Hot Trend from Paper Scrapbooking: Glitter + FREE Glitter Style
Are you looking for a little something extra to try on your next layout?
Glitter is a hot trend this holiday season with traditional paper scrappers.
What is Glitter?
Glitter is shiny little pieces that sparkle with a lot little twinkles of dazzling light. The ways paper scrappers use glitter seem to be endless. It comes in many different forms including dry, wet and as tape.
Here are a few paper layouts, cards and albums using glitter in different ways:
(click to go to any layout)
What about Digital when it comes to Glitter?
A little touch of glitter could be just the thing to add that sparkle to your layout. Adding glitter to a digital page is so much easier as well as neater than with paper scrapped pages and there are a few different ways to add it to digital layouts. First, there are many kits and embellishment packs out there that have glittered elements – totally easy to use just by placing them in your layout. Check out these from Sahlin Studio:
Some examples of digital glitter in use:
Glitter Styles
Glitter Styles in Photoshop make adding glitter as easy as a click of the mouse. Just pick a digital brush, element, shape or a selection of an element or background and click the style button.
How easy is it?? Open up any element, shape or digital brush and click the style button.
Viola!! Instantly glitter-fied!
Where to find them? There are so many different places to get digital glitter styles. Run a Google search for “Glitter Style” OR check your favorite digital shop. One of the best digital glitter is from Studio Flergs. She is the glitter queen, and creates some of the best digital glitter I’ve seen! You can find an array of different colors and packs in her shop here.
Mega Glitter Pack By Flergs
Glitter Sheets
Another way to add glitter is to use Glitter Sheets. Just like with styles, glitter sheets can be used with any digital brush, element or shape. Glitter sheets can easily be used by “clipping” it to the layer you want glittered. If you are interested in making your own glitter sheets, Marisa Lerin has a Making Glitter Texture in Photoshop tutorial (this also works for Photoshop Elements). As she says this is just a base guide so don’t be afraid to play around with the different patterns in your program for different looks.
FREE Digital Glitter Styles & Glitter Sheets by Sahlin Studio
Now for a special treat!! – A Glitter-Style Action and Glitter Sheets FREEBIE from me!
These are perfectly coordinated with the December BYOC collection to add that sparkle to your pages! Do you need help installing styles in Photoshop? Check out Studio Flergs’ tutorial on: Installation & Using Styles.
(Download the Glitter Styles here)
(Download the Glitter Sheets here)
Look at these AWESOME December Daily pages using these glitter styles:
I hope this has given you lots of sparkly inspiration for your upcoming pages!
Don’t forget to come back and link us up to your trendy new layouts!
67 Comments
Tiffany
December 10, 2012What an awesome gift! Thank you so much.
kyky
December 10, 2012THANKS!!! love the article, love the gift ^__^
Kel H
December 10, 2012Thanks so much, this will help sparkle up my holiday layouts
Susan Dingess
December 10, 2012Thank you and thank you for the link to Flerg’s awesome tutorial!!
Melinda T
December 10, 2012Love it! Thanks for sharing! Great way to add sparkle without the mess!
Jen J.
December 10, 2012Thank you so much!! This is awesome!!!
June
December 10, 2012Thank you the lovely gift! The possibilities are endless!
trexpixx
December 10, 2012Very cool, thanks.
Christine
December 10, 2012this is awesome, thank you!!
Kiley
December 10, 2012Thank you! LOVE LOVE LOVE!
Marisela
December 10, 2012Thank you!
ninigoesdigi
December 10, 2012thank you very much for the lovely glitter. Those paper scrap pages are awesome. If I wasn’t that messy I would try to paper scrap but I’m so bad at cleaning up and using glue or scissors I don’t think I can go there lol lol
Petra (Dutch_Diva)
December 10, 2012Great article and thanks so much for the gorgeous glitter styles and sheets! ♥
Lor
December 10, 2012What an awesome blob post; So luv the fun topic! Can’t wait to play with the fun glitter styles and sheets!!! Thank you!
HeatherB
December 10, 2012What a generous gift. Thank you, Krista! Glitter seems to be one thing that I’m know I forget more often than not, so these are perfect. And they go with the new BYOC, what could be better?
Lori
December 11, 2012Thank you very much!
SandyPie
December 11, 2012Thank you!!!
Linda
December 11, 2012Thank you, they are fantastic.
Soco
December 11, 2012Gorgeous!!! Thank you very much!!!
Rachel R
December 11, 2012thanks so much Krista!
rae_j
December 11, 2012Just lovely thanks so much!
Marisa Lerin
December 11, 2012Great post! There’s nothing better than glitter!
AJ
December 11, 2012Thank you so much!!!
Lisa B
December 11, 2012thanks for the sparkle
Christie Haggard
December 11, 2012Thank you so much. These papers are going to add so much to my creations. You rock!
Cammy
December 11, 2012The glitter styles are gorgeous! Thank you
Heather
December 11, 2012Thank you Krista!
Ashley
December 11, 2012This might be my favorite Christmas gift of the season!! THANK YOU!! <3
Nakia
December 11, 2012I love these. Thank you!
Suzy Ordahl
December 11, 2012Thank you so much- pinned it too!
mindy pitcher
December 11, 2012thank you!!! love the colors and the quality of your glitters!!
Julie L.
December 11, 2012wow–gorgeous! thank you!!!
Susan Dallen
December 11, 2012Thank you so much for the glitter sheets and styles they look fabulous.
Rhadonda
December 11, 2012Thank you soooo much. Can’t wait to try this. And with PSE 11 styles and actions loading easier i should be able to do this!
missyb
December 11, 2012Thank you SO MUCH for the info and the glitters!! What a fab freebie!
Natalie
December 11, 2012Thanks SO much for the fabulous freebie, and for instructing us on how to use them. All a glitter to go and scrap with them now. Thanks again!
Sara
December 11, 2012Thanks! Merry Christmas!
Arielle
December 11, 2012Thank you so much, these are awesome!
Thea
December 11, 2012This is awesome! Thanks so much!
Anne
December 11, 2012Thank you – this is an awesome freebie and good tut!
MamaBug
December 12, 2012Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Jennifer B.
December 12, 2012Thank you!!
Lisa
December 12, 2012Thanks so much for all the sparkle!
Jeryn
December 12, 2012WOW!! How did you know I wanted all things glitter?! Thank you!!
Sarah W.
December 13, 2012Thanks so much for the freebies!!!!!
Jen
December 13, 2012Love these! Thank you Krista.
pam
December 14, 2012thanks for the gorgeous glitter styles
Sandy Henderson
December 14, 2012Thanks for reminding me how much FUN glitter can be!
Amy
December 14, 2012I cannot wait to try these! thanks
Julie (aka MaggieMae)
December 14, 2012Thank you so much! These is such a generous gift!! I just got PSE 11 and styles are soooooo easy to load!! I’m in love with glitter and yours is so pretty!!
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PeggyNC
December 14, 2012thank you so very much for the glitter styles and sheets to go with the December Daily and Kitschy Christmas!! Also for the mini tutorial, the many examples and the link to the Glitter Queen =)
Judy
December 14, 2012Thank you!
jenn
December 14, 2012I love glitter, thanks so much!
Meagan
December 14, 2012How fun! Thanks for the free glitter
Scrumptious
December 15, 2012Thank you! I love glitter and these look beautiful.
Jamie
December 15, 2012Thank you so much!
Keren
December 15, 2012You are THE BEST!!
Just Shared these on FB!
Sorry! Been out of the loop.. Mom was in town and I took a little break!
Giant HUGS!
Keren
Liz
December 15, 2012Thank you for the wonder glitter styles and sheets!
Claudia
December 17, 2012Thanks you so much for the freebies, they are sooooo wonderful…..
Jessica
December 17, 2012Thank you so much! The sheets are awesome!
Nancy
December 27, 2012Thank you for the glitter paper
Anisah
January 6, 2013Thanks so much! Is this PU or CU?
Anisah
Krista
January 6, 2013All of my products are personal use ONLY.
Cindy
January 22, 2013Great blog post!! And filled with so much great info! Thank you! And thank you for the freebie!
Vanessa
January 27, 2013What gorgeous glitter! Thank you very much for sharing your talent!
libbywilko
March 4, 2013Love ! Thank you.