Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Day 5 of Holiday Countdown: Snowflake Cards

I loved the funky-ness of the flakes, and it really appealed to my non-traditional style that occasionally needs letting out of the closet (the same me that once had Rose Red red hair, nose rings and multiple tattoos!)
This technique of "enamelling" requires you to make mutiple layers of heated embossing powder until it basically puddles into a steaming pile of lava. Okay, not really, but it will be melted and so you can press in your stamp and allow the EP to cool around it. Don't worry about damaging your stamp -- they can handle the heat!
I then trimmed the image out, layered it on burgundy and then my glorious Shimmery White paper. Gawwwwwgeous, if I say so myself!

Brushed gold and silver cardstocks keep things shimmery in a low-key way, and it creates a cool effect in all.
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HAPPY STAMPING!
- Caroline
I always enjoy visiting your site :)
Have a great day!
Both of those cards are gorgeous!
Would you tell us more about gold&silver embossing?
The top card, embossed in lava, I have heard of but never tried. Your single snowflake is stunning!
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