Peace on Earth

Here's my card for the current Waltzingmouse sketch challenge. It's a little holiday-like, but it's never too early to be auditioning designs for holiday cards, is it?

The sketch called for a large star shape, which I replaced with a large snowflake. I have a giga sized snowflake punch and every time I use it, I remember why I rarely use it--it's nearly impossible to get a clean punch without multiple attempts at pressing down the punch's lever! I finally got a clean cut from a piece of light aqua cardstock, then layered a piece of super glittery darker aqua cardstock beneath it, filling in the negative space.

I stamped the "peace on earth" sentiment from the Say it Loud-Winter Holiday set in an aqua ink beneath the snowflake and added a matching satin bow at the center of the flake. It makes the flake look kind of wreath-like, doesn't it?

Materials Used:
Say It Loud-Winter Holiday stamp set (Waltzingmouse Stamps); Hawaiian Shores ink, Aqua Mist and Hawaiian Shores cardstock (Papertrey Ink); aqua glitter cardstock (Recollections); snowflake punch (Marvy Uchida); turquoise satin ribbon (Michaels); Bow Easy