Shades of Winter Blog Hop!!
Today I am working with Club Scrap's Shades of Winter. So this is an absolutely perfect kit for me - it snows buckets here in Montana!! For the last two days it has basically not stopped snowing. I shovel and shovel and turn around to find MORE snow right where I shoveled! It's crazy. I had to venture out onto the roads today and I don't know what happened to all the plows around town - but they are slacking on getting the streets plowed - I was never so happy to get back home and feel safe and sound once again!
So my inspiration was the gorgeous snowflakes in this kit. I made 3 versions of cards using the snowflake images. All three cards used similar technique with a bit of spin on each one.
Supplies:
Cardstock
Versamark ink
Embossing powder
White acrylic paint
Embossing tools (or improvise)
Instructions:
1. Ink the background of the card front using a similar color ink as the background or black.
2. Use versamark and stamp images, use embossing powder and heat emboss images.
For a bit of twist on this dark blue version - Draw a diagram on the front of the card like this:
Then stamp the teeny tiny snowflakes along to lines - creating a large snowflake - doing this method you can create as large a snowflake as you want.
For the red version of this card - I stamped the smaller snowflakes in the shape of a Tree. You could to this for various shapes like candy canes, bells, ornaments, etc.
3. Next I used a white gel pen and drew lines from the snowflakes up to the top of the page, creating strings that they hang from.
4. Next I used some embossing tools with different sized heads to create little dots along the 'string'.
2. Use versamark and stamp images, use embossing powder and heat emboss images.
For a bit of twist on this dark blue version - Draw a diagram on the front of the card like this:
Then stamp the teeny tiny snowflakes along to lines - creating a large snowflake - doing this method you can create as large a snowflake as you want.
For the red version of this card - I stamped the smaller snowflakes in the shape of a Tree. You could to this for various shapes like candy canes, bells, ornaments, etc.
3. Next I used a white gel pen and drew lines from the snowflakes up to the top of the page, creating strings that they hang from.
4. Next I used some embossing tools with different sized heads to create little dots along the 'string'.
I also added dots to the large snowflake filling any gaps between the little snowflakes I stamped.
I think these turned out pretty good - you can do a number of different designs with the dots on the strings.
Thanks for stopping by...now for more great stuff -
go check out Cheryl's blog hop project!!!
Or if you want to start at the beginning,
go check out Club Scrap!!!
Or if you want to start at the beginning,
go check out Club Scrap!!!
Very pretty Deb. and enjoy the new year.
ReplyDeleteLooks like such fun - love the dot idea...may have to give that a whirl!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! You are so creative, Deb!
ReplyDeleteWOW Debbie, the amount of details in your snowflake creations is astounding. The way you created a large snowflake with the small snowflake stamps is fantastic! And the dottie details added to make the white garland WOW amazing.
ReplyDeleteWho knew that dots on a string could be so clever! I love how you built a larger snowflake from smaller snowflakes, too. Brilliant!
ReplyDeleteSo clever making those big snowflakes! and the dots on the string make it all like glamorous!!! Great details!
ReplyDeleteThose dots on a string are awesome! At first glance, I thought it was a stamp. Nicely done!
ReplyDeleteAwesome cards!!! Love all the embossing. The tree is so clever!
ReplyDeleteThe Snowflake cards are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards! Love the embossed lines!m
ReplyDeleteI love the variations that you've created and especially appreciate how you put the dots on the strings to give a fancy look...great idea!
ReplyDeleteSuch a clever idea. I like how you created the large snowflake and tree images from the smaller snowflake stamps. Genius!
ReplyDeleteDeb all your snowflake cards are all Beautiful hun!
ReplyDeleteHugs
Cheryl
These are so beautiful! I especially love the red one with the embossing on it!
ReplyDeleteThose snowflake stamps are just awesome, right? I really like how you constructed the snowflake in the last card...absolutely unique, like a snowflake is supposed to be!
ReplyDeleteLove how you added the white decoration. It totally changes the look and makes your cards pop out more.
ReplyDeleteFabulous snowflake cards, Deb. Thanks for sharing the how you did this.
ReplyDeleteI think in person they are even more beautiful. Wishing you a very creative 2017!