Flaunt it Fridays DT Post

I LOVE FIF!!!!  These are so much fun; and always such a challenge (in a good way).  This week at Flaunt It Fridays the challenge is to use the little ballerina dancer on Twinkle Toes.  She is adorable, but unfortunately I don't have the Twinkle Toes cart.  In place of the dancer I used my trusty Paper Doll Dress Up cartridge with the little dancer. 

Isn't she cute?!  She was cut out at 3.  I used a PK Princess face for her (of course) and just used colored pencils to brighten up her cheeks and lips. :)  I added a bit of bling to her waist (because everyone needs bling). :)  The word 'Dance' was cut from Ashlyn's Alphabet cartridge at 1.  The rest of the phrase was printed off on my computer.  The phrase is one that my family and I live by.  We dance while we do chores and we really love to dance for fun too (anyone else play 'Just Dance 2' on the Wii?)!  I used my Crop-o-dile to punch holes and add the eyelets that the ribbon went through.  Like most times, I can't remember where the background paper came from (sorry).

Make sure you stop by Flaunt It Fridays to see what the other DT members have created.  We'd love to see what you make for the challenge so make sure you link it up!!! 

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by, and make sure you DANCE like no one is looking!!!! :)

Xyron technique - Card for Sis

I had a question on how to do the Xyron technique with glitter like I did in my last post and the dress in the card below.  So really quick (with pics since I don't have a camera) I'll go through how easy it is.

I own both a 1.5" Xyron as well as a 5" one (they were on sale so I figured why not).  For this one I used my little Xyron.

 You place the item that you would like to glitter into the machine (if it's called that).  Make sure your item is face down.

 After it goes through and you've torn it off I like to press it down with a boning tool or a credit card to make sure none of the sticky comes off of it.  Make sure you go around the edges too! You can see the back side of the sticker below and you might notice the lines where I went over it (I still needed to do a little more).

After you've gone over it you can separate the backing from the front part and you'll have your sticky image.  Oh, a little shiny. :)  Obviously I didn't go over the top of the dress to well, you can see the little bit of bubbling. 

 Once sticky - glitter away!!!!!  I go old school with the paper behind the image.  I don't have money to purchase any fancy gadgets that help reduce the mess.  If anyone knows of any, I'm all ears!!!! :)

One of the best things I've found was Glossy Accents.  I purchased this at Roberts (when I lived in Utah), but I'm sure you can find it at any craft store - and I know you can find it online.  I love this because you put it over the glittered image and it makes it stand out a little, but it dries clear so you can see the glitter without the mess! (YEAH - no glitter in the bottom of an envelope.) Below you'll see it right after I put it on the dress.

 After the Glossy Accents dries you can place the image on your card. TA-DA!!!!!

 This little card was made using the equipment above, but I also used Gypsy Wanderings for the dress and Ashlyn's Alphabet for the frame.  The sentiment was a stamp I got a long time ago (sorry - I didn't keep track of names), and the bling is from Basic Grey.  This card is going to my little sister.  She recently made a decision to go on a mission for my church (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints).  She will be leaving in November and I can't even tell you how proud I am to be her older sister!!!!!!!!  I really wanted to make something special for her, so this was perfect.  Love you Stevie!!!

You're the best - Challenges

Long story short - I was trying to create a cute card for a lady in my church group.  I was blog surfing (like I always do when in need of inspiration) and I two awesome blogs had different challenges.  Made by Momo challenged everyone to use black, white and only one other color; that got my brain going.  Then I went to another fav - Cricut Cardz Challenge blog.  They are challenging everyone to use a scalloped shape.  After those two, this is what I came up with; I hope my friend likes it.

The scallops are from Ashlyn's Alphabet and the shoe is from Gypsy Wanderings.  I put the red paper through the Cuttle Bug along with the white one.  I used the Xyron technique for the glitter and topped it off with Glossy Accents to really stand out.  The stamp is from a set I purchased a while ago at Roberts, I'm sorry I don't know the name of the set.  Thanks for stopping by!! :)