It's not often I post twice in one day, but in addition to the CASology challenge, today is the March Papertrey Blog hop.
The Papertrey March Blog Hop challenge is high gloss, which leads one directly to Glossy Accents. I have to admit I have an issue with Glossy Accents. I find it nearly impossible to get it to go on smoothly. I did a Google search and didn't find any great tips, so if you have some, I'd really appreciate it if you'd share them.
I combined an inspiration piece by Stephanie Klauck from the recent Online Card Classes for the Textural Effects Lesson--using Washi tape to mask off the edges of a card to create a frame with Distress Inks. Instead of glitter on the balloons, I used Glossy Accents.
The "Happy" ("Wonderful Words") was cut from high gloss metallic blue cardstock and the rest of the sentiment came from "Stylish Sentiments: Birthday." The balloons are from "Balloon Bash." Here's a closer look at the gloss. (Excuse the glare; these photos were taken after dark last night.)
The next card was made from scrap pieces I had lying on my desk after playing around this weekend with cards for the Online Card Class: One Layer cards. The hearts and "thanks" are both Simon Says dies and I covered them with Glossy Accents. I do have an easier time covering the smaller pieces. I die cut and trimmed the "Building Blocks" die by Papertrey and adhered it to a Tropical Teal card.
You can find a lot of inspiration for card making on Nicole's blog today.
