Glittery Steampunk Pop it Ups Card

Hi all! Today I'm sharing a card that is actually a bit of a remake of an old project. A little over a year ago I made this steampunk time machine card. It's been one of my most pinned and viewed projects but unfortunately, two of the dies I used to make it are no longer available. Fortunately, earlier this year Karen Burniston released her Accordion Fancy Label die, which is even more perfect than the original Accordion 3D die (it comes with so many companion dies!). Then, when she came out with her Clock and Gears dies last month, I knew I had to recreate the card so that everyone would be able to make it.

I've been hoarding this Graphic 45 paper for ages and decided to use the last of it for this card...it's just so perfect! Since this is my (very late) birthday card for Karen, I wanted it to have more of a feminine style than the original card, so I decided to use Elizabeth Craft Designs' Silk Microfine glitter on the gears.

Speaking of which, I may have just found my all-time favorite glitter! It's so fine, all I had to do was run my cardstock through my Xyron sticker machine, cut it using the gear dies, peel off the release paper and cover the adhesive with glitter. I used my fingers to spread it around and tapped off the excess and I was done. No muss, no fuss, no waiting for glue to dry and making a big mess!

If you've never worked with using clear panels in your accordion cards, Karen has a fantastic tutorial HERE that will walk you through the steps. It's so easy to do and you can get such stunning effects!

Here is the card when it's closed - so cool! I just love the combination of these G45 papers and stamps with Karen's dies and the ECD glitter. Perfection!

Of course, everything is always so much better in person so here's a quick video of the card opening. It's a bit overexposed, but you can see how pretty the glittered gears are. Crossing my fingers that Karen loves it as much as I do!

You can find the supplies I used at Inspiration Emporium and Elizabeth Craft Designs via the links below. Be sure and use my coupon code at IE to score 10% off your order!

Karen Burniston Accordion Fancy Label Karen Burniston Clock and Gears Die Set Silk Microfine Glitter - Antique Silver Silk Microfine Glitter - Antique Gold Silk Microfine Glitter - Basic Black Silk Microfine Glitter - Forest Green Silk Microfine Glitter - Rust Prima Clock Parts Idea-ology Tiny Fasteners Idea-ology Chit Chat Stickers idea-ology Seasonal Chit Chat idea-ology Jute String Jet Black Archival Ink Bundled Sage Distress Ink Archival Ink - Coffee Xyron Mega Runner Cutter Bee Scissors Neenah Epic Black Cardstock

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