Christmas snowflakes

Another year scoots by, and a new one awaits. The theme of this year's Christmas cards was snowflakes, inspired by a book of snowflake patterns to crochet.....which I did in November, and then looked for ways to use them for card making. I planned to print a background with smaller snowflakes, and then attach the crocheted ones on top, or overprint with them. I even bought some silver printing ink... and off I went, with several variations resulting.

Here are three different versions :

 

 

 

 

 

I like the difference in quality of the marks left by using the crocheted snowflake as a stamp, over the more precise lino cut versions. I also played with different papers - tissue, soft crepe, off-white drawing paper as well as straight onto bright white card. The top card was the crocheted snowflake rolled with silver ink and printed onto crepe paper, then cut out and stuck onto card and an extra glittery snowflake added in the centre.