Last year while i was working on my wedding scrapbook album, i got the glorious idea of adding scrapbook supplies to my Etsy shop. So i purchased some paper from one of my most loved manufacturers, Glitz Design. Turned out that my idea wasn't as fabulous as i assumed; although not that bad in general, i realized that 12x12 sheets are difficult (and expensive) to ship, hence it doesn't make much sense to offer single sheets.
And now that i can't sell them but absolutely love them, i decided to use the paper for my own projects.
So, this is my contribution to the Glitz Design and Gossamer Blue Guest Design Contest:
"Oh Happy Day" ( or "wedding day fun")
The base are two 12x12 chevron sheets from the Cashmere Dame collection. The pattern is a dream and the thickness of the paper is just perfect; not too flimsy but still thin enough to easily tear, fold and bend it.
I used the blue side as the background and the chevron side as the main part of the design. I painted the chevron pattern with a golden laquer marker to add more contrast to the black and white, then i carefully tore the paper to create a "frame" for my photo and painted the ripped edges gold as well.
Next i used a simple cardboard tube and acrylic paint in aqua and gold to stamp the circles and add some paint-splatters.
I punched confetti from the Happy Travels bicycle sheets, mod-podged it to the chevron paper and once it was dry, i coated every little circle with a pearl pen, to create a dimensional effect. Then i punched two 1-inch circles, added some glitter in teal and gold and covered them with a pearl pen as well.
Now that was the most time-consuming part, the rest was easy-peasy: i added regular washi tape in black, gold and aqua, plus Bokeh Tape from the Uncharted Waters collection and Stripe Tape from the Love You Madly collection.
Lastly, i got a bit wild with all those beautiful stickers from my online shopping-spree last week ( Hoopla Glitzers, Hoopla Titels and Mint Grunge Teeny Alpha's).
