Merry Snowflakes
by Sue McRae

Alcohol Inks, Border Die, Christmas, Watercolor

It's another great day to be visiting us at Poppystamps because we're still on a roll with the blog blitz.

Today I'm featuring the Pickering Snowflake Border. This die can quickly add a festive touch on your cards either vertically or horizontally or the snowflakes can be cut apart to use individually.

I went with nontraditional colours for this card by water colouring the snowflakes in pink, purple, blue and aqua shades. After they were dry I gave them a quick spritz with Perfect Pearls.

The sentiment is actually from the Merry Christmas Tag die. I die cut the tag from glossy card stock that I coloured with alcohol inks and trimmed out the sentiment. This way you get a lot more mileage from your dies.

The silver ornament is part of the Merry Ornament die. I just snipped it away from the sentiment and adhered it to the back of the snowflake.

I adhered all my die cuts to a piece of wood grain card stock and added a few gems to finish off the card.

Remember to leave a comment for your chance to win the Pickering Snowflake Border and come back every day to see all the inspiration from the design team.

Thanks for visiting with me today.

 

 

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101 Comments

  2. I’m not a pink girl Sue but I love your card the colours just work so well and what a pretty border too thanks for sharing your card.

  8. I have come to love the use of non-traditional colors for Christmas. Of course, I still use lots of the reds and greens, but the pinks and blues are so bright and cheerful. Love your card.

  9. Sue, your card is fantastic and I love that you used non traditional colors. The snowflake border die is wonderful as is the merry die.

  11. Anything snowflake is so appealing…I really like the colors you’ve chosen,as well as the extra bits!

  15. Love, love, love the colors!!! Pink is so pretty for Christmas. Everything about your card is beautiful… the watercoloring, the snowflakes, the background…I just love the whole thing!

  16. I normally like the traditional Christmas colors but this is just sweet ! and looks like fun to put together

  20. Love the snowflake border being I am a Midwest girl. Love how the snowflakes pop against your embossed background.

  26. Beautiful snowflake borders on this lovely card! Love the colors! Great use of the other dies to use a partial die cut! That silver ornament is so pretty!

  27. I love the color gradation that you got on these snowflakes. They are stunning and one of my favorite color combos.

  30. What a beautiful card! I love the beautifully colored snowflakes and the nontraditional colors are lovely! TFS!

  35. Can you feel the crispness in the air? I need to look at my dies more to see the extra potential like you have on your pretty card.

  40. I love this awesome border! Your card is fabulous! This die would make Christmas & winter cards super easy.

  42. Hi Sue, This is a beautiful snowflake border, and I love the colour gradations.
    Lots of love from Patricia xx

  43. Sue, this card is absolutely beautiful! I love the white woodgrain background behind the beautiful snowflakes. A great job!

  55. Definitely not traditional Christmas colours but I do love the snowflake border die and like how bright and cheery your card is.

  57. Such a happy feel to this card! I think the pink, etc.really makes the “happy” happen, and sets off the pretty snowflake die. The wood grain background paper adds the finishing touch.
    Mmmmm!

  65. The colors you used and the way you applied them is just so soothing and pretty to the eyes. I could look at this all day.

  78. Love the snowflake border, and you’ve used my favourite colour combo – beautiful card

  80. Wouldn’t it be amazing if snowflakes did come down in colours (even though they’re spectacular as is)! Your card: gorgeous! We have a snow forecast here…not. quite. ready!
    ~carol

  90. The snowflake border is super and love the blending of colors…makes the card very eye catching!

  91. This card just makes me smile. I love snowflakes anyway and the colors you used on this card just makes it that much better.

  93. Oh no, my wish list is growing by the minute! Your card is gorgeous, Sue! Love your colour combo!

  95. Love this Christmas card in my favourite colours! The border looks great, so many possibilities!
    Liselot

  97. So very pretty! Love the colors. Genius idea cutting out the Merry Christmas from the other die. Love the snowflakes!!
    <3 J
    jwoolbright at gmail dot com
    HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com

  101. I love the colors and texture of your card. The Pickering Snowflake Border has a great look!

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