The Nickel Nook: Mirtillamente Craft Shop

Hello, my friends!

Today I have a Winter layout to share with you for Mirtillamente Craft Shop.

(The shop is closed for inventory just now)

I wanted to play with this photo of a beautiful Blue Jay.

He is a regular visitor to my back yard.

He is VERY noisy, and always lets me know when he is there!

I call this my Freezing Season Layout:

Here is how I created it:

I began by gathering a navy cardstock for my background base.

I then used two Dylusions stencils (Let It Snow and Small Bubbles)

and Prima art extra vagance Snowflake Paste.

I stenciled my snowy design, and then set it aside to dry.

When it was dry, it resembled snow beautifully!

Next, I cut a mat for my photo from white cardstock,

and I cut several strips from the Les Papiers de Padore - Weeeek-end! paper.

I also punched several circles from white cardstock using my 1/2", 1", and 1 1/4" circle punches.

These will be my snowballs.

This photo shows how I assembled all these pieces.

I first distressed all the edges with a distressing tool.

I began with matting the photo.

Then I added a strip of paper to the top, and a smaller strip to the bottom.

I then adhered it to the background using foam tape.

I then added a longer strip of the paper along the bottom of the page.

I then added a variety of the "snowballs" randomly around the page.

Finally, I added some fun stickers from the

Echo Park - I Love Winter 12 x 12 Sticker Sheet.

Here's a closer look at the photo,

and the embellishments surrounding it:

Here's the bottom of the page:

The top right corner:

Here you can see some of the dimension the foam tape adds:

The paste also adds wonderful texture:

Here's one final look at the finished page:

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

May you enJOY happy Winter days!

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