A blog devoted to the cards I make in my tiny upstairs space. When my sister stays there, she calls it an "artist's garret". I'm not an artist, but am an enthusiastic cardmaker - hence the title "Cardmaker's Garret".
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Thursday, 22 December 2022

Embossing Glazed Snowflakes

I buy so many great new products and then they languish on my shelves.  So I'm hoping to challenge myself to use something I rarely use at least once a week.  Here's a card using Embossing Glaze:

I went over the TH snowflake stencil with embossing paste and then, while it was still wet, I added Speckled Egg embossing glaze to give it colour. I heated it with my heat gun which caused some of the glaze to bubble a bit and then subside, adding even more texture to the snowflakes.

I added a very thin black cs border, stamped the sentiment in black on a small scrap and heat embossed it with clear powder, and added a thin black border to that piece as well.

Sneaking in just in time for:

52 Christmas Card Throwdown "Snowflakes"

 

And I don't think aqua-coloured snowflakes are very traditional so it's also going to:

Sparkles Christmas Challenge "Non-traditional Christmas Colours"

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Supplies:
Stamps - unknown sentiment
Ink - Versafine Clair Nocturne
Paper - white and black cs
Size - 7x3.75"
Accessories - TH snowflakes stencil, embossing paste, TH Speckled Egg embossing glaze, clear embossing powder

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7 comments:

  1. Loll22 December 2022 at 23:51

    Lovely colour and shine on your glazed snowflakes Susan. So pretty! I have a dozen of the glazes and have not used them at all. Geesh!! xx

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  2. Christine Alexander23 December 2022 at 19:37

    your snowflakes look wonderful with the EP glaze, and love the script of your sentiment.

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  3. AndrejaM23 December 2022 at 23:17

    Beautiful card! You used snowflakes very nicely! Thanks for playing at 52 CCT challange.

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  4. Papercraft Boutique24 December 2022 at 17:37

    I hear you, Susan. Especially when I hear "Embossing Glaze", I feel a sense of guilt, asking myself if I bought them to just enjoy looking at...
    Good for you to use your Embossing Glaze to make this beautiful snowflake card! The black borders give the card a finished look.
    Hideko xx

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  5. Heather30 December 2022 at 10:27

    So pretty, Susan, that black detail really sets it apart, and makes that pretty blue sing! Thanks so much for playing at Sparkles!

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  6. Dawn Phillips1 January 2023 at 02:01

    That colour makes such pretty snowflakes. Thanks for joining us at Sparkles Christmas Challenge. Love Dawn x

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  7. Goga1 January 2023 at 13:18

    Fantastic Christmas card. Thank you for joining us at 52CCT. Goga

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