Last Sunday, I was invited over for Easter dinner and did not want to come in empty-handed, so I picked up a bottle of my favorite red wine and decided to create a little topper to give it some oomph. I pulled out the Vintage Spring DSP, the Something to Celebrate hostess set, a rosette and some Baja Breeze glass glitter and created the following tag.
Would you believe this is the first time I give those paper rosettes a try? They've been everywhere and they are super easy to do, so I'm not sure what was holding me back. Maybe the fact that they are everywhere? Anyway, I am just glad I decided to give this technique a try because it allowed me to put this tag together in a flash before leaving for dinner. If you look closely at the center, you will notice that I have layered a flower punched with the new three-step punch from the Summer mini (I cannot wait to demo those to you, they are something else!!) on a Scallop Circle and then used Crystal Effects to add the rosette to the center. Crystal Effects is definitely the way to go with the rosettes if you don't want them to fall off of your project later, as even mini glue dots do not seem to have enough hold on the satin ribbon to keep them in place. The CE works like a charm, though, and while it was out, I added a thin line of Crystal Effects all around my main circle and added some glass glitter on it. Again, the Crystal Effects will give you a strong enough bond to keep this chunkier glitter in place, as regular glue like the two-step glue, for example, will not work as well.
I should note that even though the back circle looks like it was cut out of patterned paper, there's also an additional circle cut out of cardstock on the back of it to make the tag sturdier. The sentiment banner was created by die-cutting a banner with the Petal Cone die, folding it in half and using a marker to ink only one word of the sentiment at a time so that they could be separated on the two end of the banner.
Before I sign off, I would like to remind you that the Occasions minicatalogue is coming to an end on Saturday. If there is anything in it you think you cannot live without, you have until then to contact me to place an order for them.
Stampin' Up! supplies
Stamps: Quelque chose à fêter (Something to Celebrate)
Cardstock: Very Vanilla
Designer papers: Vintage Spring
Ink: Not Quite Navy
Accessories: Scallop Border punch, bone folder, Baja Breeze glass glitter,
Crystal Effects, Rosette, Bouquet punch, marker, Scallop Circle punch, Baja Breeze ribbon
How totally cute! I love the many layers and the glass glitter around the large circle.
Posted by: CeeCee | April 28, 2011 at 11:56
Pretty! Love that glass glitter!
Posted by: Vicki | April 29, 2011 at 09:48