Snowflake Paper & Snowmen Fingerprint Stamps by Scrappy Canuck Karen

Snowflake Paper & Snowmen Fingerprint Stamps

The technique for the blue embellishment paper on the card was actually discovered by my two year old daughter!  I let her loose with some Distress Stain and she came up with a neat pattern that reminded me of snowflakes. I also wanted to get my younger 8 month old daughter involved in the projects (after all, it is never too early to start crafting), so the idea of the fingerprint snowmen grew from there! So there you have it - a project easy enough that even a 2 year old can do it!  Merry Christmas everyone!  

Materials:

·  Any size plain coloured cardstock - Just be aware that this technique does involve a fair amount of splashing, so a larger piece works best!

·  Distress Stain - Broken China

·  Distress Ink - Broken China

·  Jar or container

·  Paint brush

·  Sandpaper

·  Crackle Accents (optional)

Snowflake Paper

1.     Using your Distress Stain (Broken China), add a few dabs to the bottom of a container.  Add about 4-5 tbl of water.  

2.     Take your paint brush and saturate with the watered down Distress Stain.  Using a flicking motion, or by tapping the paint brush, splash colour down onto your cardstock.

3.     Using the Distress Satin in the container, randomly dab the stain onto your paper. Use a forceful arm movement so the stain splatters when it hits the cardstock. The harder you hit the dauber onto the paper, the more your splatter will look like a snowflake. 

4.     Trim your paper down to the size you will need for your project.  

5.     Using the coordinating Distress Ink in Broken China, use an applicator to swirl ink onto your cardstock.  Start on the outer edges and move inward in a circular motion.

6.     Take the sandpaper and run it along the edges of your paper to distress. 

7.     Using the Distress Ink in Walnut Stain, run your ink pad along each edge of the paper. If needed blend with a foam applicator.  This will give the edge of your paper a slightly "burnt" appearance.  

8.     Optional step - Using some Crackle Accents, apply generously to the snowflake splatters you have created. Set aside to dry. 

Alternative project idea - you could just use this technique to dress up some brown or white butcher paper for unique hand embellished wrapping paper.  

Snowmen Stamps

1.     Using Distress Ink in Broken China, simply press a finger into the ink and then place down firmly onto cardstock.  Use different size fingers for each of the levels of the snowmen.  

2.     Using a jounraling pen or permanent marker, draw in eyes, arms, and buttons on your snowmen.  Add a small scrap of oragne cardstock for a nose.  

3.     If desired, cover the ink fingerprints with Crackle Accents.  Allow to dry and then assemble your card!