Well, the scrapbooking bug has bitten me again! I've created more layouts in the past 3 weeks than I have in the past year! WooHoo!! Maybe I'll actually get an album done one of these days. Now THAT would be something!
So, I made one, but it's not going in a book - look, I framed it!!
I took an 8 1/2" x 11" piece of Crumb Cake cardstock and stamped snowflakes in opposite corners using my Whisper White Craft ink and the Northern Flurries stamp set. Then I heat embossed them with Iridescent Ice embossing powder so they would sparkle. Next, I cut my photo at 5" x 7" and matted it with a piece of Rich Razzleberry cardstock cut at 5 1/8" x 7 1/8" and another cardstock piece of Basic Gray cut at 5 1/4" x 7 1/4".
I wrapped the length of the Crumb Cake cardstock background with a piece of Rich Razzleberry 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon and then mounted the photo over it with Stampin' Dimensionals.
Then I turned my attention to the snowflakes:
I took a piece of Rich Razzleberry and a piece of Basic Gray cardstock and covered them with Versamark ink, then heat embossed them with Iridescent Ice. Next, I used my Big Shot and the Northern Frost die to cut out some sparkly snowflakes! And I cut a few more with some Crumb Cake cardstock - unglittered. Each snowflake had a sparkly or shiny center added to it with Rhinestones, Rhinestone Brads or Silver Brads and then they each were added to the left side of the photo with Stampin' Dimensionals. I have to say that I really love how this turned out!The final touches were done on the lower right corner of the layout:
I added a bow of Rich Razzleberry Ribbon which was jazzed up with more glittery snowflakes and a Rhinestone Brad. The journaling tag was done with the Top Note Die on my Big Shot with Crumb Cake cardstock. I stamped the greeting from the Hope Happens stamp set with Rich Razzleberry ink and added Dazzling Diamonds glitter to the edge with my 2 Way Glue pen. It's simply attached to the back of the photo with SNAIL adhesive.Once I finished it, I popped the glass out of a document frame that I'd picked up at the big blue box store and voila - instant wall art!
Be sure to visit the Stamping 411 blog and see what the other operators did with the sketch for you this week, I know you'll be inkspired! :)
Stamped blessings,
~~Robin
Beautiful! I need to think of some new adjectives for use when visiting your blog - beautiful, amazing and awesome are getting worn out.
ReplyDeleteGoodness! This is just fantastic!! I love it . . . your snowflakes are just out of this world! Way to go, Robin!
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Kay
Wow, I love the snowflakes -- I have that die but haven't had a chance to play with it yet. Thanks for the suggestion about using the iridescent ice on them! It is absolutely gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThis is stunning. I can't believe there aren't more comments. I love comments on mine so I really try and comment on others too. I love the colors and the fact that you framed it.
ReplyDeleteWOW, Robin -- this project is absolutely AMAZING! I love the different colored glittery snoflakes. What a keepsake you have created! Will definitely need to CASE this gorgeous idea! Thanks for the fabulous inspiration! Blessings, Gretchen
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! What a great idea, I haven't done any scrapbooking in a long time but I think I need to now.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful way to showcase your scrapbook page! The snowflakes are beautiful. I had to go back to the catalog to look up the die as I had rather dismissed it when I first looked through the mini. Now I see it in a different eye!
ReplyDeleteSue Erickson aka The Soggy Stamper
www.soggystamper.com
What a great idea Robin! Love this and will probably use this idea. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThere are no words.. this is so beautiful! I love your color choices... I can see this being a wonderful idea for grandparent gifts, but if I made this one, i'd probably hoard it.. :D
ReplyDeleteOh my...I don't know what else to say this time...this ROCKS!!! I am so going to steal this idea for a picture of my boys :)
ReplyDeleteYou go girl! You are such a scrapper now! Love the colors and all that shimmer!
ReplyDeleteWow...what a wonderful pretty in pink page!! I just got the snowflakes, but haven't done this yet!! Beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteThis is SO beautiful and what a great idea to frame it! Great job, Robin!
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