Although we have no snow here yet, I know it's coming and I like to decorate in a snow theme for the winter months. When I pulled out my decor this year, I realized that I really don't have very much...(not that I want a lot, less seems to be more after all the Christmas stuff is stowed again). Sticking with the snow theme, icy blue tones, and of course lots of sparkle, I created this hanging piece for my winter collection.
The Details:
- I used tons of chip board on this piece because I wanted dimension and for elements to extend past the 4"x6" rectangle base. "Snow" is glittered with Martha Stewart's 'White Gold' glitter. I purchased this color after Tim Holtz mentioned that it's his favorite color and I figured that if Sir Tim was recommending a product not his own, it had to be good! And of course, he's right...it's a wonderful, slightly tarnished silver that has a beautifully vintage feel.
- The snowflakes have a lot of layers. First, I colored the raw chipboard with Tumbled Glass Distress Stain, then highlighted with Picket Fence. Next, I added a thick layer of Rock Candy Distress Paint. Once that was dry, I accented with a Snow Cap Adirondack paint dabber and while the paint was still wet, I sprinkled on some crystal glitter. The centers are embellished with gauzy flowers and a button on the large and pearl on the small. That still didn't seem like quite enough, so I also added some dots of Old Paper Distress Stickles.
- The snowman is much simpler. He too, has a base of Tumbled Glass and Picket Fence stains and is accented with Snow Cap paint dabber. His sparkle, however, comes from a layer of Rock Candy Distress Stickles. He's finished off with some pearl "buttons" and a gingham ribbon "scarf".
- I also colored the Tim Holtz 'Play' adage ticket with Tumbled Glass stain, plus a little Pumice Stone along the edges for depth. I wanted this to look a bit frosty too, so I accented the top edges with Snow Cap paint dabber and added crystal glitter to the wet paint. The ticket is pierced with a crystal headed corsage pin and is actually adhered tho the base with foam tape to give it dimension.
- I love this new lacy trim I purchased from Hobby Lobby...I can just get lost in their ribbon department. To make sure the lace stayed put, I adhered it with Wondertape. Because the lace is an open design, some of the sticky Wondertape was exposed, so I sprinkled on more White Gold glitter and voila!, no more stickiness and wow, does that look pretty!
I think I might enjoy making winter projects just as much a Christmas ones. I can still use a ton of glitter and fancy trimmings!
Challenges:
Going Grey with Scrap-Creations: Glitter
Shopping Our Stash Challenge 34: All That Glitters, Sparkles or Shines
The Cheerful Stamp Pad: Challenge #33 - "Let it Snow"
The Hybrid Chick: Card Caravan Challenge #10 - Sparkle
Supplies:
Pattern Paper: My Mind’s Eye Lost
& Found ‘Portobello Road’
Inks: Distress Stain ‘Tumbled
Glass’, ‘Picket Fence’, ‘Pumice Stone’; Adirondack paint dabber ‘Snow Cap’
Embellishments: chipboard
letters, snowman, snowflakes, flourish; Martha Stewart glitter ‘White Gold’, ‘Crystal
Fine’; pearls; Tim Holtz Distress Crackle Paint ‘Rock Candy’; 7 Gypsies clips;
Making Memories rick rack ‘Animal Crackers’; Distress Stickles ‘Rock Candy’, ‘Old
Paper’; JoAnn flowers; corsage pin; ribbon; lace; TH adage ticket; TH button accoutrement
Tools: Claudine Hellmuth
Studio Matte Multi-Medium; glue dots; Wondertape; 3M foam tape; emery board;
heat tool
Misc: cardboard
I went back to basics on this card, nothing too elaborate. I wanted the word art to be the focus and I think that mission is accomplished due to its size and position. The only detail that you don't get credit for in the overall photo is that the bottom edge has been cut with decorative scissors, revealing a bit of the inside, and "stitched" with fiber ribbon.
