These cutout snowflakes make the perfect paper stencils for a screen printed card. Layered up with silver ink, these cards are so Christmassy, we couldn’t stop printing them!
To make a snowflake, start with a small square of paper.
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Fold in half diagonally and then half again.
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Fold the left side towards the middle and then the right side over the left – the pictures will help if you’re confused at this point!
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Cut off the pointy tips to make a folded triangle.
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Cut shapes into the edges of your triangle and unfold to reveal your snowflake!
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Make a selection of these snowflakes to be layered up on your cards – we made so many – they’re so addictive!
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Place the card on a hard surface. If you’re using hinge clamps on your screen, use masking tape to mark where each card should be placed.
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Use parcel tape to mask tape all over your screen, leaving an opening the same size and shape as your card.
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Place your screen on top of the card and stencils and print with a squeegee and screen printing ink.
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Your stencils should stick to the screen ready for the next print.
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When the cards are dry, overlay more snowflakes on top and print with another colour. We with silver over our icy blue.
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To make these cards you will need:
- Plain copy paper
- Scissors
- Acrylic Screen Printing Ink
- 90T Screen
- Screen Printing Board and Hinge Clamps
- Squeegee
- Parcel Tape
- Plain cards to print onto