Masculine Happy Birthday Card with Nancy Nickel

Hello, everyone! It's Nancy back with you today.
I have made a Masculine Birthday card, using a fun glitter design technique,along with some fabulous chipboard pieces from Southern Ridge Trading Company!
Here's the card I made: 

I'm afraid I don't have any process photos for you.
It's sometimes hard enough to get regular photos this time of year
but getting good photos of all this glitter was even more difficult. ;o)
This is a fun technique that I've been wanting to try for ages,
so I'll walk you through it.

I began by making an A2 tent-fold card from black cardstock.

I then cut a piece of sticker paper at 4" x 5 1/4".

I peeled back the protective layer from the sticker paper,

and adhered the stencil in place.

I thought this stencil was perfect for a masculine birthday card,

as it's all full of gears and numbers.

Once the stencil was securely in place,

I generously sprinkled it with the blue glitter.

Using my fingers, I burnished it all very well,

then gave it a really thorough brushing with the glitter brush.

Then I peeled off the stencil,

and generously sprinkled it with the silver glitter.

I repeated the burnishing and brushing,

and was left with a fabulous glittered design!

It's so fun and easy, and I think it's very effective!

Next, I took my chipboard "Happy Birthday"
and inked it up with embossing ink.
I sprinkled it with black embossing powder,
and heat set it.
Now the words are so dark and shiny!

To finish off the card,

I adhered the glittered piece onto the card base with foam tape.
Then I adhered the chipboard in place on the card front.

I can't wait to try this technique with another stencil!

It's so much fun to do!

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Southern Ridge Trading Company Products Used:

- Birthday Greetings

Other Supplies Used:

- Papers: Recollections - Cardstock
- Sticker Paper

- Glitter: Glitters Galore - Blue Jewel, Reflection
- Glitter Brush
- Stencil: Carabelle Studio
- ScraPerfect - Best Glue Ever, Perfect Cleaning Cloth

 - Embossing Powder: Glitters Galore - Black Detail
- Embossing Ink: Stampendous

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Thanks so much for stopping by today!

I'll be back soon with more creative fun!

Loveable Scrapbook Layout with Nancy Nickel

Hello, everyone!

It's Nancy here, with a fun new post for Southern Ridge Trading Company!
Today I'm sharing a simple and sweet Valentine project!

  I always have several 8 X 8 Albums going. 
Some are seasonal, like the Winter one I shared last month. 
Some are filled with assorted pages that I've been inspired to make.
This is one of those pages.

It was the beautiful Abstract Heart Frames,
from Southern Ridge Trading Company,
that inspired this page.

I started by gathering all my supplies.

I dabbed the heart chipboard frames with embossing ink,

sprinkled them with the embossing enamel, and heat set. 

I repeated the process using the pink embossing powder,

on the "Loveable" and the three little hearts. 

I laid the smaller heart frame onto an old photo of my daughters.

This was taken back in the day...when they were still "Loveable"! ;o)

 Using my blade, I cut the photo to fit the frame. 

If you don't like using a blade, just draw around the frame, 

and cut out with scissors. 

Here's a close-up of the intricate frame, and the sparkly enamel. 

The "Loveable" is so shiny and pink!

 I adhered the 6" decorative paper to the center of the 8" cardstock base.

I adhered the large frame in place first, and then added the word in place.

Next, I added foam tape to the back of the framed photo,

and adhered it in place.

Finally, I added the three little hearts to the page.

I know that the word and little hearts would have shown up

much more clearly on the first paper I had chosen.

However, I really wanted something more whimsical and pretty.

So that's why I decided to go with this paper!

Southern Ridge Trading Company Products:

- Abstract Heart Frames

- Word Mix #1

- Little Hearts

Other Supplies Used:

  - Recollections: Cardstock
- Bo Bunny: Crazy Love
- Stampendous: Embossing Ink and Shabby Pink Embossing Enamel
- Glitters Galore: Shabby Pink Embossing Powder
- ScraPerfect: Best Glue Ever and No Clog Writing Cap.

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Thanks so much for stopping in today!

I'll have another project share for you in very soon!

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Love Valentine's Day Card with Nancy Nickel

Hello, everyone!

It's Nancy here today to share a fun Valentine project.
I've made a Glittery Love Valentine card,
using some fabulous chipboard pieces from Southern Ridge Trading Company!

Here's my sparkly card:

Here's what I used to make it:

First I cut the background paper and adhered it to the front of the A2 Card Base.

Then I glued the pink paper to the front of the chipboard tag.

I trimmed around it with my blade, and then inked all the edges.

I looped some red glittery ribbon through the top of the tag,

and then added a ribbon bow.

I added glue to the front of the "Love" and two chipboard hearts.

While the glue was still wet, I sprinkled the red glitter liberally over top.

Once the glue was all dry, I adhered the chipboard tag and hearts in place on the card base.

Here's a close-up look at the "love"-ly word!

You may also notice that there's random glitter .

I forgot to brush off all the loose glitter once it was dry...oops! 

I did that after the photos were taken. 

It's such a pretty combination of products!

Southern Ridge Trading Company Products Used:

- Chipboard Tag 

- Infinity Love Mix

Other Supplies Used:

- Papers: Recollections - Cardstock, Bo Bunny - Crazy Love

- Glitter: Glitters Galore - Fire Engine Red
- Glue: Best Glue Ever

- Ribbon: Celebrate It

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Thanks so much for stopping by today!

I'll be back soon with more creative fun!

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Peace Christmas Card with Nancy Nickel

Hello! It's Nancy here with a fun new project!

Today I have used the fabulous chipboard
from Southern Ridge Trading Company
 to create a very elegant Christmas Card!

Here's what I used:

I began with a white cardstock card base.

I cut a white Glitter Cardstock panel to cover the front of the card.

Then I die-cut a blue Glitter Cardstock oval, 

and centered it over the white panel.

I inked the Angel chipboard piece up with embossing ink,

sprinkled it with the glittery white embossing powder, 

and set it with my heat gun.

I then adhered the angel to the center of the blue oval.

I repeated that process with the glittery blue embossing powder,

on the "Peace" chipboard.

Then I adhered it in place across the bottom of the card.

Finally, I added a sheer white ribbon to the top of the card.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Products Used:

- Angel Christmas Mix

- Words of Christmas

Other Supplies Used:

- White Cardstock, 
- DCWV: White and Blue Glitter Cardstock
- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Distress Embossing Ink
  - Glitters Galore Cosmic Embossing Powders: Winter White and Ice Rink
- Celebrate It Ribbon.

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Thanks so much for stopping in today!

I'll have another project share for you soon!

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