Here I am again with my second November DT project for Country View Crafts and Challenges, with the theme of Fireworks 'use glitter or embossing powder to make your project sparkle' as chosen by our lovely DT member Cassie.
The challenge is open worldwide and you can join the group here:
https://www.facebook.com/group
You
must use products from brands that Country View Crafts stocks and
please list them in your entry. You can enter 5 times each month with
different projects. We’ve got a fabulous prize that one randomly
selected winner will win this month.
Being that Christmas is now on a lot of our minds, I thought I'd make a Christmas mobile decoration. I recently attended a retreat where Cassie created a hanging mobile with little houses, also used in her first project make for this month. I decided to go with the mobile idea but using snowflakes drenched in Distress Rock Candy Glitter Chunky.
I was going to use the Tim Holtz Sizzix Fanciful Snowflakes 664227 (would have preferred them as they layer up), but discovered I don't have them!!! Can you believe it! So I used the snowflake from Tim Holtz Sizzix Vault Winter Wishes 666717 instead which is a lovely snowflake in its own right.
First I die cut 9 of the snowflakes out of thick white card (about 250gsm) running each one twice through my die cutting machine to get a nice crisp cut. Using Distress Collage Medium, I glued three together, so I ended up with three fairly thick snowflakes. I painted these with Distress Collage medium and then sprinkled over Distress Rock Candy Glitter Chunky. It gave a lovely sparkly frosty effect. I tied some fishing line to each one.
With a twig I'd picked up in the park, I stippled it with some Distress Paint Iced Spruce and then some white gesso.
I then tied each snowflake to the twig in a graduated line and using some of my stash of bits and bobs, I wrapped around a leafy, berry, wired 'ribbon' around the twig. I sprayed this with Distress Resist Spray and sprinkled over some Distress Rock Candy Glitter.
I tied some twine to the twig to hang it and finally I hot glued a ribbon to the middle and added some rhinestones to both sides of the snowflakes and a larger one to the bow.
And here it is - my sparkly snowflake mobile decoration.
I hope you'll be inspired to try something like this for yourself and also to join in our challenge this month.
Many thanks for stopping by my blog.
Hugs
Carol xx
Products Used: (you can always contact Country View Crafts if something is out of stock, to see if they can order it in for you).
Tim Holtz Sizzix Vault Winter Wishes
Tim Holtz Sizzix Fanciful Snowflakes
Tim Holtz Distress Paint
Tim Holtz Ranger Collage Medium
Tim Holtz Distress Rock Candy Glitter Chunky
Tim Holtz Distress Rock Candy Glitter Clear
Tim Holtz Distress Resist Spray
Rhinestone Bling (Could use ones cut out of this for the rhinestone embellishments)
