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Cards that Sparkle & Shine!

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Written by Creative Director Mary MacAskill

Cards are simple and fun. Here are three elegant designs that feature gel-a-tins™ Sparkle & Shine clear stamps and papers from our December 2005 Scraptivity™ kit!

Shine CardYou Shine Card

  1. Make the card base from cream cardstock.
  2. Stamp "shine" in Celadon ink for flower centre. Stamp flower in dark purple. Stamp pink flowers with yellow spiral centres on either side of purple flower. Let the stamps run off the edges of the card.
  3. Chalk around the flowers with dark pink.
  4. Tear the bottom edge of the card. Attach floral patterned paper to the underside of the front of the card. The patterned paper should line up with the former edge of the card.
  5. Attach a brad to the card to form the dot of the "i" in "shine."
  6. Print or stamp the letters "you," and cut out each letter individually. Attach to the card with pop dots.

Sparkle Cardsparkle card

  1. Make the card base from mustard cardstock. Using star stamps from July 2005 and December 2005 kits, stamp stars on background with VersaMark.
  2. Stamp “sparkle” on cream cardstock with dark purple ink. Cut out. Attach to scrap piece of pink vellum. Attach vellum to scrap of floral patterned paper, leaving a small border around the edge.
  3. Handcut a piece of transparency large enough to cover the matted vellum. Ink the edges of the transparency with purple ink. Let dry.
  4. With pale purple thread, stitch three sides of the transparency to the matted vellum to make a pocket. Fill the pocket with glitter and microbeedz from the July 2005 kit. Stitch the pocket closed to make a "shaker."
  5. Attach the shaker to the card base.

Joy Card

  1. joy card Create card base from cream cardstock.
  2. Stitch with pale purple thread or glue a strip of floral patterned paper.
  3. Stamp “joy” in yellow and flower frame in pink on cream cardstock. Trim and attach to card with pop dots.
  4. Attach green sheer ribbon and tuck under floral patterned paper and under joy flower.
  5. Doodle flowers in various sizes and color with marker or colored pencil. Trim and attach to card with pop dots.
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