BoBunny Snowfall

When it's -40 degrees outside, I can't help but create and post more winter pages.  But I promise, my Mexico layouts are coming soon :)

I created this 2-pager for a class at The Urban Scrapbook where I teach and design.  And let me tell you, when BoBunny released this "Snowfall" collection, it was SOLD OUT all across the city.  No kidding...when you have 6 months of snow a year...(only a slight exaggeration).

Ironically, while I was designing this layout, I was panicking....because this year we have had very little snow and very mild temperatures! Finally, the big snowfall came, so I rushed BabyOfTheFamily outside for some cute photos.

Gosh, it's hard to take photos of double page layouts!
Here are some close ups....

The left page...

....and the right page.

The title is fussy cut from the "Words" patterned paper...and matted on white Bazzill cardstock.

I used 3 Tim Holtz Sizzix dies...

Love these!

The snowflake borders are cut from Best Creations Glitter paper and tucked behind the photos' edges.

These snowflakes are fussy cut from the patterned paper, with BoBunny Metal Trinkets in the centers.

Those half doily die cut pieces are backed onto brown Bazzill cardstock.

The special technique I taught was making this winter window element...

The frame is made from strips of Creative Imaginations brown corrugated paper, which is sanded for a more distressed appearance.

Close up of window frame and "snow".

Today I'm going to share a tutorial on how to make this window.

The window base or background is a 4" x 3 1/2" piece of dark blue paper cut from the reverse side of the Bobunny "Snowfall-Words" paper.  I also die cut 3 snowflakes and adhered them to this background layer.

On top of that is an embossed piece of plastic....simply cut from some packaging I saved from Christmas! (from a package of Christmas crackers I believe) A BIG thank you to my bestie Sandra who inspired this embossed window pane :)

I traced the size onto the plastic packaging with a Sharpie (I cut 12 for my class).

Here is the wonderful Tim Holtz Sizzix Snowflakes embossing folder.

The plastic piece after it runs throught my....VAGABOND! yay!

As for the snow....I started with clear chunky glitter called "Diamond Dust" in a baggie....

BEFORE  the Snow Cap

....and added Ranger Snow Cap Mixative to color the glitter an opaque white.

AFTER  the Snow Cap

It's a little less glittery and a little more snowy.

I used Glossy Accents to adhere the snow to the window frame, and I also made a snowy ledge on the right page too....

The fabric you see tucked behind this photo and the window and the journaling strips is cheesecloth (that I bought at Safeway!)  I colored it lightly by spraying it with Turquoise Perfect Pearls Mist....

LOVED working with cheesecloth...and love the texture it brings to the design.

Funny story........while I was prepping for my class, I had 12 little baggies filled with clear glitter on my kitchen table.  My 80-year-old German father-in-law walks in, sees it, and says, "What are you doing? Selling opium???" 

Talk about a Generation Gap.....I was just thinking that it looked like I was selling cocaine....but I suppose my teens would think I was selling crystal meth :)

All for the love of scrapbooking!