Birthstone Birthday

Captivated by another Sliekje digi, I decide to combine this image with the Saturday Spotlight challenge to use my birthstone color in a birthday card. Since opals can range from pink to a deep blue-green with an iridescent rainbow of colors within, I wasn't sure how to proceed, so I just followed the mouse.



Lots of pink, and a little of the blue-green, and although it doesn't show here, the background paper is spritzed with a mica spray giving it an iridescent sparkle. I have the Faux Stitching, Spritz and Shimmer, and Out of the Box Technique Junkie techniques going on in this card, too.

The Sunflowers and Dragonflies challenge this week is teal, artichoke, and pomegranite - I think I'm pretty close.

Now, here's the hard question - do you think I can give this card to anyone over 3 years old?

Glitter Inchies

You may not be able to tell it from the scan, but these inchies sparkle like Vegas showgirls! I started by stamping with Versamark and heat embossing with clear iridescent embossing powder. I then colored them in with Sakura glitter gel pens. The great thing about the embossing powder is if you get the gel ink on the lines, you can wipe them off, even after the ink is dry, because the embossing is so slick. I'm submitting these to the Saturday Spotlight Slick challenge, The Pollycraft Sparkle challenge, and the Gingersnap Creations Frosting Challenge.