him terribly. I've been wanting to create this layout for almost 5 years and could not bring myself to do it until just recently. I decided to write a letter to my Father-In-Law even though I cannot see or talk to him but I know he's always with me as my Guardian Angel. Atleast I hope so.

Here are a few close ups:

Supplies used:
Glitz Design "Dance in sunshine" Patterned Papers.
Glitz Design "Vintage blue" Patterned Paper.
Glitz Design "Dance in sunshine" Epoxy Words.
Glitz Design "Dance in sunshine" Trims.
Glitz Design "Dance in sunshine" Whatnots.
Glitz Design "Dance in sunshine" Glitzers.

Other:
Creative Memories Cardstock.
Creative Memories Punches, pen and adhesives.

For my second project, I decided to challenge myself by scrapping a large photo! I love this photo of my son and the "Vintage Blue"collection is a perfect match!

Here are a few close ups:

Products used:
Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Patterned Papers.
Glitz Design "Vintage blue" Big Rhinestones.
Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Epoxy Words.
Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Trims.
Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Glitzers.
Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Epoxy Stickers.

Thanks for stopping by today! Hope you have a good day and please come back to visit!

Nicole

French Inspiration with Michelle Philippi

2011-11-08T06:00:00.000-08:00

I've got to admit, I find blue to be a bit of a challenging color to work with. Or maybe it's just not one that I think of using very often? I'm not sure why that is. I have nothing against the color. It's quite pretty. And oh-so vintage. Like this sweet little Marie Antoinette image in this Vintage Blue Glitzer. Takes me back to what seems like an imaginary time. Oh the corsets and the hats and the bustling dresses.

Vintage Blue conjurs up such dreamy images, don't you think?!

And here's a little 60th birthday card that I made for my beloved Godmother.
One of the most beautiful and most resilient women I have ever known; the way the pieces of this card came together to create what resemble her strength touches me greatly.

Je T'aime.
Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Motif patterned paper, Giant Rhinestone, Epoxy Word and Glitzer

60.
Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Stripe & Rose patterned paper, Giant Rhinestone, Cardstock Stickers - Titles & Journaling and Epoxy Words

~ Michelle

Combining Collections with Mou Saha

2011-11-07T06:00:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone, Mou Saha here with today's layouts!

For my first layout, I turned to each new collection because as beautiful as they are individually, I think they work together wonderfully too.

I used a rose frame from Beautiful Dreamer Peek-A-Boos. I stamped the Vintage Blue rose onto scrap cardstock with a Ranger Archival Sepia Ink Pad and used watercolor pencils to color it a similar shade as the rose in the frame. Then I cut it out and layered with pop dots next to the frame.

I journaled in the little ornate label printed on the Beautiful Dreamer Houndstooth paper and added a Vintage Blue lace trim to finish.

My second layout is also a combination of all three collections.

Supplies:
Layout 1:
Beautiful Dreamer 12x12 Houndstooth Paper
Beautiful Dreamer 12x12 Damask Paper
Beautiful Dreamer Peek-A-Boos
Dance in the Sunshine Epoxy Stickers
Dance in the Sunshine Paper Layers
Vintage Blue Trim Cards
Vintage Blue Stamp

Layout 2:
Beautiful Dreamer 12x12 Damask Paper
Beautiful Dreamer Peek-A-Boos
Dance in the Sunshine Epoxy Stickers
Vintage Blue Stamp

Scrapbooking your Nieces with Michelle Jackson-Mogford

2011-11-04T06:00:00.000-07:00

Hi all it's that time again to share some gorgeous Glitzyness with you from Glitz Designs. This last week I have had my 2 nieces staying with me and of course I had to keep snapping away! The photos I have chosen to scrap really sum up their personalities and the Glitz embellishments let me write some meaningful aunty messages to them.
First up is Lilly ....

Completely be you always.
Lilly is such a unique, beautiful girl and I want her to always be exactly who she is, the hello kitty hat won out over a piece of Goth jewellery for instance on a shopping trip, I love the fact that she is an individual and proud of it.

For the layout I used;
Glitz Designs patterned paper: Dance in Sunshine; Birds, damask, polka and raindrops
Glitz Deigns Dance in Sunshine; Trim, Epoxy Words, Paper Layers, Whatnots, Journalling stickers and Glitzers
Glitz Deigns Vintage Blue Peek a boos and Glitzers

By combining lots of strips of papers down the page I was able to use lots of the lovely paper, I love the green and lilac combo in this line with the pep of the yellow. I distressed the 2 circular whatnots to add an extra mat for the photo and added a glitzer for some extra bling. I love how the lines can cross over with their patterns and colours.

By lifting the photo on foam pads I was able to slot in the journaling block behind it, and a bird cut from a paper layer sits on top.

I love the new epoxy stickers, you can make up all sorts of sentiments with them in colours that all co-ordinate.

And lastly by adding the peek a boo from vintage blue onto some of the yellow paper I could make it take on a green hue to co-ordinate with my layout and this was my way to add my little message to Lilly.

My next layout features Megan.

KISYCMV
No I haven't spelt it wrong, this is Megans version of the kissing rhyme! She had us in stitches and it's just so Megan, there's no one like her! The 2 photos are the 2 sides of this complex, funny little girl.

Beautiful dreamer was the perfect line to tell the story and here is what I used;
Glitz Designs patterned paper: Beautiful Dreamer; Damask, Floral, Stripe, Polka and Toille.
Glitz Designs Beautiful Dreamer; Trim, Giant Rhinestones, Epoxy words and paper layers.
Glitz Designs Dance in Sunshine; Whatnots
Glitz Designs Vintage Blue clear stamps
Glitz Designs Teeny Alphas; Bubble gum pink

The spiral is cut from a paper layer and I only adhered it at the end so it has some movement. Strips of paper across the layout build up the background and again allowed me to use lots of the yummy colours.

I love the Pink and green in this line and used the bold pink stripe as mats for my photos to pop them off the page. The what not bunting from dance in sunshine is a perfect accent for my main photo and little word details added with the epoxy words work beautifully to tie everything together.

I created a journalling block from some of the ledger paper, punching it along the side. Adding some trim and a rhinestone added that extra bit of girlyness and the final touch is my little message to Megan in the form of the stamped heart from the Vintage Blue clear stamp collection .... I love Glitz stamps!

That's all from me for now, Thanks for popping by and letting me share my Glitzy projects with you.
I hope you're all well and happy and until soon Happy Crafting
Love
M x

Vintage Blue Cards with Laurie Schmidlin

2011-11-03T06:00:00.000-07:00

Good morning! I've got a couple of cards featuring Glitz Design's yummy Vintage Blue collection to share with you today!

For my first card, I started by choosing some coordinating Vintage Blue patterned papers. For the focal piece, I layered a pretty Glitzer frame on to a Vintage Blue Whatnot. I then added a die cut butterfly, flower, string, and some Vintage Blue tulle.

I liked the look of the die cut butterfly so much, I decided to add one to my second card as well! For this card, I chose three different Vintage Blue patterned papers and then added a muslin half circle. For embellishments, I added a Peek-A-Boo, some Vintage Blue lace, floral trim, a matching flower, rhinestones, and some Epoxy Words.
Thanks so much for joining me here today! I hope your day is filled with all of the things you love! ~Laurie

Joy Card
Glitz Design Vintage Blue Papers: Motif, Floral
Glitz Design Vintage Blue Whatnot
Glitz Design Vintage Blue Glitzers
Glitz Design Vintage Blue Epoxy Words
Glitz Design Vintage Blue Trims

Love Card
Glitz Design Vintage Blue Papers: Rose, Stripe, Motif
Glitz Design Vintage Blue Peek-A-Boo
Glitz Design Vintage Blue Epoxy Words
Glitz Design Vintage Blue Trim

Outdoor Adventures with Lisa Andrews

2011-11-02T06:00:00.000-07:00

At first glance, you may not think that the Glitz Design Vintage Blue collection would work very well for outdoor adventure type layouts, but I thought that it worked perfectly for two layouts I created recently.

We were able to spend quite a bit of time outdoors in September, so I have a lot of photos of our family and friends enjoying the outdoors.

My first layout is about a visit to Walnut Canyon which is near Flagstaff, AZ. It's one of our favorite places to visit whenever we are in the area. It's a nice little hike where you get to explore Native American Ruins. The kids also love talking about what people who lived there might have done in each area of the site.

I did add in a bit of the Dance in Sunshine line because I loved how the purple and teal look with the Vintage Blue line. It's fantastic how well these line compliment each other.

My next layout is about a hiking trip my husband and I took with friends to Havasupai in the Grand Canyon. This was an amazing trip and it was a challenge to narrow down just a few photos for one page.

The stickers in the Vintage Blue line were just right for this layout. Love that the sayings can work for many different events.

Thanks for letting me share a couple of my recent outdoor adventures with you today!

Lisa

Walnut Canyon Layout Supplies
Glitz Designs "Vintage Blue" Paper: Toile, Floral, Stripe
Glitz Designs "Dance in Sunshine" Paper: Raindrops
Glitz Designs "Vintage Blue" Glitzers
Glitz Designs "Vintage Blue" Journaling Stickers
Glitz Designs "Dance in Sunshine" Epoxy Word Stickers
Glitz Designs "Dance in Sunshine" Paper Layers
Glitz Designs Teeny White Stickers

Havasupai Layout Supplies
Glitz Designs "Vintage Blue" Paper: Stripe, Motif, Polka, Rose
Glitz Designs "Vintage Blue": Epoxy Stickers
Glitz Designs "Vintage Blue" Journaling Stickers
Glitz Designs "Vintage Blue" Peek a Boo Transparency
Glitz Designs "Vintage Blue" Trim
Glitz Designs Teeny Woodgrain Alpha
Other: Staples

Inky cards with Kristii Lockart

2011-11-01T06:00:00.000-07:00

Happy November dear friends!! Can you believe how quickly this year has gone by? I've had so much fun playing with Glitz Design goodies this year and the fun continues!! Today I have some fun little cards featuring Beautiful Dreamer goodies.

The first card for today features Glitz Design Polka Paper and a vintage photo layered onto a Beautiful Dreamer Journaling Sticker:

I stamped the bottom of the card with the edge of the Beautiful Dreamer "A Girl Should Be" stamp and I love the nostalgic look it adds to the card. Love, love, love that stamp!!

Supplies Used:
Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Papers: Polka
Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Stamps
Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Cardstock Journaling Stickers
Other Supplies: Papertrey Ink Rustic Cream Cardstock, Parisian Doily Die, and Embellishments Stamps; Prima Lace and Floral; Melissa Phillips Tea Dyed Twill Tape; Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink by Ranger; Crafty Secrets Heartwarming Vintage Creative Scraps

I also made a whimsical little Christmas Card with the Beautiful Dreamer goodies. I think Beautiful Dreamer makes the most beautiful Christmas Cards!!

I used Beautiful Dreamer Polka Paper once again and added the beautiful bird stamp from the Vintage Blue Collection. What a fabulous stamp it is!!!

I added some glittered die cut Christmas trees and layered them on top of the Parisian Lace Doily Die and embellished with some tea dyed seam binding, lace, floral and button.

Supplies Used:
Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Papers: Polka
Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Stamps
Other Supplies: Papertrey Ink Rustic Cream Cardstock, Vintage Ornament Stamp (Sentiment), Double Edged Banner Die, Button, Button Twine, Parisian Lace Doily Die, and Love Lives Here Die; Prima Floral and Lace

Thanks for stopping by!!
Wishing you a very Glitzy Day!!!
Kristii

Thoughtful Layouts with Emeline Seet

2011-10-31T06:00:00.000-07:00

My layouts in today's post were created using warm colors and Glitz Design's has just about the perfect colors!

Shabby warm colored pattern papers, transparencies, cardstock stickers, stamps etc.
It's amazing how varied and versatile Glitz Design's have come up with. On my first layout, I made use of "Beautiful Dreamer" collection.

Supplies:
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Houndstooth paper
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Toile paper
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Whatnots
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Title Stickers
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Journaling stickers
Glitz Design Vintage Blue Glitzers

I was really so thrilled to see such wonderful pieces like the teal silhouette, cardstock stickers come together. I love the modern twist on these vintage elements!

This layout, I used a mix of Glitz Design's Vintage Blue collection and Dance in the Sunshine.

Supplies:
Glitz Design Vintage Blue 12x12 Rose Paper
Glitz Design Vintage Blue 12x12 Toile Paper
Glitz Design Dance in the Sunshine 12x12 Stripe Paper
Glitz Design Dance in the Sunshine Glitzers
Glitz Design Dance in the Sunshine Whatnots

Hope you have a super fun day today!
Emeline

Boo! Banner with Tracie Hudson

2011-10-30T06:00:00.000-07:00

This year has certainly flown by and I can hardly believe that Halloween is already upon us.....next it'll be Christmas! YAY! My favourite time of the year :D
Decorating the house for Halloween is becoming more and more popular in the UK and whilst we have the mandatory Pumpkins sitting outside our home, I wanted to create a banner to greet the "Trick or Treaters" who will no doubt be making their way to our door.

Triangles of card were cut from empty cereal packets (I love to recycle) and then covered in papers from Glitz Designs. To pretty up the edges, I simply cut strips of patterned paper and then punch the edges using a Martha Stewart punch. The punched strips were then attached to the reverse of the triangles before I covered the reverse sides with co-ordinating paper.

Paper roses are one of my favourite quick fix embellishments to make - they are so quick and easy and a great way to use up scraps of patterned paper. Chipboard alphas added my greeting "Boo!" and to add a little sparkle to my banner I added crystal swirls.

Product used - Glitz Designs Patterned Papers - Distressed Couture DC2310, Scarlett S2075and S2051; Scenic Route alphas; Prima Say it in Crystals; May Arts Ribbon.

Thanks for dropping by and I hope you have a very Happy Halloween.

T.x.

Swirlydoos "Midnight Waltz" October Kit

2011-10-29T14:13:00.000-07:00

Happy Saturday, everyone!! I wanted to share another amazing kit club that has the Vintage Blue collection included. The October Swirlydoos kit is called "Midnight Waltz", and it features some of the amazing Vintage Blue papers & paper layers, along with the Teeny Alphas in navy blue. Here is a breakdown of the entire kit:

Their design team has created some amazing layouts, and our very own Camilla Ekman happens to be part of this team as well!! Here are some fabulous layouts featuring the "Midnight Waltz" kit.

Aren't those amazing?!! If you want to check out the rest of the projects the Swirlydoos Design Team has created, you can visit the "Midnight Waltz" gallery! Trust me...you want to check it out!!

Not only does Swirlydoos offer a fabulous main kit, but it looks like they have a great selection of add-ons as well! Be sure to check everything out on their "Midnight Waltz" kit page!

Have a happy Saturday!!

Scrap That! Blog Hop

2011-10-28T09:00:00.000-07:00

Hey there, everyone!! We are joining in the Scrap That! Blog Hop because this month's kit is called "Putting On The Glitz" and features the Vintage Blue collection!! There will be lots of chances to win some prizes, so make sure you follow all of the directions at the bottom of this post!

If you have arrived here from Dusty Attic's site, then you are on the right track! If not, head back to the Scrap That! blog for the blog hop order and links.

I have a fun card to share with you using Vintage Blue, which like I said...is a big part of November's kit at Scrap That! Here is what I created!

Thank you for stopping by! Next stop on the hop is Karen’s blog.
Do not forget my secret word, it is SPECIALIZE.

But just to remind you of all the ways you can win:

STEP 1: First of all, you will need to visit all EIGHT blogs and leave a comment on each blog :) Take your time!! Our designers have beautiful blogs :) **This is important so we know you have been to all the blogs **. (Please note: Dusty Attic does not have a blog but just follow the link leave a comment on the forum thread in their community.) There will be a randomly drawn comment winner from each blog, and one of those lucky ladies will be selected to win a fabulous package of Prima! How easy is that?

STEP 2: Once you’ve done that, you’ll need to swing by the Scrap That! facebook page, and LIKE us, and then head over to our social community and become a MEMBER. Once you’ve done that you will be eligible to win a Scrap That! store gift certificate. All qualifying entries will also be entered into a draw for the PRIZE, of a FULL Scrap That! Paper Crafting Kit!

STEP 3: If you want to enter to win the Grand Prize of a Glitz Prize Package generously provided by the Glitz Girls, then head over to our COMMUNITY for details on our monthly challenge. The challenge will run from Oct 28th to Nov 15th so you have LOTS of time to post your creations. You can enter as many times as you like. You do not need to be a subscriber to participate. The more entries, the more chances you have to win!

STEP 4: Who doesn’t LOVE some Dusty Attic? Who wouldn’t want to win some Dusty Attic? Then, while you are hopping, you will want to be looking for the “special” word on each blog. Once you have visited all the blogs and collected all the special words, they will create a sentence. Email the sentence to friends@scrapthat.ca. All correct entries will be entered into a draw for the Dusty Attic Prize Pack.

STEP 5: Finally, if you post our blinkie on your blog you will be entered to win a Scrap That! Store Gift Certificate - super easy right? Just post a link to your blog on the Scrap That! Blog so we can come visit :).

If you get lost along the way go back to the Scrap That! blog for the blog rotation.

We hope you all have good fun hopping with us today, thank you so much for playing along! Watch the Scrap That! newsletter on November 21st to see if you are one of the lucky winners! Have a great day!!

Vintage Blue Love with Iwona Palamountain

2011-10-27T06:00:00.000-07:00

As you know from my last post, I've been oohing and aahing over the new CHA release! I was saving the Vintage Blue collection for this post, partly because there are so many beautiful papers in it that I wanted to cut into, and partly because I wanted to tame its, quite unusual to me, colours :)
Here are my cards for you today...

Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" papers: Stripe, Toile
Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Glitzers
Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Journaling Cardstock Stickers
Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Epoxy Words
Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Giant Rhinestones
Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Trim
Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Clear Stamps

Other: cardstock: white; stamp: Waltzingmouse Stamps; ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black); flower: Prima; seam binding; paper doily

...and another one :)

Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" paper: Floral, Polka, Motif
Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Epoxy Words
Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Titles Cardstock Stickers
Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Clear Stamps
Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Peek-A-Boo
Glitz Design "Vintage Blue" Trim

Other: cardstock: white; ink: Distress Ink (Tea Dye); flower: Prima; Pink Paislee Artisan Elements; buttons; border punch: Martha Stewart

See you next time, for more Glitzy pretties :)
Iwona (Chupa)

Layered Vintage Blue with Jolaine Frais

2011-10-26T06:00:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone! I'm excited to be back today to share a couple of pages I created using the beautiful new collection Vintage Blue. I adore the bold colors on this line and thought it was perfect for a grungy LO with a soft edge.

I used my Big Shot to cut out some gears with chipboad and embossed them using Distress embossing powder. I also added a few flowers but since they have a newsprint design, I thought they could be somewhat manly, what do you think? Did I get away with it? LOL!

The photo here is my husband and son embracing each other. I thought that was a sweet moment to document and the tulle trim was used to add some softness to the overall feel of the page.

For my background, I used a Crafter's Workshop brick template and misted with Glimmer Mist. I love the new stamps which I added in the corner here.

For my next page, I created a more femenine design with the same collection. I wanted to show how versatile Vintage Blue can be!

I did some detailed cutting and layered the images around my photo.

Some of the cut out elements were poped up with dimentionals. I also inked the edges and stitched around my background paper.

I hope you feel inspired to work with this beautiful collection. Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Safe and Secure

Supplies:

Glitz Design Vintage Blue Motif paper
Glitz Design Vintage Blue Stripe paper
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Polka paper
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Paper Layers
Glitz Design Vintage Blue Clear Acrylic stamp
Glitz Design Vintage Blue Trim
Glitz Design Teeny Alpha navy
Other: Tim Holtz Gadgets and Gears Die; Recollections flowers; Prima flowers, bling and alpha; Glimmer Mist, EK Success border punch

You Are Adored
Supplies:
Glitz Design Vintage Blue Motif paper
Glitz Design Vintage Blue Toile paper
Glitz Design Vintage Blue Polka paper
Glitz Design Vintage Blue Floral paper
Glitz Design Vintage Blue Rose paper
Glitz Design Vintage Blue Cardstock Stickers Titles
Other: paper doily; Recollections resin flowers; Prima flowers, Glimmer Mist, Tim Holtz Distress ink, Martha Stewart punch

Simply Pretty Cards with Michelle Philippi

2011-10-25T06:00:00.000-07:00

I'm not so much of a stamper. I'm just a cardmaker. Don't get me wrong, I can stamp and I do...but not often. I have this whole lazy and lack of patience thing goin' on. That's why I love love love Glitz collections because they come with the patterned paper, cardstock pieces, the cardstock stickers, the acetate pieces (Peek-A-Boos), teeny alphas, trims and more. I mean I don't even have to get my fingers dirty! Love that.

So here I have a couple of no-stamp-but-still-pretty cards.

Beautiful Dreamer cards
Glitz Design "Beautiful Dreamer" Floral, Toile (and back) patterned paper, cardstock stickers Journaling & Titles, epoxy stickers, Peek-A-Boos, trim

~ Michelle

Little Ones layouts with Audrey Yeager

2011-10-24T06:00:00.000-07:00

Audrey here today to share some layouts using one of my favorite colors: YELLOW! I love using yellow to help brighten up my pages.

On this first page, my photos had a little bit of a yellow tint to them because of the lighting in the room we were in. The colors of my daughters dress seemed to contrast well with the yellows in the papers. I captured some of the first moments of my daughter meeting her little brother for the first time! :)

I mounted the large photo on a journaling spot to help it stand out. I LOVE the doilies on the Beautiful Dreamer stamp set, so I stamped on patterned paper and layered them. I added some Glitzer’s, Epoxy stickers, and some cardstock stickers on top.

I also stamped some of the silhouettes and added some crackle accents to give some texture.

I do a photoshoot every month with my kiddos and this photo was the result of last months. My little guy was wearing grey and yellow, so I went with the grey and yellow on my page.

For the title, I backed one of the Peek-a-Boos with some yellow dot paper. On the houndstooth circle What-Not, I was able to cut out a corner and make another circle and a heart to make a visual triangle.

I am just loving using all the new Glitz lines with photos of my little ones!!!

They Meet
Dance In the Sunshine 12x12 Stripe Paper
Vintage Blue 12 x 12 Rose Paper
Vintage Blue 12x12 Polka Paper
Beautiful Dreamer Glitzers
Dance In the Sunshine Title stickers
Dance In The Sunshine Whatnots
Beautiful Dreamer Stamps

I Wonder If You Wonder
Beautiful Dreamer 12x12 Polka Paper
Beautiful Dreamer 12x12 Houndstooth Paper
Beautiful Dreamer 12x12 Floral Paper
Vintage Blue Cardstock Journaling Stickers
Dance In the Sunshine Title Stickers
Dance in the Sunshine What-Nots
Other: Buttons and floss

Vintage Goodness with Laurie Schmidlin

2011-10-20T06:00:00.000-07:00

Good morning! I'm excited to be able to share with you what I've been up to in my craft room lately! :-)

My first card features items from the new Vintage Blue collection. The soft and dreamy focal image is a Vintage Blue Whatnot. I offset and layered that onto a heart Cardstock Sticker. In the top left corner, I embossed the birds (from the Vintage Blue Clear Stamps set) and on the bottom patterned paper layer I stamped the lace trim and postal markings (also from the Vintage Blue Clear Stamp set). I finished it off with an Epoxy Word.

To create this soft and girly card, I reached for the Beautiful Dreamer collection! Oh how these pretty papers and embellishments make my heart go pitter-patter! I layered the focal image (a Whatnot from the Beautiful Dreamer collection) onto a circular Peek-a-Boo. For the tag, I stamped the sentiment onto a Beautiful Dreamer Cardstock Sticker.

Thanks so much for joining me here today! ~Laurie

Dream Card
Glitz Design Vintage Blue Papers: Blue Rose, Motif
Glitz Design Vintage Blue Clear Stamps
Glitz Design Vintage Blue Cardstock Stickers - Titles
Glitz Design Vintage Blue Whatnot
Glitz Design Vintage Blue Epoxy Words
Glitz Design Vintage Blue Trim

Pink Rose Card
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Papers: Stripe, Floral
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Cardstock Stickers - Journaling
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Whatnot
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Peek-a-Boo
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Trim
Glitz Design Beautiful Dreamer Giant Rhinestones

Girlie Layouts with Rommel Okuma

2011-10-19T06:00:00.000-07:00

Hello there! Rommel is here! :)

I'm so amazed with the new collections from Glitz Design! Vintage Blue, Dance in Sunshine and Beautiful Dreamer are really really really stunning!!!!

Today I made some girlie projetcs using Dance in Sunshine and Beautiful Dreamer lines, and I want do share my inspirations with you all. Let's go!

In this first layout I used some goodies from Dance in Sunshine. I chose two colors to work with in this project: purple and green. I've never used this color combo, and I'm really suprise with the result:

I added some dimensions in this project to highlight details, like this bird, cut from paper:

The purple frame can give an amazing effect!

The flowers I made with Tim Holtz Alterations Dies, Distress Inks and Perfect Pearls Mists:

The green paper strips was decorated with two kinds of border puncher.

Project - My all:
Supplies used:
Dance in sunshine papers: Birds, Damask, Floral, Raindrops
Dance in sunshine Rhinestones
Dance in sunshine title stickers
Dance in sunshine Peek a boos
Dance in sunshine cardstock stickers

In this other project I decided to use bright soft colors like blue and pink, and a little bit of grey to pop-up the two principal colors. Beatufil Dreamer is perfect to create shabby chic pages!

I cut some flags in different sizes and pasted without order. I loved using this simple lace to add a lovely detail to highlight even more the grey paper decorated with a punched border:

The roses and frame came from Whatnots. I just love all the shapes and images we have in Whatnots packs.

And here are more details from this page:

Project: Sweet as candy
Supplies:
Beautiful Dreamer papers: Damask, Floral, Polka, Houndstooth, Stripe
Beautiful Dreamer Trim
Beautiful Dreamer Whatnots
Beautiful Dreamer Epoxy Stickers

So this is for today! Hope you have enjoyed this projects!!!!

XOXO see you next month!
Rommel.