Gail Booth

Peace Snowflake Card
By Gail Booth

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Designer Tip: Mix and match the snowflake patterns for more variety.

Supplies:

• White Cards & Envelopes
• Easy Lacy Snowflakes Template
• Winter Flannels Paper Pack
• Iris Suede Paper
• Silver Christmas Cardinals Dazzles™
• 12x12 White Cardstock
• Chambray Limited Edition Fluid Chalk Ink Pad
• Knife & Refill
• 12"x18" Cutting Mat
• 3-D Foam Squares Variety Pack
• Red Bone Folder/Scorer
• Cosmetic Wedge
• Pencil

Instructions:

1. Card front: Place your card with the fold on the left. Cover with Winter Flannels blue snowflake paper. Mat 4 1/2"x5" Iris Suede paper on white cardstock with a 1/16" border and ink the edges. Glue 1/4" from upper edge. Mat 5"x3/4" Iris Suede on white with 1/16" borders on the long edges and glue 1/8" from the bottom.
2. Use the template directions to create a Dasher Layer-1 snowflake from Winter Flannels blue star paper. Ink the edges and center on the suede. Create a Dasher Layer-2 snowflake from Iris Suede and foam tape on center. Create a Dasher Layer-3 snowflake from white, ink the edges and foam tape on the center. Place a small snowflake Dazzles on Iris Suede, cut around it leaving a 1/16" border and foam tape on the center as shown.
3. Create two Blitzen Layer-3 snowflakes from white, ink the edges, place small Dazzles in center and foam tape as shown.
4. Place "Peace" and scroll Dazzles on Iris Suede strip, as shown. Mat an Iris Suede Blitzen Layer-3 snowflakes on white, ink the edges, place a small snowflake Dazzles in the center and foam tape over the scrolls.
5. Card inside: Ink the edges of a 4" square of Winter Flannels blue star paper and glue centered flush with the fold.
6. Create a Rudolph Layer-2 snowflake from Iris Suede and glue as shown. Create a Dasher Layer-3 snowflake from white, ink the edges and foam tape in the center. Create a Iris Suede Blitzen Layer-3 snowflake, place a small snowflake Dazzles in the center and foam tape centered on the layered snowflakes.
7. Mat a 4"x3/4" Iris Suede on white with a 1/16" border, ink the edges and foam tape as shown. Place "Merry Christmas" and small star Dazzles as shown.