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A festive shaker featuring some fabulous wafer dies

A festive shaker featuring some fabulous wafer dies

It’s Day 1 of a two-day blog hop to celebrate Simon Says Stamp’s DieCember®, a month-long celebration of all things die cutting!

I have a tutorial to share on how I created this fun, wintry shaker. Check it out:

Onto the blog hop fun. First up, the hop special:

BLOG HOP GIVEAWAY:

Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon at every stop on the hop! Winners will be pulled from the comments and posted on the Simon Says Stamp blog on Weds., December 7. Winners will email Simon to claim their prize!

BLOG HOP MAKERS:

Simon Says Stamp Blog 

Nina-Marie Trapani

Caly Person

Nichol Spohr

Cathy Zielske—you are here!

Jennifer McGuire

Amy Rysavy

Suzy Plantamura

Keisha Charles

Barbara Tarayao

Bibi Cameron

Lisa Addesa

Vicky Papaioannou

Barb Engler

Heather Ruwe

Thanks so much for stopping by! Don’t forget to leave a comment here on my blog for a chance to win!

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  2. Tammie J. says

    I just love this card, Cathy. Your video demystified the whole shaker card thing for me. I enjoyed it very much!

  3. Mel H says

    I love the purple color and the beautiful sequins. It’s such a pretty card for the holidays, and I love the unexpected colorway.

  5. Emma Sleppy says

    Love the lavender yardstick. Makes a beautiful winter background. Love the shaker cared too.

  6. Dorothy Chretin says

    I love the colors you chose for this card! I love shaker cards but are always intimidated by them! Maybe I’ll have to try this one!

  11. ginger says

    I love this new die, so much that mine is on order. Your card used this die perfectly, I wanted to be able to shake the card to hear the shake,shake,shake sound as I looked at it. So much fun in card form (and you used lavender) which always makes my purple & shades heart happy. Well done Cathy Z

  12. Jodiv says

    Hopping along the trail and stopped to see Cathy’s latest! Love love the non traditional colors and use of this fabulous die. Thanks Cathy!!

  15. Jeannine Douglas says

    I like how you used the Snowflake Hexagon die for the shaker card – thank you for the video.

  26. Stacey Kowbel says

    Beautiful shaker card! I love the colours and the hello sentiment overlapping the shaker window!

  29. Donna Rose says

    Another really cool card! I love shaker cards and your explanation of “how to” is easy to follow. I’ve bought many stamps & dies based on your cards. I love the pastel purple. It has a very calming effect after all the red & green of Christmas. Thank you for keeping us inspired.

  30. Marilyn Fisher says

    Such a pretty all-occasion winter card. I love to send season related cards for birthdays, etc. ❤️

  42. Linda Crowder says

    This is so much fun. I had a blast watching you make the card. This set is my favorite of the release.

  49. Mary Myers says

    Wow! This is a beautiful shaker card, Cathy! I love the colors and how the die covers the whole front of the card. Just lovely! 🙂

  54. Sheri Kempke says

    Love this shaker card! That snowflake window die is so clever–thanks for the inspiration.

  64. Cindy M says

    I saw Laura do the introduction to the new release. She mentioned this die would make a great shaker card. You made it perfectly! I love the colors you chose as well!! Nice…

  70. jane booth says

    This is one of my favorites! All of the products you chose to use were on my wish list from this release!

  75. Bets Greene says

    Your videos are so much fun! And, I always learn some new. This card is freakin’ awesome!!! The colors are perfect for this cold winter season. Boop…

  83. Kathryn Bayley says

    Big fan of Cathy Z….always has so many inspirational card ideas…this one is no exception. Pretty pastel colours for subtle winter look. Love it!!

  84. Olga says

    Hello Cathy,
    Your card is amazing!

    When I saw this die, I thought: “Hm, I do not need this, I have some snowflakes in my stash.”
    But after I saw your card I felt in love with it and now I need this die! 😀 So I am going to create my next order at SSS (I have on my way two more order 😀 I am addicted :-D)

    Thank you for inspiration!

  93. Cindy G says

    Love this! I hopped over to the Simon website after seeing this card. Thanks for the inspiration!

  94. Phyllis Freese says

    This card is on my list of cards I want to make when the die becomes available again. So much inspiration. Thanks for the tip about cleaning the nozzle of the spray glue.

  99. Kay Furnish says

    Okay, I have to say, so far this is my favorite card in the whole hop! I’ll make sure to go over to YouTube and give your video a THUMBS UP!!!

  100. Lisa Bloedel says

    Beautiful! Purple is my fave color! All the shades! That sequin mix and snowflakes combo is to die for! Haha! … I’ve never tried a shaker card but one of these days I will and you make it look easy! I bet you could make this layout even if you don’t have this die – nested shape dies and snowflakes snipped to fit around it! Great inspo! And a lovely card Cathy!

  101. Patti Nienberg says

    Beautiful! Love these colors! I love making shaker cards, and you made this one look so easy!

  102. Melanie says

    Love your card and the dies. I snoozed and I lost they are out of stock. 😢. Maybe next week they will be back.

  105. Judy Inukai says

    Beautiful shaker card. I always enjoy watching your cards come together. You make it look so easy.

  109. MandaLJ says

    Such a lovely card! (I’ve learnt a new term too – over-adherer! Better that than losing bits of your card, right?)

  114. Lynn Conlon says

    The winter sequins with that lovely lavender paper are Beautiful. I have never thought of using foam tape and taping it together in half. Interesting idea. Loved this card. Thanks for sharing.