Dec 7, 2017

PaperArtsy Lynne Perrella and Kay Carley Glittery Christmas Card


Today I'm sharing my final post for Stamps & Stencils.  It has been such a hard decision, but I feel the need to slow down these days.  Our team lead and lovely hostess Sue has chosen the theme Festive Stamps AND Stencils.  She says, "Now normally to join in with us we ask you use either stamps or stencils, but for this challenge I want to see both and lots of them with a Festive theme! So dig out all your stamps, maybe some long forgotten that need some love and all of your stencils and let them take centre stage!"


I couldn't get enough of the glitter paste as used on the project below which I posted HERE yesterday.  It is so very festive!  Again, I painted greyboard with PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic {Pewter} then stenciled on the gorgeous new holiday PaperArtsy Stencil 067 {by Kay Carley} with BoBunny glitter paste.


I embossed all of my edges with Stampendous Frantage.  


My sweet friends Madelyn and Bonnie and I were playing around with the PaperArtsy {Lynne Perrella} Collection (LPC018) images and embossing this lovely lady onto dark colored card.  I really wanted to complete a card as a tribute to our fun times together over the weekend.  The sentiment is fussy cut from PaperArtsy E³ {Sara Naumann} from the Eclectica³ Collection (ESN17), embossed in white onto scrap inky card.


To add interest to the dark portions, I splashed on a mix of Perfect Pearls with water and also watery gesso.  I embossed the edges of this panel the same.  Now, I ran out of time but wanted to share some experiments I made with making my own glitter paste...


I mixed 1/5 of this little vial of glitter with about 1/2 TBSP of soft gloss gel.


I used it on the same type of painted background.  The result was a little lacking.  Not glittery enough and too much clear areas.  I then dumped in that much more glitter to the remaining paste.  You can see below how thick and chunky it is.  It's pretty in its own way, but not at all as elegant as the BoBunny glitter paste.  But I thought it would be fun to share.  I still hope to use these in future projects.  :)


It was so hard to photograph my card, but I hope you enjoyed seeing it and are inspired to play along with our current challenge.  It has been such an honor to work with this team for the last TWO YEARS - wow!  I wish each DT member and the challenge every success.  Hugs, Autumn


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33 comments:

Valerie-Jael said...

What a gorgeous card! Hugs, Valerie

Kraftyscot (Donna) said...

Fabulous card, love the design and those gorgeous ribbons. What a great idea making your own glitter paste!
Hugs Donna xx

Lisa said...

Absolutely stunning!! The glitter paste is fabulous!! What amazing texture!! I love the stamp you used and the beautiful design!! This is gorgeous, my friend!! Have a great day!! Big hugs :)

Lisa
A Mermaid's Crafts

Hazel Agnew said...

What a fabulous finale to your Stamps and Stencils role. Loving the colours and wonderful textures! Xx

Dorthe said...

It is gorgeous Autumn , and the glitter paste you made looks so fabulous, yes chunky but that`s what I love . The woman stamp is so very beautiful, too.
A gorgeous card.
Hugs, Dorthe

Diane said...

Wow love all the glitter and what a fantastic design.

Hugs Diane

Astrid Maclean said...

So beautiful Autumn, that LP stam looks amazing stamped in silver and I love the wonderul background you created for her. The glitter paste looks lovely! Gorgeous,gorgeous card. I am sure you will be sorely missed at stamps and stencils.. Enjoy the holiday season!

Helen Wallace said...

Another elegant and stunning card from Chez Autumn. Love the deep blue with that striking image and the wonderful touches of shimmer you achieved. Thanks for all your affirming visits throughout the year and best wishes for Christmas and the New Year.

Redanne said...

Oh wow, such a beautiful card, the embossed edges look fantastic and your glittery paste is wonderful, thanks for showing how you made it! The image of the lady is quite stunning and the glittery ribbon is such a great finishing touch. Love this! Hugs, Anne xx

Kate Yetter said...

Oh My! This is so stunning and full of holiday elegance. I love Lynne Perrella stamps. I think I need this one ;)
Kate

Becca Sadler said...

Can we name her "Madonna"? I love the mix of blues, grays, silvers, and whites with all the glitz and blitz!

Catherine said...

Oh my, Autumn, what a beautiful card! I love the glittery paste and the bow is gorgeous. So pretty Thanks for joining us on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge.

Cathie ♥

toni said...

Beautiful work as always Autumn ! I love the stamped image and the glittery stencilling. Thanks for sharing your experiment with us too. It has been really great working with you over at Stamps and Stencils. You are immensely talented and a great inspiration, good luck with your continuing craft ventures and I know I shall enjoy popping over here and seeing what you've been up to! With much love Toni xx

Tracey@Hotchpotchcreations said...

What a fabulous colour combo Autumn. I love how you have introduced glitter to your paste giving amazing results, you really do know how to create magic within your creations by adding the perfect embellishments. Stunning! Big Hugs Tracey xx

Jane Elizabeth France said...

Hi Autumn, firstly I want to thank you for leaving your very kind comment on my blog, It lead me to here, and I have to say I just adore your work, totally inspiring, I love love love your style of work. hugs jane. x

Marty F said...

I love your gorgeous card, Autumn, with the elegant lady and all of the glittery goodness! Such a beautiful tribute to the fun you had with your crafty friends :-) Love the stencil you used with the glitter paste - I think your glitter paste turned out great...thanks for sharing how you made it. Hugs!!

Jackie PN said...

Absolutely stunning Autumn!!
I always love your artwork with Lynne's stamps- you represent so well!!
Cool glitter paste you made- I am going to give that a go as well as I have a TON of glitters! heehee
Thanks so much for sharing sweet friend!
Jackie xo

Marjan said...

Great work again! Love your glitterpaste too! Ofcourse you have to make decisions like this, but they will be sorry to see you go.

Donna Ellis said...

Gosh, Autumn, words escape me with this Beauty! It resembles a magnificent old world creation that has been carved out of sparkly granite, but no! It's an incredible oil painting with lots of dimension, but no! It's got a rich fabric quality with jewel and mineral fibers - gosh - it's uniquely Autumn Style, and so so SO gorgeous! Thank you for the tutorial, and the tips. I always learn from you -- and even more -- I marvel at your talent. Thanks the inspiration! hugs, de

crafty-stamper said...

Stunning card-love all the stamps and stencils -all the glitter and frantage-great tip about the glitter gel
Carol x

aussie aNNie said...

oh wow, this is stunning. Love how you used glitter paste and thanks for the tips Autumn, you are amazing.xx[aNNie]🎄

craftytrog said...

Soooo beautiful!!! xx

sarascloset said...

Autumn, your glittery card is stunning! This is definitely frame worthy! Your glitter paste experiments were successful! Yippee! That is not deterring me for going for the BB stuff next time I order, though! The colors on this card are so rich! Love it! You will be sorely missed at S & S! Sending hugs!

Words and Pictures said...

A stunning final piece for S&S, Autumn - you will be sorely missed there, but I can well imagine you feel the need to create a bit more space for yourself. Fabulous use of the LP woman - how wonderful she looks in silver - and the glittery stencilling is magical.
Alison x

Margaret Mifsud said...

Oh my!! This card is stunning Autumn!! The image of the lady is so beautiful and I really love the colour combo! Love the glitter paste too .. might have to get me some of that .. and the snowflake and ribbon bow is the perfect finishing touch! Cannot tell you how much I love this! Wow!! hugs xx

Craftyfield said...

I too would rather use glitter mixed in gel than its volatile form! And it's beautiful, used with the stencil. Many thanks for playing with us again at Country View Challenges!

Corrie Herriman said...

Such a beautiful card ! Thank you so much for joining us over at Country View Challenges !
Corrie x

Jane said...

Hi Autumn, what a gorgeous Christmas card, such lovely blues and glitter..a great combo. Thanks so much for joining our Christmas challenge over at Country View. Merry Christmas! Hugs xx

MariLynn said...

Very pretty. Thanks for sharing how your glitter paste experiment looks. I love how your project sparkles. I bet it is even prettier in real life since glitter is so hard to photograph. Thanks for sharing with STAMPlorations mixed media challenge.

Lisa Winnard - TheCraftarageStudio said...

Gorgeous!!!! I love all the texture and the different layers. Lovely creation.
Thanks for joining us at The Artistic Stamper.
Lisa - The Artistic Stamper Creative Team xxx

sannalippert said...

another beauty!!! thanks for playing along with us at the STAMPloratinos Mixed Media challenge this month!

Tanja said...

love that glittery background texture - thanks for sharing your project at the STAMPlorations Mixed Media Challenge

Paper Wishes said...

I was on google looking at lynne perrella cards while I waited for something in the oven and saw this. Just had to let you know what an absolutely beautiful card this is. I love what you did with the glittered foliage. Your older posts continue to inspire, thanks x Amanda

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