Large Snowflake Stencils For Cards – A Fresh Take!

Large snowflake stencils for cards + shades of gold = STUNNING!

As you know I am a big fan of creating little, dainty snowflakes on my cards but sometimes something BIG brings the drama – using large snowflake stencils for cards in unconventional ways can do just that. I love how all the white on white, with those tiny detail touches of color, against a bold, truly unexpected background of white snowflakes over a deeply warm gold based background makes a card you can’t really look away from! 

a family of die cut deer stand against a dramatic background created with large snowflake stencils for cards

Snowflake Stencil Background

  • Use white cardstock to cut an A2 sized card base and a 6″ x 6″ layer.
  • Secure the white layer and Snowflake stencil together on scrap paper using mint tape.
  • Use a an ink blending tool to apply metallic gold pigment ink. 
  • Remove the stencil and heat set the ink.
  • Cut the stenciled layer to fit a on the front of the A2 card base.  
  • Attach the layer using ATG adhesive.

deep shades of yellow and gold used with one of the large snowflake stencils for cards create a dramatic handmade winter card

Snow Layers

  • Use white cardstock to cut the snow layers.
  • Cut the two snow layers to fit across the card base.
  • Attach one snow layer directly to the card base using ATG adhesive.
  • Use a strip of mounting tape to attach the front front snow layer.

Deer Family and Embellishments

  • Use white cardstock to cut the deer family and evergreen sprigs.
  • Cut the tiny holly leaves using green cardstock, place them on the molding pad and form them with the leaf tool.
  • Use red cardstock to punch out several 1/8″ circles for berries.
  • Attach the holly leaves and red circles to the necks of the deer using glossy accents.
  • Apply red stickles to the red berries.
  • Apply pieces of mounting tape to the back of the deer, tuck them behind the snow layers and attach to the card base.
  • Tuck several evergreen sprigs behind the snow layers and attach using glossy accents.

details on the die cut reindeer family over a background made with large snowflake stencils for cards on this handmade winter greeting card
Check out my Birch Tree Stencil for a Winter Card to see another one of Rubbernecker’s new stencils and how much they add to a project..  

 
4123 Snowflake Stencil
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Deer Family Die Cut 5162-10D
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5173-02D Deckle Hills Die Cut
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5217-04D Greenery#2 Die
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5162-04D Tiny Leaves
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The Color Catalog by Sarah Renae Clark
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Scrapbook.com – Mint Tape – Low Tack…
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Sizzix – Paper Sculpting Kit
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Dress My Craft – Hole Punch – One…
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Ranger Ink – Stickles Glitter Glue -…
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Amazon.com: Mini Foam Dots…
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Fiskars 01-005452 Recycled Bypass…
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Teflon Bone Folder, Essentials by Ellen
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Scor-Pal Measuring & Scoring Board 12×12
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Glue Dots, Mini (3/16″)
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Amazon.com : Accent Opaque White 8.5”…
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While we often see these large snowflake stencils for cards and paper crafting used fairly traditionally – and the results ARE beautiful – don’t be afraid to really shake it up sometimes and see what you come up with! OOh – what about white snowflakes over red or even dep navy? Hmmmmmm……..

2 thoughts on “Large Snowflake Stencils For Cards – A Fresh Take!”

  1. This is simply stunning and such a wonderful way to make an impact with the snowflakes. Love the gold pigment ink you used for the sky and those dainty little garlands on the white deer.
    Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful design! 🙂

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