Snow Globe Shaker Card - Christmas in July

Hello crafty friends.  I'm here to present a snow globe shaker card celebrating Christmas in July using one of Maja Design's wonderful Christmas collections, Holiday in the Alps.  

Outside, it's hot enough to melt a snowman in minutes, but inside my craft table is filled with frosty papers and smiling snowmen.  I love it!  

Holiday in the Alps is a beautiful classic Christmas collection with a vintage look.   

Here are the papers used on this snowman snow globe shaker card:

Winter Ephemera - Side A and B

Snowmen - Side B

Snowflakes

Winter Ephemera - Side A and B

Winter Ephemera -  Side A and B

Snowmen - Side B

Snowflakes

The Shaker

The chipboard snow globe shaker is from Creative Embellishments.  It's easy to assemble and comes with the acrylic window -which makes me smile because I don't have to scrounge for acrylic like I do when I make my own shakers. 

The best glue to use when assembling the shakers is one with a small tip  to control the amount of glue.  

My favorite glue to use on shakers is Nuvo - Deluxe Adhesive because it dries clear, has a strong bond, dries fast, and has a small nozzle. 

The chipboard has been painted with white acrylic paint then topped with Stamperia's Glamour Gel in Sparkling White. It dries with a beautiful shimmering sheen.  The photos do not do this justice because I can't capture the beauty and shimmer effect.  But it's exactly what you want if you are creating a winter wonderland. 

Stamperia GLAMOUR GEL SPARKLING WHITE

Nuvo - Deluxe Adhesive

Creative Embellishments - Snow Globe Shaker

The Shaker Mix

Every shaker needs fabulous sequin shaker mix and  is filled with Buttons Galore and More's newly released Polar Wind DooDadz shaker mix.  This mix is glittery and shimmery like fresh fallen snow.  Visit Buttons Galore to see the entire DooDadz collection.  

Thanks for stopping here today.  

Shop Here:

Creative Embellishments - Snow Globe Shaker	Buttons Galore DooDadz - Polar Wind Dd102	Maja Design Holiday in the Alps collection
Stamperia GLAMOUR GEL SPARKLING WHITE 25ml k3p59b	Nuvo - Deluxe Adhesive	Walnut Stain Distress Ink Pad - Tim Holtz - Distress Ink Pads - Tim Holtz

Winter Ephemera - Side A and B

Winter Ephemera - Side A and B

Snowmen - Side B

Snowflakes

Elegant Dimensional Flower - Cards with Spellbinders

 Elegant 3D Cards (Part 2)

3D cards and pop-up cards are all the rage.  They are fun and unusual to make and even more fun to give.  I imagine the surprise and the blooming smile that spreads upon the face of the person opening the card.   

Spellbinders has a new line of 3D dies to add to the fun.  

Spellbinders has released the Elegant 3D collection by Becca Feeken/Amazing Paper Grace.  This collection is all about the layering and dimension.  

Yesterday  I featured  two dies from Spellbinders Elegant 3D Vignettes collection by Becca Feeken.  

Spellbinders Cinch and Go Flowers III

Spellbinders Tiara Rondelle Dies

I also made a vintage looking card with the dies.  You can see the vintage card post here.  

Do you enjoy making your own flowers?   If you do, then I have a great set of dies that will help create perfect layers.  Plus, they even have a hole pre-punched in the center to keep the flowers stacked perfectly.  Worst part about flower making is punching the center holes.  

These are the dies/stamps that I am using on this card:

Spellbinders Tiara Rondelle Dies - Elegant 3D Vignettes Collection by Becca Feeken 

Spellbinders Cinch and Go Flowers III - Elegant 3D Vignettes Collection by Becca Feeken 

Paper Choice and Other Supplies:

In addition, I am using Graphic 45 Secret Garden Collection 12x12  and some inks to create the vintage accenting in the flowers.  

I chose to use Finger Tip Daubers to apply the ink because they tend to make the application easier when using smaller pieces that need inking. 

Sponge Daubers - Finger Tip

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxides - Worn Lipstick

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxides  - Broken China

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxides - Vintage Photo

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink -Walnut Stain

Here is my surprise sentiment tag for the inside of the card.  This can also be a gift card holder...for that lucky recipient (haaaa).   

 Thank you for stopping here and thank you to Spellbinders for inviting me to be part of the Spellblogger Team.  Such a wonderful opportunity to share the best dies in the world. 

Where to shop? 

You can shop for all your Spellbinders dies right here .

You can click here for the Amazing Paper Grace Collection (which includes the Elegant 3D Vignettes collection).

You can shop for Graphic 45 papers right here. 

Products:
Spellbinders Tiara Rondelle Dies - Elegant 3D Vignettes Collection by Becca Feeken S5-342
Spellbinders Cinch and Go Flowers III - Elegant 3D Vignettes Collection by Becca Feeken - S4-867
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink -Walnut Stain

Graphic 45 Secret Garden Collection 12x12
Sponge Daubers - Finger Tip
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxides - Worn Lipstick
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxides  - Broken China
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxides - Vintage Photo

Vintage Christmas Cards Made Easy

I've love to use this post to share with you the spirit of Christmas, using the gorgeous holiday/winter collection from Maja Design- "Joyous Winterdays".  

 Maja Design collections have one very important feature helping to make Maja Design the very best paper for your money.  Since each sheet is double sided, the back side of the papers tend to have patterns that can be used year round.  That means you get great value for your money.  That's very important since the Christmas season is short.  

 Scroll down and I will provide links to help shop for this paper. 

Above is an image of the Maja Design- "Joyous Winterdays" collection and the specific papers I used on my card. 

"Beautiful Pine"

"Pick a Tree"

"Make Decorations"

And then there is the beautiful vintage ephemera from the collection.  This gorgeous sheet of vintage images helps your card making process super easy.   You can complete some of your Christmas or winter cards done in a few minutes. 

Isn't the paper simply lovely?  The vintage ephemera is perfect for super quick cards. 

Where to shop 

Thanks for stopping to visit.  I'd like to wish you a wonderful Christmas and Holiday season filled with peace and joy.  

US folks can shop for Maja Design collections here and the new Joyous Winterdays collection is here. 

International folks can shop for the new collection as well as all the collections using the Store Finder link found here. 

Thanks for stopping and have a wonderful Christmas and holiday season.

Escape Kitty in a Basket - Flying Unicorns and Frank Garcia - Prima

Tales of You & Me - by Prima and Frank Garcia

The April kit from Flying Unicorn was chock full of Prima this month.  

Prima's newest collection by Prima and Frank Garcia, Tales of You & Me ,  is one of those collections that is a "must have"  - with soft warm colors.  I decided to show you how important photo choices are in your end result.   I created a layout with three different but similar photo options.  

My photo options: Escape Kitty is chocolate sepia, my sweet little niece in rosey creams and a photo of my siblings in a bright sepia.  

First:  Escape Kitty ( because she'd have it no other way)
I know that Escape Kitty certainly digs this collection - makes her look absolutely enchanting.  

Escape Kitty is no different than most kitties ( shhhhhhh I'll never tell this to her sweet furry cat face).  She loves boxes and baskets and places to explore and jump into for a quick shut-eye.  She looks puuuuurfetly angelic here.  

I love the darling photo.  It matches wonderfully with the collection but is it too busy?  Maybe.  I still love it.  

Simply as a result of my indecision, I said adios to my kitty and brought my sweet niece in for a test.   Her lovely soft creams and blush pinks are a great match to the papers.  I also love the results.  So why stop there?

Last, I decided to toss my siblings into the ring of indecision.  I like the bright sepia photo because the layout have some bright cream accents. 

And the winner is...............

 The winner of my heart is Escape Kitty.  Yes, of course I love my siblings and my darling niece.  But I no longer live with my siblings and do not see my niece daily.  I do, however,  have a sassy furball cat who will stomp on my face at 4am to wake me so I try to keep on her good side and make her happy.  Just being truthful and practical. 

Here's how I cut my papers and organized my layout:

It's hard to see what a gorgeous piece of paper hides behind side A of this piece of paper.  I do wish  the papers were displayed so that both sides were seen, as both are  equally gorgeous, but the internet doesn't show both sides very well.  No fear -  I will show you. 

I focused on using side B.  I cut the edges and flipped on of the edges.  This created a fascinating border for me to use.  From there, I continue to build my Escape Kitty page.  

Here are more close up's of the page with embellishments from Frank's Tales of You & Me collection as well as from the Flying Unicorn April collection.  

This is Available in my ETSY shop ( I'll add your photo)

Here's a twist:  I have this page available in my ETSY shop and I will add YOUR photo to the page.  You can email the photo and I'll make it fit - turn it a beautiful creamy sepia if you want...and make it look spectacular ( even better then Miss Kitty's photo).   Check out this and the rest of the shop items right here.   You can see the actual ETSY item here. 

More details and sweetness:

If you missed the Flying Unicorn Kit this month, consider grabbing the kits when they are available for pre-order on the 20th of every month.  You get a great preview of the entire kit and have a few payment options.   You can find all the details right here.  

Thanks for stopping here.  Enjoy Frank Garcia's collections! You can find the Tales of You & Me collection right here.  You can find Frank's other collections here as well and all the other fun Prima goodies at the Flying Unicorns Store. 

Don't forget to check out the ETSY shop.  

Products:

Flying Unicorn Kit for April

Prima - Tales of You and Me Collection - Flower- Toujours 586324 

Prima - Tales of You and Me Collection - Flower  - Secret Love 

586287

Prima - Tales of You and Me Collection -  Paper - Notre Amour Sera à Jamais 990855
Prima - Tales of You and Me Collection - Paper - Belles Mélodies d’amour 990824
Prima - Metal Dies - Parisian Lace 584047

Prima - Metal Dies - Moroccan Foliage 583965
Prima - 6 x 6 Stencil - Lace 580032
Prima - Art Basics - Heavy Gesso - White - 8.5 Ounces -961442
Gingham Ribbon
Martha Stewart Doily Lace edge punch

Mini Vintage Canvas Home Decor - Flying Unicorn and Prima

Create a piece of Vintage Home Decor with the Flying Unicorns

Mini Canvas Featuring Prima/Frank Garcia "Tales of You & Me"....and Flying Unicorns

The April Unicorn kit is now available while it lasts...which isn't usually long.  A great kit in such popular demand doesn't last long.  

 The Flying Unicorn kit this month included three canvases sized 3x3. The kit featured Prima's Tales of You & Me collection by Frank Garcia this month. Also included in the kit were some of Frank's sweet matching chipboard pieces for his collection.  I used the chipboard to adorn the little canvas pieces. 

I used Mixd Media Inx from Clearsnap to color the edges of my canvas.  They are easy to use and I really love the pigmentation. 

I accented each little canvas with elements to tie them all together  and make them a cohesive set- the lace, some pearls and similar colors.  

The ribbon was stapled to the back of each little canvas in order to adhere it.  I originally added glue, however I knew that glue alone would not hold the weight of each canvas very long if hung on a wall.  The staples just reinforced it. 

Here are some more close ups of the individual canvases.  

Special note about my beautiful triple bow - it's perfect if I must say so.  haaaaaa!  That's because I used the Bow-It-All to make the bow.  If you can't tie good bows, then the Bow-It-All is something to think about.  

Thanks for stopping by for a peek. You can shop the Flying Unicorns and grab the kit right here.  


Supplies:
Flying Unicorns kit April
Prima - Frank Garcia Tales of You & Me chipboard 990916
Prima - Frank Garcia Tales of You & Me - flowers 586348
Pink Pearls
canvas - 3x3 size
lace trim
Clearsnap Donna Salazar Mixd Media Inx - Peaches and Vintage
gold trim