New Fallen Snow

Good morning! I fell off the wagon yesterday and didn't get my daily post made. I'm afraid that with everything going on for the holidays, I may be a bit spotty about posting over the next couple of weeks. Keep checking back, because I have a lot to share and will continue to post, however irregular it may be!

Maybe it is the snow outside and this sudden cold snap that has taken the country by storm (no pun intended), but I have been in the mood to make some wintery layouts, and you can't have wintery layouts without the look and feel of snow!

When you think of snow, what words and images come to mind? Along with cold and wet, I think of glistening white, so if you are trying to create the look and feel of snow on your pages, it makes sense that products that are glistening and/or white can take you where you want to go. Here are a few simple ways to incorporate glistening white in your winter layouts:

• For beautiful, stark glistening white, try using the Wausau pearlescent cardstock in white gold on noble white. This shimmery paper is subtle and beautiful and is so appropriate for a wintery layout! You can actually stamp on the Wausau pearlescent paper as well. Create a subtle snowy background by stamping monotone snowflakes in white ink on the shimmery side of the paper. The shimmer of the paper will contrast just enough with the dull finish of the ink that the snowflakes will be barely visible.

• Like frost on the edges of a store window, a little white ink applied in a feathery fashion to the edges of dark colored photo mats can transport you to that little shop window on a snowy afternoon.

• Stickles glitter glue in Crystal, Diamond, Icicle, or Waterfall can add the perfect accent of shimmer to your pages. If you don't want a defined line, try applying glitter glue by smudging or smearing it on appropriate elements.

• Nothing glistens more that glitter, and the Essential Glue Pad can allow you to add shimmery silver or white glitter to your layouts in any shape you desire! Simply stamp images using the glue pad and then dust with glitter. What could be more wintery than glitter laced snow flakes stamped accross your page?

• Try stamping images with Encore Ultimate Metallic ink in either silver or champagne, or use a crumpled paper towel to sponge the shimmery ink onto white paper, then cut borders or accents from the inked piece.

• The Adirondack paint dabber "snow capped" is appropriately named and can be used to create a similar affect on your pages. Snow cap die cut letters or the entire edge of your layout by simply "dabbing" the paint on! These handy paints are equipped with a built in dabber for easy application!

Experiment with all these mediums and see what you can come up with for fantastic wintery layouts. If you have an idea not expressed in this post, please feel free to share it with us in the comment section. Hope you find one or more of these ideas helpful! See you soon at www.scrapbuglane.com.

Lisa