I pulled out my favorite snowflake dies from PTI (Fancy Flakes) and came up with this:
I started by blending Picked Raspberry, Dusty Concord, Salty Ocean, Faded Jeans, & Stormy Sky Distress Inks for my background and then splattered with white acrylic paint to resemble falling snow against my Winter sky. Next I added 2 die cut Fancy Flakes and then sprayed the panel with Sheer Shimmer Sparkle Spritz. You can see a little bit of the shimmer in this close up:
In real life it really sparkles!! Next I lightly traced my panel onto the card base and used it as a guide to stamp my "merry and bright" sentiment (SSS's Tiny Words Christmas) all around my rectangle and then erased my pencil marks before adding the snowflake panel along with a piece of foam to add a little dimension.
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15 comments:
A bit too warm yet for snowflakes, but this is one gorgeous card, Marcia! It reminds me of a twilight sky with the sun almost down, and the rich blues and purples turning to evening. If you keep this up, you'll have all your Christmas cards ready to go by Halloween! Those PTI snowflakes look great, and I love that you've popped that panel up. Great card. Have a good week, my friend. xo Bev
Fabulous card, Marcia! The background is so pretty and sparkly, and those white snowflakes are fantastic! I am so glad you joined us at CAS Christmas! I need to practice my "splatters"...yours look like tiny snowflakes among the big flakes, love them!! Heart Hugs, Col
You've created a lovely winter sky for those frosty flakes! This is wonderful Marcia!
This is lovely, Marcia! I really loved how you've framed the main image with words! Looks great, Jo x
So pretty, Marcia... don't take it outside! I'd hate to see these pretties melt! lol
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What a wonderful, shimmery sky with those awesome snowflakes, Marcia! I love how you've framed the design with the stamped sentiment! Thanks so much for sharing with us at CAS Christmas!
Beautiful background you created for the snowflakes. Love the shimmer you added.
This is beautiful, Marcia. I love the sentiments stamped around the edge. I had a purchased card like that once and always wanted to recreate it. You beat me to it.
Beautiful Marcia, I love your sentiment outlining that wonderful distress background. Such a pretty frame for your snowflake, thanks for joining us at CAS Christmas
Stunning blended sky for your snowflakes, Marcia!! Just love the sentiment as a border too! Yes - so glad the snowflakes aren't falling from the sky right now!!
Beautiful card Marcia! LOVE the blend of cool winter colours which are perfect with your die-cut snowflakes. Love the use of your sentiment stamp to create a frame for your panel. Awesome design, my friend! xx
Beautiful blending, Marcia ... the tiny splatters and all the shimmer make it look all frosty and chilly, perfect for those crisp snowflakes to fall against! Love how you framed the panel with the sentiment ... such a great idea! Hugs, Anita :)
Beautiful Marcia! Lovely ink blending with the specks of white "snow". The sentiment stamped around the border is genius!
Beautiful snowflakes, gorgeous blended background. Love the way the sentiment goes all the way around it. Thanks so much for marking a card for CAS Christmas!
Oh I love the frame with the sentiment going around... Gorgeous blended BG and perfect for those snowflakes!
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