On yesterday's post I told you I would share my other creations for my WOW swap. Today I wanted to share with you my card using my own technique called Crystal Glitter Wash.
To make a "Crystal Glitter Wash" for your card you will need:
Crystal Effects
A brush or sponge for application.
I mixed Crystal Effects with Glitter and brushed it on my card front to get a shiny and glittery background all over my card.
The glitter is used is the green from the Fine Cosmo Glitter Collection. Dazzling Diamonds would work great and would go on any color of cardstock. Also, there are a few pieces of chunky glitter in mine, also green.
I did not measure my glitter but stirred in a little at a time until I achieved the amount I thought looked good. If you just want a little glitter here and there, use less.
I suggest using a stampin' sponge when applying the Crystal Glitter Wash, I tried on of those sponges on a stick type brushes but it seemed to soak up to much crystal effects. The stampin' sponge worked great, I used a clothes pin to hold onto it and brushed it on.
It will take 10-20 minutes to dry, depending on how thick you put it on. You may want to stick on your other images while it is still wet, and use it as an adhesive too. If not, you will need to use TOMBOW LIQUID GLUE! Snail adhesive will not hold your cs on to this back ground.
Here is my complete card:
I thought this set is a picture of a lot of women's journey in life. Growing up, getting married, career, and family. We are fabulous, aren't we! Admit it you deserve a pat on the back and we don't often give that to our selves, so we need to give it to each other. That is what I have in mind for this card.
The "She's All That" girls are inked with a Taken with Teal Marker, stamped on Tempting Turquoise CS and punche
d out with a 1-1/4" square punch. Then layered on a 1-3/8" square of Taken with Teal. I colored them with a marker to omit the words that are also on each stamp.
The Designer paper, which was my color inspiration for this card, is from the Bali Breeze Collection. I used the scallop circle punch and the 1-3/8" circle punch to create a scalloped ring, then cut a slit on one side of the ring and straighten the scallops out to use it as a border. Then I used the white gel pen to add a dot to each scallop.
The sentiment on this card is created with the words that are on the expectant mother's stamp from this set. It says "you look fabulous". I colored the You and Fabulous with a basic black marker and stamped that on Certainly Celery CS then I stamped the "r" from the Big Deal Alphabet over that in Old Olive and punched it out.
The flower accent is created with the Boho Blossom Punch, Flower Fusion Kit and a Ice Rhinestone. It is hard to see in the photo, but I added some dazzling diamond glitter to the center of each flower with a 2-way glue pen as well. 
I hope you have learned something new in the "Crystal Glitter Wash" technique. As far as I know this is my own creation, but would not be surprised if it has been done before!
Give it a try I am sure it will work on other mediums besides cardstock. That is what I am going to tackle next, I will post my success's!
Happy Stampin'
PS - Do you like my new signature?
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