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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Friday, 24 January 2025

Glitter Snowflakes and A Dog with Gifts


It's still colder than normal here in Vancouver so I'm inspired to do another snowflake card (though we don't have any snow on the ground).  Snowflakes are perfect for Shopping our Stash "Glitter Me Happy" challenge.  It's also going to the Sisterhood of Crafters challenge "Snowflakes".  And to the Inkspirational Challenge "Word Prompt: Snow".


I made a stencil monoprint for the background by spraying a snowflake stencil and then pressing it down onto my cs.  Then layered it with white cs on which I stamped the sentiment and trimmed with a stitched rectangle.  And topped that with two snowflakes die cut out of glitter cs.

For Stamping Sensations "Hand Coloured Image", Penny Black Saturday Challenge "anything Penny Black", and the NBUS Challenge (I'd never used this stamp before):


A very basic card - the image is coloured with coloured pencils, then it's trimmed and popped up on fun foam on a snowflake embossed panel.

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Supplies for card 1:
Stamps - Art Impressions sentiment
Ink - Distress Broken China
Paper - white cs, blue glitter cs
Size - A2
Accessories - PaperArtsy snowflake stencil, Mr. Huey's Sky spray, Lil Inkers stitched rectangle die, snowflake dies

Supplies for card:
Stamps - Penny Black
Ink - Versafine Onyx Black
Paper - white cs
Size - 6x3.25"
Accessories - coloured pencils, snowflake embossing folder, fun foam

10 comments:

  1. Your card with the Dog and gifts is adorable and perfect for our theme at Stamping Sensations, many thanks for joining in (the shape is also perfect for We Love Stamping).

    B x

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  2. Beautiful snowflake card!! Can you believe we have snow on the ground here is the panhandle of Florida?? It snowed Tuesday evening and we still have it laying around...CRAZY!! Way to go shopping your stash for glitter!! Thanks for joining the fun and playing along with our GLITTER ME HAPPY challenge over at Shopping Out Stash!!
    Deb Horst, DT #SOS539

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  3. Isn't that the cutest stamp with the dog! It's a lovely CAS layout too. Thanks for sharing with us at Stamping Sensations.

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  4. I love the stencil monoprint background in that pretty blue Susan, and the added glitter card snowflakes look wonderful over the top, and then the sweet dog popping out of a pile of presents is so lovely and beautifully coloured, and perfect over the white embossed snowflake background. x

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  5. Love this, two fabulously designed projects, love your incentive and inspiration xx

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  6. two great cards, I especially love that cute little puppy :)

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  7. Two beautiful cards. I love the parcels with the dog, so cute! Thanks for playing along with us at Stamping Sensations this month.
    Pinky

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  8. Fabulous twofers! Such a cute and fun image for your second card. The first card is glittery gorgeous. You could also enter it in the Snow challenge at Inkspirational.
    https://inkspirationalchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/01/inkspirational-challenge-333-word.html

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  9. Two lovely, snow-filled cards Susan. Your snowy monoprint is so pretty and makes the perfect background to show off your glitter snowflakes. LOVE that sweet pup poking his head out from the gift box. So fun!! xx

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  10. A wonderful stencil print for the background of your pretty snow flakes Susan - and how fun is that pup popping out of the perilous pile of presents! thanks for sharing with us at Inkspirational: Snow! Julia xx

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