Glittery Hope

Anyone who creates with me knows that I hate glitter.   I don't mind Glitter Glitz Gel or Glittery Paper that doesn't shed, but I hate having sparkles all over my studio that last for days.  So when I saw the Unity Stamp Company Mini Challenge was All That Sparkles, I almost just walked on by.  

Then I remembered that I had found a random container of Jewel Glitter Ritz micro glitter when I was cleaning my studio table (I must have seen someone do something cool with it … thought I needed it … and then realized how much I hate glitter).  It had never been opened.  When I searched for the glitter (I wasn't even sure what to do with it), I found a tutorial from 2011 showing using it with two-sided adhesive.  It looks like they don't even make this particular glitter any more (the link takes you here, so I wonder if this glitter is similar).

Of course, then I couldn't find my sheets of two-sided adhesive … but I realized my widest roll of Be Creative Sookwang Tape (2.5"} would work with the Unity Stamp Company Layers of Life Magical and Hopeful (05/18) Stamp, so I was off and running.  I stamped the image in Warm Breeze Versafine Clair on a Lime Green Cardstock, applied the tape, and then sprinkled on the glitter.  I tried to contain it … but I've got sparkles everywhere.

Another thing I hate about glittery … you end-up with a gorgeous card, but photographing it to capture that gorgeousness is nearly impossible.  Trust me … this guy is super-sparkly.

For the background I used Unity's Burst of Flakes (Border Background) in the same ink on the same green cardstock … as a border, I'm not sure you would even guess it was snowflakes).  I mounted the entire piece on a deep purple card base.

Now I'll be off to try to contain as much of the stray glitter as possible … but likely will still have some on my face tomorrow.