How to Color Glimmer Paper

Glimmer paper is awesome! It can add a really special bit of sparkle to your projects. Check out this project with a sparkly red rose.

I started with Very Vanilla card stock. The black layer started as a rectangle 1/4" smaller, 4" x 5-1/4" that I cut on a diagonal.

And that gorgeous sentiment is from the Rose Wonder Stamp set. The sentiments in that set are such a beautiful font, I love the style lettering!

What do you think of that sparkly red rose?

Stampin'UP! sells glimmer paper in 4 basic colors:   Red - Silver - Gold - and - White.
And this spring, the new Occasions catalog also offers us a pink (Blushing Bride) Glimmer paper.

Red Glimmer Paper [121790] $5.00

Silver Glimmer Paper [135314] $5.00

Gold Glimmer Paper [133719] $5.00

Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper [135315]   $5.00

Blushing Bride Glimmer Paper [140550]  $5.00

HELPFUL HINT:  You'll have more success die cutting glimmer paper if you cut from the back side. The glitter on the front is challenging for the waver thin dies to cut through.  Of course if its a word you need to cut from the front.

Did you know you can color the white (Dazzling Diamonds) Glimmer paper? 

I  created the green glimmer paper for this card  myself.  You can use a variety of tools on glimmer paper. I used Aquapainters on this card, but on past projects I've colored glimmer paper successfully with all of the following:

**markers

**AquaPainters

**Sponges or Sponge Dauber

**Spritzer

In fact you can even heat emboss glimmer paper - but be careful because the paper has a plastic backing.

Isn't it fun that you can make Glimmer Paper now in any color you want. 

One more way to ensure your projects are color coordinated.

Here is a list of products used on this card.

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $7.00	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650] $8.50	Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper [135315] $5.00	Red Glimmer Paper [121790] $5.00
Aqua Painters [103954] $17.00	Rose Wonder Photopolymer Stamp Set [140697] $27.00	Rose Wonder Photopolymer Bundle [140804] $49.25	Rose Garden Thinlits Dies [140619] $31.00

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Rose Wonder: 2 Totally Different Looks

One of my favorite products in the new 2016 Occasions catalog is the Rose Wonder Stamp Set and matching Rose Garden Thinlit Dies. There's enough variety in this die set to create some very different looking cards. 

This first card features the single rose and the leaf frond die.

More on this card in tomorrow's post.

The 2nd card features the smaller flower and the frond again.

 

I love this color combination: Old Olive and Watermelon Wonder.

Its so bright and fresh looking - perfect for spring.

If you're interested the Rose Wonder Stamps or Rose Garden Thinlits

here is a list of the products used on the 2nd card.

Rose Wonder Photopolymer Stamp Set [140697] $27.00	Rose Garden Thinlits Dies [140619] $31.00	Rose Wonder Photopolymer Bundle [140804] $49.25	1/2" Circle Punch [119869] $6.00
Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100702] $7.00	Watermelon Wonder 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138334] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments [119246] $5.00

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Table Decoration: Recycled Bottle to a Vase

 

Don't throw away empty beer and soda bottles! 

 You can recycle them into a pretty vase like this.

Painting the bottles: I started with empty glass bottles and spray painted them white with rustoleum spray paint.  Here are a few cautions:

• Look for smooth bottles - I rejected the bottles with raised areas with words or images 
• A few brands had some weird painted numbers that bled through every coat of paint - grr! rejected them too
• spray in many  light coats, I ended up with 3-4 coats on each bottle.  If you go too  heavy in a single coat it runs
• work in a well ventilated area BECAUSE with a few bottles I found I had too much paint spray in the air and the paint particles dried mid air and landed on the bottles giving them a very grainy texture. Had to reject a bunch for that reason.

 

Decorating the bottle vase: I just love Stampin'UP!'s glimmer papers.  They're a really nice quality and such pretty colors. I used Blushing Bride on this bottle, but with Valentine's Day coming up it would look stunning in red glimmer paper too! Or maybe for a wedding, spray the bottles black and cut the roses from white glimmer paper? Suddenly I'm thinking of lots of variations here.

First step is to get the roses glued on.  The glue tends to slip a bit on the bottle surface, so if you try this yourself go slowly with this step. Be patient and wait for the glue to dry a bit. The glimmer paper is good quality stuff with a firm backing, but that also makes it want to resist the curve of the bottle so you'll have to hold it on til the glue sets. Which is why I recommend the Liquid Tombo, you can control it to get a thin bead on the die cut rose and it sets fairly quickly.

For the Neck I used some jute rope (left over from making a cat tower - the cats love it BTW) and  I used a hot glue gun to hold that in place

Stampin'UP!'s Linen Thread was a perfect match for tying on the tag. The little hearts at the ends of the thread were adhered with glue dots.

What do you think?  Have I inspired you to raid the recycle bin for some old bottles and do a little up-cycling?  They  make a very pretty vase or table decoration - - pretty enough to give as a gift!

Here are the Stampin'UP! supplies if you're inspired to try this project:

Rose Garden Thinlits Dies [140619] $31.00	Blushing Bride Glimmer Paper [140550] $5.00	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad [131172] $6.50	Happy Happenings  Wood-Mount Set [138734]  $28.00 Clear-Mount Set [139381]  $20.00	Linen Thread [104199] $4.50
Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments [119246]   $5.00	Scallop Oval Punch [119856] $18.00	Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack [133787] $17.00	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $4.00	Glue Dots [103683] $5.25

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