Happy Tuesday, everyone!!  Welcome to our 2nd day of projects featuring the amazing printed transparencies called “Peek A Boos” that Glitz Design creates for almost every collection.

Today we have some colorful & bold projects by two of our fabulous designers, Karola & Lisa.  Up first is Karola, with a fun layout about her sweet daughter!

Here are Karola’s thoughts on Peek A Boos, “I must admit that at the beginning of my adventure with Glitz products, Peek-a-boos was a challenge for me. But soon I found out what a great addition they are! In today’s inspiration I used a large Color Me Happy Peek-a-boos to arrange background on my page. When I added the title and a big hot air balloon, it turned out that a half of work I have finished! But I decided to create also a few layers using the Peek-a-boos. As you can see – the vast majority of elements in my work, are Peek-a-boos. With its transparency and bright colors you can create beautiful, layered and interesting compositions.”

And here are some detail shots of her layout!

Happy Monday, Glitz fans!!  Did you have a wonderful weekend?  I certainly hope so!  This week the Glitz designers are focused on using the amazing printed transparencies that Glitz comes out with called “PeekABoos”!  These are such FUN accents, and have some of the funnest designs out there!

Up first is this gorgeous layout by Stephanie, using a photo from her wedding day.

Here is what Stephanie had to say about her project, “I love all the Peek a Boos!  They add so much fun to any layout or project!  And I’m kind of obsessed with ampersands, so I knew I wanted to use the script ampersand from the Love You Madly collection Peek a Boos for this week’s project.  I decided to use two of the Peek a Boos, a picture and a vellum envelope to create a fun garland on my page.  I love the awesome colors of the Uncharted Waters Paper Garland, and thought they coordinated great with the photo of my husband and me on our wedding day and the Peek a Boos.  The vellum envelope holds a little love letter for my husband.”

And here are some detail shot of her layout!

Supply List:
Glitz Design “Love You Madly” Peek a Boos
Glitz Design “Color Me Happy” 6×6 Paper Pad
Glitz Design “Uncharted Waters” Paper Garland
Glitz Design “Love You Madly” Washi Tape, Lace
Glitz Design “Love You Madly” Title Stickers
Glitz Design “Uncharted Waters” Rubber Stamps
Glitz Design “Sunshine In My Soul” Alpha/Word Stickers
Glitz Design “Uncharted Waters” Waves, 12×12 paper

Up next is Magda, who created this utterly gorgeous & romantic card using one of the PeekABoos from the Love You Madly collection.

Here is what Magda has to say about her card, “This time I decided to make a card. I really like the soft, thin papers from “Love you Madly” collection, I could easily sew them and distress edges. It gives my card a super romantic mood ”

And here are some detail shots of it!

Don’t forget that we have added another giveaway incentive during each month!!  One lucky comment from the entire month will win a fabulous Glitz prize, which will be awarded at the end of the month when we do our blog hop!!  Have a super happy Monday, and we will be back tomorrow with more lovely & transparent inspiration!!

Happy Sunday, everyone!!  Hope that you have had a wonderful weekend so far, and maybe even got some creating in!

Just making a quick post to let you know who the big winners are for the month of May!

First up is the blog hop winner…the lucky winning comment came from Karine’s blog, and was randomly picked from all of the comments on her post.  And that winner is….

The next winner is from the all the monthly comments on the blog.  The comment was randomly chosen from all the comments on May 12th, and the lucky winner is…..

Congratulations to both of you!!  Please send an email to glitzdt@gmail.com, with the subject of “May Prize Winner”, and please include your shipping address in the body of the email exactly as it should be shown on the shipping label.

You have until Friday, June 7th to email me your shipping information.

Thanks for participating with us this month, and be sure to come along with us in June as well!  We we lots of amazing inspiration in store for you, and two monthly prizes as well!!

Happy Thursday, Glitz fans!  It’s the last Thursday of the month, which means it is time for our monthly blog hop!  This month we have decided to focus on the amazing 8×8 & 6×6 paper pads that Glitz Design releases each collection.  Did you know that the smaller paper pads have some paper designs that are not part of the 12×12 collection?  These papers make for really amazing layering on your layouts, and are PERFECT for card making!

Our designers have created some really fabulous projects for you today…and here is the blog hop list!

Jaime Warren – http://jaimewarren.typepad.com/
Karine Cazenave – http://karinecazenave.typepad.com/
Karola Witczak – http://www.karolakraftuje.blogspot.com/
Lea Lawson – http://leascupcakesandsunshine.blogspot.com/
Lisa Andrews – http://lisaandrews.blogspot.com/
Magda Mizera – http://www.magdamizera.blogspot.com/
Mou Saha – http://collagecollagecollage.blogspot.com/
Noel Culbertson – http://paperpassionpixels.blogspot.com/
Stephanie Bryan – http://www.stephaniemakes.blogspot.com/
Glitz Design Blog – http://glitzitnow.com/blog/

Be sure to hop along to each blog, leaving a comment as you go (only one comment per blog, please!!)  Then come back here and leave a comment on this post letting us know what you thought of this month’s blog hop!

One winning comment from ALL of the blogs will win a fabulous Glitz Design paper pad goodie package!

We will announce the winning comment this coming Sunday, along with the random monthly comment winner as well!

Happy hopping, and I hope we leave you inspired for the weekend!!

Happy Monday, and Memorial Day to our US readers!!!  I hope that you had a wonderful holiday weekend!!  This week is blog hop week, so it will look a little different than the rest of the weeks.  All of our designer inspiration this week will come in the form of a blog hop on Thursday, with prizes to be won by participating in the blog hop, and from commenting all month long!

But first, we want to introduce one more new design team member that we have brought on.  I have featured her many times in the Out & About posts on the Glitz blog…and I have said this about her before, but this girl can SCRAP!  It is none other than Marie Ramirez!!

Blog: http://www.absosweetmarie.blogspot.com/

Describe your style.
My style is eclectic. I love trying new things and the more unusual the better. I hate for my work to always look the same. I love dimension, texture and sparkle!

Here is a sample of one of Marie’s favorite layouts using Glitz!

Happy Friday, everyone!  Welcome to our final day of featuring all the amazing things you can do with sequins.  Our designers have certainly risen to the challenge, haven’t they?!  I am SO impressed with their projects this week…but I think I say that every week.  Ha!

Today we have two more layouts to share with you, and I had to pair them together because they just compliment each other perfectly.

Up first is this gorgeous layout that Stephanie did about herself.  Look at how amazing the sequins look at the bottom of her photo, and then scattered about.  SO pretty!

Here is a little bit of info from Stephanie about her layout, “I knew I wanted to use the quote “she who leaves a trail of glitter is never forgotten” and a picture of myself for the sequin challenge.  Most of my layouts are about my two children, but I try to remember to document my own journey.  For this layout, I decided to write little “reminders” to myself.  I typed them directly onto my photo using my typewriter.  I added the sequin border at the bottom of my picture because I felt it went perfectly with the quote and the small sequins scattered throughout the page were inspired by the quote itself (“a trail of glitter”).”

Here is a detail shot of her layout!

Supply List:
Glitz Design “Color Me Happy” 12×12 Chalkboard paper
Glitz Design “Uncharted Waters” 6×6 paper pad
Glitz Design “Sunshine In My Soul” 6×6 paper pad
Glitz Design “Color Me Happy” Rubber Stamps
Glitz Design “Uncharted Waters” Journal Stickers
Glitz Design “Uncharted Waters” Peek A Boos
Other: white card stock, sequins, office supply tag, arrow paper clip, gold embossing powder, typewriter

Up next is this layout by Noel with a gorgeous photo of her daughter.  I love how she has scattered sequins about on her page…that is what drew me to pair these two layouts together.

Here is what Noel has to say about sequins, “I’m a little behind the trend curve and only have one small jar of sequins on hand, but with the variety of colors and sizes available, sequins are a fun (and inexpensive) way to add a little more sparkle to your projects. Here I layered them both above and below the Glitz Peek a Boos, as well as scattered across the page to draw the eyes.”

And a detail shot of her page!

Supply List:
Glitz Designs “Vintage Blue” paper: Motif
Glitz Designs “Uncharted Waters” paper: Damask
Glitz Designs “Sunshine in My Soul” 6×6 paper pack
Glitz Designs “Uncharted Waters” 6×6 paper pack
Glitz Designs “Uncharted Waters” Paper Layers
Glitz Designs “Uncharted Waters” Rubber Stamps
Glitz Designs “Uncharted Waters” Peek a Boos
Glitz Designs “Beautiful Dreamer” Peek a Boos
Glitz Designs “Yours Truly” washi tape – stripe
Glitz Designs “Yours Truly” Crepe Trim
other: ink, sewing machine, sequins

Well, that finishes up our sequins week on the Glitz blog!  I hope that we have left you inspired, and wanting to try out these little beauties if you haven’t already!  Be sure to share your Glitz projects featuring sequins with us…we would love to see them.

Next week is blog hop week…so the week will be set up a little differently than most!  The official blog hop will be on Thursday, and both the blog hop winner & the random comment winner will be posted on the Sunday after.  So, be sure to leave comments on each post this month for your chance at winning, and be sure to join us for the blog hop next week!

Have a super awesome weekend!!

Happy Thursday, everyone!!  Aren’t you just loving sequins week so far?!  I am just in awe of all the amazing talent we’ve got on this team, and the beautiful ways they’ve been using sequins!

One quick little thing to let you know about….you now have to click into the blog post to see any comments that have been made, etc.  No worries…we are still getting your comments, approving them, and they are still eligible for the Glitz prize at the end of the month!

Today we have two layouts to share with you, both digital & traditional!  Up first…I have a digital layout that I created using some photos that we’re taken of us on the beach in Galveston this past April while visiting my husband’s parents!  I LOVE these photos, and the partnered perfectly with the Uncharted Waters collection…which is now available digitally!!

The weather didn’t cooperate with us very much while we were down there, but I am still so glad that we went.  I hadn’t been to the beach in a really long time, and I will treasure these photos we took together forever!

I LOVE sequins.  I use them physically on my cards all the time, and am so glad I have some digital options as well.  As you can tell, I added digital sequins to the background, and then two small digital sequins to the banners in the middle of the photos.  There is also scattered digital confetti in the background, which just adds to the whimsical side of this.  Here are some detail shots!

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

Supply List:
Glitz Design “Uncharted Waters” digital paper pack 2
Glitz Design “Uncharted Waters” element pack 1
Glitz Design “Uncharted Waters” element pack 2
Glitz Design “Beautiful Dreamer” element pack 2
Glitz Design “Cashmere Dame” element pack 2
Glitz Design “Happy Travels” element pack
Other: Designer Digitals template & wood veneer, digital sequins

Up next is Lisa with this super fun layout!!  Look at how she used all those sequins!!

Here is what Lisa had to say about sequins, “I must admit that I’ve never used sequins on a page before, but I’m pretty sure this won’t be the last time! I love the bright and sparkly effect the sequins added to the page. I set all of the page elements on the layout to make sure I liked the placement and then used tacky glue to attach the sequins.”

Supplies:
Glitz Design “Uncharted Waters” Patterned Paper: Scallop
Glitz Design “Uncharted Waters” 8 X 8 Paper Pad
Glitz Design “Uncharted Waters” Bokeh Tape
Glitz Design “Uncharted Waters” Happiness Tape
Glitz Design “Color Me Happy” Woodgrain Tape
Glitz Design “Uncharted Waters” Paper Layers
Glitz Design Teeny Gold Alpha
Glitz Design “Yours Truly” Stripe Tape
Glitz Design “Cashmere Dame” Polka Tape

Thanks so much for checking out our projects full of sequins today!  Don’t forget to tell us what you think, because 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 fabulous rest of your Thursday, and come back on over tomorrow to see our last couple of projects using sequins!

Happy Wednesday, friends!  Aren’t the projects for sequins week just super inspiring & fabulous?!!  I know that I am certainly loving them!

Today we have two more projects to share with you…a layout from Magda, and a card from me!

Up first is this gorgeous layout from Magda…it’s pretty much sigh worthy.  **Sigh** 

Here is what Magda had to say about her project, “I decided to use sequins as a decoration on my layout.I used the “Hello friend” collection, it’s my favourite one! It’s bright, pastel and cuteness suits perfect to my style.”

Here are some details shots of Magda’s layout:

Supply List:
“Hello Friend Bokeh” 12×12 paper
“Hello Friend Polka” 12×12 paper
“Cashmere Dame Floral” 12×12 paper
“Color Me Happy” teeny alphas
other: white cardstock, Basic Grey alpha

Up next is a card that I created, combining the “Hello Friend” collection with the newer “Love You Madly” one.  They pair together perfectly, and this is what I came up with!

I just love the mix of corals, pinks & aquas on this card, and while it might be a little bit girly…I think it definitely shows how much you love the man in your life! I also love how the sequins just add that extra something to the bokeh paper in the background….

Supply List:
Glitz Design “Hello Friend” 6×6 paper pad
Glitz Design “Hello Friend” title stickers
Glitz Design “Hello Friend” layered stickers
Glitz Design “Hello Friend” Glitzer stickers
Glitz Design “Love You Madly” title stickers
Glitz Design “Love You Madly” journaling stickers
Glitz Design “Love You Madly” Whatnot diecuts
Glitz Design “Love You Madly” giant rhinestones
Other: sequins, glittered tab, sentiment stamp, ink, ivory twine

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!

Check back tomorrow when we will have MORE fabulous projects full of sequins!  Have a wonderful Wednesday!

Hello! Laura Funk here! I’m one of the owners of Glitz Design and I’m excited to begin posting again to let you all know what the Glitz Girls are up to! We have a lot of things we are working on for our upcoming CHA Las Vegas Tradeshow in July!

The 3 Glitz Girls; Erin, Ginger and I are busy, busy, busy making show preparations! WE are super excited to debut our new products soon!

On top of preparing for our tradeshow we just finished up all of our projects for our upcoming Glitz Girls Signature Series Book with Northridge Media! Exciting! The book is scheduled to release in October. We were challenged in many ways with our scrapbooking abilities and it was so much fun!

On that note I thought it would be fun to create some scrapbooking challenges here on our blog! I started out with The Glitz Girls! I came up with 1 Inspiration Item…and asked each Glitz Girl  to create something using the picture of the Inspiration Item. I think this is a great way to get your creative juices flowing and perhaps even get you out of a rut or even out of your comfort zone…and create something new! I told the girls to not spend a lot of time…only 20mins if possible. You can see below how each of us took the same Inspiration Item and created something completely different!

Erin created:

Ginger created:

Laura created:

I look forward to posting more Inspiration Items and hope you will join us…and show us what you create! Happiness!

XO,
Laura

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!