Distress Glitter Fun!

It's time for the second challenge of the Compendium of Curiosities III, Distress Glitter!  Still haven't heard about the Challenge?  It's not too late to participate!  Head on over to Linda Ledbetter's CC3Challenge.com blog page and find out how to play along with us!

You can find the Distress Glitter technique on Page 56 of the Compendium of Curiosities III book.  I decided that I wanted to use my favorite color, Seedless Preserves, to create a glittered frame using Tim Holtz's Ornate Frame die.  Here is my finished project:

The "surprised" girl in the picture is my grandmother.  I wanted a vintage birthday card with a colorful twist, so I kept most of the card vintage by not only using my grandmother's photo, but Tim's fabulous paper from his new Wallflower collection.  I thought it all blended perfectly with the sparkly frame and the brighter colored hat, gift and cupcake from Tim's Blueprint set.  I stamped the images on cardstock first and then reduced the size slightly so that everything would fit well into the frame.

Here's a photo of the frame and Grandma before I mounted everything on the paper:

I think the paper really set the card off as you can see above.

I have so many ideas for using this image and frame for more birthday cards.  The sentiment could say "You're how old? No way!" or "Surprised I remembered your birthday?"  The possibilities are endless!  Don't have an old photo to use and make this card?  No problem!  You can always substitute one of Tim Holtz's Found Relatives.

This challenge's sponsor is The Funkie Junkie Boutique.  They will be providing a generous gift for one lucky winner, so come play along!

Susan