Glittered Snow

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