Hello friends. I didn't get a chance to share this idea with you before because of IT issues, but I'd love to hear what you think about making this type of card into a winter birthday or thinking of you card. It's basically snowflakes so it's not a Christmas card per se. Please tell me what you think.
I love the crisp navy and white look with just the large snowflake. It's quick and easy to do, but I think it looks stunning.
Start with a Basic White Thick piece of cardstock that measures 5 1/4" x 4". This card will be made using the Snowy Delights dies only. It will have the snowflake outline die-cut from it. I didn't use the largest outline die, but the one that more closely follows the contours of the larger snowflake.
Using the segment that you just cut out, center the large snowflake die on this and cut again. Don't throw out the excess you just cut from around the snowflake. I've got plans for that too.
Ok, let's do some stamping and layering to put this card together.
On the Thick Basic White cardstock piece, stamp the sentiment. I used this one from the Peace on Earth set along with Night of Navy ink. I thought it looked lovely along the bottom area.
Next this white layer is attached to a Night of Navy layer. This measures 5 3/8" x 4 1/8". This will give you a tiny navy edge that is so elegant surrounding all that white. And don't you love the navy showing off that snowflake cut-out? I used "green glue" for this step, so I had a little wiggle time to get it nice and straight.
These two layers were then attached to a Basic White card base. It was attached with the "green glue" also.
Now to get that lovely snowflake attached to the center of the navy snowflake. I used some Mini Dimensionals that had been cut in half. When you look closely at the snowflake, you see in the outer star at the "V's" there is no light showing through. This is where I placed the Dimensional half pieces so they wouldn't show through. Another half Mini Dimensional was also placed under the circle of each snowflake arm where the glitter dot was placed later. That half of the Mini Dimensional fit there perfectly. This is just enough to hold the snowflake in place on the card. (Make sure you carefully put this in an envelope so none of the little details get messed up.)
The final touch on this elegant card was adding just a touch of bling to draw the eye around the design. the cute little pale blue sequins are from the Traditional Sparkling Sequins found in the Sept - December Mini Catalog. I debated about using the clear Basic Rhinestones for the bling, but I think the light blue sequins enhance the frosty appearance.
In case it's bothering you, at this point I need to mention that I did go back and pop those last three holes in the die-cut. Yes, the picture is driving me crazy, but the card has already been long-gone in the mail so I can't take new pictures!
Now, I need your honest opinion. I was considering sending some of these style of cards to the shut-ins in January. I'd change up the sentiment to something like - a warm hello. Yes or no??? What do you think? I need some opinions here.
Now remember that extra piece that was die-cut from between the outline of the snowflake and the detail of it? Well, just keep reading and you'll see what I did with it.
I thought the piece was just too interesting to throw out and I needed to do something with it.
The card base is Lost Lagoon cardstock. It has a snowflake cluster from the Snowy Delights set stamped in each corner with Lost Lagoon ink. This gives just a bit of subtle interest to the card background.
The Thick Basic White snowflake left over piece was attached to the card front with "green glue". I was going to use the same snowflake die to cut a sparkly snowflake but decided to use the smaller one instead. This way I still have two completely different looks on the card that complement each other. I used the Peaceful Garden Glimmer Paper in the soft greenish color for this design.
The sentiment and oval die are both from the Snowy Delights bundle. The sentiment was stamped with Lost Lagoon ink to match the design. It's popped on the card front with some Dimensionals.
The little snowflake embellishment on the sentiment label is just the tiny center piece from the large snowflake. Isn't it perfect here?
The only extra bling on this card is a pretty retired white "ribboned" gem that seemed to be just the right one.
That's it for today's card idea. Yes, I know you've already got you cards all finished and sent out. But I thought these ideas were too good to ignore. Just because I couldn't share any ideas with you for two weeks doesn't mean I didn't have any ideas that I wanted to share. Again, I wish to make a sincere apology for not making any posts throughout the month because of my IT issues. This whole teaching an old dog new tricks is really hard on me. Thank goodness my hubby is better at finagling things than I am, or I'd be totally lost!
Merry Christmas! and have some fun stamping and creating,
Sharon
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