babe in suit, originally uploaded by jendera.

I did this layout last Saturday at the 12 hour I was at with Amy. Shelby has such a silly face in that center photo! I actually have that series of photos framed around here someplace. Anyway, I used glitter on this layout, and I think glitter might be one of my new favorite things.

I had been giving Amy a hard time about glitter. A few weeks ago I wanted these glitter brads. Well they only came in a big pack with a bunch of other stuff I wouldn’t use (cute packaging though). So Amy convinces me in the store that I need to buy glitter and make my own. Well I’m a gal hooked on instant gratification, and the idea of getting the brads done vs. making my own was not something that sounded real great to me, and glitter, well it makes a mess. Amy didn’t give up and before I knew it, I bought some.

So here I am at this crop, several weeks after my glitter purchase. I must admit that I’ve used the glitter now three times. This layout being the third. Here I took some Heidi Swapp Chipboard Letters (raw) and covered them with ColorBox Fluid Chalk (Blue Iris). I then put a coat of Diamond Glaze over the top and sprinkled silver glitter. After the Diamond Glaze dried I put another coat on to seal it all in. I really like the look, so much so that I repeated it on another layout that same day. So Amy, you were right about the glitter!

It is COLD here today, and I’m not leaving my house, at least I don’t plan to. Shelby and Dylan both have a cold, as usual the never ending cold has passed on to another member of my household. So I’ll be burind knee deep in Kleenex by mid afternoon I’m sure. I’ve been drinking that DanActive stuff like crazy as it is supposed to boost your immune system. I hope it works!

~j