Holiday Sparkle

I made this glitter window card for today's SCS clean and simple challenge to make some form of a window card. This card may be a day or so late, but I really like it and may just add the design to the "consideration" pile for next year's holiday cards . . . It's been a while since I did this technique and I'd forgotten how easy--and how messy--it is!

I used a circle punch to make a "window" near the top of a Brocade Blue panel. A piece of clear packing tape was attached to the opening, sticky side up, and then covered with lots (and lots!) of glitter. After edging the panel with navy blue strips for contrast, I set the panel on a white card base stamped with a snowflake image from Our Craft Lounge's White Christmas stamp set, orienting the panel so the snowflake was somewhat centered inside the opening.

The holiday sentiment is stamped near the bottom of the panel in navy ink. It's a perfect match for the sparkly glitter window above it. I attached a silver die cut notch-edged strip just above the sentiment and dressed it up with a strip of adhesive clear crystals for even more sparkle and shine.

And, speaking of Our Craft Lounge, don't miss out on OCL's year end blowout sale. Use the code yearend2011 to receive 40% off all in-stock Crafty Cling Rubber and Crafty Cling Clear stamp sets (must order $20 or more for sale to apply; does not include Crafty Cling Rubber Singles; no backorders). Happy shopping! I'm off to enjoy some time at the dog park with Chloe the cutie puppy, who's been not-so-patiently waiting while I finished my card and blog post . . .

Materials Used:
White Christmas stamp set (Our Craft Lounge); Brocade Blue and Night of Navy Classic ink, Brocade Blue and Night of Navy cardstock, Dazzling Diamonds (Stampin' Up!); white cardstock (Xerox); silver paper, clear crystal strip (Recollections); circle punch (EK Success); double ended banner die (Papertrey Ink); packing tape