Snowflake Bauble

Like many of us, I saw several cards like today's being posted last year and couldn't find the stencil anywhere.  Of course you forget about it then BAM ~ you attend an event and there is someone with it willing to share!  What's even better is she was able to tell me where to order it!  

Sweet Poppy, Snowflake Bauble is one of the large thin metal stencils.  I love how my first attempt turned out and certainly hope to make a few more!   

I started with a larger piece (6" x 8') of mixed media paper and taped it to my glass mat.  I used Distressed Oxides and makeup brushes for the coloring and have referenced the colors at the bottom. 

I have a scrap of thick paper that I die cut a 'hill' on both sides to use as a mask.  It's metallic pink in the photo.  I slid it under the die to about the spot I thought I wanted to have the hill(s) in my design.  Then as you can see, I added a little light blue both at the top and bottom. 

Then I started at the top, not wanting to smear my work with my arm, and added the desired shades of oxides to the design.   When I was back on the bauble again, I shifted the 'hill' mask up to make the line of the horizon, using the yellows and applying upwardly.

When completed, I carefully removed the mask - only to see two errors.  Nice ORANGE spot right in the center, and no outside edge of the bauble where I had the mask.    Again using the side of the mask, I positioned it to the rounded edges of the bauble and added a little more blue so the edges were complete. 

The hardest part to me is next, deciding what will fit in this tiny space using the silhouette stamps that I have.  I took a good bit of time, laying different combinations our on the bauble to figure out which grouping I liked.  I used a stamping block and black Versa Claire ink to stamp the trees, fairy and pair of bunnies.  Can you see that I purposefully stamped the fairy OVER the orange spot?  Never an error, just an opportunity to embellish.

When complete, I trimmed close to the design and mounted on the coordinating cardstock.  I added the sentiment at the bottom right after mounting it also on a scrap of the cardstock.

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I will be entering this card in the following challenges: 

Build Your Stash Cardmakers - Christmas in July 

The Holly and The Ivy Christmas Challenge ~ Challenge #144 

Crafters Cafe ~ Challenge 299 ~ Christmas in July 

Merry Little Christmas Blog ~ Challenge 51 

Pearly Sparkles ~ Challenge 86 ~ Christmas in July 

ABC Christmas ~ N/O ~ O is for Ornament (top 3)

World Wide Crafters & Colourist ~ Challenge 7 

 

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Distressed Oxides used:

Festive Berries, Forest Moss,  Rustic Wilderness, Carved Pumpkin,

Unchartered Mariner

 

Products 

Sweet Poppy, Snowflake Bauble