I'm excited to say that glitter does not have to be flashy. It can also be elegant! What??? Yes, I've just come across this great technique using micro fine glitter that dazzles! Check this card out:
The main accent, which is the butterfly is ALL GLITTER and it's not flashy at ALL! The picture does not do it justice, but take a closer look:Can you see that? It's incredibly flat, oh and if you could feel it! Soft as velvet!
I learned about this product through my online friend Ceecee who is super talented and super sweet. She took a class in Canada (where she lives), and shared what she learned on her YouTube channel with me. I completely fell in love with the product, and had to give it a try. Let me tell you, I LOVE the finished look this micro fine glitter gives.
I did my research and found out about it, and it's different uses, as well as the different products you can use in conjunction to it. Totally love this because it's simple, but gives such a nice finished look to your projects. You see, the reason why the technique is called the burnished velvet technique, is because you need to burnish the glitter onto a sticky surface until the glitter stays put and feels like pure velvet. The glitter is so fine that it lays flat on your projects and reflects light beautifully. Here's another version of this card.
These cards were made using just one translucent color glitter and what gave the glitter the variation in color were Copic Markers, my favorite! I used design paper by Authentique- the Uncommon Collection, which I am hooked on using right now, and some peel off's by Elizabeth Craft Designs. It was super easy and I just couldn't stop there. I purchased a few other colored micro fine glitters, and have gone to town trying stuff. You previously saw my glittered owl card I shared, and that was just one of the things I made. I will be sharing the rest of the cards soon. Until then!
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Ooh I love it! Normally I am not a huge fan of glitter but I could get on board with this!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card! I'm going to check out Ceecee's blog to learn how to do this.
ReplyDeleteWow, this is beautiful. I just love the look of the butterfly. TFS.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card. TFS
ReplyDeleteEvelyn
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Beautiful love the card
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ReplyDeleteBeautiful card!! I also love the raised sentiment! TFS
ReplyDeletesooooo beautiful! i love the look that glitter gives!
ReplyDeleteugghh I wish I had the supplies to make this right now, very nice !
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous!! TFS
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing these fun glittery cards. I dont use glitter much but I do love the sparkle of these.
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful...love, love glitter. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteSo cute! Thanks for sharing as always!
ReplyDeleteKayla
Very cute card, thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteOMG, thank you so much for sharing this with us all... I can't wait to get some and try it out myself... BTW, love the card and butterfly stamp. It looks like a butterfly and a bow... Love it...
ReplyDeletejust one word: LOVABLE!!
ReplyDeleteHi Sharon. This is just beautiful. I love that butterfly. Awesome job on your card. TFS
ReplyDeleteHugs, Rosalee
lovely
ReplyDeleteNice technique, TFS.
ReplyDeleteWooooow! This is beautiful Sharon!!!! I love the colors and it almost looks like stained glass with the details on the butterfly body!
ReplyDeleteI love love love it!
Thank you for sharing with us!
xoxo
Jen
beautiful card!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I loved the glitter look!
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful Sharon. I love the glittery butterfly. Love it. Lee x
ReplyDeleteYour card is beautiful! I love how it's a subtle shine and not the glaring glitzy shine that comes from most glitter. TFS!
ReplyDeleteIt really does look like stained glass. It's just beautiful!
ReplyDeletePam
That's really neat :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea to use copics to colour the glitter, it gives a fantastic effect. The butterfly image is beautiful xx
ReplyDeletevery pretty! TFS :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Sharon!!!! Love the details on the butterfly!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing with us!
Christina
xo
This card came out great. I love the glitter.
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous card!
ReplyDeleteI found this post when Jewely Bug linked up for Lots of Link Love with me this week. I hope you’ll consider checking it out, and maybe even link up with my for the next Lots of Link Love on February 25th!
http://jewelybug.blogspot.com/2012/02/lots-of-link-love.html
I must look into this. You're knocking out these cards in no-time!! hehe... Love that butterfly!! But seriously, I gotta check out that video and see how it's done. I hope it's easy, cuz I'm lazy! lol.
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Not normally a glitter girl but this is so beautiful I'm going to have to try this technique out.
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Rose
(Ultimatecruegirl)
Pretty :)
ReplyDeleteI too will have to learn how to do this because the results are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteYour Butterfly Card is Gorgeous! Love the Glitter. Thanks for Sharing! :0)
ReplyDeleteI just Looooooooooooove butterfly's So cute!!!! great job
ReplyDeleteyet another great card
ReplyDeleteWow, it just glows with the Copic coloring! It really looks just like the tiny scaled texture of real butterfly wings. Not sure how you got the unglittered shiny veins on the wings - I need to look this up and give it a try!
ReplyDelete-Heather M
http://cardsbyann.wordpress.com/
So envious about the Copics! <3 Butterflies!!! TFS
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, I really need to try Copics. You inspire me!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card with not to much embellishments, just how I like it!
ReplyDeleteAnother gorgeous creation!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis card is gorgeous, matter of fact I had my LSS order some of the supplies to try and make one myself. Thanks for sharing:)
ReplyDeletebeautiful butterfly:)
ReplyDeleteOMG! I love your cards and the way the glitter looks! So gorgeous! Thanks for sharing this! I'll have to give this a try the next time I pull out my glitter! Gotta love glitter!
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