Blessed **Sparkly** Wedding Day :)

If you know me, you know that I love to add sparkle to a card!! If it sparkles, I like it! :)

I decided to try using our new Dazzle Champagne VersaMark and clear embossing powder on Ivory Cardstock and see what the result would be. Here it is:

What do you think? I love it!

I saw a tip on someones blog recently about using clear embossing powder on cream cardstock and had to try it myself. Isn't the result stunning? It is so elegant. When I was done, it just said "wedding" to me. So, I added the sentiment, a button and ribbon and that was all there was to it.

Isn't the ribbon pretty? I got that super cheap on clearance. I LOVE all that glitter (but it does make a little mess too). Please excuse the little glitter pieces all over the card!

I'm not sure if the Dazzle made any difference on the embossed image, but none the less it is still gorgeous! :)

Supplies:
Stamps: TAC Victorian Elements & Thinking of You
Paper: TAC Ivory Cardstock & DCWV Flora Green (I think)
Other: Clear Embossing Powder, Dazzle VersaMark, Ribbon & Button from In Bloom Buttons & Blossoms Jar

Card Evolution

I received a store-bought thank you card in the mail that I loved (this girl has GREAT taste in design) and decided to recreate it with TAC stamps that I have. The card above is the card I received. Pretty, huh? The next few cards show what my take on that card was.

Started out simple (notice the score lines above the image).

Decided it would be pretty with a ribbon added.

Thought it would be pretty in a different color, with a different "theme".

Also wanted to try the same card with a different image.

Now those cards look different, but they are the same design. Ink color, ribbon choice, stamp choice and even sentiment choice are all that made the difference. And these cards were QUICK!! You could easily make a set of six or so in 5 minutes...depending on how fast you tie those ribbons!

Supplies:
Paper: TAC Ivory Cardstock
Stamps: TAC Floral Labels, Ordinary Greetings (Happy Birthday), Enjoy Nature (Purple Card)
Ink: Palette Burnt Umber, Claret & Violete
Other: Scor-pal & Ribbon

Double the Fun!!

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July Angel Art Blog Hop: Replenish your Card Stash

It's time for another TAC blog hop!! These are so much fun! This month's theme was basically whatever goes! I decided to focus on birthday cards and used all new sets to create the cards. SO much fun and quite a bit of variety.

I hope you enjoy the cards! Be sure to check out the other participants in the blog hop. Their links are at the bottom of the post.

You can see in the photo below that I used white liquid applique to add some foam to the top of the mug. I also used the FUN & NEW clear Stardust Glitter Gel Pens (comes in a pack of 2 and are MUST HAVES!!) to highlight the steam coming out of the mug.

Supplies:
Stamps: Skinny Birds (cup), Little Cupcake (words)
Paper: TAC Catelynne, TAC Brown, Ultrasmooth White, Pink Bazzill
Other: Tan Scrapper's Floss, Buttons, Pop Dots, White Liquid Applique, Stardust Clear Glitter Pen


Supplies:
Stamps: Happy Thoughts, Starfly, Script Background, Thinking of You
Paper: TAC Ivory, Kraft, Brown, DCWV Raspberry
Other: Buttons, Pop Dots, Tan Scrapper's Floss


Supplies:
Stamps: Be Square, Great Greetings
Paper: Winchester, Kraft
Other: Ribbon, Crystal Lacquer, Cloud Scissors, Scor-Bug

Laurie
Carol
Maria
Rita
Jamie
Christina
Sheryl
Melisa
KellyRae
Shirley
Betty
Michelle
Diane
Stacy
Trudy