Hi everyone,
It’s the first Tuesday in April, time for the Die Cut Design Team Designer Challenge.
Our challenge this month is “Glittery Backgrounds” – add Silk Microfine Glitter in some way when creating the background for your card.
Our Design Team have some wonderful ideas on how to create Glittery Backgrounds for you today. Make sure you check their individual blog posts for information on the technique they used. Elizabeth Craft Designs also has many videos on their YouTube channel using Silk Microfine Glitter, including more backgrounds and plenty of other ideas.
For our challenge today we are giving away three 1/2 oz containers of Silk Microfine Glitter in the colors of your choice to three lucky winners.
To enter, simply leave a comment on this blog post below and answer this question: What is your favorite technique to use with Silk Microfine Glitter?
Winners will be selected in a random drawing.
The winners’ names will be announced on Friday, April 7 here on the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog.
Now let’s take a look at the wonderful creations our talented Design Team have created for the Challenge this month. For more information about the cards, click on the designer’s name under each card to be taken to the designer’s blog post and will open up in a new window.
To start us off this month, Birgit Norton created her glittery background using Clear Double Sided Adhesive Tape in 3mm; 6mm and 10mm covering the adhesive tape with Vintage Pink; Spring Peridot; Sea Glass and Teal Silk Microfine Glitters. For the rest of her card she used the Dotted Scallop Rectangles; Scallop Hearts from Els van de Burgt Studio, the Small Cupcake from Joset Designs and the Garden Notes Ivy Vine. Birgit used White and Celadon Soft Finish Cardstock on her card.
Frances Byrne used the ModaScrap Rose Pocket die to create her glittered background with Pink Peony and Silverado Silk Microfine Glitter. Frances also used the ModaScrap Dancing Butterflies and Stitched Fishtail Banners and the word “Sending” from the A Way with Words – Sending Hugs Kisses die set to decorate her card. Frances used White, Rosebud, Silver Gray and Rich Black Soft Finish Cardstock as well.
Sanna Lippert created a beautiful glittered butterfly background using the ModaScrap Dancing Butterflies and the Small Butterfly & Smile Sentiment from Els van de Burgt Studio. Sanna used Warm Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter to create her background panel and Fire Opal Silk Microfine Glitter for the butterfly next to the sentiment. Half-pearls add a bit of dimension to the butterfly’s body.
Selma Stevenson created a gorgeous glittery gift card holder using the ModaScrap Leaf Pocket and Lacy Poppies die sets. To create her gift card holder Selma also used Els van de Burgt Studio Tags & More 9 – Sparkle; Dotted Scallop Rectangles and Happy Birthday dies. For the sentiment on the front she chose A Way with Words – Celebrate. Selma used White, Rich Black and Olive Twist Soft Finish Cardstock on her card and added Soft Green Microfine Glitter, visible through the open areas within the leaves.
Melanie Smith created her glittered background using Clear Double Sided Adhesive Tape in 3mm; 6mm and 10mm, covering the tape with Antique Silver, Antique Gold and Ruby Silk Microfine Glitter. To create her card Melanie chose Stitched Rectangles and Dotted Scallop Rectangles from Els van de Burgt Studio and a sentiment stamp from Susan’s Garden. To decorate her card Melanie die cut patterned paper with ModaScrap Dancing Butterflies dies.
Sandy Diller created a gorgeous gatefold card that can be used with an invitation tucked inside. She used the ModaScrap Gatefold – Elegant Rose die as well as the Postage Stamp Squares from Els van de Burgt Studio. For the glittered background Sandy chose Copper Rose Silk Microfine Glitter.
Anita Kejriwal celebrates in style using the ModaScrap Rose Pocket with Vintage Pink Silk Microfine Glitter for her background. Anita used Dotted Scallop Rectangles from Els van de Burgt Studio and incorporated Silk Microfine Glitter in the foreground, too, with A Way with Words – Celebrate in Basic Black Silk Microfine Glitter. She chose Soft Finish Cardstock as well.
Katelyn Grosart gets straight to the point with this masculine birthday card. For her glittery background, she used the Diamond Background from Joset Designs, adding sparkle with Chocolate and White Silk Microfine Glitter. To decorate her card Katelyn chose the Arrows and Feathers die sets from Joset Designs, the Pair of Leaves 1 and Pair of Leaves 2 from ModaScrap, and the Stitched Circles from Els van de Burgt Studio. For the sentiment she picked the General Sentiments Clear Stamps.
Thank you for visiting our blog today. We hope you enjoyed seeing all the wonderful creations our Die Cut Design Team created this month and that they have inspired you to incorporate Silk Microfine Glitter as part of the background for your own cards!
Don’t forget to visit our designers’ blogs by clicking on their names to find out more about each project.
If you would like a chance to win our Glittery Backgrounds Giveaway, be sure to leave your comment on TODAY’S blog post. We will select three lucky winners in a random drawing and the winners will be announced here on our blog on Friday, April 7th.
Good luck and have a great week!
I love this microfine glitter, I just used it to add a bit of sparkle to some 50 invitations! It looks beautiful, thank you.
They all look great. I am collecting the micro fine glitter as it goes on sale I stock up, but unfortunately I have not created any cards yet.
So far, I have used ECD double sided tape with die cuts and love the results. My next project will include lace or peal offs. Love Els!!
All of the cards on this blog are amazing!
Love to use double-sided clear adhesive & die cut…love the effects of Silk MicroFine Glitter to add to the finish!!! Such a beautiful glow!
Did someone say “GLITTER”? I love using the Microfine glitters on every thing. But my favorite projects to use the glitters on is when I make butterflies. The Microfine glitter make the most beautiful butterflies. thank you
ECD’s glitters are the best! Using them with your pocket dies and/or double sided tape are two of my favorites. Your beautiful cards give me more inspiration. Love all your products!
Makes me want to get out the glitter and sparkle. I need to try this technique! These ideas really help. I usually have glitter on my face at Christmas time this would be a change to sparkle in spring.
I love working with your fantastic glitter and lace. It adds such a beautiful background to any card.
Wow! All DT’s projects are really stunning!! My favorite technique with glitter is using double-sided tapes. Thanks for this chance to win this beautiful prize!!!
My favorite use of your glitter is using the double sided adhesive with the background dies !
Hi my name is Patty and I just want you to know I just love every die stamp and everything you do I think your team of designers are just wonderful thank you very much for giving us such fun
I love using it with double-sided tape and lace. When up you peel the lace off the design is unique. Then I die cut flowers and wow, the effect is elegant. Love your glitter.
I love to use my dies and two-way tape with the glitter to get that extra bling. I am fascinated with the look of my cards once I burnish the glitter. Some one is going to be very happy to win this prize.
I love adding Silk Microfine glitter to adhesive die cut backgrounds to add extra dimension and depth to my cards .
I love the lace technique and coloring with copic markers.
Beautiful projects.
I love to use my dies and two sided tape to add bling to my cards. Always fascinated with the transformation after I burnish the glitter. It would be lovely to add a few more colours to my stash. Someone is going to be very happy to win this great prize.
I use the Silk Microfine Glitter on cards but this Christmas I used it on clear glass ornaments and glass vases.
Made wonderful gifts!
Gorgeous cards!
I love using the glitters with Clear Double Sided Adhesive Tape for a pretty border on my cards!
I use the Silk Microfine glitter on cards a lot but this Christmas I used it on clear glass ornaments nd plain glass vases to give as gifts. Works great on glass!
Great ideas with the micro fine glitter and double sided tape.
I like to use it as borders with the double sided tape, every card can always use some sparkle…
My favorite thing to do with glitter is to adhere double sided adhesive to a card. Pull off the paper cover to expose the adhesive and stick a piece of lace on it. Add a light colored glitter and burnish the glitter. Pull the lace off and add a dark glitter and burnish the glitter. Makes a great background or border and everyone thinks the card is awesome.
Love your glitter, best I’ve used
I love using Silk Microfine glitter with lace which was demonstrated by Els in a video a few months ago. It’s absolutely stunning.
Would rely like to do it with the flowers think its awesome
I like it with the peel-off stickers, various widths of double-sided tape for borders and punches. Burnish the glitter and BAM, who doesn’t like glitter. Takes your card to a new level.
I like using the double-sided tape with the glitter. I am interested in trying some other techniques.
I just love how Butteflies and Flowers come to life after they are burnished. Love this glitter!!!
I use the double sided tape in different sizes and sometimes adhesive stickers. Your colors are fabulous!
I’ve only ever used it with double-sided tape. I’ll have to try some other techniques
I like to use the Microfine with the Peel Offs. Then color it with Copics.
I have never tried microfine glitter but, if I could I would make a stencil and lay it on my card and make a stunning background. My favorite colors are light green,light pink, medium green and dark pink.
I use microfine glitter many ways and love them all! Most recently I used narrow tape and microfine glitter to create borders around a card. Thank you so much for the opportunity to win. Looking forward to see my name posted on Friday! ?
Love the array of colors in the micro fine glitter.
I love the Silk Microfine Glitter. I used it on my Christmas cards for my poinsettia’s and they were gorgeous. Since then I purchased more and love the way it shines and practically no mess. I love to use it on accents and the double sided adhesive is great to work with.
I find that using a paper coffee filter to collect unused glitter is the best! Very little mess, and the paper pinches together so you can return extra glitter to its storage jar.
Each & every card is absolutely beautiful & unique! I haven’t used glitter much when making cards because it seems intimidating. I would love to try it. I would probably use the double sided tape method or adhesive backing? I’m going to watch your videos and attempt some of these projects. Thanks for the beautiful inspirations and products
I like to use a paper coffee filter (large) to catch my unused glitter when glittering. The extra glitter can be easily returned to the jar and the filter into the trash with very little mess.
I love silk micro-fine glitter! Any technique is wonderful but I guess my fave would be with background dies
I like to use glitter either in small details with glue, or in larger parts with double sided adhesive sheets for backgrounds. 95% for cards, 5% other projects (like Christmas ornaments).
Great giveaway, thanks for a chance to win.
Such cool ideas live all the glitter and your dies! Great tutorials!
What beautiful ideas. I like to use Silk Microfine Glitters with double sided adhesive shapes and love them for Christmas cards on ornaments, trees, and snowmen. Thanks for your give away.
I love to use it with double sided tape as accents on a card
As always, beautiful cards!
Great glitter background cards! Really like the plaid design. My favorite use of the silk microfine glitter is to use them with black (or gold) peel off stickers.
My favorite technique to use Silk Microfine Glitter is on ornaments. The first time I used Silk Microfine Glitter was to make an Christmas ornament and it made a huge impressions on me and has stayed my favorite. Love all the cards the team made and the videos Els makes. Keep up the great work.
Love this product so very much …. adhesive tape is my favorite way
I love this glitter….nothing like it!
I love to use the glitter with peel-off stickers and double sided tape.
my favorite is the one with the circles which you use different color micro fine glitter. but all the cards are beautiful.
My favorite application using the beautiful silk microphine glitters was using them with the Christmas ornaments that Els had on one of her YouTube demonstrations. That was when I decided I HAD to add them to my stash. Not to worry… I have room for more!!
I really like the use of the glitter with clear double sided tape.
Am new to crafting , I love glitter but don’t have any micro fine glitter to use which means that i have to get some. love all your cards.
Hmmm Hard to decide. I love what Els did in the video with the peacock feather. And I love using the microfine glitter with peel-off stickers
I like using the micro fine glitter with your peel off stickers.
I like to use the microfine glitter on the edges of flower petals.
I was not much of a glitter user until Silk Microfine. It really is very nice to use. I like it on die cuts with the double sided adhesive.
My favorite way to use it is with a large intricate background die and tape. I’m really enjoying the microfine glitter or use it for everything and card making.
My favorite microfine glitter technique is to use the black stencils and add multiple colors to a design, like a butterfly, for example. I just learned that from your video!
Silk Microfine Glitter is the only glitter I will use. One of my favorite techniques with this glitter is to use lace to make the designs on my cards. I’m always on the lookout for more lace! I absolutely love this glitter!
I love using microphone glitter with the double-sided tape especially on birthday cards
I like to use a light covering of glitter in winter cards to represent snow.
I use the double sided tape method most often…easy and less mess….Glitter anything works for me!!
I love micro fine glitter (well really all glitter) LOL. I love to use it behind printed acetate. Although I have used it on all sorts of projects! thanks so much for the chance!
Using glitter has always been a challenge, but the glitter videos have really helped. Top techniques would include using glitter with the double sided tape and as an accent.
Can’t wait to try it.
It’s hard to pick a favorite way to use microfine glitter. I love to use with stickers and to color it.
Glitter has always been a challenge, but your glitter tutorials have been a blessing. Top techniques would be using glitter with double sided tape and as an accent.
Beautiful glittery creations. I like to use double sided tape with glitter like on the first plaid card.
My favorite technique for micro fine glitter is using ECD double sided tape. All the above examples are lovely
I love every one of these cards. Tried this technique with other products to create a sympathy card. Never knew I would be able to color glitter. Wow. Can’t wait to try this one. Thanks for all the great tips and tricks.
I Love to use a stencil on the adhesive sheets and apply one color glitter then remove the stencil and apply another color! Love this product!
I love the plaid background technique using the micro fine glitter. It really is versitile, as changing the color combinations makes it fit any occasion.
I actually do not have a favorite technique with the Silk Microfine Glitter as I love using it in all the different ways. I always avoided glitter before but this Silk Microfine Glitter is top of the line it is so beautiful to work with!
I actually do not have a favorite technique with the Silk Microfine Glitter as I love using it in all the different ways. I always avoided glitter before but this Silk Microfine Glitter is top of the line it is so beautiful to work with!
My favorite way to use the Silk Microfine glitter is with intricate dies or Peel-Off stickers and then adding color with Copic Markers. But, I am very intrigued by Birgit’s card and how she created that sparkly plaid background. Guess I’ll have to invest in the tapes in a variety of widths!
I like making die cuts from the release sheet and then making layered scenes with different colors of glitter on a large piece of cardstock backed double sided adhesive… most recently I did a poppy scene with butterflies…
I have to say that I do not have a favorite way of using the Silk Microfine Glitter as I love them all depending what I am doing. I never liked using glitter until I got the Silk Microfine Glitter it is like no other glitter.
simply love your glitter technique and can’t wait to try it. the cards show are absolutely gorgeous – Selma’s card is my favorite! hope to win 🙂
Beautiful cards! I’ve never tried glitter on my projects thus have never used the Silk Microfine glitter, but after reading all the post and viewing the lovely cards, I must give it a go. Thanks for the shares.
I love the plaid designs created with the double sided tapes in different widths.
I like using glitter behind a die cut and then layering on top. I like using double sided adhesive on card stock adding the glitter and die cutting the smaller pieces like butterflies.
Great inspiration… Thank you.
I love using the leftover two sided tape backings for masking.
Beautiful cards. I like to use the double sided adhesive sheets. And lace. Then cut them out with diecuts such as flowers and butterflies and create a card.
These are all so beautiful! As soon as I have some time, I’ll be checking out the individual blogs. TFS.
I like to add glitter to my flowers, paper and fabric.
Hands down, or should I say double sided adhesive tapes down. I like making the plaids or stripes with the ultra fine glitter over the tape. There are endless creative possibilities in color combos and variations of tape widths!
I love using ECD Silk Microfine Glitter so many ways but my favorite way to use it is with double sided tape to make sparkaliscious backgrounds or layering pieces!
Going from other glitters to the Silk Microfine Glitter is like going from cheap hamburger to a huge lobster with drawn butter! Luxurious and scrumptious!
Would love to be in the trio of winners this time around! Thanks for the chance to!
What a nice selection of cards. Hard to pick one as a favorite!
Beautiful cards! I like the die cut technique.
Love the double sided adhesive and glitter for paper napkin cards and also with the lace….
Love Els!!
Oh my it’s like asking which of your children you like more. Love all the cards today. I especially love when it’s used in open areas of die cuts. Gives that subtle glimmer to the area. Thank so much for sharing and giving us an opportunity to get more glitter. 🙂
I love the glitter. I make napkin cards with the double sided adhesive and glitter. I also love using the adhesive and glitter with lace.
Love Els!!
I have never used the Silk Microfine Glitter yet, but I have a jar of ‘Saffron’ coming. I’m dying to try the technique of using Silk Microfine Glitter with double-sided adhesive, and using my Dandelion Fluff and Pair of Leaves 2 dies (for starters).
I use it on my cards using lace on sticky paper, then sprinkle in the glitter and rub it in, then take lace off and it looks like the lace is still there.
I love the ability to color over the glitter! Whether I use tape or pee-off stickers, this technique has opened a whole new direction for our creations.
“peel-off” stickers…
These cards are gorgeous especially the butterfly ones and who wouldn’t love to have all the yummy colors of glitter. Love it.
I love using the Silk Microfine Glitter with the Peel Off Stickers. The designs are beautiful!
I like to use the double sided tape and spread the glitter all over it . Makes a simple but sparkley background.
Wonderful cards today! Your glitters are the best! I like to use the doubke sided tape and a die cut, and glitter in sectons to create an ombre effect. Love your tutorials! Thank you for the chance to win!
I have not used the silk microfiber glitter yet. I absolutely love using glitter. Stems back to being a little girl and fairy tales, I suppose. I love to use bling on my cards whenever possible. Now, I have another venue to obsess over! How fun!!
Gorgeous cards 🙂 using the double sided adhesive tape with the glitter is such a cool idea, would love to give it a go!
These are all beautiful cards and I could not pick a favorite. I’m new to the double sided adhesive and micro glitter techniques, but it is my favorite technique so far. I really do like your glitter better than any other and the goal is to have each one in my stash. Your videos are great and you make it look so easy. Thanks for the chance to win!
I like to use the Silk Microfine Glitter on all die cuts. It make them pop off the cards. And gives just the right amount of “sparkle” that I just love. Wonderful product
I have never used your Silk Microfine Glitter – I do tend to avoid it wherever possible 😉 Have to say though, after watching lots of Els and purchasing a roll of the double-sided adhesive, I am experimenting a bit more. I wish I could get hold of Swiffer cloths more easily here in the UK though, she uses them so well but I would have to go through Amazon and pay a small fortune for them sadly 🙁
Joanna, do you have an Aldi or Lidl nearby? If not, perhaps an ASDA? You should be able to get similar no-name brands there for considerably less 🙂
I loved Els Van deBurgt, when she used lace with the double sided sticky tape as a template, the shimmer was nothing less then Beautiful and romantic !
My favorite use of glitter is to use double stick tape and die cuts and just go to town! I did the 30 day coloring challenge using glitter and lots of die cut butterflies and flowers. Thank you Els for all the fabulous tips!
Such lovely work
with the glitters!
I like to use a glue
with stamp to
adhere to glitter
to.
Carla from Utah
My favorite technique is to use the double-sided tape on the cardstock and lay a beautiful piece of lace over it and burnish in the Elizabeth Crafts microfine glitter. Remove the lace and add another color of the microfine glitter to the exposed tape.
Really like the “fineness” of this glitter. Use it with spray adhesive to put a very light sparkle on flowers to attache to cards.
I am addicted to your double sided adhesive. I will be trying some lace techniques as described here! thank you Els and team
you and me both !
To tell you the truth, I have not used your Silk Microfine Glitter. To tell the truth, I have not used much glitter at all. I am fairly new to crafting and have just started to try out glitters. I just recently heard about your Silk Microfine Glitter from Stacy at Scrapbooking Made Simple. I put it on my list of craft things to buy. And then I got your email today, so I thought I would try and win these. I so do want to try them. I was so curious about them, I went into YouTube and just watched several of your videos on this Silk Microfine Glitter. It looks AMAZING!!! Thank you for the chance to win some of these. I am very eager now to try them. As I was watching the videos, I thought, why would anyone want to use any other glitter than this. I hope , eventually, to get every color you have. I know I want these to become my “go to” glitter. Thank you again for the chance to win and try them.
These cards are fabulous! I haven’t used this glitter yet, but I watched the video where it was burnished through lace & I’m anxious to give that a try.
love to do the lace technique…have done it and its always a shop stopper!!
I like to use the Microfine Glitter as a background for images. For example, a combo of blues and then add orange fish on top in a shaker card. Love the inspiration cards!
I love all your Glitters and someday I will have acquired them all!!! someday!!! Adhesive sheet and glitter is a happy marriage made in a crafters world!
I love the lace and glitter technique. I’ve used it several times with our card making club……beautiful!!!
I don’t know if I could choose only 3 of your beautiful glitters if I won, but I would like to try.
love to the lace technique…have done it and its always a shop stopper!!
sorry didn’t mean to post this twice, didn’t go thru the first time…
I haven’t tried it yet but I want to do the technique with the lace. I think the finished product is so delicate and beautiful.
Ahhh glitter everywhere! Until I watched Els video on glitter! Now a coffee filter contains the glitter everywhere! Thank you Els! And I love Delmas card using tone on tone glitter to paper! Stunning! Thank you Selma!
Ohhh…soft green glitters is my choice of glitters! Just as Selma used!
I haven’t used this type of glitter before, but I would love to try it out with a lot of different methods.
My favorite way to use the glitter is with a beautiful piece of lace on the adhesive sheets. Apply and polish in the open areas, burnish with finger, brush off extra, then pull off the lace and fill in with a clear or contrast color glitter. Very fancy!
There is no such thing as too much bling! I absolutely LOVE the glitter backgrounds!
I’m the glitter queen among my friends. Love shiny!!
I use the double sided tape method most often. I love your products!
I use the double sided tape method most often. Love your products!
I use the double sided tape method most often. Love your products!
I love using it with the butterflies.
Also the lace..so elegant
I like to die cut shapes and place them on double sided tape and then add the glitter. Beautiful results every time.
The array of colors of your Silk Microfine glitter is fabulous. They do make striking backgrounds.
I like to use the glitter on pieces that I die cut from double sided adhesive sheets. It gives a die a whole new look! Love lots of glitter! Thanks!
The double sided tape works well and easily for me when using glitter! I LOVE adding glitter to my cards
Making rainbows – wow, are they pretty in glitter!
Beautiful inspiration today, thank you.
I love the color choices with this fine glitter. Will give sparkle and interest to the areas I love to hightlight on my cards like butterfly wings:)
I like to sprinkle it on modeling paste that was applied using a stencil! That gives it dimension and sparkle!
I like double-sided tapes. I use Scor-Tape and Silhouette Double-sided sheets. Your glitters are fantastic!
I’m new to glitter. The backgrounds look easiest and most forgiving. One of those will be first. I now have five colors of glitter–all EC.
I have just built up my inventory of EC glitter to 5 colors. I am ready to try my first glitter project. These backgrounds look great and I think I’ll try one of those first, then a sticker. All of these projects look doable for a beginner, now to find the time.
I always loved glitter; but couldn’t get it to “act right” until I discovered yours and the double sided tape . Now everything has at least some glitter on it! Thank you!
I love to highlight certain areas on cards! Can’t beat the sparkle of the microfine glitter.
Carol b
So many choices! I’ll have to look again to see if my favorite was used – certainly there was at least one variation – but my favorite is to use a scrap of lace on cardstock that has been backed with double sided adhesive, apply glitter and rub in well, then remove the lace and apply a contrasting color of glitter to the negative space that had been left by the pattern in the lace. Lovely!
I haven’t used thIs product and would love to learn .I love adding glitter to my cards. Thank you for all the tips you give on your blog.
All the design team projects are so beautiful. I’m a glitter novice. I have been watching Els’ videos and learning lots. My favorite glitter technique is to fill the negative space of a die cut with glitter. It really makes the die cut pop.
I love coloring the glitter with my Copic markers. I took a class to learn how to use the peel offs with the glitters and then coloring and blending with my Copics. I’ll be honest, I hated glitter until I discovered yours. Now I wouldn’t be without it in my arsenal of supplies.
I absolutely love the Silk Microfine Glitter that Els puts out. I use it on a lot of different projects to give sparkle and texture. The people who receive my cards or creations always say the same thing, “I can’t believe this is glitter, it’s so soft.” Thank you to all of the designers for wonderful pictures and ideas.
Elizabeth Crafts glitter is the best on the market. I like to use it any time I want to add a little sparkle to a card.
I use the peel-off stickers for my
cards. There are so many designs
and I can always find one that fits with
the design. I enjoy coloring the glitter.
thanks for sharing so many great cards.