Quiet Meadow Meets Glimmer Paper
May 21, 2022|Posted in: Creativity
The Quiet Meadow stamp set and Meadow dies are perfectly suited to vintage styled cards and to collage techniques. That’s the reason I bought it! But what happens when it meets Glimmer Paper? This.
These cards just sort of happened. The 2022-2024 In Color Glimmer Paper is ombre (and beautiful, said the girl who doesn’t normally use a lot of glimmer and glitter). I wanted to see what it looked like as a die cut and I had this stamp set and dies out. Since the flowers are long-stemmed, I thought they would show the ombre effects well. So I cut a few. Then I started playing with them. Then I made this card.
I had cut two different stems from Starry Sky, one in each direction of light-to-dark on the ombre pattern. The Sweet Sorbet flower seemed to show off that difference, so I went with these three stems for my first card. I used the Timeworn Type embossing folder on the Basic White background panel, and edged the two sides in Starry Sky ink. The Basic Gray card stock made the colors pop. (Although not so much in this photo!) To finish, I added a bow of Sweet Sorbet metallic woven ribbon, along with the Love tag from the stamp set.
Since I had one card with two of the new In Colors, I decided to make another card with the other three colors. I picked three stem dies and cut out one each in Tahitian Tide, Parakeet Party, and Orchid Oasis. I decided to stick with the three-stems-tied-with-a-bow design, but otherwise decided to step-up this card.
Combining a bit of vintage-style collage with these bright, glimmer flowers seemed like a fun try. First I stamped the typed words image in Orchid Oasis in alternating rows, stamping off to use the second impression each time. Then I added the splatter image in Tahitian Tide, also stamped off. I trimmed the Basic White card front down and edged it in Tahitian Tide ink. I had already decided to use Orchid Oasis as the card base and the ribbon color. To keep it fun and bright, I added a card front layer of Parakeet Party. Finally, I added a few of the small In Color Matte Decorative Dots in shades of Tahitian Tide. I really like the way it turned out!
This was a fun challenge for me, because, as I mentioned, I don’t normally work with a lot of glimmer and sparkle; a little goes a long way for me. These two cards have more than a little sparkle! It’s good to step out of your comfort zone from time to time and try something different. Who knows what I’ll do next with this glimmer paper!
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