Friday, August 2, 2013

Styrofoam Snow

Styrofoam Snow

By Thrifty Stamper
For this card you will need:
Stamp sets: Oh, Deer; Scenic Selections
Cardstock:
White for base: 5 ½” x 11”
Black mat: 4 ¾” x 3 ½”
White focal panel: 4 ½” x 3 ¼”
Ink: Black and gray
Sponge
Elmer’s Craft Bond or other wet glue (not shown)
Container with lid. I used recycled dog food container
Grater- Optional
Dryer Sheet-Optional
Markers
Scissors
Small piece of Styrofoam. I used a piece of packing for my Big Shot. You can use any Styrofoam you have on hand. Examples: Styrofoam ball, packing peanuts

You can use a grater to make very fine snow.
Rub the Styrofoam over the grater. The fine snow will cling to everything. You may wish to wipe out the container and your hands with a dryer sheet to stop the cling.

If you choose not to use the grater you can break off or cut with scissors a small portion of the Styrofoam and rub it back and forth on the larger piece. This will result in larger flakes.

When you have about 5 tablespoons of the snow you can put the lid on the container. This is plenty with enough for another card!
Stamp images or scene onto the focal panel. Color in images with markers.
Use Elmer’s Craft Bond or other wet glue to cover the areas you wish to have the snow. Don’t forget to put snow flakes on the trees or in the sky.

Dip the focal panel into the container with the snow. Gently brush the snow onto the focal panel making sure to cover where it is wet from the glue.

This is how the focal panel should look with the snow.

Finished project.

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