Sizzix / Stampin' Up "Pretty Pines" snowflake Christmas card

I had an idea in my head about a Christmas card, which I had to try out.  This card is kind of what I had thought of.

I started with a square kraft card blank.  I used the Funky Fossil Designs "Snowflake die", cutting it in thin white card.  Once cut, I coated the snowflake in "Crystal" stickles to give a lovely sparkle and set aside to dry.

I had a mega cutting session using my Sizzix Big Shotm cuttine elements from the Sizzix / Stampin' Up "Pretty Pine Thinlits" dies, using different coloured shades of green and brown cardstock.

I used wet glue to stick the snowflake on to the card blank.  I then started to build up the foliage on the left hand side of the card.

I used Dr PH Martin's white bleed proof ink, slightly diluted, using a fan shaped paint brush to splatter the white across the card, to replicate snowflakes.

I had die cut the word "Merry" in a lovely deep red shade, but it kind of got lost on top of the snowflake, which is where the vision in my head, differs from what I have made.  It didn't seem to make a difference where I positioned the word, it just didn't work.  So instead, I stamped "Season's Greetings", part of a Clarity Stamps set called "Christmas Celebration Words" in Versafine Clair "Chianti" dark red ink.  I then die cut it in to a banner shape, tucking one end below some of the foliage.

Finally, I added "crystal" stickles around the sentiment and added "Ruby Red" Liquid Pearls to the foliage to replicate berries.

Funky Fossil Designs "Snowflake Die" Release

Here's another fabulous new release from Funky Fossil Designs, a 12cm snowflake die that cuts beautifully and is available to purchase from their site from today.

I've mounted the die cut on to a sheet of the new Funky Fossil "Merry and Bright" patterned paper, paired with the matching washi tape.  

The sentiment is stamped in Memento "Rhubarb Stalk" ink and die cut.

Funky Fossil Designs "Snowflake Die" Preview

Today, I can share with you another new product from Funky Fossil Designs, which will be available to purchase from this Friday, 30th July.  It's a beautiful snowflake die, which measures approximately 12cm.

I've cut two snowflakes mounting one onto a piece of the Funky Fossil "In To The Blue" patterned paper.  I have then semi adhered the next snowflake on top of the other one, so that the outer areas are loose.  

I've used the sentiment from one of their new sets (Enchanted Christmas), stamped in Versafine Clair "Medieval Blue" ink and then die cut into a rectangle.