Double Trouble Snowflake

It's the middle of July, which seems like an excellent time for the Jingle Belles to team up with our friends at The Double Trouble Challenge, so that you have a chance to participate in TWO challenges with ONE card! As our post title implies, for "Dashing Through the Snow" you need to make a card that features SNOW, whether it be snowflakes, snowmen or a snowy landscape for Jingle Belles.

As you may know, the "Double" in "Double Trouble" refers to the fact that there are several parts to their challenges, though the only requirement is to play along with Thing 1, which in this case is to make a window or aperture card. But the Double Trouble Gang encourage you to add some fun... try their options by participating in Twisted Sister's Thing 3 and/or Double Dare's Thing 2 to earn additional chances in their random drawing. This time, those twists are as follows:

 

 

Remember, you need only make a card featuring some sort of SNOW to enter at Jingle Belles; and the only requirement at Double Trouble is to make a window or aperture card. BUT... if your card has both SNOW and a WINDOW... you can link up on both blogs for a chance at two different prizes!

 

Of course, you know I had to go with the Double Dare.

 

This card started with my needing to clean & re-ink my gina k. designs white pigment ink pad.  I had accidentally transferred some red ink onto the pad with a dirty stamp, and when I tried to use the white ink last week for emboss resist, I kept getting pink instead of white.  To clean it, I rubbed the ink pad direct onto a piece of light blue cardstock until it stopped transferring pink (and then re-inked).  As I went to throw away the inky cardstock, I thought ... what if I embossed the ink with Hero Arts Iridescent Lavender Embossing Powder that was on my studio table ... and voila.

 

Next, I stenciled that clean white craft ink through the gina k. designs Snowflake Mandala Stencil and embossed with white detail embossing powder.  Then, I used the smallest of gina's double stitched circle die cut to create my window in the center of the snowflake and attached acetate to the window opening to create a shaker card.  When I assembled, I positioned the center cut portion of the snowflake at the back of the shaker.  I used adhesive craft foam to stack-up my shaker area.

 

 

 

The Pretty Pink Posh Winter Clay Snowflake Confetti fills the shaker, and I finished with a sentiment from gina k. designs Sparkle and Shine.

Comments

[Suzanne Reynolds]

Love how you created a beautiful background with your anticipated throw-away cardstock, so pretty. Also love that you used a stenciled white snowflake mandola and a circle cut for a shaker card... beautiful DT card and thanks for sharing with us at Double Trouble.

[Donna Scholz]

Steph, what a clever lady you are! Taking a "throw-away" and turning it into this gorgeous card was masterful!! I love how you used blue shaker elements and teamed it with the blue ink for your sentiment, too. Thank you so much for sharing your card with us and our partner here at Double Trouble!!! -Donna

[Suzanne H]

What a great save! Lovely card. Thanks for sharing at Double Trouble - Crazy Cousin Suzanne

[Melanie R]

Lovely card, Steph! Thank you for playing along with us at Double Trouble #171.

[Kellianne Wilson]

Oh so beautiful!!! I love that your window is a shaker! It's so cute being the center of the snowflake! So happy you played with us at Double Trouble and we hope to keep seeing your beautiful creations lots! :)