I have a new project for you today featuring some fantastic items from Memory Box's latest Holiday 2019 Release. I fell in love with this Chandele Star Die and knew I wanted to make it shiny & sparkly! Those are my two favorite colors after all!
I also used the coordinating Chandele Snowflake Die to both die-cut and to dry emboss my background panel. Just FYI, this word is pronounced "shan-dell" just in case you are like me and want to make sure you are pronouncing things correctly.
I have a huge bin of scraps that I try to use as often as possible. I noticed I had one in a coordinating color that had been die cut and had also been heat embossed - ON THE WRONG SIDE! This is exactly why I keep those scraps. So I took the Chandele Snowflake Die and using an embossing sandwich, dry embossed the image into this scrap card panel of Peacock Metallic Cardstock.
Then I die-cut the Chandele Snowflake from White Glitter Cardstock. This die does cut each of the tiny dots and other pieces that are shown in the image, but I am just not that patient so I wanted only the white glitter snowflake to put behind the Chandele Star Die.
I chose a light pool colored glitter cardstock and die-cut the Chandele Star Die from that. Then I used the Memory Box Shining Star Set to die cut a simple Star shape in the largest size to go behind the Chandele star and the next size down to cut one from white to go behind the die-cut Chandele Star. You'll probably have to open the image in a new tab to see the color differences, but I promise you it's there. I definitely needed that White to make the glitter cardstock die cuts really pop.
I wanted to add a few simple embellishments, so I added a jewel in the center of the star and also at the pointed tips of the star. I also chose to cut the "Peace" word die from the same white glitter cardstock. I tried a few different colors and the white definitely was the right choice. Who doesn't wish for a little peace around the holidays?
Originally, I had planned to line the star up in true North/South orientation, but when I was playing around with orientation before I adhered it, I liked it better in this "tipped" to the left version, which also does a better job of highlighting the Chandele Snowflake. I used foam tape on the back-side of the snowflake to give it a little bit of dimension.
Between the Shimmer Cardstock, the Glitter Cardstock and the little gems, this card is absolutely breathtaking in person. Thanks for stopping by today! I love it when you take the time to leave me a comment!
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Details! This beautiful card is so detailed, & I thank you for sharing ur procedure to attain the stunning snowflake! Outstanding work!
Posted by: Nancy Yoder | 10/25/2019 at 08:16 AM
Wow!!! This card is a true delight!! Love so much this die, I understand why you fallen in love about it!!
Great design and... awwww... all that glitter is wonderful! :D
Posted by: Alice | 10/30/2019 at 06:38 AM