Shopping Our Stash - Mirror

I LOVE mirror paper, and am lucky to have recently bought some heavy card stock that is HOLOGRAPHIC mirror!!!  And it was super inexpensive.  Woot woot!!

This card is nothing like I had planned.  I used a Spellbinders background die, but the card stock was too thick to cut completely.  OK, it looks like it is embossed.  That works. Then I tried to cut the sentiment from the same stuff.  Nope - too thick.  So the sentiment is cut with plain old mirror paper.  The black strip is shiny, also.  Super simple, but I am very happy with it!

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House of Cards August Challenge - Metallics

The challenge over at House of Cards is to use metallics on a project.  Near and dear to my heart!!!

I LOVE to work with this mirror card stock - it is gorgeous!! Two embossed layers topped off with a heat embossed sentiment and satin ribbon.  Unfortunately, I needed another sympathy card...

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Red Friday and Small Business Saturday

Today is Small Business Saturday, when we are encouraged to shop local, small businesses.  I shopped at a LSS only a few miles from my house.  I want to like that store - I really do.  They have a good selection, the prices are competitive with on line sources.  I had a friend shop with me once.  She didn't like it either, even without me telling her how I felt about the place.  I go in a few times a year, hoping to feel welcome, or at least not unwelcome.  Maybe next time.

I did buy a great Spellbinders Cascading Hearts die.  I saw how Sharon used a background die on her card on the OWH Red Friday blog hop, and wanted to try one for myself.

For my first try, I die cut the white, backed with with black, and mounted onto a red card base.  Corners rounded with my 1/4" We R Memory Keepers chompers.  Sentiment heat embossed.  I like it, but it just didn't have a wow factor for me.  A die that pretty should be on a card with a wow factor!  On to round 2...

 I layered the white die cut onto mirror paper, then onto a red base.  I added a Cuttlebug die cut sentiment.  The picture does not show how fabulous the second card is!  I will be making more of these for OWH during their winter card lull, as it could be used for Valentine's Day or just a general love card.   Your thoughts?

Shopping Our Stash #170 - Shower Curtain

This week's challenge over at Shopping Our Stash is to use my own shower curtain as an inspiration for my project.  Well, I don't have a shower curtain - just pebbled mirror and glass doors. 

Here is my card:

Spellbinder tag die, Just Rite image, wide grosgrain black ribbon, Cuttlebug crackle embossing folder.