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Hello! As Tammy mentioned yesterday, we had a great response to our Design Team call and are busily going through the applications. In fact, we’ve been so busy, we’re done!

Janelle will posting our new members tomorrow, so come back for the BIG announcement!

For today, here is my introduction instead of our regular Talk Tuesday.

I am Andrea, living in South Florida, land of the beach and sunshine! I’ve crafted my whole life and have been stamping since 1997.  I love to craft in many ways – ATCs, cards, scrapbook pages and anything altered. There’s nothing out there that can’t use some stamping or glitter in my opinion!  Heat embossing has been a passion of mine for years which matches perfectly to my stamping interests.

I met Jim and Janelle Marshall (owners of P K Glitz) awhile back (maybe 2004 – do you remember Janelle?) at the Stampfest show in Clearwater, FL. I had used Powder Keg Embossing Powders for years due to the fantastic color combinations,  so meeting the owners in person was exciting!

I have been published in several print and online magazines like Take Ten and Scrapbook News and Review. I also teach classes at my local scrapbook/stamp store and online.  Crafting and the internet have allowed a creative side of me to emerge through the exchange of ideas. Isn’t it a great time to be technologically crafty?

How would you describe your style?
A range of styles is how I would describe the way I craft. I can be completely distressed and grunged or clean and simple. It really depends on my mood and project at hand.

What are your favorite colors to work with?
Black, white and red is my favorite color combination. I love working with bright colors ranging from blues to greens to reds also.

What do you like to do when you are not in your studio creating?
I love walking along the beach. I’m lucky that I live so close to the ocean! I truly love it.

Do you prefer to work on scrapbook projects or make cards?
Both! I’ve been making more cards lately due to time constraints, but scrapbook pages are so much fun that I love to create those also.

What is your favorite – P K Glitz embossing powder or Glitter Glitz?
Embossing powder is my passion with the Glitter Glitz a close second. Embossing powder adds that extra touch to any project, especially those using stamps. It’s classy while adding an air of “how’d you do that” to the piece.

I’ll share some recent projects with you, highlighting some of my favorite P K Glitz products.

Supplies:
P K Glitz Amethyst E P Lite embossing powder
Ippity & Unity Stamps
Copic markers
Tsukineko ink
Brads
Michaels ribbon
Stampin’ Up! punch
Mojo Monday sketch 125

Supplies:
P K Glitz Sapphire Powder Keg Embossing Powder
Lasting Impressions with Panache stamps
Scenic Route patterned paper
Michaels ribbon
Making Memories clear tag
Mojo Monday sketch #123

Supplies:
P K Glitz Burgundy & Gilded Grape Leaf Powder Keg Embossing Powder
Ippity & Unity Stamps
BasicGrey Sugar Rush patterned paper & glazed brad
CPS sketch 152

Thanks for stopping by today! Check back tomorrow for the big announcement of our additional Design Team members!

It wouldn’t be Valentine’s Day without a little sparkle…. and what better way to get sparkle than with P K Glitz products.

The distressed damsel at left is embossed with High Gloss Black Powder Keg  Embossing Powder.  Note the WonderFilm heart on her sleeve.  I covered the transparent film heart with China Red  E P Lite and then heat to set.  Products available in the   P K Glitz Store.

Stamps are from Stampland and Rubber Stampede.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Glitzing on…………..

Janelle

The holidays are over and new year is upon us. Now is the time to sit down and write thank you’s for all of the fun gatherings you attended and gifts you received.

The design team here at P K Glitz has put together some cards that will inspire you to create some dazzling Thank You cards!

Designer – Janelle Marshall
Sticky Paper; Silver Glitter Glitz; Silver Embossing Powder

Designer – Janelle Marshall
WonderFilm; White Pearl Glitz, Gold Glitter Glitz; Gold Embossing Powder.  (Left plastic on one side of WF, glittered the top and adhered to cardstock with big glue dot.  That kept the poinsettia WHITE

Designer – Andrea Cloutier
WonderFilm; Glitter Glitz;  Quickie Glue Pen

Designer – Andrea Cloutier
Mint and Crystal Embossing Powder; White Pearl and Chocolate Glitter Glitz; Glue Powder; WonderFilm

Designer – Diane Heyerly
Powder Keg Embossing Powders

Designer – Diane Heyerly
Silver E P Max; White Pearl Embossing Powder

Designer – Tammy Malone
Carnival Embossing Powder; Fuschia, Carnival, Tanzanite, Aquamarine, Silver E P Lite

Designer – Tammy Malone
Timber Embossing Powder; Golden Diamond E P Max; Golden Diamond Glitter Glitz; Quickie Glue Pen

If you love what you see here on the blog but want more, then check out Club Glitz. Each monthly issue is jam packed with ideas, project, and lots of inspiration!

Thanks for coming by today! We hope your New Year is a sparkling one!

I don’t know about you, but I love calendars. I have one in my purse, on the wall, on my computer, on my desk…. well, you get the idea. You would think with all of the calendars that I have surrounding me that I would be a well organized and punctual person, but I am not! None-the-less, I still love my calendar especially the the one I am going to show you today.

This is a calendar desk set that would make a great project to complete over the Christmas holiday. It is simple and fun to do and will inspire you all year long.

So – in the spirit of the holiday season we are going to challenge you to create a calendar of your own!

Contest Rules:
*Create a 2010 Calendar using this tutorial for inspiration
* You must use 2 – 3 P K Glitz products on your project
*You need to complete at least one calendar page, but the more the better!
*Post your completed project to your blog, website, or online gallery. Don’t have one? Then send a picture of your project to info @ pkglitz .com
*Leave a comment at the bottom with a link to where you have uploaded your project
*You have until midnight, December 31, 2009 central time to complete your project.
*P K Glitz employees and designers are not eligible for this contest

Prizes?? Yes – their is a prize! A $50 Gift Certificate to the P K Glitz store!
* January 2, 2010 all entries will be upload right here on the blog
*The project with the most votes will win the contest
*Voting will start on January 2, 2010 and will end midnight, January 6, 2010 central time.
* Winner will be announced by January 9, 2010

Supplies:
Adhesive (Sticky Tape; P K Glitz)
Anti-static Powder (P K Glitz)
E P Lite (Honeycomb; P K Glitz)
E P Max (Honeycomb; P K Glitz)
Glitter Glitz (Honeycomb, Crystal, White Pearl; P K Glitz)
WonderFilm (P K Glitz)
Acrylic Frame (Walmart)
Cardstock (Back to Basics; Bo Bunny)
Cardstock (Prism)
Die Cuts (Snowflake Wonder; Spellbinders)
Digital Designs (2010 Calendar; ksharonkdesigns, 2 Little Pixels)
Digital Designs (Warm Christmas; cherpea, 2 Little Pixels)
Distress Ink (Frayed Burlap; Ranger)
Embossing Ink (Inksenssials)
Embossing Machine (Epic 6; Quick Cutz)
Embossing Tool (Marvy)
Glue Pen —–
Snowflake Embossing Folder (Provo Craft)
Wooden Beads (Indus Trading)

Calendar Instructions:

Step 1: Run cardstock through embossing machine. Once the cardstock is embossed dust cardstock with Anti Static powder.

Step 2: Lightly swipe the embossing ink pad across the raised (embossed) areas of the cardstock.

Step 3: Pour E P Lite embossing powder onto the cardstock. The E P Lite will only stick to the areas that you have covered with embossing ink.
Note: E P Lite is a translucent glitter embossing powder. This means that the color underneath will show through. I chose E P Lite Honeycomb for my project because it was complimentary to the color of my cardstock.

Step 4: With your heat tool, heat the E P Lite to melt the embossing powder. When finished adhere it to your background cardstock.

Step 5: At this point, you can either purchase a store bought calendar or you can make your own as I did. I used a digital calendar and inserted my own picture. I then printed it out and placed it on a mat prior to adhering to my background.

Step 6: I used a die cuts to make my snowflakes and added glitter glitz to each of the flakes using my Quickie Glue Pen and Glitter Glitz.
I used Glitter Glitz Honeycomb, White Pearl, and Crystal.

Step 7: To make the feet, I rolled each wooden bead on my embossing ink pad then poured E P Max onto the bead. With the bead held by a wooden skewer I embossed each one before gluing to the bottom of my acrylic frame.

Pen Instructions:

Supplies:
Glitter Glitz (P K Glitz)
Sticky Tape (P K Glitz)
Coffee Filters
Pen
Plastic Drinking Straw
Scissors

Step 1: Remove the end cap from the pen along with the pen refill.

Step 2: Begin to wrap Sticky Tape around the end of the refill. Do this several times.

Step 3: As you can see, the Sticky Tape forms a gasket so that the glitter will not leak out through the end of the pen. Replace refill into pen barrel.

Step 4: Cut the end of the drinking straw at an angle to form a “scoop”.

Step 5: Pick up glitter using the scoop you just made

Step 6: With your pen refill placed back into the pen barrel, begin filling with glitter using the scoop.

Step 7: When the pen barrel is completely full, replace pen cap.
NOTE: You may want to use some Crystal Lacquer to glue the pen cap closed so their is no chance that the glitter could spill out.

These pens can be made using any of our 72 Glitter Glitz colors!

I hope you have enjoyed this Calendar and Pen project idea! If you make one of your own, send us a picture or link to where we can see it. You never know – you just might be featured on our blog!

Welcome to today’s edition of “Talk Tuesdays“! Today is the day that we post answers to questions that we’ve received either in our blog comments, from the shows we attend or emails. Come back every week and you’ll find the answers to those questions!

Q: What’s the difference between E P Max and E P Lite?
A: E P Max is embossing powder with the maximum Glitter Glitz, it’s sparkling embossing powder! E P Lite is embossing powder with a high gloss finish and a hint of Glitter Glitz color. E P Lite looks great over a colored pigment or embossing ink!

Q: I’ve tried heat embossing and never know when I’ve “cooked” it enough. Help!
A: Make sure you’re working in a well-lit area. When applied, the powder has a dull finish. As it’s heated, the powder will turn glossy and be shiny in the light. That’s when you’ll continue along the paper with the heat tool until the entire image is glossy. Stop there!

Have a great week!

If you are like me, you have tons of brads but never in the color that you need. This is a quick little trick that will help you use up all of those extra brads that you have just laying around.

Tip 1: Powder Keg Embossing Powder

Step 1: Hold the tail of the brad with an alligator clip or clothes pin to avoid heating your fingers.
Step 2: Make sure your embossing tool is properly heated then place the top of the brad close to the end of the heat tool for about 15 seconds.
Step 3: Dip the heated brad into the colored embossing powder of your choice.
I used Powder Keg Gilded Grape Leaf

Your brad should be completely covered with embossing powder before proceeding with the following step.
Step 4: Hold the embossing tool below the brad and heat the head of the brad from the back side. It will only take 1 or 2 seconds of heat for the embossing powder to “light up” on the head of the brad. Once this happens, remove the heat tool quickly to avoid scorching or running of the embossing powder.

Here is your completed brad. What was once a plain and lifeless brad, is now a beautiful custom embellishment!

Tip 2: E P Max

Follow steps in the Powder Keg Embossing Powder technique only this time you will use E P Max.
I used E P Max Indigo

As you can see this bright pink brad is now a sparkly Indigo blue!

Tip 3: EP Lite

Sometimes you may just want to add a little sparkle to an already colored brad. For this technique you will want to use E P Lite in the color of your choice.
I used E P Lite Squash Blossom

As you can see, the color of the brad shows through while adding a touch of glitz using E P Lite Squash Blossom.

There you have it! Three different looks to one easy technique. What are you waiting for? Go get those unused brads and start customizing them for your next card or paper craft project!

I just LOVE P K Glitz embossing powder! This is one of my favorite techniques using the E P Lite (previously named “Stardust”) Embossing Powder to add some sparkle to anything chipboard. Tired of waiting for your sparkle to dry after applying it? Not to worry with E P Lite – it just needs heat!

What is E P Lite Embossing Powder?
It is a translucent based embossing powder with a hint of sparkly Glitter Glitz color. It’s available in 72 colors!

Supplies Needed:
E P Lite
Embossing Ink Pad
Chipboard
Heat Tool
Tidy Tray

Step 1a:
Select a chipboard piece that you would like to add some Glitter Glitz to – it can be raw, painted, pre-printed or pre-colored. Ink the chipboard piece by pressing the top surface into the embossing ink pad. I chose a raw chipboard piece for this example.

Step 2a:
Place the piece into the Tidy Tray, ink side up. Sprinkle the E P Lite Embossing Powder color of your choice (there are 72 to pick from!) over the inked surface. It will have a white sparkly look to it. Remove the piece from the tray and place on a heat-resistant surface. Heat until the powder turns clear to emboss.

Step 3a:
Let cool for a couple of seconds before handling. Congratulations! You’ve now completed an E P Lite Embossing Powder Chipboard accent! Cool idea —-> why not paint the raw chipboard before adding the E P Lite? In fact, paint the piece and quickly add the embossing powder while the paint is still wet. No extra ink needed to make the E P Lite stick!

Step 1b:
Do you have a pre-printed chipboard embellishment that just needs a little more pizzazz? Using a glue pen or embossing ink pen, color the areas on the piece that you would like to add some sparkle. Add the E P Lite, heat and there you have it! Instant new embellishment with no drying time or glitter fly-away!

Step 1c:
Do you have pre-colored chipboard embellishments that you love, but are a little bored with? Cool idea —->  give your chipboard alphas some new life. Remove the letters from the main sheet and pull off the back liner if they’re self-adhesive pieces.

Step 2c:
Apply the letter to your finger and touch the front surface to the embossing ink pad.

Step 3c:
Lightly press the inked letter into a mound of E P Lite in your Tidy Tray. Remove and place the letter on a heat-resistant surface to heat emboss. This is a quick and easy way to change the look of your pre-colored embellishments!

Here are the completed projects using the “Glitzed” pieces from the Tutorial:

Thanks for coming by today! If you have any questions, leave us a comment and we’ll answer it on Talk Tuesdays!