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Let’s get Started:
Card Base: 4.25 x 11, scored and folded at 5.5
Card Face: 4 x 5.5
Card Face:
I laid the card face on my Grip Mat and positioned the ornament stencil.
I masked off the metal hanger at the top.
I applied light blue ink with a soft hand, deepening the colour towards the edges, and maintaining a lighter section towards the top right.
Leaving the ornament stencil in place, I positioned the snowflake stencil towards the right, allowing it to extend into the ornament slightly.
I applied the same blue ink over this, again using a light hand.
I moved the snowflake stencil to the bottom right of the opening, and created the pattern there as well.
I added a silver to the ornament hanger (although I wanted a pure silver I grabbed the wrong brush and ended up with an unplanned mixture of colour).
I used a corner rounder punch on the top two corners of the card face and then placed it in an embossing folder and ran it through the Big Shot.
Other:
I used the same corner rounder on the top corners of the card base.
I looked through my sentiment binder and selected a beautiful sentiment created with my Glimmer machine.
Assembly
I glued the card face to the card base, centering on all sides.
I added the sentiment towards the upper right, as shown.
I added a white bow to the hanger, securing it to the card face with a glue dot.
Final Thoughts:
I always love texturizing my card faces, or a portion of them. In this instance however the stencilled pattern became harder to distinguish. I like this card, but it would have been beeter without the embossing.
I do love the combination of the two stencils.
Supplies: (and links where possible)
I have listed which products I have used, and where they may be purchased. It’s a huge marketplace and in most instances, there are multiple sources and many alternatives to choose from.
Stencil:
Split Snowflake, A Colorful Life Designs
Marvellous Masks Ornaments, A Colorful Life Designs
Waffle Flower Grip Mat, 8.5 x 6.5, Scrapbook.com
Sentiment: Christmas & Glimmer Sentiments, Spellbinders, Amazon
Ink: Stampin’ Up!
Blending Brushes: Stampin’ Up!
Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels
Card Base & Card Face: Accent 100 lb., Amazon
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Split Snowflake by A Colorful Life Desig
