Winter Wonderland

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Let’s get Started:

Cream Card Base: 5.5 x 8.5, scored and folded at 4.25

Kraft Card Face: 5.25 x 4

I chose not to use my grip mat with this stencil because I was using Duo paste right to the edges of the card face and didn’t want the adhesive on the mat. (Duo is a very strong adhesive.)

Card Face:

• I laid my card face on scrap paper and secured the stencil with Mint Tape.

• I spread Duo paste across the exposed surface, carefully removed the stencil and put it into water immediately.

• I put the card face aside to dry: this paste goes on white but dries clear, and the dry time will depend on how thick the paste is.

• Once the paste had dried I laid a piece of green transfer foil ***over the card face and ran it through the Big Shot.

• I removed the foil, leaving the stencilled pattern behind.

*** See Foiling Without Head under Techniques in the header

Other:

• I die-cut two trees from kraft cardstock.

• I randomly applied glass bead gel to both trees and set them aside to dry. I had decided on placement prior to this step, and didn’t put the gel where the trees overlapped. This made it easier to glue them down.

• I looked through the sentiments in my binder** and found one that was perfect for this card. I also came across tiny stars and put them to use.

**See Ready To Go Binder under Techniques in the header

Assembly

• I put dimensional foam on the back of the card face and centered it on the card base.

• I glued the trees on, overlapping as shown.

• I put foam tape on the ends of the sentiment and put it into position. (the glass beads provided support in the center.)

• I added the tiny stars.

Final Thoughts:

I love the shine that foil brings to a project, and this was such a fun stencil to use for this purpose.

Although you cannot see the glass bead gel well in the image it is so effective in real life: it looks like tiny pellets of ice on the trees.

Supplies: (and links where possible)

I have listed which products I have used, and where they may be purchased. It's a huge marketplace and in most instances, there are multiple sources and many alternatives to choose from.

Stencil: Simple Christmas Trees, A Colorful Life Designs

Glass Bead Gell: Golden, Amazon

I saw this product on a video by Laurel Beard and was intrigued enough to order it - I'm so glad I did. It's so much fun to work with.

Dies: Woodlands, Sizzix/Tim Holtz, Amazon

Duo Gel: Thermoweb, Simon Says Stamp

Green Transfer Foil: Thermoweb, Simon Says Stamp

Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels

Cream Card Base : Recollections, Michaels

Kraft Cardstock: Dollarama****

**** See Supplies under Stretch Your Pennies in the header

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