Simon Says Stamp 2021 DieCember Blog Hop Day 2

Hello friends and welcome to Day 2 of the Simon Says Stamp DieCember Blog Hop...you can catch up with Day 1 over on the Simon Says Stamp Blog.

I'm so excited to be joining so many of the talented designers on this hop and if you've arrived here from  Norine Borys' blog, then hello, but if not, and you want to catch up with everyone who is participating in this hop, then don't worry because you can head back to the beginning HERE!

There are so many gorgeous new products in this release and I can guarantee that you’ll be spoilt for choice and every single one of them will get you heading for your craft room, make you feel happy and so uplifted. So, if you want to see this fabulous new release in full, then click HERE!

Now back to my make and I created a card that can be used for any occasion, “just because”…and I used four of the beautiful new dies from this release, including the glorious Dancing Snowflake die which is stunning!

So let’s get started and here’s how I created it…

MATTED PANELS AND CARD BLANK

I started by making a black card blank to measure, 14 x 17cm. I then cut a piece of the SSS ivory card, 13 x16cm and machine stitched a borer around the outside before matting it onto a piece of gold glitter card from the Sizzix Gold Surfacez Opulent card pack. I mounted the layers onto my card blank leaving a border showing around the outside.

Moving onto the next set of layers, I took the Detail Tapestry Plate and cut a second panel of the ivory card. After inking the edges with Walnut Stain Distress Ink, I machine stitched a border around the edge of the die cut panel and then matted it onto gold mirror card, again taken from the Sizzix card pack and a panel of the black card before I mounted these layers onto the card blank, using foam pads.

Now to for those stunning Dancing Snowflakes...

DANCING SNOWFLAKES

I cut three separate die cuts from black card and layered these over the top of one another using Matte Collage Medium to adhere each layer. I then cut a final layer from the gold card in the Sizzix pack and I attached this over the top of the snowflakes die cut to form a raised die cut that resembles the thickness of mount board.

I didn't want the gold to be too bright and shiny, so I used Black Soot Distress Paint to knock the colour back. I applied a coverage of the paint using a paint brush and brushed this over the gold surface of the snowflakes, I then wiped away the excess of the paint using a soft towel. The surface will retain as much paint as it needs, allowing it to still be gold but with a slightly tarnished effect. Allow to dry and repeat this process to make a second dancing snowflake die cut.

Once I had the two snowflakes, I attached them over the top of the layers on my card blank and I used Matte Collage Medium to adhere them into place.

Placing one to go across the top section...

...and one to go across the bottom section.

BAND ACROSS CARD

For the band across the card, I cut a panel of black card 11.5 x 5.5cm and then taking the Refracted Medallion die, I used this to cut four separate die cuts from black card. Taking two of the die cuts, I adhered these over the top of one another to form one die cut and repeated this with the remaining two die cuts.

Place each of the layered die cuts and place them side by side onto the black band of card, using matte Collage Medium to attach them.

Using my fingertip, I applied Vintage Gold Alchemy Wax over the raised surface of the die cuts attached to the band. This adds a subtle shimmer to the die cuts.

WORDING

Cut the Just Believe wording 3 times from black card and a final time from the gold card. Layer these die cuts to form one substantial die cut word and as with the snowflakes, I knocked the gold back by using Black Soot Distress Paint.

Place the die cut word onto the solid backing cut from black card and attach to the band.

Finally, add small Chunky gold Jewels to the centres of the snowflakes and onto the Refracted Medallions attached to the black band.

That completes my card for this hop and I really hope you love the project I've made because it was so much fun to create...

Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the blog hop! This means you can leave a comment here and on every stop along the way to increase your chances. Winners will be posted on the Simon Says Stamp blog on Wednesday, 8TH DECEMBER and all winners will need to contact/email Simon Says Stamp to claim their prize. 

Also, last but by no means least ~ if you shop during the DieCember blog hop, then you can get yourself a beautiful LITTLE ANGEL die FREE with any purchase of $30 or more. The offer is valid until 5th December at 11:59 ET, or while supplies last and the code you need to use to claim your gift, is: GLOW54

Thank you so much for stopping by today and hope you enjoy this fun hop....see you soon, Emma x

HOP ORDER:

Simon Says Stamp Blog  

Laura Bassen

Keisha Charles

Bibi Cameron

Vicky Papaioannou

Kulbir Kirkland

Mindy Eggen

Barb Engler

Norine Borys

Emma Williams (you are here)

Bobbi Lemanski

Dilay Nacar

RECIPE FOR CARD:

Simon Says Stamp: Just Because, Dancing Snowflakes, Detail Tapestry Plate, Refracted Medallion, Tape Runner, Matte Gold Card, Black Card, Ivory Card

Stampers Anonymous: Sparkle Layering Stencil

Distress Ink: Walnut Stain

Distress Paint: Black Soot

Mediums: Matte Collage Medium, Rock Candy Dry Glitter

Surfaces: Sizzix Gold Surfacez Opulent Card

Little Things From Lucy Chunky Gold Jewels

Prima Marketing Vintage Gold Alchemy Wax

Foam Pads

Paint Brush

Big Shot

Tim Holtz Glass Media Mat

Blending Tool