Happy Tuesday, everyone!!  As you know…we are all about the sequins this week.  Our designers have completely risen to the challenge, and today I have two more projects to share with you from Karola & Karine.

Up first is a beauty of a card from Karola…check out how she created a shaker of fabulous pink sequins!!  Totally LOVING this!

Here is a small “how to” from Karola, “Today’s project is a card with perhaps a little forgotten accent: a shaker box. When I heard that one of our topics this month was sequins – I immediately thought of sequins placed in a small shaker box and arranged on a greeting card. I made this card for my friend, so I decided to combine pink and beige from the Uncharted Waters line with dramatic B&W chevron washi tape from Cashmere Dame,and of course the beautiful title from the Hello Friend collection….

I wanted to create an interesting palette of colors here, thanks to the combination of different materials with various Glitz Design collections – it’s very easy. My box in which I added sequins originally were package of ribbons – surely you can find this kind of boxes in your craft room. I covered the box with washi tape, added one of Hello Friend – Title Stickers and finally poured inside a handful of pink sequins and glued so that the box was kept closed. I love the effect when sequins rattling inside the box and sparkles beautifully in different shades! Sequins are very trendy now and are also a great addition in glamour style, so I encourage you to use sequins with Glitz products in projects for your girlfriends, sisters, and for your Moms!”

Supply List:
Glitz Design “Uncharted Waters” – 6 x 6 Paper Pad
Glitz Design “Uncharted Waters” – Washi Tape – Happiness
Glitz Design “Hello Friend” – Title Stickers
Glitz Design “Hello Friend” – Washi Tape – Coral Chevron
Glitz Design “Cashmere Dame” – Washi Tape – Chevron

Up next is Karine, with this sweetheart of a layout!

Here is what Karine has to say about sequins, ” Sequins are really trendy nowadays; they are like little jewels on our scrapbooking pages! This challenge was an opportunity to use pictures starring my niece Noélie, who is so very girly! A skirt that twirls, fuchsia pink colour and sequins: we are definitely talking girls here!

Once my page done, I had fun adding little heart-shaped & round-shaped sequins here and there. They are stapled directly on my layout; I even stapled some on my pictures! The extra sequins are inserted in a small transparent envelop which will serve as shaker box. The envelop is glued under one of the three pictures.

When I saw these golden sequins, it came to me that I could emboss two arrows. They are stamped on a white paper then embossed with golden powder. Then they are cut out and used as accents.  I hope this layout gave you some ideas on how to use sequins on a page!”

Supply List:
Glitz 12×12 paper: Love You Madly Hello and Herringbone
8×8 Glitz Paper Pack: Uncharted Waters
Glitz Alphabets: Teeny Alphas Gold Uncharted Waters
Glitz Giant Rhinestones: Love You Madly
Glitz Peek-A-Boos: Uncharted Waters
Glitz Journaling Stickers: Love You Madly
Glitz Tape Love You Madly
Glitz Stamps: Love You Madly, Uncharted Waters, Color me Happy
Others: American Crafts Alphabets, Studio Calico Inks, wood stars Studio Calico and Sodalicious, Distress Stain, Distress Vintage Photo

Aren’t those some fabulous projects full of sequins!!  Don’t forget that we have added another giveaway incentive during each month!!  We have a blog hop at the end of the month, which always has a prize attached to it.  That will stay the same.  But on the same day that I chose the winner from the blog hop, I will also choose another random comment on the Glitz blog from the ENTIRE month to win a surprise Glitz goodie package as well!!  So, the more blog entries that you leave comments on during May…the more chances you have to win!

Have a great rest of your Tuesday!  We will be back each day this week with some more sequins projects, so be sure to check back!

Happy Monday, Glitz fans!!  Welcome to a new week!!  This week I have asked all of our designers to create projects using sequins!!  Sequins have been around forever, but have recently popped up as a trend on layouts, cards & other paper crafted projects.  I am pretty sure I can quote a certain Paper Crafts Mag editor who said, “sequins are the new rhinestone”.    I am in the camp that they are even BETTER used together.  You are going to be SO inspired by the way our designers have used sequins this week, and I can’t wait to get started!

Today we have two layouts to share with you from Mou & Jaime.  Up first is this super fun layout from Mou with this really cute photo of her daughter.

Here is a little more info from Mou, “On this layout, I added lots of small bits and pieces from the Uncharted Waters collection as well as some pieces from Love You Madly and Color Me Happy collections. This was one fun layout to make!”

Here are some details shots of her layout:

Supply List:
Glitz Design “Uncharted Waters” 6×6 Paper pad
Glitz Design “Uncharted Waters” 12 x12 Bits & Pieces paper
Glitz Design “Uncharted Waters” Paper Layers
Glitz Design “Love You Madly” Paper Layers
Glitz Design “Color Me Happy” Paper Layers
Glitz Design “Uncharted Waters” Bokeh Washi tape
Glitz Design “Uncharted Waters” Paper Garland
Glitz Design “Uncharted Waters” Teeny Alphas Aqua Stripe
Other: cardstock, acrylic paints, paint brush, sequins, adhesive

Up next is this gorgeous layout from Jaime, all about one of her favorite places!

Here is what Jaime has to say about sequins, “I love using sequins on my layouts – they provide pops of color and shine.  I created the center of the heart doily with sequins and also scattered random sequins on the layout.”

Supply List:
Glitz Color Me Happy – Color Me Happy Stripe Patterned Paper
Glitz Color Me Happy – Color Me Happy Polka Patterned Paper
Glitz Color Me Happy – Peek A Boos
Glitz Uncharted Waters – Peek A Boos
Glitz Color Me Happy – 6″ Glitz Paper Pack

Don’t forget that we have added another giveaway incentive during each month!!  We have a blog hop at the end of the month, which always has a prize attached to it.  That will stay the same.  But on the same day that I chose the winner from the blog hop, I will also choose another random comment on the Glitz blog from the ENTIRE month to win a surprise Glitz goodie package as well!!  So, the more blog entries that you leave comments on during May…the more chances you have to win!

I certainly hope we have inspired you this Monday morning, and hope that you have a really great rest of your day!  Check back tomorrow when we have even more sequin projects to share with you!

Happy Friday!!  Is everyone ready for their weekend?!!  Hopefully we have helped inspired you this week, and you might break out some of your Glitz woodgrain product & create something fabulous.  If so…be sure to share it with us!!

Today we have two layouts to share with you, one traditional & one digital.  Up first is the paper layout by Karine, featuring her cutie of a son!

Here is some info from Karine about her creative process on this one, “This week’s theme is Woodgrain so I immediately thought of using a picture of my son, to create a masculine layout.  I had fun creating a brand new background with Woodgrain paper pieces!  Choose a cardstock then create your background by multiplying the pattern papers. I mixed papers of different sizes: 12×12, 8×8 & 6×6. A very easy exercise for a very nice result! You can do it with paper scraps as well, it would be a good way to re-use them.

Once my cardstock has been covered, I added my picture. I sprayed blue Glimmer Mist ink on the lighter pattern papers to bring some colour into the page.While my background is drying, I stamp some patterns in black ink such as arrows, a tag and the number 10 (since my boy is 10 years old).  I added some stars with matching colours.  A transparent banner is stapled for a more colourful touch. Tags are inserted under the picture, they will serve as journaling cards.

In the end, let’s add the title “Happy Day“. The word “Happy“ is made of tiny black alphabet letters. The word “Day“ is a Glitz stamp which perfectly fits my lay-out.  The corners of my papers are reworked with Distress Vintage Photo ink to reinforce the masculine effect of the page.  I hope you liked my creation!”

Supply List:
Glitz Papers: Glitz Color me Happy – Woodgrain
8×8 Glitz Paper Pack: Uncharted Waters
6×6 Glitz Paper Pack: Color Me Happy
Glitz Teeny Alphas Love You Madly black
Glitz Peek-A-Boos Color Me Happy
Glitz Tape Lace Love You Madly
Glitz Stamps Love You Madly, Uncharted Waters
Others: Tags, Spray Ink, Distress Ink, Punch

Up next is a digital layout that I created about a fun snowmobiling trek that my husband and I went on with our best friends in January.

I am absolutely LOVING my new journey into digital scrapbooking, especially considering it looks like it could be a paper/traditional layout.  There were so many colors in the photo, plus the log building in the background of it…that the papers & accents from “Color Me Happy” were perfect for it.  I love how colorful it is, and the woodgrain background just makes it all come together to me!

Here is a detail shot of the layout:

You can find all of the Glitz Design digital product at JessicaSprague.com!

Supply List:
Glitz Design “Color Me Happy” digital paper pack
Glitz Design “Color Me Happy” element pack 1
Glitz Design “Color Me Happy” element pack 2
Glitz Design “Sunshine In My Soul” element pack
Glitz Design “Cashmere Dame” element pack 2
Other: Designer Digitals template, Studio Calico “remember” tag & tag clipping mask, digital sequins, digital stitching

I hope that you enjoyed our week full of woodgrain on the Glitz blog!!  The Glitz designers are impressing me EVERY week, and I am sure that you feel the same!

Don’t forget that we have added another giveaway incentive during each month!!  We have a blog hop at the end of the month, which always has a prize attached to it.  That will stay the same.  But on the same day that I chose the winner from the blog hop, I will also choose another random comment on the Glitz blog from the ENTIRE month to win a surprise Glitz goodie package as well!!  So, the more blog entries that you leave comments on during May…the more chances you have to win!

Have a wonderful weekend, and here is hoping you get some time to create!

Happy Thursday, everyone!!  Welcome to another day full of woodgrain goodness!  Today two of our designers have created layouts that are dreamy, romantic…and have such similar color palettes that I knew I had to feature them together!

Up first is a lovely layout created by Karola…it is full of amazing layers, texture & beautiful images of her sweet daughter.

Here is some more info from Karola, “In today’s layout I decided to use woodgrain as a complement to a pastel color palette. I used the Color Me Happy collection, beautiful light blue and yellow patterned papers with a dark woodgrain to create a background for my photos. I also cut the decorative edges using a deep edge punch and a few woodgrain style elements from the Color Me Happy – Bits & Pieces patterned paper, like an alarm clock and part of a title or small “hi there” element. Another piece with a woodgrain pattern is one of the Color Me Happy – Giant Rhinestones motifs and fine woodgrain stamping I’ve done using Giant Roller Doodle stamp and mustard color ink at the edges of my layout. I had so much fun using woodgrain on my page and surely I’ll use this motif often!”

Here are some details shots of her gorgeous layout!

Supply List:
Glitz Design “Color Me Happy” 8 x 8 paper pad
Glitz Design “Color Me Happy” 12 x 12 papers: Woodgrain, Bits & Pieces
Glitz Design “Color Me Happy” Giant Rhinestones
Glitz Design “Color Me Happy” Giant Roller Doodle – WoodgrainGlitz Design “Yours Truly” papers: Chevron, Ephemera (b-sides)

Up next is a gorgeous layout from Noel.  This layout is just amazing…from the colors, to the design, to the tulle & sequins…and her fun photos make it complete!

Here is what Noel has to say about woodgrain, “Glitz has loads of fabulous woodgrain patterned goodies to work with for this week’s challenge. On this layout I used woodgrain patterned paper, washi tape and even a Peek a Boo transparency. I love how the light background and soft textures of the Sunshine in My Soul papers show off the woodgrain. The texture works perfectly for uniting masculine and feminine elements in a layout.”

Here is a details shot of her layout:

Supply List:
Glitz Design “Color Me Happy” papers: Woodgrain, Bits & Pieces
Glitz Design “Sunshine in My Soul” 8×8 paper pack
Glitz Design “Color Me Happy” Peek a Boos
Glitz Design “Color Me Happy” Rubber Stamps
Glitz Design “Color Me Happy” Roller Doodle – cameras
Glitz Design “Color Me Happy” washi tape – woodgrain
Glitz Design “Love You Madly” washi tape – lace
Glitz Design “Beautiful Dreamer” Trim
Glitz Design “Yours Truly” Giant Rhinestones

Aren’t those layouts just gorgeous?!!  They certainly make me want to break out {my computer} and create some layouts!!!

Don’t forget that we have added another giveaway incentive during each month!!  We have a blog hop at the end of the month, which always has a prize attached to it.  That will stay the same.  But on the same day that I chose the winner from the blog hop, I will also choose another random comment on the Glitz blog from the ENTIRE month to win a surprise Glitz goodie package as well!!  So, the more blog entries that you leave comments on during May…the more chances you have to win!

We’ll be back tomorrow with a couple more projects to finish out woodgrain week!  Have a fabulous Thursday!

Happy Wednesday, everyone!!  It seems like everyone is really enjoying woodgrain week over here on the Glitz blog!  It’s been so great reading your comments, and support of our new team of designers.

Today Jaime & I have some projects to share with you!  The best way I could describe both of these projects is just plain whimsical.  Jaime’s layout makes me sigh a little bit when I look at it.

Here is what Jaime had to say about her layout, “I love how the Glitz Woodgrain Patterned Paper makes the bolder prints from the Color Me Happy line just POP.  It makes a fabulous, neutral background for projects!  I cut a frame from the 6″patterned paper sheet and then layered the Peek-A-Boo over it.  I fussy cut the little geo tag and camera from the 6″ paper pad and then attached with foam pop dots for extra dimension.”

Supply List:
Glitz Color Me Happy – Woodgrain Patterned Paper
Glitz Uncharted Waters – Waves Patterned Paper
Glitz Color Me Happy – Peek A Boos
Glitz Color Me Happy – Paper Garland
Glitz Love You Madly – Peek A Boos
Glitz Color Me Happy – 6″ Glitz Paper Pack

Up next is my card, with what I believe Paper Crafts Magazine now calls the “freestyle eclectic” style.  Sounds fancy, doesn’t it? 

I wanted the card to have a little bit softer of a feel, so I partnered the woodgrain with light colors & accents.  I have used a mix of current & older Glitz Design product…which is one of my fave things to do with Glitz.  I will quite often pull all of my items out and just start picking things from here & there.

Supply List:
Glitz Design “Color Me Happy” 12×12 paper: chalkboard, bits and peices, woodgrain
Glitz Design “Color Me Happy” 6×6 paper pad
Glitz Design “Color Me Happy” giant rhinestones
Glitz Design “Cashmere Dame” Glitzer sticker
Glitz Design “Happy Travels” Glitzer sticker
Glitz Design “Beautiful Dreamer” epoxy stickers
Glitz Design “Love Nest” cardstock title sticker
Other: white cardstock, wood veneer, sequins, brown jewels

Don’t forget that we have added another giveaway incentive during each month!!  We have a blog hop at the end of the month, which always has a prize attached to it.  That will stay the same.  But on the same day that I chose the winner from the blog hop, I will also choose another random comment on the Glitz blog from the ENTIRE month to win a surprise Glitz goodie package as well!!  So, the more blog entries that you leave comments on during May…the more chances you have to win!

We’ll be back tomorrow with more woodgrain projects to inspire you!  Have a wonderful Wednesday!

Welcome to day two of our woodgrain week!!  Weren’t yesterdays layouts a lovely breath of fresh air?  Sigh- they made me happy.

Today we have a couple of projects that are more eclectic & artsy in nature.  Up first is a fun layout from Lisa!

Here is what Lisa had to say about our theme this week, “”I was so excited to be challenged to use woodgrain on my layout this week. With all of the cool Glitz woodgrain options, it wasn’t hard! I wouldn’t normally layer woodgrain on woodgrain, but I think it really works with this page. I love that the wood tones give a neutral background and then the pops of color can really stand out.”

I love how she cut the Whatnot into parts so it would work better on her page, and that she used one of the fun borders from the top of the 6×6 paper sheets!!

Supply List:
Glitz Designs “Color Me Happy” Patterned Paper: Woodgrain
Glitz Designs “Color Me Happy” 8 X8 Paper Pad
Glitz Designs “Color Me Happy” 6 X 6 Paper Pad
Glitz Designs “Color Me Happy” Paper Layers
Glitz Designs “Color Me Happy” Peek a Boo
Glitz Designs “Color Me Happy” Journaling Stickers
Glitz Designs “Color Me Happy” Giant Rhinestones
Glitz Designs “Color Me Happy” Woodgrain Tape

Up next is Mou with a card, where she used the woodgrain roller stamp on the background.  How awesome are the neon colors here?!

Happy Monday, everyone!!  It’s woodgrain week here on the Glitz blog, and our designers have lots of eye candy to share with you over the next 5 days!  Glitz Design has a ton of amazing woodgrain product, including patterned paper, & washi tape!  Many of our stickers & accents include woodgrain of some sort as well…giving you lots of possibilities!

Today we have Stephanie & Magda sharing how they incorporated woodgrain into their light & airy designs.

Up first is Stephanie, who utilized the woodgrain paper to peek through these fun butterfly cuts all over her layout!  Check it out!

Here is a little more info from Stephanie about her layout:
“For this week’s project, I wanted to use my silhouette to make a fun “canvas” for my woodgrain paper.  I’m obsessed with butterflies at the moment so I decided to cut out a whole bunch of butterflies on a 12×12 piece of white card stock.  To add some dimension to my page, I used some of the 6×6 and 8×8 paper packs to cut out some additional butterflies to add directly onto my layout.  I sewed several together so I could move the butterfly “wings” around and add a fun “pop” to the page.  I finished the layout off with a title using the amazing metallic gold mini alpha from the Uncharted Waters collection, as well as some wood veneers!”

Here are some details shots from her layout:

Supply List:
Glitz Design “Color Me Happy” 12×12 woodgrain paper
Glitz Design “Color Me Happy” 6×6 paper pad
Glitz Design “Uncharted Waters” 6×6 paper pad
Glitz Design “Uncharted Waters” 8×8 paper pad
Glitz Design “Uncharted Waters” Teeny Alphas – metallic gold

Up next is this beautiful spread that Magda created for her handbook.  It is really so fresh & airy, and the photography is beautiful….you will love it!

In Magda’s words, “This time I decided to make a page for my handbook. This week’s theme – woodgrain – suits perfectly to photos from last Sunday. I went to my parents and had so much fun with my nieces – we swung on a wooden see-saw. Just take a look how sweet they all look! ”

Here are some details shots:

Supply List:
Glitz Design “Color me happy” 6×6 paper pad
Glitz Design “Color me happy” 12×12 paper – Bits and Pieces
other: tags from Chic Tags, wooden supplies from Studio Calico

I don’t know about you…but those projects just kind-of make me want to sigh, and just stare at them.  Tee hee!

Don’t forget that we have added another giveaway incentive during each month!!  We have a blog hop at the end of the month, which always has a prize attached to it.  That will stay the same.  But on the same day that I chose the winner from the blog hop, I will also choose another random comment on the Glitz blog from the ENTIRE month to win a surprise Glitz goodie package as well!!  So, the more blog entries that you leave comments on during May…the more chances you have to win!

Come back on over tomorrow when we share some projects that are a bit more artsy & eclectic!  Have a great Monday!!

First off….Happy Mother’s Day!!!  I hope that you all are having a wonderful day today!!

After our week long celebration of women, and our design team creating some fabulous projects to inspire us all….I went out & about to find some amazing projects all about women & girls made by YOU, our amazing Glitz fans & customers.

I found projects all over the place…large online galleries (ie: Two Peas & Scrapbook.com), posted to our Facebook page, & hashtagged on Instagram.  Let me share some items that caught my eye!

Chantalle – found on Instagram
Blog – http://www.copasetique.blogspot.com/
What we love: Umm…what’s NOT to love about this set?  What a fun & colorful way to decorate a gift package for your sweet mom! She used the Color Me Happy collection like a pro, and we just LOVE her projects.  Such an amazing set!

Charissa – found in Two Peas gallery
Gallery – http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/user_profile/562539/
What We Love: Besides the fun design & lovely use of the Love You Madly collection…we love the premise behind this layout.  She said it best in the gallery description, “This week we were challenged to do a layout celebrating who we are – right now. We had to include our favorite color (mine is a close race between pink and aqua so I used both), an embellishment that represented something we love (I used the floral frame to represent my love of flowers and nature) and journal about ourselves in a positive, uplifting way (my journaling is hidden on a tag).”  Women can be so hard on themselves, and I love the positivity connected with this.

Christina Willman-Skinner – found in Two Peas gallery
Blog – http://sameoldscrap.blogspot.com/
What We Love: It’s nice to see a past collection pop up in the gallery, amidst all the current collections.  While we found this in the Two Peas gallery, I read a little more about this layout on her blog post.  This layout is 8×8 in size, and part of an album she is making for her Instagram photos!!  Isn’t that a fun idea?!  Love it!

Diane Payne – found in the Two Peas gallery
Blog – http://dianepayne.typepad.com/color_me_happy/
What we love:  Besides the fact this this is super fun & colorful & a great design…and no matter that the title of her blog also happens to also be the name of one of our collections (which is AWESOME)- I love that she is showing the love for her fur baby!  As the “mama” of two super cute pups myself…this layout just resonates with me.

Jennifer Grace – posted to our Facebook page
Blog – http://jennifergracecreates.com/
What we Love: Jennifer posted this to our Facebook page awhile ago, and I have been hanging on to it for that perfect time to share it.  And this was it!!  We love the scattering of jewels & white mist spatters.  We love the bow made of washi tape.  We love the woodgrain & gold embossed arrows….so much current & trendy mixed on this.  We also just LOVE that Jennifer shares what she created with Glitz all the time on our Facebook page!  So everyone….take note!  We WANT TO SEE WHAT YOU CREATE!!

Marie Ramirez – found on her blog
Blog – http://www.absosweetmarie.blogspot.com/
What we love: Seriously.  I say this every time, but this girl can SCRAP.  I check out her blog all the time.  And look who just happens to grace the the photograph of her layout…that is SO fun!!  Such awesome layering going on here, LOVE her use of Glitz product, and that it is about CHA & Glitz.

Mary-Ann Maldano – found in the Two Peas gallery
Gallery – http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/user_profile/423298/
What we love: She’s ready for summer, and we love this fun “selfie” she’s taken with her boy!!  What a fun way to document how they are ready to have fun together this summer, and she picked the perfect collection to do so!!  Great layering & colors too….and we SO love that great “Love This” cut out!!

Michelle Rose – found in the Two Peas gallery
Gallery – http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/user_profile/472674/
What we love:  For one…the subject is SUPER CUTE.  And she IS fabulous…we’ve got to let them know that at a young age, and keep repeating it!  This is such a FUN use of the Cashmere Dame collection, and we love her fun title work!  How cute are those butterflies as well?!!  Love this!!

Nicole Nowosad – found in Two Peas gallery
Blog – www.justnicks.blogspot.com
What We Love: Every woman should take the time to make sure there are photos of herself.  Whether you have someone take them for you, or you do selfies with your camera phone…it is important to make sure you are a part of your albums.  We LOVE how Nicole designed this layout about her story….the bright colors are fabulous, the banners & cutouts are amazing, and we love the bits of Glitz washi here & there too.

Well…there you have it!! Some amazing projects that have caught our eye!  Keep on posting your work to galleries, share with us on Facebook & Instagram….you might just be part of the next Out & About feature!!

Hey everyone!!  Happy Friday!!  It’s time to get ready for the weekend, and we are rounding out our feminine week by focusing on fun & friendship!!  Someone once said that “girls just want to have fun”, and while women have a lot more depth than that….it is still a true statement!

Magda created this first layout to document a fun time she had at a scrap event!  This is such a fun, eclectic design….and the gold lettering is just a fabulous touch!

I love how Magda typed the information to the cardstock sticker on the left side of the layout, and I love the way she layered & stitched the paper underneath the photo in a starburst fashion.

Supply List:
Glitz Design “love you madly” 6×6 paper pad
Glitz Design “love you madly” whatnots
Glitz Design “love you madly” giant rhinestones
Glitz Design “uncharted waters” journaling stickers
other: white cardstock, thickers, mists

Up next, one of our very own Glitz girls, Erin, has a layout to share using the new “Sunshine In My Soul” collection!!  The three Glitz girls- Erin, Ginger, & Laura are not just business partners, but also close friends.  Erin created this layout to remember a fun time they had at one of the yearly tradeshows!

How fun is this new collection?  This new collection includes 12×12, 8×8 & 6×6 papers, and some really fabulous cardstock stickers!!   Here is a close-up shot of that cute banner Erin created below the photo:

Supply List:
Glitz Design “Sunshine in my Soul” paper – Rays, Stripe
Glitz Design “Sunshine in my Soul” title sticker sheet
Glitz Design “Sunshine in my Soul” alpha/word stickers
Glitz Design “Love You Madly” washi tape – lace

Isn’t that such a sweet layout about the three of them?!!  Love it! Don’t forget that we have added another giveaway incentive during each month!!  We have a blog hop at the end of the month, which always has a prize attached to it.  That will stay the same.  But on the same day that I chose the winner from the blog hop, I will also choose another random comment on the Glitz blog from the ENTIRE month to win a surprise Glitz goodie package as well!!  So, the more blog entries that you leave comments on during May…the more chances you have to win!

One more quick thing…Two Peas has stamps on sale this week, and Glitz Design is included in that sale!

If you have been looking to add our awesome rubber stamps in tins or roller doodles into your collection, you can get them at a great price!!  They are on sale through May 16th!!

Have a great Friday!!

Before we get started, I wanted to mention that we have added another giveaway incentive during each month!!  We have a blog hop at the end of the month, which always has a prize attached to it.  That will stay the same.  But on the same day that I chose the winner from the blog hop, I will also choose another random comment on the Glitz blog from the ENTIRE month to win a surprise Glitz goodie package as well!!  So, the more blog entries that you leave comments on during May…the more chances you have to win!

Today the design team has two more layouts to share with you.  These layouts are about moms that are gone, but definitely not forgotten.  I am sure these two ladies will tell you that it isn’t easy to lose your mom.  And they have each created a gorgeous layout, remembering their moms and sharing how special they were to them.  I am sure these layouts will be treasured in their albums for years to come.

Up first is Noel’s layout, with bold colors & a graphic but feminine design…not to mention an amazing photo of her mom.

In Noel’s words, “This week’s Glitz theme centers around the women in our lives. After I lost my mom, I spent some time going through all of the photos I’d taken of her over the years. My mom was always making things for people in need, and when I shot this photo she was knitting hats for the newborn babies at a local hospital. The Glitz cardstock sticker summed it up perfectly, “I will never forget this moment in time.” As we approach Mother’s Day, may remember to treasure those moments in time with the precious women in our lives.”

Here is a detail shot from her layout:

Supply List:
Glitz Design “Uncharted Waters” paper: Damask
Glitz Design “Uncharted Waters” 8×8 Paper Pack
Glitz Design “Uncharted Waters” Cardstock Title Stickers
Glitz Design “Uncharted Waters” Washi Tape – Anchors
Glitz Design “Uncharted Waters” Rubber Stamps
Glitz Design “Love You Madly” Cardstock Title Stickers
Glitz Design “Love You Madly” Washi Tape – Lace
Glitz Design “Love You Madly” Peek a Boos
Glitz Design “Hello Friend” Washi Tape – Coral
Glitz Design “Hello Friend” Peek a Boos
Glitz Design “Yours Truly” Crepe Trim
other: card stock, pins, dot stickers, embossing plate, ink, doily

Stephanie chose to scrapbook a photo of her & her mom together during her childhood.  Stephanie’s layout is soft, light & airy…with beautiful artistic touches added here & there.

Here is what Stephanie had to say about our weekly theme, “As soon as I read that this week was celebrating women, I knew I wanted to find a picture of me and my mother to include on a layout.  I lost my mom about 16 years ago to a battle with cancer and I have never really scrapped my childhood memories.  I thought this week was the perfect time to celebrate my amazing mother.”

Such a lovely tribute to her beautiful mom, don’t you think?  Here are some details shots of Stephanie’s layout:



Supply List:
Glitz Design “Color Me Happy” Chalkboard 12×12 paper
Glitz Design “Love You Madly” Paper Layers
Glitz Design “Uncharted Waters” Rubber Stamps
Glitz Design “Love You Madly” Rubber Stamps
Glitz Design “Love You Madly” Washi – Lace
Other: white card stock, office supply tag, doily, Studio Calico Wood Veneer stars, Studio Calico Mister Huey Black, My Minds Eye flower and tag embellishments

Aren’t those layouts just wonderful tributes to their moms?  It is seeing layouts like these, and reading their thoughts behind them that make me realize how important it is to keep track of our memories.  We have such an amazing craft, don’t we?

Tomorrow we will be back celebrating another important aspect of being a woman….friendship.  Don’t forget to leave us with your thoughts about the layouts above or any questions you might have…you never know which random comment will be picked to win!