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Wedding Card with Sparkly Glitter Background

Dear crafty friends, as the spring is finally here, the wedding season is about to begin. I'd like to share with you a wedding card with sparkly background using the  POW glitter paper  in gold. I love the pure golden color and very fine grains of this cardstock.  First, cut the glitter paper into A7 (5'' x 7'') size. And die-cut the intricate frame using the  Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock .  Then heat emboss the sentiment and die-cut it out. Glue the frame to the gold glitter paper and trim the edges to give it a border. I also took a close-up picture of the paper. You may see how fine and shiny the glitters are.  Heat emboss the flowers and leaves and colored them with watercolor brushes. Assemble everything together. Done! The sparkly glitter background is great for special days like the wedding day. It made the flowers more popped out. Thank you for stopping by! Please let me know if you have any questions b

Watercolor on Metallic Cardstock

Hello my crafty friends! Have you ever wondered how would watercolor look like on metallic cardstock? Here is my experiment. The smoothness of the  Curious Metallic Cryogen White Cardstock  inspired me to try  distress oxide ink  blending on it. I used two green colors and they were very easy to blend together because of the super smooth surface of this cardstock. If you zoom into the picture, you may see little sparkles embedded in the cardstock that add extra shine to this background. Then I cut the piece with a frame die and heat embossed the sentiment on the bottom.  With the same  Curious Metallic Cryogen White Cardstock , I die-cut three roses. Watercolored the roses with two colors shown below. Although this cardstock is not very absorbent like watercolor papers, it is thick enough to hold its shape when water was applied. The two colors flew and blended together pretty well. Assemble all the pieces together, here is a rose card for the spring

Embossed Floral Card with Distress Ink Blending

Hi there! It's my great pleasure to share with you my first project as a CutCardStock designer! It has been a cold winter with a lot of snow here in the north east. Making floral cards really cheers me up and reminds me that the spring is just around the corner.  For this card, I used the  Curious Metallic White Gold Cardstock . I love the heavy weight (92# cover) and shimmery look of this cardstock. And the surface is super smooth, which makes it great for ink blending.  First cut the cardstock into 5.5 inch x 4.25 inch pieces (A2 size).  Then embossed it with an embossing folder to give it a little bit of 3D look. This cardstock held up pretty well during embossing.  Daubed and blended on the distress inks using light circular motions.   Here is the finish look after ink blending. The shimmer of this cardstock really added shine to the flowers (pictures didn't do it justice).  For the sentiments, I used  Stardream Metallic fine gold 10