Winter stamps & glass

Happy Winter! Is it snowing today where you are? It is for me and I love the big fluffy white flakes. So it was so inspiring to break out the snowflake stamps and play around. So here I am , watching the snow fall, ready to scrap our first snow days pictures and all I could think of was how pretty the snowflakes looked on the glass. So a light popped into my head and thought let’s do something with microscope slides. So off on this adventure…

• skill level: medium
• time: 30 min (or less)

supply list to create the slides:

• microscope glass slides
• silver embossing powder
• versamark (embossing ink)
• 2 shades of alcohol ink (I used Wild Plum & Stream)
• My Stamp Box -”Let It Snow” stamps
• 2 felt pieces

extras to actually complete the layout:

• Tattered angels Glimmer mist in patina (a shade of light blue)
• white cardstock
• Robin’s Nest dew drops
• purple & blue ink
• liquid adhesive or pop dots

Stamp the images onto your slides. Then sprinkle the embossing powder on them. I used Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel (UTEE) cause I like the thick effect, a finer powder gives you more definition in the stamp image.

Then I took 2 different pieces of felt, one for each colour. Dab on the back of the slides (opposite side to what you embossed). If you want add a bit of colour to the front as well for more intense areas. you can even do drops from the bottle. Be careful this stuff stains. (I recommend taking off your rings)

Now if you would like to do the layout.

Step 1: Spray a hint of the glimer mist on the background, however amount you would like.

Step 2: Then stamp layered images of the stamps all over the layout. I like to vary the intensities. On a few I outlined with a black marker to make it pop even more.

Step 3: Then attach the slides along the bottom. This will look good if you decided to put them all in a perfectly straight line or not.

Step 4: Place the photos on.

Step 5: Journal. For this I just wrote down the side of one of the photos. Nothing major. I really wanted the photos and accents to be the focus.

Step 6: Add the finishing touches of Dew Drops.

Thanks for being creative with me today! Have a wonderful winter day.