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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These are really gorgeous. Love the beautiful die and the gorgeous sequins.
Beautiful cards…I love that rose gold color too!
Gorgeous! (As always) Love the variety of ideas from one single die!
OMG! I am bug eyed right now and my jaw is on the floor! Your cards are magical and sheer perfection in my opinion! I love making shaker cards because they are so fun! I am definitely going to need to add this die to my shaker card toolbox! ✨✨ everything about these cards! TFS!
Just gorgeous!!
I do make shaker cards – but not as many as I should.
The shakers are all great, but my favorite is the gold
with the yellow. Looks so elegant.
thanks for sharing.
I really like this snowflake die. Your cards are stunning!!
Absolutely beautiful!!!
beautiful snowflake cards
Yana I just love your cards, they are just STUNNING! That snowflake die is beautiful and I love the colors you used. The video was great!
The cards are so elegant! The snowflake die is beautiful.
These cards are amazing and beautiful!
You can see you are very in love with these dies, your cards are amazing shaker cards, the colours for everything you have used are beautiful. The mat by the way is an excellent invention, must get one x oh thumbs up !
I love shaker cards
Absolutely gorgeous. Didn’t consider using these dies but am now convinced that I do need to add these to my holiday collection.
The snowflake die is so pretty and I really like what you did with it! Thank you, Yana.
Definitely pinned this…have tried a few times to do shaker cards but was not always happy with results. This seemed quick and easy. A must try!
Love this card in all of your color combos! I’ve generally avoided shaker cards but your video makes them look relatively easy. I guess I’ll just have to try making one.
I love your snowflake cards! Using all the different color sequins with the same color snowflake makes them all look so different. These are gorgeous!
Your cards are stunning! I love the Snowflake Snippets dies. I recently bought some Spellbinders dies and they cut beautifully, so I will be buying more.
Okay, I’m sold! That Snowflake Snippets die set must be mine! Your cards are absolutely stunning! The gold makes them look so elegant! I love your creativity, Yana! Always a pleasure to stop here!
Stunning! I would have a hard time choosing a favorite combo of sequins. They are all lovely! 🙂
Яно, шейкери чудові. Із задоволенням подивилась МК. Дуже хочеться спробувати щось подібне.
Your cards are beautiful, as always!!
I love these cards!! So beautiful and fun!! I would love to make a shaker card, just have never known exactly what to do. Thanks for the inspiration!!
Absolutely stunning cards Yana. The sequin/bead colours are gorgeous with the rose mirror paper. They really are stunning. Beautifully done.
Absolutely stunning shaker cards. The snowflake die is fantastic and I think a must for my crafting 🙂 Thanks for sharing with us.
Wow these are amazing! Thanks for sharing
WOW! These are absolutely amazing. I just learned to make shaker cards and these with the gold foil are gorgeous. I love gold foil and sequins I hope to one day make one like this. THank you for sharing.
Gorgeous snowflake shaker cards, love them all especially the see through window ones. Thanks for another awesome video and the tip for making the die cuts into a sticker first.
I do like to make shaker cards, so fun to make and give.
Perfection personified! Absolutely stunning! I love the variety of styles you created, and I want to recreate them all! I love shaker cards and snowflakes! Thanks for the inspiration and for the opportunity to win!
Your shaker cards are absolutely beautiful!!! Spellbinders was the first dies and machine I ever purchased and I still buy them today! I absolutely love Spellbinders!!
Sweet cards. Thanks for sharing your technique video.
Gorgeous shaker cards. I really enjoyed your video. Thanks for sharing..
I love these cards! So beautiful!
These cards are just gorgeous — probably because the snowflake is so beautiful. But they way you put them altogether and using the metallic paper — fabulous. Really enjoyed this.
Your cards are Incredible Yana!! You have such talent!
Oh my, that is a beautiful die, glad I got to order it already. I don’t make too many shaker cards, I like to just pop up diecut over a background
So beautiful and festive. It would be so awesome to receive on of these shaker cards.
Your cards are absolutely GORGEOUS, Yana! I can’t even pick a favorite, they are all so beautiful!
Thanks so much for the video tutorial…I always enjoy them so much!
Amazing shaker cards Yana. Love the elegant snowflake image in the shaker window. Great die cutting technique. Pretty fillings.
What fun cards to make and knowing that the recipients of cards will get pure joy from them.
What beautiful card and yet so simple to make
You always make such beautiful cards. Those shakers are great.
Once again your cards are stunning. This snowflake is a beautiful design, and you made it look simply amazing.
The mirror cardstock made this perfect.
Amazing work!!
Gorgeous Card!!
I haven’t made too many shakers as yet, but seeing these gorgeous shakers makes me want to try more! Thanks for the inspiration!
Stunning shaker cards Yana!! You are truly amazing!!