Festive Sunday Inspiration Week 14 - Perfect Pearls Snowflake Backgrounds

Hi crafters,

It's time for the next installment in my Festive Sunday Inspiration series and we've made it to week 14 already.  You can still catch up on the previous posts, 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. 

I'm so excited for today's installment because I've used a product that I've had in my stash for probably about a decade and thanks to Jennifer McGuire it's been given a new lease of life!  Jennifer has created three videos showcasing different ways to use Perfect Pearls Pigment Powders and I was really keen to try out the technique in the first video.  I unearthed my Perfect Pearls and used them with Versamark ink to create gorgeous snowflakes.  

I started a production line by cutting four panels of Night of Navy cardstock to size.  I looked out the snowflakes from the Snowflake Wishes stamp set and put each on an acrylic block.  Now that I think about it again, I could have mounted all the snowflakes in place onto the Stamparatus plate and stamped the entire panel in one go!  Oh well, next time!  I used Versamark ink and applied this to the stamp before transferring the image to the Night of Navy cardstock.  Once all the stamping was complete, I added a few small scoops of Perfect Pearls Pigment Powders to the stamping and then brushed off the excess.  

For this first card, I added the Night of Navy stamped panel to a Thick Whisper White card blank.  I die cut out of Whisper White cardstock using the Pine Woods Dies and layered the trees together for dimension and texture.  I used Multipurpose Liquid Glue on the centre of the tree only so that the branches were dimensional.  I used another of the dies in the set to create the snow banks and added my sentiment in Night of Navy ink to the bottom left of the card.  

The second card features the Peace & Joy bundle and I used a Balmy Blue and Whisper White colour scheme for this card to tie in with the blue Perfect Pearls Pigment Powders.  I also cut a frame for the sentiment using the Stitched Rectangles Dies.  I added three snowflakes from the So Many Snowflakes Dies in Balmy Blue Glimmer Paper for the finishing touch.  

My final card adds a purple element and I tied in some silver accents too.  I used the Metallic Mesh Ribbon and wrapped this around the Night of Navy panel.  I used the Silver Foil Sheets and the Stitched Shapes Dies for the base of my sentiment.  I popped on a Gorgeous Grape snowflake die cut from the So Many Snowflakes Dies and then added a Silver Foil Joy die cut from the Joy Dies.  I finished off with some clear jewels from the Elegant Faceted Gems.  

What crafty item has been hiding in your crafty stash just waiting to be unleashed in a new way?  I'd love to know what you think of the perfect pearls and don't forget to check out Jennifer's videos over at You Tube.  

Happy crafting, Rachel x

Product List

Snowflake Wishes Bundle (English) [155172]	In The Pines Bundle [155182]	Peace & Joy Bundle [155167]	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820]
Stitched Shapes Dies [152323]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]
Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock [106577]	Balmy Blue A4 Cardstock [147007]	Gorgeous Grape A4 Cardstock [147011]	Balmy Blue Glimmer Paper [153513]
Silver Foil Sheets [132178]	Versamark Pad [102283]	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105]	Metallic Mesh Ribbon [153550]
Elegant Faceted Gems [152464]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

Festive Sunday Inspiration Week 11 - Joy To The World in Gold and White

Hi crafters,

It's time for the next installment in my Festive Sunday Inspiration series.  You can still catch up on the previous posts, 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. 

Today's card is one of my favourites from this festive series.  I actually made this one way back in the summer and yes, I had the Christmas music blasting then too!

I started with a Thick Whisper White card base and added a panel of Whisper White cardstock embossed with the Winter Snow Embossing Folder.  I cut a square of Gold Foil Sheet using the Stitched Shapes Dies and then added texture with the snowflake debossing dies in the Snow Time Dies.  I cut a Whisper White snowflake and a Vellum snowflake using the So Many Snowflakes Dies and offset on top of the gold foil topper to create dimension.  I used the Joy Dies and cut from several layers of Whisper White cardstock and then added a layer of Gold Foil Sheet to finish.  The sub sentiment was stamped in Versamark and heat embossed in white onto vellum.  I popped this up using very small pieces of Stampin' Dimensionals.  

Why not tell me something that brings you joy in the comments.  My craft room definitely gives me so much joy and it's better when I'm in there with a hot chocolate!

Happy crafting, Rachel x

Product List

Peace & Joy Bundle [155167]	So Many Snowflakes Dies [153560]	Snow Time Dies [153564]	Stitched Shapes Dies [152323]	Winter Snow Embossing Folder [153577]
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Gold Foil Sheets [132622]	White Vellum A4 Card Stock [106584]
Versamark Pad [102283]	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132]	Heat Tool - Uk Plug [129054]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

Freshly Made Sketches 457 Entry - Sparkle Snowflakes

Hi crafters,

I have an entry for the latest Freshly Made Sketches Challenge (457).  I love seeing what the design team have created for each sketch - they have so much talent.  

This sketch could be used for any occasion and I went for a sparkly snowflake theme using the Snowflake Wishes stamp set and the So Many Snowflakes dies from Stampin' Up!'s Snowflake Splendor Suite.

I created a card blank from half a sheet of Thick Whisper White A4 cardstock and then placed a piece of the Playing With Patterns DSP straight on top as my first layer.  The centre panel was created using Shimmery White Embossing Paste mixed with a little Gorgeous Grape ink.  I applied the paste through one of the Decorative Masks onto Whisper White cardstock and smoothed out with a palette knife.  Once this had completely dried, which took about 30 minutes, I added fun foam on the back to give even dimension.  I stamped the sentiment from the Snowflake Wishes stamp set in Bermuda Bay ink and then cut this down with my mini guillotine.  The snowflakes were cut from Balmy Blue Glitter cardstock but they didn't match my project so I used a Dark Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blend and recoloured them, adhering with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.  

I would like to enter this card into the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge 457.

Happy crafting, Rachel x

Product List 

Snowflake Wishes Bundle (English) [155172]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]	Stamparatus [148187]	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]
Playing With Patterns 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [152490]	Balmy Blue Glimmer Paper [153513]	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [147096]	Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad [147099]	Shimmery White Embossing Paste [145645]
Basic Pattern Decorative Masks [150697]	Palette Knives [142808]	Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144600]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974]