Frosted Trees

Create a frosty shimmer with stamped paint.

Supplies

Step-by-Step

1. Step 1

   Shake the shimmer paint well. Add a few drops of paint onto a cello bag or other palette surface.
   
   Punch out a 1” circle out of a sticky note to create a reverse mask. Lay it onto your focal panel (Pool Party cardstock used here). Sponge some shimmer paint lightly in the opening. Remove the sticky note and let the paint dry.
   

   

2. Step 2

   Using the sticky note circle punch out, mask the shimmer circle. Sponge ink around the mask. Remove mask.

   

3. Step 3

   Place the cardstock panel onto the stamp positioner. Position the tree stamp on top of cardstock.
   
   Stamp the tree using a dark ink (Night of Navy used here). Keeping the stamp in place on the positioner, clean it well.
   

   

4. Step 4

   Using a sponge and shimmer paint, sponge the tree stamp and stamp on the cardstock. Repeat about 3 times to have the full effect of frost. Let dry.
   
   TIP:
   Move the cardstock over just a hair so the frost appears to be on one side of the tree.

   

5. Step 5

   Stamp little dots with shimmer paint for snowfall.
   
   Using a sponge and shimmer paint, sponge at the bottom to add some grounding to the scene.
   
   NOTE:
   It’s very important to wash all stamps under warm water to remove the shimmer paint.

   

6. Step 6

   Assemble the card to complete the project.

   

Video!

Your Turn

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