Paper It may take a little searching, but metallic paper for scrapbooking can certainly be found. Metallic cardstock is sturdy and comes in basic gold and silver and a few other colors. Metallic paper, on the other hand, could be called flimsy, but it comes in other colors such as blue, pink, and emerald as well as traditional silver and gold. Metallic paper is sometimes impressioned with a design, helping it reflect additional light. While metallic paper or cardstock might be a little overwhelming as a backdrop for your page, it can certainly draw attention to the most important photograph on your page.
Metallics make great die cuts for certain designs such as champaigne flutes and firecrackers.
You can also cut your own shapes from metallic card stock. You can use metallic cardstock to add some pizzazz to your punch art designs as well. Don't overlook mulberry paper as a source of twinkle on your pages. Some mulberry papers, available in art supply stores and rubber stamping stores, have metallic slivers embedded in the paper. This variety of paper can easily add a glimmer of shine to your page without overdoing it.