My Favorite Kind of Glitter

Seriously...glitter.  It's gets everywhere.  If you have visited my blog before, you know my hate/love relationship with glitter.  It started when I began working at a preschool.  Those little ones get glitter in places you didn't even know they could get them...of course, the days we worked with glitter would be the days I always had some kind of errand to run right after work.  So I had glitter on my face, my eyelid, my shirt, my pants....

Try cleaning that mess up.  Hateful, hateful craft item...

But...I like the way it looks.  It adds a nice element to your project.  But...it's a hateful item.  

In comes that wonderful item - Stickles!  Stickles does not offend me at all.  I can add glitter and sparkle without the evil mess.  If only they made Stickles in huge bottles that are preschool friendly...

 This is a card I made for my mother in law to give to someone who had just had a baby girl.  The stamp I used is a Whimsy stamp called Angel Angie.  She is embossed onto water color paper and watercolored with Twinkling H2Os.  I added Stickles to her angel wings.  

Base and Matte: SU Blush Blossom

Cloud DP: SU Whisper White embossed with Darice Cloudy Sky

Ribbon: Dollar Tree 

Jewels on the string with the Star and Pearls: Queen & Co.

Sentiment: SU Felicidades Siempre

 On the picture below you can see the Stickles better on the wings/feather and the stars.  I also added a teeny amount of glaze on the ladybug. 

Challenges I'm linking up to:

Glitter and Sparkle Challenge: Add Glitter and Sparkle

V's Sweet Ideas: Anything Goes

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

All Sorts Challenge: Favorite Things

Crafty Calendar Challenge: Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by!

Whose Kid is a Gamer?

Whose kid?  Raise your hands.  I see a few of you out there.  Yup yup yup.  I see so many of your guilty faces out there.  Don't worry.  My hand is up too.  Both my boys are, as well as my niece who is currently staying with us.  My youngest and my niece are Minecraft geeks.  My oldest is currently playing Skyrim.  

If they could, they would play all day, every day.  Because they are on Christmas break, they are allowed to play on the weekdays.  During the school week they are not allowed to play Monday through Thursday.  I don't want them worried about not doing quality homework so that they can rush and play a video game.  I need them to concentrate on what is important.

My oldest had his 15th birthday.  Time flew by so fast.  One minute he was this cute, chunky baby - and the next, he is a head taller than me and growing out of his baby face.  Not fair. :-(

Here is the card I made him for his birthday:

 This super cute guy is Boy Gamer by Kenny K for Whimsy Stamps.  He is so excited!  He totally reminds me of my boys when they play.

Card Details:

Boy Gamer - from Stamp and Create embossed onto Watercolor paper and colored with Twinkling H2Os.

Base - The Kenny K rubber stamps are pretty big. So my card is actually 5 1/2" by 5 1/2" cut from SU Pacific Point

DP - Joann's (Love that paper.  It has all the controllers from they new game consoles and the classic ones like the old Atari joystick and the Gameboys.)

Twine: The Twinery Denim wrapped around SU Whisper White

Stars:  These are kind of like sequin stars.  They came in a pack of all different colors from Joann's.

I am linking to the following challenges:

Kenny K Krafty Krew (Must use Kenny K stamp) - Anything Goes

Here Comes the Boys - Anything Goes for the Boys

Ribbon Carousel (must use anything from a spool) - Anything Goes - used Twine

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

Stamp and Create December Challenge - Anything Goes

Whimsy Stamps Inspiration Challenge - Party Time 

Gracias for hanging out with me!