On The Wings of Craft: Snowflake Splendour

Sunday, 27 September 2020

Festive Sunday Inspiration Week 7 - Snowflake Wishes

Hi crafters,

Today is the next installment in my Festive Sunday Inspiration series. There is still time to catch up though, take a look back at the first post. I will be bringing you a post every Sunday until 29 November featuring festive projects to spark your creativity. Projects will feature Stampin' Up! products from the August-December 2020 Mini Catalogue and the Annual Catalogue, using a variety of techniques. If you would like to purchase any of the products for yourself, please visit my online shop which is open 24/7.

It's the return of the Snowflake Splendour Suite this week and I have two cards that feature the same die.

The first card is a glittery version. I used the largest snowflake die to cut from Balmy Blue Glimmer Paper. However, I didn't realise that the die didn't have an outer cutting edge so I used Multipurpose Liquid Glue behind each individual piece before laying this onto a panel of Whisper White cardstock and then removing the outer layer. I loved the result so this turned into a happy accident! I stamped the sentiment below the snowflake in Balmy Blue ink and then mounted the panel onto a Balmy Blue card blank.

My second card today features the negative portion of the same snowflake but this time I used Whisper White cardstock. I popped the panel up with Stampin' Dimensionals after using one of the Stitched Rectangle dies to trim the panel to size. I layered this onto a panel of the Snowflake Splendour DSP embossed with the Winter Snow Embossing Folder. The sentiment was stamped with Night of Navy ink to match the card blank. I finished with a Blue Adhesive-Backed Gem in the centre of the snowflake for added sparkle.

I hope you are enjoying this festive series. Christmas is sooner than we think! Especially when the supermarkets are already stocking chocolate Christmas treats! If there is anything you'd like to see, there is still time to drop me a comment or email to let me know.

Happy crafting,

Rachel x

Product List

Snowflake Splendor Suite Collection (English) [155115]	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]
Balmy Blue A4 Cardstock [147007]	Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock [106577]	Balmy Blue Glimmer Paper [153513]	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105]
Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

Sunday, 30 August 2020

Festive Sunday Inspiration 3 - Snowflake Splendour Suite from Stampin' Up!

Hi friends,

Today is the third installment in my Festive Sunday Inspiration series. There is still time to catch the first and second posts though. I will be bringing you a post every Sunday until 29 November featuring festive projects to spark your creativity. Projects will feature Stampin' Up! products and a variety of techniques. If you would like to purchase any of the products for yourself, please visit my online shop which is open 24/7.

After cutting up the gorgeous Designer Series Paper, I used the scraps the make this card, along with some Balmy Blue Glimmer Paper snowflakes and an Itty Bitty sentiment. I have quite a few more cards made with the Snowflake Splendor Suite so stay tuned for them in the coming weeks.

I created a card base using Whisper White cardstock. I adhered the strips of DSP to a panel of Whisper White cardstock, making sure they were offset. I find it hard to do random! I cut one of the Nesting Labels Dies from Whisper White cardstock and stamped a greeting from the Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set in Balmy Blue on top. I added three die cut snowflakes from Balmy Blue Glimmer Paper and finished off with a Blue Adhesive-Backed Gem in the centre of each. This is a simple card for mass producing at Christmas and could also be redesigned with non-Christmas items for any occasion.