Friday 3 December 2021

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 moreThe 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

RECIPE FOR CARD:

Stampers Anonymous: Sparkle Layering Stencil
Distress Ink: Walnut Stain
Distress Paint: Black Soot
Paint Brush

85 comments:

  1. Beautiful card! I love that snowflake die!

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  2. This card is absolutely stunning! Love the Snowflakes!

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  3. Gorgeous in white, black, and gold!!

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  4. The snowflakes in this color have a wonderful vintage look.
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  5. Beautiful card. I really love that sentiment die.

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  6. Very striking. Nice to see snowflakes on a non-holiday card.

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  7. Oh my gosh this is GORGEOUS and so different!!! I LOVE IT

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  8. This card is stunning. Black and Gold, one of my favorite combos!

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  9. Absolutely beautiful card!!!

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  10. love that you decorated in gold. much more unexpected then the silver you would expect

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  11. Woot!! Emma, this card is more than fabulous!!

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  12. Very pretty card. Love your idea of framing the "just because" with a themed set of dies to create a card for any occasion. I'm thinking the balloons or candles from this new release could make a similar birthday theme card, too.

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  13. wow - this card is amazing to look at - love the color of the die cut snowflakes - works so well with the background colors

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  14. OMG! So beautiful ♥️ The snowflakes look more like an embellishment instead of a die. Wow!

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  15. OMG! So beautiful ♥️ The snowflakes look more like an embellishment instead of a die. Wow!

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  16. I want to make five to six these for a lux gift set! So classy and elegant. It brought Gatsby New Year's vibes!

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  17. WoW! So stunning! Nice work, so much detail!

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  18. Hi, Emma - Very pretty, elegant and giving me all the vintage feels.
    Lori S in PA

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  19. Gorgeous card! Love the snowflakes!!

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  20. Beautiful! The gold, black and ivory look so good together and your tarnished snowflakes are gorgeous.

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  21. Beautiful! I love those gold snowflakes!

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  22. I love the gold, such an elegant card!

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  23. Oooo the GOLD snowflakes are awesome!

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  24. I love the gold with the black. Beautiful.

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  25. Such an exquisite and gorgeous palette on this spectacular card, the different dies combined beautifully to create this card.

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  26. Sooooo pretty, love your design!

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  27. So pretty. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  28. Such an elegant looking card.

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  29. What a lovely card. The black and gold are striking!

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  30. the card looks like a
    framed picture that
    you would put on
    display. Beautiful.
    thanks for sharing
    txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  31. Your work is always an artistic masterpiece! Elegant card!

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  32. WOW! All the layering and depth of color is so vintage looking! That is something to be framed and displayed! Great tutorial!

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  33. Your card is beautiful and elegant !

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  34. Emma, that card is gorgeous!!! Love everything about it! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  35. Emma.. Very nice.. It looks so LUSH and Expensive! TY !

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  36. Love the technique you used for the snowflakes. It sure gives them an antique-y feel.

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  37. The snowflakes are so pretty.

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  38. Your card is beautiful! I admire your work and you are an inspiration to all cardmakers.

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  39. The Dancing Snowflakes die is my favorite of the release & I love what you did with it.

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  40. This card is stunning. Love how unusual it is, Thanks for sharing.

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  41. Oooh the texture on this is stunning!!

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  42. So cool - a unique take on a winter card

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  43. Beautiful card! Love the color pallette! Thanks for sharing your card!

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  44. Beautiful card! I love the snowflakes!

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  45. lovely card - I have been wanting a new snowflake die and this lovely inspiration has helped me move it from wishlist to cart :-)

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  46. Great card, it has a vintage feel to it.

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  47. Very elegant! Love the gold and black combo. Great new release.

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  48. Goodness! This is BEAUTIFUL!! I'm in love!

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  49. This is such an elegant card! Anyone would be honored to receive it.

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  50. Your card is just stunning! I love the metallics :)

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  51. Love the vintage elegance of this spectacular card!!

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  52. Love the colors of the snowflakes, very vintage

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  53. Gorgeous card, I think it would be a perfect masculine card.

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  54. Gorgeous, I love the dies and this could be framed!

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  55. Wonderful color combinations.
    Love the snowflake dies!

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  56. Love these snowflakes, awesome card.

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  57. This is so magical. It's perfect. Thanks for the great inspiration. Loving hopping along and seeing everybody's creations.

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  58. Thanks for showing something different. It's very pleasing.

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  59. What a great looking card! I love the combo of ivory, black and gold.

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  60. Wow! Your card is so elegant looking! Great work!

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  61. I love the colors and the intricate snowflakes on your card- stunning!

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  62. Gorgeous card! Love the snowflakes…

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  63. Absolutely gorgeous! Love the snowflakes, and your colour combo!

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  64. Emma, I'm so in love with that "just because" die, and I love how you paired it with the snowflakes! Perfect card. ;)
    Angie
    abcammack@comcast.net

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  65. Stunning! Thanks for the inspiration.

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  66. This card is SO elegant, Emma! You really put a lot of thought and work into making it, too. Thanks for sharing your how-to with us.

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  67. Wow! Stunning card with all the gold and black. I love the dancing snowflakes die.

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  68. Such a lovely card, thank you for sharing!!

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  69. Elegant card design with the gold and black.

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  70. Beautiful design and colors, wow!

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Thank you for all your comments and messages, they are all appreciated and I hope you'll come back and visit again soon...
Emma ~xx

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