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Snowflakes In Silhouette… Why Not?

December 13, 2021 Leave a Comment

On Friday I took delivery of some new products from the Stampin’ Up! January to June 2022 Mini Catalogue. I’m excited to start exploring the what I’ve received in my pre-order, but first I have a few more Christmas projects to make. While I was putting away my new stuff I found some Christmas/winter stamp sets and dies from the Annual Catalogue. While they’re still considered ‘current’, they’ve been around a while and are likely to retire in a few months. So I’ve decided to give them one last outing, starting today with the So Many Snowflakes Dies.

Create this large gift tag using the Tidings & Trimmings Stamp Set and So Many Snowflakes Dies from Stampin' Up! #papercraftwithme

SNOWFLAKES TO START

For this project I was determined to use the large ‘frame’ die from the So Many Snowflakes Dies. So I used my Mini Cut & Emboss Machine to die-cut some Thick Basic White Card. I could have used this to make a layer for a Christmas card but instead opted to make a large gift tag.

So next I trimmed the die-cut layer down to 3″ x 4-3/4″. Then of course I needed something to go under the hole and so I cut a 3″ x 4-3/4″ piece of Night of Navy Card.

For my sentient I chose “May your days be merry & bright” from the Tidings & Trimmings Stamp Set. I began by stacking the two pieces of card so that I could see exactly where to place my sentiment. Then I stamped inside the ‘frame’ using VersaMark ink. After putting the white layer to one side, I sprinkled the sticky ink with white Stampin’ Emboss Powder and tapped off the excess. Once I’d removed a few stray specks of powder I melted the rest using my Heat Tool set on 2 (high).

Then with the embossing done I fixed the two card layers together using Multipurpose Liquid Glue (Tombow).

SIMPLE FINISH

Now I had to think of a way to attach the twine to allow the tag to be tied to a gift. I considered using the Detailed Trio Punch to add an oval hole, but then I had an idea… I could simply use the piercing attachment on my Take Your Pick tool to poke through a hole already created by the die. So that’s what I did, carefully enlarging the hole until I could thread some white baker’s twine through it. Then I just tied it in a simple knot.

Create this large gift tag using the Tidings & Trimmings Stamp Set and So Many Snowflakes Dies from Stampin' Up! #papercraftwithme

All I had left to do was add a white piece to the back of the tag so it could be written on. As I reached over to get some more Basic White Card I noticed the piece taken from the centre of the ‘frame’. It was quite large and more than enough to write one. So rather than waste it I decided to use it.

First I turned the piece so that the shapes at the top matched the top part of the front of the tag. Then I used liquid glue to attach this piece to the back of the tag. Now instead of white snowflakes I appeared to have unusual snowflake silhouettes.

Finally for some sparkle I added some Rhinestone Basic Jewels to the centre of the larger snowflakes on the front of my tag. With that my project was complete.

Now as a reward for using this older product I’m going to play with some of my new stuff. Life’s all about balance, don’t you think?

PRODUCT LIST

BUNDLE BONUS – I bought the Tidings & Trimmings Stamp Set in a bundle with the coordinating Christmas Trimmings Dies (not used today). Placing my order using the single “bundle” item number meant I saved 10% off the cost of buying the same two items separately. I’ve included a link to the bundle in case you want to explore this option.

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Night Of Navy 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock
Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock
Rhinestone Basic Jewels
Rhinestone Basic Jewels
Baker's Twine Essentials Pack
Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack
Tidings & Trimmings Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
Tidings & Trimmings Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
Tidings & Trimmings Bundle (English)
Tidings & Trimmings Bundle (English)
Versamark Pad
Versamark Pad
Basics Embossing Powders
Basics Embossing Powders
Heat Tool (Us And Canada)
Heat Tool (Us And Canada)
So Many Snowflakes Dies
So Many Snowflakes Dies
Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine
Take Your Pick
Take Your Pick
Paper Trimmer
Paper Trimmer
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Multipurpose Liquid Glue

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