Wednesday, January 11, 2012

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

16 comments:

  1. This is beautiful! I love all the bling & the pretty lace too. Thanks for playing along with our challenge this week over at Shopping our Stash :)

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  2. Love this, glad to see you're back!

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  3. Very lovely. I like your use of glitter (love glitz) and your celebration of winter and snow.

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  4. Love this art piece! From the text background which you stamped to the glittered letters-so many textures.
    Thanks for sharing.
    Scrappylassie/Chris

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  5. I love this snowy piece. I live in Minnesota, and like you we have no snow. This hanging would fill the bill for me since after last winter's snow I don't mind doing without the real stuff this year.

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  6. This is so beautiful! Love all you different elements and textures.

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  7. This is a stunning snow piece! So many wonderful frosty elements. Thanks for joining us for the "Let It Snow" Challenge over at the Cheerful Stamp Pad!
    Cindy

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  8. A fantastic sparkly project, thanks for joining us on the card caravan at The Hybrid Chick.

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  9. What a great snow . I love the fact that you used the newsprint in the back and that lace is lovely. Thanks for joining "Let it Snow" at the Cheerful Stamp Pad.

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  10. This is so pretty. I love all the different elements. Thanks for playing with us at Going Grey with Scrap-Creations.

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  11. This is beautiful - love the neutral colour theme for your Let it Snow creation! Thanks for joining The Cheerful Stamp Pad challenge!

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  12. Very pretty! Thanks for joining us at The Cheerful Stamp Pad! :)

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  13. Gorgeous, Thank you for playing with us in this weeks glitter challenge at Going Grey with Scrap-Creations!

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  14. ooohhh, so sparkly...love that bling...thanks for playing along at shopping our stash this week.

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