I found Micro Beads by Sue Lorang (Sue4stampin)

I found Micro Beads and I love the look on my stamped greeting cards.  I get Micro beads from PennyWiseArts.com to use on many of my stamped projects as they are so rich looking and yet so easy to use. I also use the O’So sticky tape that they sell and it holds the little micro beads as tight as can be.

Micro beads can be used several ways, clear beads can be applied over a stamped, colored image or stickers. Colored beads are used as a border on cards, boxes or tins and to fill in a detailed design. The beads are applied with O’So sticky double sided tape or a good strong clear glue. With the friendly PennyWise Arts group of people, the ideas for using beads seem limitless.

I first met Suzanne (she and her husband Brian are the founders of PennyWiseArts). She asked me if I wanted to join their Yahoo group and thinking that working with beads would be as messy as glitter, I thanked her and declined. She later invited me to join a shoebox party (where everyone brings a project), so I went and had the best time and learned that Micro Beads are FUN and NOT messy. I have since joined their Yahoo group, learned many new techniques and had the time of my life.

Dragonfly Collage

Supplies:
Curious Metallic Cardstock in Blue Steel by YellowRoseArtStamps.com
Caribbean Colors by Worldwin in Grape
Cardstock in Light lavender
Dragonfly Collage Stamp #4509 by Jill Meyer - Hampton Arts
December Mark Stamp #A2195 by Hero Arts
PSX Design Stickers #SR429 Lavender
Glass Glitter Micro Beads # CB-0003 by PennyWiseArts.com
Glossy Accents by Ranger
Twinkling H20’s by Lumin Arte Inc
Key Charm
Postage Stamp by USPS
Black Embossing Ink Pad & Powder
Gray Dye Ink Pad
Adhesive of your Choice

Directions

1. Cut cardstock as follows:
Blue Steel - 1 piece 3¾X5
Light Lavender– 1 piece 3?X5?
Grape – 1 piece 5½ X8½, scored and folded in half.
2. Stamp and emboss Dragonfly collage on Blue steel cardstock.
3. Paint in wings & keys with Twinkling H20’s
4. Spread a little Glossy Accents on the wings and sprinkle on Micro Beads.
5. Use glossy Accents to adhere the key charm.
6. Put stickers on the top left design.
7. Put postage stamp on and stamp over it with the December Mark stamp.
8. Layer the Blue on the Lavender, then on the Grape card.

Desert Sun Card

Supplies:
White Cardstock 5½X8½ & 3¾X5
Copper Scrapbook Paper
Scrap cardstock for a template
Stamps: by Copper Leaf Creations, Comotion Rubber Stamps & Stampscapes
Brilliance Ink Pad in Pearlescent Yellow
Twinkling H20’s by Lumin Arte
Marvy LePlumeII Markers
Glass Micro Beads in True Green and Light Green by PennyWiseArts.com
O’So Sticky Tape by PennyWiseArts.com
Adhesive of your choice
Fibers to Match

Directions

1. Stamp the largest stamp by copper leaf on the lower portion of the smallest piece of white cardstock.
2. Mask part of the first design and stamp the smaller stamp to the right as shown.
3. Put the yellow ink on the center of the sun, but leave the outside edges blurred.
4. Stamp the sun as shown.
5. Color in the sky, mountains & foreground with Twinkling H20’s.
6. Color in the cactus, the bush and the center of the sun with markers.
7. Make a template of the two cactus and cut out of O’So double sticky tape.
8. Mix a small quantity of the two shades of green beads.
9. Put the tape on the cactus, peel off the backing and sprinkle on the mixed beads. Be sure to press the beads down well.
10. Use Glossy Accents on the smaller cactus and sprinkle with beads, then let dry.
11. Adhere to the copper paper and then to the scored and folded card.
12. Add fiber by wrapping it around the top of the card and tie off in the top corner.

I Love Paris Card

Supplies:
Stamps by Stampa Rosa, Hero Arts, Impression Obsession & Inkadinkado
French script is unknown

Cardstock:
Red 4¼X5½
Pink Mottled 4X 5¼
Red Vellum

Heart Punch by Marvy
Stamp Pads StazOn Black Crystal & Marvy Gray
MicroBeads .5mm Clear Translucent by PennyWiseArts.com
O’So Sticky Tape Sheet by PennyWiseArts.com
Tidy Tray or tray with sides for beads
Vellum Tape
Red Ribbon 1 inch Organza
Adhesive of your choice

Directions:
1. Stamp French script & postage mark on pink cardstock in gray.
2. Stamp everything else in black.
3. Stamp Eiffel Tower on scratch paper for pattern then cut out O’So Sticky tape.
4. Peel off tape backing and lay over the Eiffel Tower stamped on the card front.
5. Put in Tidy Tray, peel off the rest of the backing and pour beads on the tape.
6. Press beads firmly into tape with an old brayer or flat object.
7. Punch heart out of red vellum and attach with vellum tape.
8. Tie a bow and attach with Adhesive.
9. Adhere card front to red cardstock.

Shells on the Beach Card

Supplies:
Cardstock in White, Pale Blue, white backed
Medium Blue, Multicolor and Beige
Shell Punch by EK Paper Shapers
O’So Paper Back Tape by www.pennywiseart.com
Clear Micro Beads by www.pennywiseart.com
Adhesive of your choice

Directions:
1. Glue down lt. blue paper on top and beige on the bottom.
2. Tear two pieces of med. blue, tearing toward the blue side.
3. Overlap the med blue in the center of the card.
4. Punch 3 shells from multicolored cardstock.
5. Punch a shell from O’So sticky paper back tape.
6. Peel off back of tape and put on a shell.
7. Peel off remaining backing and pour on clear microbeads.
8. Press beads into tape with a brayer.
9. Glue shells on the beige cardstock at the bottom