Few things conjure up thoughts and memories of summer then 4th of July, don't you agree? I love 4th of July festive colors and indoor/outdoor decor but don't have much of it. I created this little plaque to start my own collection of 4th of July decor.

I started with a plain piece of wood and covered it with some paper from Authentique Paper's Genuine line.

I then added to the background using the hearts from the stamp set called Gratitude and embossed them with Metallic Platinum Sparkle.

All the butterflies are from the wonderfully fun set called Build a Butterfly.

Each butterfly and coordinating smaller butterflies are embossed in the following 3 powders: Cable Car Red, Earthtone Blueberry & Neutral Ultra Shimmer.

I love the way this turned out...what do you think?

Do you like to make things for the holidays? What have you got planned for the summer? I just hope to get through the day without melting!! I hope you have enjoyed today's post. This has been Jeannie from The Polka…

Hello everyone.. I wanted to show you some things I have made and point out some of the properties of these powders I have come to LOVE. They are not called WOW for nothing, ya know!
The powder I used on this project is called: BLACK GLINT

The reason this is not your "run of the mill" powder is that it is Embossing GLITTER!

I tried to catch the shimmers of the embossed black on the bees, can you see it?

I could have used just a basic black powder or even ink, but by using the BLACK GLINT, it really does give that WOW factor to this card and anything else I have used it on.

On this card, I am just using white but then used the Neutral Ultra Shimmer embossing powder on some of the flowers.

I also used the Glitter Powder to go over the black background to make the black stand out.

I am having so much fun with these powders.

I love that taking the extra couple of minutes to Emboss with Embossing powders, makes all the difference in the world for your projects. This card I made yesterday:

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Today I am going to briefly tell you how to make a card shaped like a matchbook, but not tiny, like a real matchbook. First start out with a rectangle that is 3 5/8" x 8".   Fold in half matching the short ends and then score another parallel fold line, 1/4" next to your 1st fold line.

Here I have already scored, folded and opened back up the card.  I then took a piece of decorative paper that was 3 1/4 " wide by 3 1/2 " tall, and adhered it to my card front.

Next a took and cut our a decorative shape of paper from white cardstock.  When ever you want to use a shape and have it completely covered with enameled embossing powder, cut the shape out first!  The embossed enamel will stick to your die! You will see the finished piece below..but for now on to the next step.

To make the matchbox closure, take a decorative border about 3/4" tall and decorate to your liking. I used eyelets and decorative border punches. You will see the final product in a couple more pic…

Hello blogging world, it is me Jeannie from The Polka Cabana sharing my first project here for the fantastically yummy embossing powders by WOW. I created a fairly simple layout so that the colors of the powders would really stand out. I started with a picture that I manipulated in PSE.  I wanted the picture and my title to be the background paper.  Here is what I started with.
Yep, that's me..goofy I know but it is what I wanted!! I had the image of what I wanted to do in my head, and here is what I dreamed up!

When I look at this layout, I am just giddy.

I used the Wow Beautiful Clear Stamp set called GRATITUDE.

All the embossing powders I used are from the CANDY COUNTER COLLECTION--Berrylicious, Whirly Pop, Sour Lemon, Gummy Bear Green, Bubble Gum & Cotton Candy.

This is for a book I have decided to do about me.   We all have things that are unique, things that make us who we are.

I am a Sunday School teacher for teenagers and this past Sunday I was talking about the importance of jo…