Glittery Cactus

Hi friends! Today's project is done by Anton, who wanted to participate in the Simon Says Stamp Summer Vacation Kid's Challenge. The challenge theme is Anything Goes with Glitter.

The challenge is open for kids age 2-16. Kids have until 31 August to join.

Anton (age 7) wanted to make his own version of the Watercolor Cacti in a Box tutorial of mine from a couple of weeks ago, since he really liked this round cactus and wanted one for his room. I helped with the die cutting and assembly of the cactus, but he picked all the materials and did everything else on his own. The cactus was die cut from Simon Says Stamp Glittery Paper.

After having picked a lot of bottles of Stickles and Liquid Pearls, he smeared different colors between each 'leaf' of the cacti, giving it a great multi-colored shine. It looks different from all directions.

Shades of gold and to the right, Pumpkin Liquid Pearls.

Here you can see some red Stickles.

And Royal Blue Liquid Pearls.

The glitter added a really nice effect to the cactus.

 

I had a pink quilled fringed flower at the top of my cactus, but Anton wanted a blue one and he dyed a piece of white quilling paper with Peacock Feathers Distress Ink. I helped him with cutting the fringes. He wanted some dry glitter too and smeared Glossy Accents on the fringes and dipped into glitter. In the process, much of the floor was glittered too.

Here you can see the cactus from the top. The glittery flower is Anton's favourite part of the project. We used the Dry Fine Stickles glitter by Ranger (I don't think it is available anymore), but any dry glitter will work well.

Anton filled a Tim Holtz Vignette Box with crumbled up printer paper and misted with a whole lot of Distress Spray Stain. The cheesecloth was dyed in the same way. He added sequins on top, for even more shine. Using spray ink is a fun exercise in color mixing and he, for instance, tested whether misting a lighter shade on top of all that dark ink would make a difference. He also mixed mist into water to see the effect - and added glitter too. :)

Anton hopes you will like his project and has placed it on his bedside table so that he can look at it whenever he wants to. This cactus box was a more peaceful project, than the very spooky Halloween house that he made for last year's Summer Vacation Challenge.

If you know any kids who wants to join the challenge, I hope they will. Glitter is always fun, and there are three prize hampers to be won (drawn randomly).

Happy crafting from Anton!

Supplies (affiliate links):

Simon Says Stamp Cardstock GLIMMERY SUNSHINE	Simon Says Stamp Cardstock GLIMMERY WINTERGREEN	Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 6PK - Succulents, 2-D & 3-D	28 Lilac Lane NEUTRALS Sequin Tin	Quilled Creations BRIGHT WHITE Quilling Paper
Quilled Creations SAVVY SLOTTED QUILLING TOOL	Ranger ROYAL BLUE Liquid Pearls	Ranger PUMPKIN Liquid Pearls	Ranger Stickles CHAMPAGNE Glitter Glue	Ranger Stickles WATERFALL
Ranger Stickles CHRISTMAS RED	Ranger Stickles GOLDEN ROD	Ranger Stickles GOLD	Ranger Stickles ICICLE	Ranger Stickles PLATINUM
Ranger Stickles DIAMOND	Tim Holtz PEACOCK FEATHERS	Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain GROUND ESPRESSO	Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain PEELED PAINT	Ranger Inkssentials GLOSSY ACCENTS
Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium MATTE	Tim Holtz Tonic MINI SNIPS	Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE Gray And White	Sizzix MULTIPURPOSE PLATFORM STANDARD	Sizzix MINT Standard Cutting Pads

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