Trying the Faber Castell Glitter Glass Bead Gel | Winter Card feat Studio Katia Holiday Village and Floral Snowflake

Hi everyone! It’s Laura here and today I am back with a card I created with the new Floral Snowflake stencil and the Holiday Village stamp set. I also tried out a new gel medium by Faber Castell for this card and (spoiler alert) I love it! You can see it in action in the video tutorial at the end of this post

I started off the card by creating the background on some Strathmore Bristol Smooth cardstock. I die cut an A2 sized panel with the Darling Ribbon and Frames dies and did some ink blending with Distress Oxides in Blueprint Sketch and Shaded Lilac.

I then used the Floral Snowflake stencil and the Faber Castell Glass Bead Glitter Gel to create two large snowflakes on opposite corners of the background. This is a new to me medium and I really enjoyed using it. It dries clear and adds lots of texture and sparkle thanks to the glass beads and the glitter it contains. I will definitely be using it more!

I left the gel aside to dry and started working on my images. I used the Holiday Village stamp set and my ColourBlend pencils for my coloring. I the die cut them all with the coordinating dies.
For my sentiment I used stamps from the Holiday Winter stamp set – I created a banner from some white cardstock and stamped the greeting Holiday Wishes from Our Home to Yours.

Before adhering everything to my background, I added some extra detail and sparkle to it with Perfect Pearls. I diluted them with water and created some droplets with a paintbrush.
I raised the images and the sentiment banner over some foam tape and mounted everything on a top folding A2 card base.
If you are interested in seeing the step by step process for the creation of this winter card you can watch the video down below or directly on my YouTube channel. And don’t forget to subscribe for more inspiration!

Thank you all so much for stopping by and have a great day!