As promised, here are the directions for the Punched Glitter Technique!

Sprinkled Expressions Punched Glitter Technique

Note: all images in this tutorial are ©Stampin'Up!™1990-2012

Stamps: Sprinkled Expressions (free with a $50 order SAB mini catalog), Daring Adventure (#122600 wood-mount $20.95, #122602 clear-mount $15.95)

Cardstock: Pacific Point, Whisper White, Real Red, Big Top Birthday Designer Paper (#122348 $10.95 pg 185)

Ink: Real Red Classic Inkpad, Real Red & Pacific Point Stampin’ Write Markers

Accessories: SNAIL, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Whisper White Medium Envelopes, Big Shot, Circles #2 Die (2-inch circle), Tasteful Trim Die, Big Shot Multi-Purpose Adhesive Sheets, 1 ¾” Circle Punch, 2 3/8” Scallop Circle Punch, Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, waxed paper (grocery)

Card Cutting  Dimensions:                                 Card base: 4 ¼” x 11”, scored at 5 ½”. Fold on score line.

Big Top Birthday Designer Paper layer: 4” x 2 3/8”                   Whisper White inside layer: 4” x 5 ¼”

Real Red scrap to punch one 2 3/8” Scallop Circle

Whisper White scrap to stamp & punch Real Red star and “You did it!”

Big Shot Multi-purpose Adhesive Sheet: 2” x 2”

¾” x 6” Real Red, Whisper White, and Pacific Point strips to cut ric-rac with Tasteful Trim Die

Pacific Point scrap to punch Scallop Oval.

Pacific Point scrap 2 ¼” x 2 ¼” to cut 2” circle with Circle #2 Die and Big Shot.

 

Step 1: Stamp Sprinkled Expressions star with Real Red ink on Whisper White scrap as shown in “a”.  Remove “word” side of Muti-purpose Adhesive Sheet as shown in “b”. Attach sticky side of sheet to stamped image. Punch image  with  1 ¾” Circle Punch. Remove top sheet of Multi-Purpose Adhesive Sheet. Sprinkle with Dazzling Diamonds Glitter. Layer glittered star onto 2” Pacific Point circle. Layer both onto Real Red  2 3/8” Scallop Circle. Attach to top center of card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

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 Step 2: Layer 4” x 2 3/8” DSP strip to lower area of card front with SNAIL. Layer strips of Real Red, Whisper White, and Pacific Point ric-rac pieces over top edge of DSP strip. Trimming ends to fit DSP width with Paper Snips. Add SNAIL to back of ric-rac as shown in “e”, laying ric-rac on a piece of waxed paper so the excess SNAIL will not gum up your Grid Sheet. Use edge of Paper-Piercing Tool to remove excess SNAIL from edges of ric-rac before adding to card as shown in “f”.

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Step 3: Ink “You did it!” stamp with Real Red and Pacific Point Stampin’ Write Markers. Stamp image on Whisper White scrap and punch with Large Oval Punch. Punch Pacific Point scrap with Scallop Oval Punch. Layer “You did it!” oval onto Pacific Point scallop wit SNAIL. Attach to bottom right edge of card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

 

Step 4: Stamp star image on Whisper White inside layer with Real Red ink as shown above. Ink “Life is either . . .” image with Real Red & Pacific Point Stampin’ Write Markers. Stamp on Whisper White layer as shown above. Attach Whisper White layer inside card as shown above with SNAIL.

 

Step 5: Stamp Whisper White envelope to match card, if desired. You are done!

 

 For your convenience and ease to use this tutorial, I have also uploaded this same tutorial here:

Download Sprinkled Expressions Feb 2012

Well, I'm off to work on my swaps for this month! The theme is Sympathy or Kids, which should be easy, it's just a matter of getting 21 cards made really fast! My P.O. closes at like 10:30 a.m., so there's no chance to mail them today, but I will get them in the mail on Tuesday (since Monday is a Federal Holiday!) I always mail my package Priority anyway, so I'm pretty positive they will arrive just in time on Thursday!

 

Until tomorrow, have a "Stampingrox! Day!"