I decided it was the perfect time to make a fun shaker Christmas card. While I tend to go towards using traditional reds and greens, I thought it would be fun to "shake" things up (sorry, not sorry, for the pun lol!).
The colors in the photo are a bit off, however I will admit I don't have any true turquoise paper so I got as close as I could with the cardstock I have. I began by die cutting Twig & Stump from white velvet luxury cardstock and their apparel and the ornaments from colored cardstock. The backer for the snowmen was cut from black. The snow globe, tree and snowflakes were die cut from white glitter cardstock. I also used the snow globe die to created a shaped card for something fun and unique.
I saw this snow globe design two years ago when Twig & Stump were first released, created by the talented Nichol Spohr and found it so clever, and since I rarely make shaker cards, decided to use it. You can find her original post here.
The background was ink blended with purple and turquoise-ish ink then splattered with white gloss acrylic spray. When dried I put the snow globe together, adhering the top white glitter layer to an acetate sheet cut to fit, then 3 more die cuts then the ink blended background, after adding the shaker bits. After assembling Twig & Stump, they along with the tree, ornaments, snowflakes and white heat embossed sentiment were adhered on top. The final step was to add glitter using Stickles to the ornaments. Definitely not a card for mass production but it was fun and I'll likely make a few more if time allows.
This photo was taken flat so I could capture the shaker bits inside.
My wonderfully talented teammates have some terrific inspiration for you over at the challenge blog, so I encourage you to check it out. I hope you'll join us this week with however these colors inspire you - the challenge remains open until Friday November 15th at 3pm EST.
Thanks for visiting and take care!
Stef
- Tim Holtz Twig & Stump dies
- Honey Bee Stamps Snow Globe A2 Shaker dies
- Hero Arts December 2020 card kit (sentiment)
- Simon Says Stamp White Luxury Velvet and White Glitter cardstock
- Concord & 9th colored cardstocks
