Judi Kauffman shared her "Snowflakes are kisses from Heaven" card with us yesterday. This morning she
surprised us with some ATCs that incorporate the same supplies. She sent
instructions, too. Thanks again, Judi!
Because ATCs are small, I skipped the embossed
notary seals I used for yesterday's 5 x 7 card. Instead
of punched stars, I switched to Silver/Gold Glitter Dots that look
like tiny snowflakes falling in the distance. This contrast in size is
what makes the larger snowflakes really pop forward to the eye.
I edged the ATCs with silver (Pentouch from Sakura). The sentiment,
"Snowflakes are kisses from heaven" (stamp from Quietfire Design) and
the punched Blue Iris Shimmer Sheetz snowflakes topped with glittery snowflake
peel-offs remain the same as on the card - though the snowflakes are one layer,
not two. (Glitter dots, snowflakes, Shimmer Sheetz from ElizabethCraft Design) Tip: Note that on each ATC one of the snowflakes is cut
into two pieces - one piece attached at the top toward the left, the other
piece attached at the bottom just below and to the left of the whole snowflake,
but not directly below the other half! This kind of cropping tricks
your eye into seeing lots of snowflakes falling from the sky. If
you're not into ATCs, this same kind of smaller scale project would work well
for tags or tree ornaments.
(A side note: I know it's fashionable to write
just a few words in a blog or on facebook, but after four decades of teaching
it feels like cheating if I don't provide complete information and instructions
- and it's really important to me to include the "why" of the project
as well as the "how"...I hope you find this useful and worth
reading! Judi K)
Judi Kauffman is author of By the Batch: Creative Cards, Postcards, Envelopes & More
Un-used copies are available from Amazon.ca
