Let it Snow by Shelby Thomas

Good morning everyone! I hope your week was fantastic or as good as can be if you were working:). I have a bright fun card today using a some fun and unique paper combined with of course the awesome Memory Box products.

I had played around with Yupo paper numerous years ago, and it was to say... disastrous. However, I thought I would give it a go again when my LSS got some in stock. Lo and behold this is nothing like what I worked with before. This material is basically very thin gorgeously smooth plastic so it's a non-porous material but that doesn't mean it can't be crafted on!

I stamped Valley Berries with blue Stazon (Stazon is perfect for non-porous surfaces) for the background. I then dabbed on 3 different colors of Distress Paint (shaded lilac, salty ocean and picket fence) directly on the paper and spritzed just enough water to for the paints to begin to blend. I placed small bubble wrap on top of the paint and set it aside for a couple of hours to dry as much as possible. Note...with Yupo paper the medium will dry on top of the paper so your project will take much longer than when using a porous material/paper. You can heat dry it, but if too much heat is applied, the product will warp and well, let's just say you'll start the process of shrinky dinks!

Remove the bubble wrap and gorgeous pattern was created though it still wasn't completely dry, but I finished the quick dry process with heat. I used the wet paint left behind on the bubble wrap and created a positive impression for the inside of the card.

I die cut the Snowburst die twice and layered them together and added a flat back glass bead to the center. The sentiment from the Gnome for Christmas set "let it snow" was stamped in black Stazon. And there you have, a brightly patterned winter themed card for any occasion.

Thanks for visiting today and have a wonderful weekend. And only 13 more days until Christmas!!!