Belle Papier {pretty paper}

Life is always a creative adventure and in my projects, I always love trying out new products. Mica flakes are not technically a new product BUT…they ARE new to me.

I was sent the Frantage Mica Kit for a swap between the Maya Road and Stampendous DT’s. If you’re not familiar with mica, it’s actually a mineral that is formed in very thin sheets. As this material has a beautiful metallic or pearlescent sheen, is very thin and easy to use, it makes a beautiful addition to mixed media or vintage style crafting projects.

In my card design I’ve used it to cover the lovely chipboard frame and add texture and reflective qualities to it. The gold colored mica along with some of the lighter pearl color (my favorite) is adhered to the patterned paper covered heart.

Design Notes:

• Mica flakes are easily adhered with a liquid adhesive…Glossy Accents is my personal fave
• Large mica flakes can be broken into smaller sizes for finer texture
• Frame is first colored with a Silver Krylon pen before adhering flakes
• Mica can be trimmed to fit the edges of the chipboard once adhesive is dry.
• I found the mica looks best tone on tone for a subtle look

Throughout the week, Stampendous and Maya Road have teamed up for an inspirational blog swap. You can find the above project along with another I created, here on the Maya Road Blog.

Be sure to check out this post for an awesome Maya Road giveaway and I know you’ll find another great giveaway on the Stampendous blog as well.

Happy creating!

Supplies:

Summer time always seems to be a bit of a blur. Whoever it was that called them the lazy days of summer definitely did not have my life.

I always get very sentimental on Labour Day weekend each year. I can’t quite put it into words but I’m full of very mixed feelings. Perhaps part of it is that I seem to count the years passing in summer that has passed.

This summer will be remembered by myself as the summer of weddings and accompanying events.

This sweet little card was created for a shower I hosted a few weeks back. It matched a sweet little heart banner that I stitched up for the occasion.

I wrote about it and if you missed the post, you can find it here.

I created a little pennant accent by notching the bottom of a strip of coordinating patterned paper and adding some pretty embellishments.

Happy creating!