look how she sparkles

every now and then i feel the need to go utterly nuts in a cardmaking sense. ok, ok, truth be told, i do that most days. but sometimes i go reeaalllllllllllllly craaaaaaaazy and pile on layer after shiny, sparkly, shimmery, day-glow, super-embellished layer. *THIS* was one of those times:

(glossy clipart image: anahata katkin; patterned paper: mustard moon, karen foster and vintage sheet music and a bit of hindi text from a bollywood film magazine; glossy black cardstock: ranger; diecut border & tag: k&co; flowers & flourishes: prima; rub-on sentiment: rusty pickle; eyelets: making memories; pink gems & heart charm: michaels; inks: colorbox; other: pilot paint pen, misc. jump rings, 3m foam tape, uhu gluestick, tombow mono adhesive)

it's a thank you card for the lovely stef. i hope she'll feel pleased to have gotten something made specially for her, which comes straight from my exuberant--if hyperactive--crafty heart, and not that she has been the recipient of a frankensteinian art-based lab experiment! but worse comes to worst, i think this thing is capable of giving off several kilowatt hours in the event of power outages in central iowa. :)

(ps: the eagle-eyed may note the presence of a dangly charm-n-tag combo similar to the one i showed you the other day. this is actually the *first* of my tag experiments; the card was already halfway finished when i stumbled on the blogpost with the cool tag-based jewelry, but stef and i *both* loved them, so i was DETERMINED to have a go and work it into my design!!!)