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So Many Snowflakes Took Over

September 8, 2020 2 Comments

I really hadn’t planned to make another Christmas gift tag so soon. In fact I started out with the intention of making a card using colours from a design challenge. Of course like many of my crafting sessions things took on a mind of their own. I’m not even sure why I picked up the So Many Snowflakes Dies, but it didn’t turn out too bad in the end.

Let It Snow gift tag created using the Snowman Season Stamp Set and So Many Snowflakes Dies from Stampin' Up! #papercraftwithme

SNOWFLAKES

When designing a new project I often pull out lots of different products and just to get my creative juices flowing. It’s only later that I decide which if any of the pieces I’ll combine on a single project. Anything I don’t use gets put away to be used another day.

This gift tag actually began when I pulled out the Balmy Blue Glimmer Paper for my original project. Balmy Blue was one of the colours in the challenge and it seemed like a logical place to start.

Then I saw the So Many Snowflakes Dies and couldn’t resist die-cutting some of the snowflakes. Just in case…

Then I thought, snowflakes are usually white, so I cut some more from Thick Whisper White Card. When I layered the Glimmer Paper snowflake on top of the white one I loved the effect. And that’s when my colour challenge project went out of the window.

LET IT SNOW

I could see a gift tag in the making but I needed to find a suitable sentiment. I looked at the coordinating Snowflake Wishes Stamp Set but they were much larger than I needed. So I went to find the Snowman Season Stamp Set instead. There it was. “Let It Snow”. Now I had the sentiment and a Frozen song in my head I knew how to complete my impromptu project.

After cutting a 2″ x 4-1/4″ strip of Night of Navy Card I shaped one end using the Fancy Tag Topper Punch.

Let It Snow gift tag created using the Snowman Season Stamp Set and So Many Snowflakes Dies from Stampin' Up! #papercraftwithme

Next I stamped my sentiment onto Thick Whisper White Card with Night of Navy ink. To add interest I had a look in the Ornate Frames Dies and found one that was the perfect size. After cutting it out I attached the sentiment to my tag base with Multipurpose Liquid Glue (Tombow).

Next came the larger of my Whisper White die-cut snowflakes. As per usual I’d forgotten to back the card with Adhesive Sheet before I die-cut the shape, so I used liquid glue to fix the white snowflake instead. On top of that I then glued one of the slightly smaller Glimmer Paper snowflakes.

While I liked the design, I decided it needed a bit more sparkle. So I picked up a larger Glimmer Paper snowflake, and with liquid glue attached it across the bottom right corner. Then I trimmed the excess snowflake off with Paper Snips.

Not wanting to waste the rest of the snowflake I glued some more of it to the left side of the gift tag. Then I trimmed that level with the edge of the tag. That was much better.

Finally all I had to do was thread some Silver 3/8″ Metallic-Edge Ribbon through the slot at the top and secure it in place with a Mini Glue Dot. Job done.

So while this wasn’t exactly what I had planned, I really love how it turned out. There’s still plenty of time to try that colour challenge…

You can see a card I made using the So Many Snowflakes Dies in my blog post Snowflakes stamped, embossed and die-cut.

PRODUCT LIST

BUNDLE BONUS – I bought the So Many Snowflakes Dies in a ‘bundle’ with the coordinating Snowflake Wishes Stamp Set (not used today). This meant I saved 10% off the cost of buying the two items separately. I’ve included a link to the bundle in case you want to explore that option.

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Balmy Blue Glimmer Paper
Balmy Blue Glimmer Paper
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock
Silver 3/8" Metallic-Edge Ribbon
Silver 3/8" Metallic-Edge Ribbon
Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad
Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad
Snowman Season Photopolymer Stamp Set (En)
Snowman Season Photopolymer Stamp Set (En)
So Many Snowflakes Dies
So Many Snowflakes Dies
Snowflake Wishes Bundle (English)
Snowflake Wishes Bundle (English)
Ornate Frames Dies
Ornate Frames Dies
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
Magnetic Cutting Plate
Magnetic Cutting Plate
Fancy Tag Topper Punch
Fancy Tag Topper Punch
Paper Snips
Paper Snips
Paper Trimmer
Paper Trimmer
Adhesive Sheets
Adhesive Sheets
Mini Glue Dots
Mini Glue Dots
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Multipurpose Liquid Glue

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  1. Katrina says

    September 12, 2020 at 11:15 am

    Absolutely love this design!!! Think I’ll have to put a bulk order in for some of these!! Definitely going blue on the Christmas tree this year after seeing this! X

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    • Tracy Elsom says

      September 12, 2020 at 11:18 am

      Thank you Katrina. Blue and white is one of my favourite colour schemes, and as it’s a winter scheme there’s no hurry to take everything down as soon as Christmas is over if you don’t want to.

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