Stamping with the Stars

Serene Snowflake Card

I'm so excited today!  I just found out that my Serene Snowflake Ornament was chosen to be one of Pals Paper Arts Artist Picks this week.  They even sent me that cool blinkie thing you see in my left sidebar!  If you haven't checked out this site yet, click on the blinkie.  A lot of my ideas start out as one of their challenges.

Okay, enough bragging.  Time to get to today's tutorial.

This just might be the Christmas card I send to my friends and family this year.  I think the glittered snowflake beautifully sets off this simple two-color card.  Well, three colors if you include the gold embossing. 

Here are the supplies I used:

Stamp sets:  Serene Snowflakes, Holiday Mini-Catalog, Pg. 26 #115438; Snow Swirled, Pg. 36 #111690

Paper:  Very Vanilla Cardstock (CS), Pg. 155 #101650; Very Vanilla Textured CS, Pg. 155 #106530 (Optional); Not Quite Navy CS, Pg. 156 #101722

Ink:  None!

Accessories:  VersaMark, Pg. 190 #102283; Gold Embossing Powder, Pg. 188 #109129; Heat Tool, Pg. 188 #100005; Embossing Buddy, Pg. 188 #103083; Dazzling Diamonds, Pg. 180 #102023; Snail Adhesive, Pg. 192 #104332; Ribbon Originals, Pg. 182 #116231; Fine tipped glue pen

Cut Very Vanilla CS 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" and score at 4-1/4" to create card base.

Rub the Embossing Buddy over 3-3/4" x 5" Very Vanilla CS.  I used Very Vanilla Textured CS on my card because I happened to have a piece already cut.  I do think it adds another nice texture to the card, so I'll probably use it for all of my cards.

Stamp the snowflake image in the upper left section and apply Gold Embossing Powder.  Use the Heat Tool to heat set as shown.

Add the sentiment.  I used the Season's Greetings sentiment from the Snow Swirled stamp set.

Use a fine-tipped glue pen to fill in the open areas of the snowflake as shown. I used a Quickie Glue pen I found at a local craft store.  Sprinkle on Dazzling Diamonds and tap off the excess.

Cut Not Quite Navy CS 4" x 5-1/4". Layer the Very Vanilla piece onto Not Quite Navy CS with Snail. Using the Not Quite Navy ribbon from the Ribbon Originals set, wrap ribbon around the card front and tie.  Attach to the card base with Snail.

I haven't decided on a sentiment for the inside of the card, but I'll probably keep it simple so it can be embossed as well.

That's it for today.  Be sure to check in tomorrow to see another glitter card I made for the next Pals Paper Arts "In the Pink" Challenge in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. 

Thanks for stopping by today.

Mickey

Serene Snowflakes Ornament

This is my entry for Pals Paper Arts-Anything but a Card-PPA13.  It's also one of those projects that looks much prettier in person than in the photo.

Here are the supplies I used:

Stamp set:  Serene Snowflakes, Holiday Mini-Catalog, Pg. 26 #115438

Paper:  Brushed Gold Cardstock, Pg. 159 #102935

Accessories:  VersaMark Pad, Pg. 190 #102283; Gold Emboss Powder, Pg. 188 #109129; Embossing Buddy, Pg. 188 #103083; Heat Tool, Pg. 188 #100005; Hobby Blade, Pg. 191 #102449; Cutting Mat, Pg. 191 #101087; Paper Snips, Pg. 191 #103579; Mini Glue Dots, Pg. 192 #103683; Gold Elastic Cord, Holiday Mini-Catalog, Pg. 27 #109867; Pretties Kit, Pg. 178 #109114; Crystal Effects, Pg. 192 #101055; Ornament

Dust Brushed Gold cardstock with Embossing Buddy to remove static.  Stamp image from Serene Snowflakes with VersaMark and heat set.

Cut out image as shown.  I used the hobby blade to cut just outside the embossed circle in the center.  This may vary depending on the ornament you use.  The rest was cut with paper snips.  Curl each section downward.  I used the handle of my paper-piercing tool for this.

Flip the piece over and stick a mini-gule dot on four sections as shown.

Cut four pieces of gold cord about 4" long.  Tie a knot on one end and thread into a teardrop crystal from the Pretties Kit and place a tiny drop of Crystal Effects on the knot to hold it in place.  Cut the pieces even.

Remove the ornament hanger and attach the gold cords to the ornament with Mini Glue dots as shown.

Layer the Serene Snowflake over the gold cords and replace the ornament hanger. 

That's all there is to it!  I'm working on a little gift box for this ornament.  I'll let you know what I come up with.

Thanks for stopping by!

Mickey