Lavender Winter Wishes

Snowfall is usually pretty rare here in Central Texas, but we got our fair share and more at the beginning of this year. I love images of snow-themed things - snowmen, snowflakes, snow-covered hills, trees - you get the picture. This wintertime snowflake frame by Poppystamps (I'm on the blog today) has so many possibilities. I decided to go for a soft lavender look. First I swiped my paper with my anti-static Embossing Buddy to prevent powder from sticking everywhere. Then, I inked the frame stamp with Milled Lavender Distress Oxide ink and inked and stamped it several times (using my Tim Holtz stamp platform) to get the best impression. Next, without moving anything or cleaning my stamp, I used a foam applicator and daubed Dusty Concord Distress Oxide onto the hexagon and a little onto the snowflakes and stamped again. I ended up with this great lavender ombre look. I still wanted to give it some shine (again, I didn't move anything). I cleaned my stamp and then inked it with Versamark and stamped it on top of the Distress Oxide image. Then I quickly sprinkled on clear embossing powder and heat embossed it. I tried to use the Distress Oxide as an embossing ink, but it didn't work. Finally, I die cut the frame.

Next, I used a light-colored ink and stamped the frame onto this so it would be very pale. I was only using this image to have a cutting guideline. With the light frame image as a guide, I cut the sentiment out and used foam adhesive to pop it up in the center of my clear embossed frame.I stamped my sentiment in the middle of a scrap piece of white cardstock and stamped again with Versamark. I heat embossed with an iridescent glitter embossing powder. This was the rare time Ididn't use my anti-static bag as I didn't mind extra glitter on the paper. 

I found some textured lavender vellum in my stash and cut a piece 3.75 x 5". I was able to hide little dots of glue in the texture of the vellum and glue it down to a white card base. I adhered the Winter sentiments frame with the sentiment on top. Finally, I added some dusty purple self-adhesive bling at the center of the snowflakes for a little added sparkle. 

Ingredients:

CS: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb

Vellum: Stampin' Up! So Very Vellum (retired)

Ink: Distress Oxide Milled Lavender, Dusty Concord, Stampin' Up! Rich Razzleberry

Embossing Powder: Recollections Clear Detail Embossing Powder, Stampendous Kaleidoscope Transparent Embossing Powder (Stamp n Stuff)

Stamps: Poppystamps Winter Sentiments Clear Stamps & Die set

Embellishments: Open Studio Autumn Fairy Jewels by Memory Box