Snow Fun

Hello, everyone!  Happy February 1!  We have an extra day this month for Leap Year!  Before I get started I would like to welcome back a follower - Mrs. A - she was here previously but somehow got removed with all the Blogger changes so I am happy to see her back!  Today I am sharing another shaker card - I can't seem to get enough of these!

I used a couple of new items on this card: first the cute little Winter Bunny clear stamp from Lawn Fawn and secondly the stencil from Memory Box called Winter Snowflake Lace.  I started the card with the stencilled background using Distress Inks: Salty Ocean, Mermaid Lagoon, and Blueprint Sketch.  I was inspired by the stencil challenge over at Creative Chick Jenn Shurkus COOLest Card Series (Week 1).

For the snow, I added a Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Border die-cut, and for the trees, I die-cut Impression Obsession Evergreen Trees in blue glitter cardstock (DCWV).  I stamped the sentiment from Whimsy Stamps in black and added three silver snowflake sequins.  

For the shaker bits, I used vase filler from Dollarama - it's lightweight clear plastic and looks like tiny ice cubes.  I stamped the bunny and coloured it with watercolour markers and fussy-cut. The shaker frame was die-cut from white glitter cardstock (DCWV) using Waltzingmouse Stamps Scalloped Stitched Rectangles and Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangles.  I like how the sky and snow peek out from behind the shaker frame!  

I would also like to support the following challenges: 613 Avenue Create AG (all items from my stash except two new items mentioned) 1/3; 7 Kids College Fund AG UE; A Snowflake's Promise AG Winter 1/3; As You Like It Favourite One or Multi Layer (I prefer multi-layer cards because the cards seem more substantial and not flimsy) 2/3; Beccy's Place February AG UE; Blessings Ink Amusing Challenges AG 1/2; Craft Your Passion AG 1/3; Crafty Friends Animals/Birds 2/3; Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas AG UE; Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Extra February AG UE; Creative Card Crew AG 3/3; Creative Inspiration AG Option Sketch UE; Creative Ladybirds AG 1/3; Crimbo Crackers AG UE; Deep Ocean Winter Wonderland UE; DL.ART February AG UE 1/day; DRS Designs Sparkle and Shine (glitter cardstock) UE; Eureka Stamps Add Some Sparkle 1/3; Fussy and Fancy Monochrome UE; Holly Jolly Christmas Frame It ;Inspiration Destination AG UE; Jo's Scrap Shack AG 3/3; Just Keep on Creating February AG UE; Kitty Bee Favourite Colour Combo (blues for winter cards) 1/2; Little Scrap Pieces Show it Off Saturday 1E; Not Just Cards AG UE; One Crazy Stamper AG 1/5; Pixie's Snippet Playground Snippets used for all die-cuts 1/3; Robyn's Fetish Winter Cards with Glitter 1/3; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday AG 4/5; Simon Says Stamp Work-it Wednesday Use Something New (2 items listed above) 1/3; Sparkles Christmas Winter Landscape 1/3; Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Add an Animal UE;  The 12 Months of Christmas Link-up Winter Wonderland (FT) 1/3; The Crafter's Cafe Monochomatic 1/3; The Daily Marker 30-Day Colouring Challenge Day 1; The Outlawz Twisted Thursday AG 2/2; The Paper Shelter Winter Sports 1E; Tuesday Throwdown AG 3/3