Encre, papier, ciseaux: Glittery Leaves

I was eager to take some new products out for a spin, including a bottle of Golden Sand Glitter Kiss. I had been told that we can stamp with the stuff and I was curious to test it out, so I looked through my stamps for something that could work well. I quickly spotted the Gently Falling stamp set, and because it is a two-step stamping set, I figured I could do the leaf base in colored ink and overstamp the leaf detailing with the glittery paste. It worked out really well! The shimmer in the paste is incredibly gorgeous. I couldn't stop there and decided to test the Glitter Kiss on an embossed surface.

I had done a couple of tests previously with embossed cardstock and this is what I found: you'll get better result with close-set patterns, if you really want the paste to show only on raised areas of the design. With designs that are further apart, the sponge included with the packaging tends to add product to the background of the cardstock a bit as well. Not a bad look necessarily, it really just depends how precise of an application you wish to get. Here, I decided to pick the Houndstooth embossing folder, because I felt it went well with the autumn leaves. (The color combo came from an old ColourQ challenge, #367.) The design was inspired by Freshly Made Sketch #289.

I used the Glitter Kiss to sponge the outside of the panel I glued in the card, and the edges of the envelope. Love the look!

Supplies
Stamps: Gently Falling (Stampin' Up!)
Cardstock: Old Olive, Real Rust, Cool Caribbean, Very Vanilla, Brushed Gold
Ink: Old Olive, Cajun Craze, Cool Caribbean
Accessories: Delightful Dijon Mini Stripes Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals, Sequins, Crystal Drops (Nuvo),
Vanilla Medium Envelope, Golden Sand Glitter Kiss (Cosmic Shimmer), Houndstooth Embossing Folder,
Voeux Thinlits Dies (SU!), Wonky Stitched Squares Die-namics (My Favorite Things),
Stitched Windy Backdrop (Lawn Fawn), Stitched Rectangle Stackables Dies (Lawn Fawn)