Baby Dungarees Card

I found the template for this card on the Trimcraft website. I printed off the template, but it was very small, to enlarge it to the size I wanted,  I had to cut the template sheet into pieces and enlarge all the pieces individually.  Not having access to an A3 printer, I had to print the back and front of this template  off on to two pieces of card.

Then  join the front and back pieces together at the shoulders to create this card.

 On the website it was made from papers with  cute baby designs printed on it. I didn't have any printed papers suitable for this card, so I used the Bundle of love stamp set from S.U to create my own baby paper for this card.

I used a textured card stock that resembled  a fine needle cord fabric. I have to say,  I was surprised at well the stamps printed on textured card stock.




Once I had covered the card stock with stamped images,  I  coloured each image
using Copic markers and  S.U
markers.

 Unfortunately some of the inks bled  a little, but I don't think the bleeding is bad enough to ruin the overall effect,  so I went a head and completed the card.

I lined the inside back of the cars with some pretty checked paper to correspond with the colours on the front.

Glimmer Paper from Stampin' Up! My review.

I had no intention of buying Stamping Up s glimmer paper when it first came out.
But then I got sent a couple of sheets free of charge.
 I shoved in my paper stack without really looking at it and forgot about it. I am not really a big fan of glitter papers.
But A couple of weeks ago  I was looking for some pretty paper to cover the pages of this mini album when I stumbled across it .
I threw it on my work bench along with all the other papers that might be suitable  for this project.

The sun was shining through my craft room window onto my work bench and the glimmer paper laying on the top of the pile.
The sparkle s coming from the glimmer paper really caught my eye. Diamond fragments sprung to mind and sparkly jewellery. 
I  thought  this is no ordinary glitter paper and I felt compelled to dragged out a few sheets of glitter paper bought from a craft shop somewhere I can't remember . 
Wow .... I was impressed  there was no comparison this Stampin' Up glimmer paper is very impressive,  I love the fact it is a very pale silvery white and the glitter doesn't come off on your hands while working with it.
So I thought I'd try die cutting it... it can't be perfect..... can it?
Well,  to my surprise It die cuts well,  (as you can see from the letters I have cut here). 
So I have been converted.   I am now a fan of glimmer paper. The Stampin' Up kind that is.

I am afraid  it doesn't show up well in photo s and  this photo certainly doesn't do it justice.  You have to hold it in your hands to appreciate this stuff.

As for the Mini album..... That's incomplete at the moment but I will be sharing the pages when I have completed them.