Winter Frosty Tag

It was a green Christmas here in Nova Scotia and very mild, more like fall weather. However, the past few days it's been very cold and we've been getting some snow.  Today it is storming and the snow is coming down steadily. The pine tree branches in my back yard are covered and looking very pretty! Snow covered trees is the inspiration for my winter tag.

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close-up of glitter

For the background, I used a piece of Core'dination colour core paper and cut a tag using the Tim Holtz tag die. I swiped TH Picket Fence distress stain across the whole surface and let dry. Then I embossed the tag using a snowflake embossing folder ("Northern Flurry" -older one by Stampin' Up). I really like this folder and use it a lot as the embossing is only in the upper to middle left corner, leaving a blank area near the bottom right for stamping or adding layers. Next step was to sand off some of the raised areas showing the blue core of the paper. I swiped TH Brushed Pewter distress paint around all the edges and very lightly over the embossed snowflakes. Went to my die-cut stash and added snowflakes cut from silver mirror paper and put a dot of Stickles glitter in the middle.

The icicle border at the top of the tag was cut from acrylic sheet  (See previous post "Deer Frame". I had an idea and didn't go with it!) It is covered it with Stickles Star Dust glitter  ("Icicle Border" by Cottage Cutz)

Next I cut a white tree using the Tim Holtz large tree die. I put a thin layer of Stampin' Up Crystal Effects all around the edge and pressed some Twinklets Irridescent Diamond  Dust Glass Glitter into it, and let dry. This is actual shards of glass and you have to be very careful pressing it; however, when it is firmly dried in glue, it isn't sharp. I love how it looks like sparkly crusted snow! The tiny bird is a die by Impression Obsession cut from silver glitter paper and tail feathers covered in Pink Stickles glitter.

I got a new set of Tim Holtz Seasonal Thinlit word dies for Christmas which I used to cut the winter wishes from silver mirror cardstock.

White sheer & silver tinsel ribbon, along with silver corded ribbon on the bottom, completes the tag.

CHALLENGES:

Our Creative Corner Christmas Leftovers:  Icicle border, leftover ribbon bits from my stash, and leftover silver snowflake die-cuts

Really Reasonable Ribbon Look what I got:  New Tim Holtz Seasonal Thinlit word dies

Allsorts Challenge Cold Frosty Colours 

ABC Challenge - Anything Goes

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Sharon
Jan. 4/2015