Scrappy snowflakes

The challenge on Sundays at Splitcoast Stampers is always a “featured stamper” one — the idea is to have a look at the chosen stamper’s gallery and pick a card for inspiration to make your own. I don’t often get to play along but things worked out this weekend and I decided to combine and make a second card for the “snow day” theme at Christmas Kickstart.

Maja was the chosen stamper this week. Her “scrappy” style couldn’t be much more different to my usual but I couldn’t resist having a go, perhaps because it was well outside my comfort zone and that’s what makes a challenge a challenge, right?

I made the background paper with ink and some faint snowflakes (stamped with acrylic paint). The edges are sponged with a darker grey with the hanging stars at the top stamped in the same ink. The ground is swiped direct to paper with a Distress pad. 

The embellishments are very much based on the inspiration card I chose from Maja’s gallery although mine are made from layers of kraft cardstock (hers are wooden shapes).The punched circle was covered with double sided tape and very fine glitter burnished on there. The wee bear is stamped, he had a touch of pencil colouring before being fussy cut and finally there’s a sprinkle of Enamel Accents dots.

Stamps:
Polar Bear Pals (MFT)
Magazine cover mount from Craft Stamper (Nov 2012!)

Paper:
Bristol board
Kraft

Ink:
Tim Holtz Distress ink by Ranger (Iced Spruce, Walnut Stain)
Brilliance by Tsukineko (Graphite Black)
Hero Arts Shadow ink (Charcoal, Soft Granite)

Other:
Coloured pencils
White acrylic paint
Gauze
White crochet thread
Star punch (Fiskars)
Circle punch (Fiskars)
Snowflake die (Waltzingmouse Stamps, no longer with us)
Glamour Dust by Deco Art (Crystal)
White Enamel Accents by Ranger

Thanks for stopping by! There’s still a week or more to play at Christmas Kickstart if you’re trying to build up a bit of a buffer ahead of time!