Hello everyone and thank you so much for joining me today for Spellbinders December inspirational blog hop! More about the hop and giveaway below. Today I have several easy to make Holiday Snowflake Window Shaker Cards made with the help of Spellbinders dies.
I couldn’t decide which color sequins and beads I wanted to use for my shaker element so I ended up making a bunch of cards using different colors. All cards are absolutely identical, just the shaking bits are different.
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VIDEO TUTORIAL
As always, I filmed a video tutorial showing how to create this project from start to finish. I’m hoping you’ll enjoy it. Watch it below or on my Youtube channel.
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CARD DETAILS
I started working on my card by die-cutting the beautiful Snowflake Snippet die (I used the largest die from the set) in a white woodgrain cardstock panel cut to 4 1/4 x 5 1/2″, after cutting I ended up having a positive snowflake die cut (I set it aside to use for another project) and a negative panel with a window opening. I then used the woodgrain panel as a guide and die-cut identical square opening in my white A2 side folding card base.
I recently got a question about die cutting wood grain textured cardstock. The question was – will the wood grain flatten if you run it through the machine? The answer is no, it will not flatter at all. If you use a shim it will flatten a bit, not too much, it will still be visible. If you cut it normally as you usually do with your dies you should have any problems with the woodgrain texture getting flattened and you can always use a small piece of this paper and test it in your machine just to be sure. All machines are slightly different, it didn’t flatten in mine.
While I had my Platinum 6 die cutting machine out (I prefer to use my large Platinum and I always have it sitting on my desk off to the side, but because it doesn’t fit in my video frame I used a smaller machine when filming this video) I die-cut the actual snowflake piece and a word Joy out of fabulous Burnished Rose Mirror Cardstock from Tonic Studios, it has satin finish to it and it is absolutely fabulous paper. I think I had a sheet of this paper in one of my Simon’s kits and I just had to get more of it. If you know me – you know I love to use Mirror Cardstock for all of my die cutting projects.
To make it easier to adhere my die cut piece in place I added a layer of double sided sticky to the back of my paper and simply die cut a sticker. I used Scrapbook Adhesives Adhesive Sheets, you can also use Stick It from Ken Oliver, Easy Cut Adhesive from Thermoweb or if you have neither of those you can use spray adhesive or glue.
To pop the Joy die cut up I cut identical piece out of white fun foam. I made sure to add sticky sheet to both sides of the fun foam to once again make it easier to adhere everything in place.
To create a shaker element I adhered a sheet of clear acetate from Hero Arts cut slightly larger than my window. Next, I adhered my snowflake piece – I didn’t have to fuss around with glue since I had the sticky on the back of the die cut. To build the shaker walls I used new to me product from Darice – double sided sticky strips. It’s foam adhesive, but not squares or circles or tape, but in a form of convenient strips.
To fill my shaker I used various beads and sequins from Pretty Pink Posh and I also used Rose Gold sequins in 2 sizes to later embellish my card. I heat embossed some additional messages in white embossing powder onto red cardstock – I used stamps from Hero Arts here, trimmed them into a banner and a skinny strip and foam mounted onto the card along with the die cut joy.
I love the way these cards turned out and they weren’t that hard to make. I didn’t make all of them into window shakers, some are just shakers, so you can’t see through to the inside of the card.
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GIVEAWAY! (NOW CLOSED)
To celebrate this release, Spellbinders is giving away a $50 gift certificate to FIVE lucky winners. Please leave a comment on Spellbinders blog by Sunday, December 10th 11:59 pm EDT for a chance to win. The winners will be announced in the blog hop post on Spellbinders blog the following day.
I also have one $25 gift card to give away to one lucky hopper! For your chance to win, please leave a comment below and let me know if you like to make shaker cards! I’ll pick a winner on Sunday, December 10th and will announce winner here in this post.
Winner is: Stephanie Jens (Stephanie, I’ve emailed you)
SUPPLIES
I’m listing the products I used below. Click on the link to go directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support!
 Spellbinders Snowflakes Snippets Dies Shop at: SSS | SC | SPEL |
 Spellbinders Ho Ho Ho Dies Shop at: SSS | SC | SPEL |
 Spellbinders Platinum 6 Die Cutting Machine Shop at: SSS | SC | SPEL |
 Spellbinders Platinum Die Cutting Machine Shop at: SSS | SC | SPEL |
 Spellbinders Tool ‘n One Shop at: SSS | SC | SPEL |
 Spellbinders Magnetic Handy Mat Shop at: SSS | SC | SPEL |
 Tonic Burnished Rose Mirror Card Satin Effect Cardstock Shop at: SSS | SC |
 Hero Arts Decorative Woodgrain Cardstock Shop at: SSS | SC |
 Simon Says Stamp Woodgrain Cardstock White Shop at: SSS |
 Tim Holtz Distress Woodgrain Cardstock Shop at: SSS | SC |
 Hero Arts Acetate Cards 5 X 6 Inches Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Simon Says Stamp Schoolhouse Red Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Darice Adhesive Foam 33 Double Sided Strips Shop at: SSS |
 Tonic Craft Spoon Nuvo Shop at: SSS | SC |
 Crystal Ninja Crystal Katana Mixed Media Pick Up Tool Shop at: SSS |
 Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun PW200 Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Hero Arts White Embossing Powder PW110 Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 ScraPerfect Crafting Pouch Shop at: SSS |
 Pretty Pink Posh Autumn Seed Bead Bundle Shop at: PPP |
 Pretty Pink Posh 3mm Sparkling Clear Sequins Shop at: SSS |
 Pretty Pink Posh Gold Shimmer Seed Beads Shop at: SSS |
 Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear Seed Beads Shop at: SSS |
 Pretty Pink Posh Spring Meadow Mix Sequins Shop at: SSS |
 Pretty Pink Posh 6mm Navy Sequins Shop at: SSS |
 Pretty Pink Posh 4mm Navy Sequins Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Envelopes Schoolhouse Red Shop at: SSS |
 Versamark Watermark Emboss Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Hero Arts Holiday Messages and Tags Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Hero Arts Christmas Messages CM100 Shop at: SSS | SC | HA |
 Scrapbook Adhesives Adhesive Sheets Shop at: SSS |
 Scor-Tape 1/8 Inch Crafting Tape Shop at: SSS |
 Tonic Deluxe Adhesive Nuvo Glue Shop at: SSS | SC |
 Scor-tape 2 1/2 Inch Crafting Tape Shop at: SSS |
 White Fun Foam 12 Pack 9 x 12 Shop at: SSS |
 Scrapbook Adhesives White Foam Squares Shop at: SSS | SC |
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That shoolhouse red is striking against the white – beautiful sense of color a composition – great work Yana as usual
Yana, what can I say but just WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW! These Christmas shaker cards are just outstanding and its not a wonder that you could not choose which colour sequins to use in the card so you had to do them all. What a lovely gift set for a special friend this would make. :O)
Can’t wait to make one of these beautiful cards myself!
Really Stunning cards Yana!!!!Love this snowflake die!!!
Gorgeous cards Yana, love this snowflake frame!
these are absolutely gorgeous
thanks for sharing
Beatiful card! I need that snowflake die!
Gorgeous, love love this one. Guess I’m with you, have to. A,e several because they all have little different look but lovely
You are so talented!! I loved your catd and video. The snowflake snippet die is on my list of wants
I love making shaker cards, they’re so much fun – especially for kids.
yours look stunning, i will definitely try something like this soon
Gorgeous cards, love them All! Thanks!
So beautifully Ana. Thanks for sharing. Yes I like making shaker cards and tags at Christmas.
Beautiful shaker cards. Love the snowflake dies.
These are crazy pretty!
These cards are amazing. I like making cards with the same technique to speed up the process and yet have them all look unique. Just by changing the embossing powder colour and or sequin colour, this is accomplished. Thanks.
Wow, those are gorgeous shakers. Great job.
OMG – I LOVE your cards
Yana, am in love with your festive cards today!! Love SSS and order my Spellbinders from them often!! Love that you have paired up and are sharing such gorgeous inspiration for all of us and am already shopping these dies! Thank you for all fun this holiday season!
As always, Yana, beautiful cards!
Stunning cards!
Oh my goodness, Yana. These cards are so elegant. I adore those snowflake snippets. I think they are one of my favorites from releases this year!
Gorgeous card, Yana. I love the Snowflake Snippets die — so beautiful and delicate.
What amazing cards, love the shakers
Such beautiful cards, I have been watching your videos for a while now and they give me inspiration to try and make a card similar to what you create but net nearly as beautiful. Thank you so much for your inspiration. I love making shaker cards and I also love all the die cut cards you create for spellbinders using the dies themselves as the card base they are gorgeous.
Wow! This die is great! I love it! Thank you for sharing your card with us. Would be great to receive such beautiful card.
Wow!! I’m in love with all these rich, beautiful, fantastic shakers!! They are just too perfect!!
And I lovvvvve making shaker cards 🙂
You are such an inspiration. Love all your videos. These shaker cards are so lovely.
These are fabulous shaker cards. I love this snowflake and the fact that you only show what you love. Fantastic!
How lovely your shakers
are! Love the die cuts
and the papers used.
Carla from Utah
Absolutely beautiful cards! The snowflake die is lovely!
Works of art! I love the delicate snowflakes in metallic … I can’t believe how pretty these are combined with the different textures and colors! Thanks for sharing
These are stunning. I mean that.
So beautiful! I love snowflakes. Wonderful cards,
Beautiful cards. Thanks for sharing.
Yana, these are incredibly beautiful! I love all your card designs.
Like this die and love how you turned it into stunning cards!
Oh Yana, you do make the most beautiful cards and my Spellbinder dies are some of my absolute favourites. Tfs
Gorgeous! The snowflakes are breathtaking!
I love shaker cards and yours are so beautiful!
Wow! What can I say to top off your super duper cards! Love them the colors were spot on with your cards. Thanks for sharing and have a great week!
Those cards are simply stunning! Beautiful work.
Simply fabulous cards, Yana! I really enjoyed hearing about your connection to Spellbinders. It’s always interesting to hear some personal details about a favourite crafter.
Your cards are fantastic (I’ve got also very often the choice of color problem – LOL !). The snowflake die is beautiful, with the smaller ones, it’s a really great set.
What could be more fun than snowflakes and shaker cards!? They are beautiful. 🙂
think that snowflake die is a “must have” – your cards are gorgeous (as always), Yana!
I LOVE these!! Stunning!!
STUNNING card. Beautiful snowflakes, shaker card and colors are beautiful. So inspired!!
Wow those snowflakes are beautiful cut out in the shiny paper. I love that you made shaker cards out of them and had the sequins in the back to add color.
Wow–such fancy shaker cards!