Wednesday, 21 January 2026

January DT Project 2 For Country View Crafts and Challenges - Snowflakes

Hello, 
Here I am with my second DT project for January for Country View Crafts and Challenges, with the theme of ‘Snowflakes + Stars’ as chosen by Zoe, our lovely team member. 

The challenge is open worldwide and you can join the group here:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/164920247712393


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 £20 prize voucher that one randomly selected winner will win this month.

I love snow! I know that not many people like the snow, but there’s something magical when it falls and those little shining crystal snowflakes adorn the sky. Snarky Cat thinks so too and has been out catching one for himself.


In my art journal I prepared the background with a wash of Mattints Dragonfly and Decoart Americana Snow (Titanium) White, mixed together to create a lighter opaque blue. Then I stencilled the spots from the Stamp and Stencil set Snarky Cat THMM109 with Distress Opaque Texture Paste and once dry I randomly stamped some text from the Stamp and Stencil set THMM113 with Archival Pebble Beach. 
I also used the top off my Mattints bottle to create some circles with the watered down paints. 


I stamped Snarky Cat onto some white card with Archival Jet Black ink, coloured with Distress Watercolor Pencils and then fussy cut out. 

I die cut the snowflakes on white card from the set Sizzix 665582 Scribbly Snowflakes and then stuck them randomly on the page.  I also glued 3 of the same together for a more rigid snowflake. 


Now it was time to assemble the page.
I stamped the string of the ‘balloon’ onto the page where I wanted it to sit and glued down Snarky Cat next to it to look like he’s holding the balloon. 


On 3D foam I placed the snowflake at the top of the string to form my ‘snowflake balloon’. I added a little diamanté for a bit of bling and some Distress Chunky Glitter glued on with Glossy Accents, for some ‘snow’ at Snarky Cat’s feet. I stamped out the sentiments onto white card from the Stamp and Stencil set THMM113, cut them out and then mounted them onto my page with 3D foam too and my journal page is complete. I hope you like it - gotta love a Snarky Cat playing in the snow.


Thank you for stopping by my blog - I hope you like my Snarky Cat in the snow and may be inspired to do something similar yourself and join in our challenge this month.

Hugs
Carol

Products used: (if anything is out of stock you can always contact Brenda at Country View Crafts to see if she can order it in for you)
 
Sizzix Scribbly Snowflakes 665582

Tim Holtz Stamp and Stencil set Snarky Cat THMM109
Tim Holtz Stamp and Stencil set THMM113

Ranger Archival Ink Jet Black

Distress Watercolor Pencils

Paperartsy Mattints 

Decoart White Paint

Ranger Distress Opaque Texture Paste 

Ranger Glossy Accents
















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Thursday, 8 January 2026

January DT Project 1 For Country View Crafts and Challenges - Snowflakes

Hellooo, 

Happy Belated New Year to you.

Here I am with my first DT post for January 2026 - a bright new year that promises to bring more fabulous projects and crafting for Country View Crafts and Challenges. The theme for this month has been chosen by the lovely Zoe and it’s ‘Snowflakes + Stars’.  


The challenge is open worldwide and you can join the group here:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/164920247712393


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 £20 prize voucher that one randomly selected winner will win this month.


Well, here we are in January already - a new year, new beginnings.

I know Christmas is done and dusted for 2025 but I’m still in the mood and decided to make a couple of Christmas cards for my first DT make for January. I like the simplicity and quick compilation of these. 


First I chose my backgrounds and focal elements from Stamperia The Owls House range. I used the Journal pad but you can still use elements from the 12 x 12 paper pad too. I fussy cut out the elements I wanted to use. 


In keeping with the snowflake theme, I die cut some snowflakes from the Sizzix Scribbly Snowflakes set for one of my cards as I’d used a printed die cut from The Owls House range for the other one. It's always good to die cut a bunch of these for future use (ie my second DT project to come :-D ).


I layered my backgrounds onto silver mirri card and then layered my elements onto these. These owls are so cute!
I then mounted these toppers onto my main card substrate. I added some Glossy Accents to the eyes and berries. 
Finally to finish I added some diamantés and stamped out some sentiments from my stash. I edged the sentiments with Distress Oxide Iced Spruce.

And here’s a start to my 2026 Christmas cards. Long may it continue, ha ha ha.  



I hope you like my quick cards and may be inspired to get a head start on your own Christmas Cards for 2026 too. 
And please do join our challenge on Facebook to win that awesome gift voucher.

Thank you for stopping by my blog. 
Hugs,
Carol xx 

Products used: ( if anything is out of stock, you can contact Brenda at Country View Crafts to see if she can order it in for you). 

Sizzix 665582 Scribbly Snowflakes 

Stamperia The Owls House Paper Pad

Ranger Archival Ink Jet Black

Ranger Glossy Accents 

Distress Oxide Mini Iced Spuce


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