Hello Crafty Friends,
I'm sharing a another wintery card with you today. Thanks to the wonderful products from Imagine Crafts I can depict an icy pine tree, snow falling from the sky, a bright and shiny star as well as a snowy hill for the cabin.
Here's how I created these "special effects"...
For the snow fall I sprayed "irRESISTible texture spray" in white (wedding dress) onto a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of clear acetate, then set aside to air dry.
The Imagine Crafts blue craft mat you see in the photos is a fantastic work surface. You can heat, spray, ink, and glue on it and it cleans up like a dream. It's also a non-skid surface--so handy!
On a second piece of clear acetate I dabbed Staz-On "Cotton White" ink using a segment of Ink-blushers (sponges) onto the lower area. (figure 1)
To form the snowy landscape I "erased" areas of the ink using the dauber topped Staz-On ink cleaner. It removed the ink and left the acetate clean. Presto! (figure 2)
Once both layers of acetate are dry, adhere the snowy slope piece on top of the falling snow piece of acetate.
The "icy" look on the pine was created by heat embossing Iridescent powder all over the cut and colored die cut. I added a second coat of Versamark ink and powder to give it an extra thick and shiny effect.
The shining star was also embossed twice. Two coats of silver embossing powder really makes the star stand out. The Merry and Bright sentiment was stamped in Black Cherry Staz-On ink.
I hope you are enjoying this week's blog posts using both Memory Box and Imagine Crafts products. Have you found a favorite technique or special effect to try out? I know, there's so many fantastic products from both companies.