Icy Snowflakes

Good Morning

This card started as a 'fail' but I tried to rescue it and was very pleased with the final results.

Icy cold is what we have had here where I live, so this card was a perfect one to speak to the winter weather all around me.

So here's what I did to create my card.

• As I mentions above, this card started as a 'fail'.  Why do I say that?  I had cut a white piece of cardstock and tried to use this new snowflake die I got for Christmas to cut it out.  WELL, the cardstock I was cutting was too thick and the die make an impression instead of cutting.  I looked at it and thought....hmmmmm.  Time to rescue it.
• I took the panel and rubbed some Peacock Feathers and Salty Ocean Distress Oxide ink all over the front of the panel.  I loved how the snowflake stood out and stayed white....SAVE!
• I cut the panel down to fit a 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 inch size card when finished. 
• To add interest, I first splattered with a good amount of water to lift some of the ink, then splattered with my white Posca pen to add a more snowy look to my card.
• While that dried, I die cut the sentiment 3 times and glued them together.  
• When the inked panel was dry, I glued it onto a white card base, then added the sentiment and a few little blue gems.

 

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- WITH LOVE

The Four Seasons- ANYTHING GOES WINTER

Papercraft Challenges- WINTER WONDERLAND

Supplies

Stamps- none

Inks- DOX 

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook, Waterloo, Ont.)

Accessories and Tools- Snowflake die (Amazon); TE inking brushes; blue gems;

Peace die (SSS)