Snow Globe Shaker Christmas Card

Hello, my crafty friends! I hope you're having a blessed day. :o)

I'm super excited that I had a chance to make my second Christmas card! I was disheartened to hardly get any made last year for my loved ones, so I'm trying to sneak them in early when possible.

As I was planning the snow globe design, it was impossible not to add snow... so I turned it into a shaker card. :o) (A jingly shaker, too!)

A wee bit closer look at the penguins. (I thought I was closer in at the time. Oops!)

These cutie pie penguins are from the Peachy Keen Stamps July release. I paper pieced their winter apparel because they wanted to be stylish. ;) The trim on the hat is covered in Star Dust for twinkly winter magic.

The gorgeous papers for the snow globe, including its base, are from K and Company. The snowy paper is lightly inked in Faded Jeans. The tiny snowflakes inside the globe are the negative cut-outs from an EK Success flower scroll punch... our penguin sweethearts caught the same one because they're just so sappy like that. The fluffy snow is Polar White Flower Soft.

The snow globe and the two outer snowflake designs are cut files from Birds Cards. Graduating rhinestones add Christmas sparkle to the snowflakes, as well as the My Favorite Things Fancy Flourish along the right side. The bow is made with Harvest Wine crinkle ribbon from My Craft Spot, to which I added two jingly bells. I decided the only way to make a shaker card even more fun was to make it musical. :o)

The sentiment is from Whimsical Designs' Snow Much Fun stamp set. I curved it so it would fit the globe shape and used Memento Cottage Ivy ink for festive flair. My goal with this card was to combine whimsy and elegance, along with a whole heap of Christmas joy. :o)

Thank you for frolicking on by! I hope your day is filled with love and happiness. :o)

Challenges entered:
 *Card Crafter's Circle~ Christmas in July
 *Christmas Card Challenges~ Anything Goes Christmas (Optional: Make Your Own Background)
 *Christmas Stampin' All Year Long~ Photo Inspiration
 *Crafty Catz~ Christmas in July
 *Die Cuttin' Divas~ Anything Goes (I used MFT Flourish metal die and cuts from my Cameo)
 *DL.Art Thankful Thursday~ Christmas in July
 *Frosted Designs~ The Great Outdoors (Celebrating snow!)
 *Jingle Belles~ Sleigh Belles Ring
 *Little Scrap Pieces Fun Friday~ Christmas in July
 *Make It Monday~ Anything Goes
 *Merry Monday~ Anything Goes Christmas
 *Peachy Keen Stamps~ Photo Inspiration (I was inspired by the blues and greens)
 *Winter Wonderland~ Ding Dong Merrily on High