Starry Christmas card with video tutorial

Hi everyone,

It's Monday and that means a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! This week it's all about "Stars".

I found the colors I used in the previous challenge really beautiful and thought why wouldn't I use them for all the rest of my Christmas cards (spoiler alert;)). Because I was using resin pieces, I used a piece of corrugated cardboard. With Nuvo Expanding Mousse Worn Linen (thanks Marzena) I applied it with a base layer. Then added some texture with the Glitter Glaze Fallen Snow and the Stars stencil.

 

After the Glitter Glaze was dry I used Nuvo Shimmer Powder Storm Cloud, and this time too it was dark blue instead of dark gray ... Still surprised that I didn't realize that before ... haha. Then I used Infusions In The Navy and also Black Knight. Just like with the previous card. What a cool combination that is. I switched from heat tool to heat gun halfway through, and that has another effect on how the powders dry up. It gives more lines, and I think that's so cool. If you don't like that, then keep using the heat tool. 

  

I gave the resin star  a metallic glow with Metallique Wax White Gold. And the smaller stars I only did the edges. With Nuvo Shimmer Powder Storm Cloud I've given the Art Stones color and I used Lava Paste for the first time. But I applied too much and it was not to my liking, so I removed it and even the remnants expanded a bit. I have to experiment a little more with this, it really expanse lite crazy :).

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SUPPLIES:

Prima Marketing READ TO ME Finnabair Clear Stamp	Tim Holtz Layering Stencil STARS	Tim Holtz Sizzix HOLIDAY WORDS 2 THIN Thinlits Die 661601	Tim Holtz Sizzix ALPHANUMERIC CLASSIC LOWER Thinlits Dies 664224	Prima Marketing STARS AND MOONS Mould 966638	Tim Holtz Idea-ology 8 x 8 Paper Stash METALLIC 3 KRAFT STOCK th94021
Prima - Art Stones	Prima Marketing MINI ART STONES Art Ingredients 963712	Dylusions Ink Sprays - Black Marble	Cosmic Shimmer LAVA PASTE Andy Skinner csaslaca	Brutus Monroe FALLEN SNOW glitter glaze	Prima Marketing Soft Matte Gel
Prima Flowers HEAVY BODY GEL Art Basics	Paper Artsy IN THE NAVY Infusions Colored Stain	Paper Artsy BLACK KNIGHT Infusions Colored Stain CS12	Tonic STORM CLOUD Nuvo Shimmer Powder 1211n	Tonic EBONY BLACK Nuvo Crystal Drops	Tonic WORN LINEN Nuvo Expanding Mousse 1700n
Simon Says Stamp CRAFT TACKY GLUE	Ranger - Dina Wakley - White Gesso	Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink Pad

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Thank you for stopping by! Love to see you next time!

Hugs,
Sandra