The Lawn Fawn “Baaah Humbug” set is new to me, but I missed getting a chance to use them during the holidays (yes, I got a C- for Christmas projects – LOL). However, I think the little ram and ewe (male and female sheep, respectively) are so cute that there was no way I was going to wait all the way until next Christmas to use them. In fact, I think they are great not only for the holidays but also for Valentines, birthdays, or anytime! I made these two multi-layered shaker cards — one for a friend’s birthday and one for a Valentine card.
I colored up the faces and feet of the sheep with these Copic colors:
Ram: C0, 1, and 3
Ewe: E50, 51, 53 and R20 for blush
I colored up an accessory bow for the ewe with R20, 22, 24 and 29 (I paper pieced one with a scrap of rainbow polka dot paper, shading with C1 and 3)
I used the matching die set to cut these out, but then hand fussy cut the bows so that the white edge would make the accessorizing more seamless. Lastly, I used Glossy Accents to add shine to the ram’s horn and DecoArt Snow Writer to add a wooly texture to the sheep (this has a fuzzy look but dries hard for resilience in mailing).
I used the Simon Says Stamp Stitched Square Die Set and the Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Die Set to construct a multi-layered winter wonderland shaker card, mostly with white card stock, but with a fun little twist by adding a snowy hillside made of white polka dot vellum. Attaching the various layers with double sided foam adhesive or wet Art Glitter Glue created three different levels around which the shaker pieces could move around. Speaking of shaker pieces, I added snow flake confetti; pearl, white and silver sequins, and Stampin’ Up! silver glass chunky glitter to have an assortment of fun shaker pieces.
For the base background sky, I just blended in some Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Tumbled Glass. Lastly I used the Little Yellow Bicycle “love” word die and the “ewe” from the sentiment “christmas is ewe” from the stamp set to create the sentiment “love ewe.” I love this silly pun playing off of the girl sheep as a homonym for “you.” Yay for girls! 😀
For the card that had the polka dot bow, I used the same paper for the love die cut, and did a second cut out of red card stock to offset the polka dot one like a shadow (this seemed to make the “love” pop and make it more readable). For the card with the red bow, I die cut the love from red card stock and topped it with Glossy Accents to add a little shine and dimension.
The following is a step by step video of creating the multi-layered shaker card:
These cards are being entered into the following challenges:
Lawnscaping Winter Wonderland Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Monday Something New Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Something New Challenge
Penny Black One for the Girls Challenge
Art Impressions Winter Wonderland Challenge
Fab ‘n’ Funky Something New Challenge
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Anything Goes Challenge
Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge
Card Mania Winter Fun Challenge
Lovely card with a cute image and great colours, thanks for playing along at Fab’n’Funky.
Pat xx
Thanks so much Pat! TF stopping by! Hugs, Kristina
Fabulous shaker card…love those sheep, they are definitely not just for Christmas! Thanks for joining us at Fab n Funky this week.
Chris
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Thanks so much Chris! Yes, I think I’ll be using this stamp set all year. 🙂 TF stopping by! Hugs, Kristina
A real fun shaker card, many thanks for joining us at Penny Black and More challenge.
B x
Thank you so much Brenda! Puzzling out how to construct the multi-layered shaker was super fun. TF stopping by! Hugs, Kristina
I’m in loooove with this cards! They are just perfect. Really adorable shaker!
Thanks for playing with us at Card mania chellenges. I hope you will join us again! 🙂 Kajcyika
Oh my goodness, thank you so much Kajcyika! It was really fun trying to think through making these multi-layered shaker cards. It felt a bit like a puzzle, and I love puzzles! 🙂 TF stopping by! Hugs, Kristina
Wow, such a fun card! Love the design and the sheep. Thank you so much for joining us at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge in our first challenge of the year. Happy New Year!
Thank you so much Anna! I so enjoyed trying to make a multi-layered shaker. Thanks for the extra motivation with your something new challenge! 🙂 Big hugs, Kristina
Oh this is such a fun shaker! Love the dimension you’ve added! Thanks for sharing it with us at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge!
Thanks so much for your sweet comment Lin! I had never tried a multi-layered shaker and I was a bit worried at first, but just took my time to think it through and was relieved it all worked! LOL TF stopping by! Big hugs, Kristina
Cute cards!
Thanks so much Laurie! TF stopping by! Hugs, Kristina
This is surely one of those stamp set you would want to use. The wee beasties are very adorable and the shakers are fun fun fun. Thank you for the video. Thank you so much for taking time to post your very creative art with us this week at Word Art Wednesday in our 217th- FF AG challenge! Our first challenge in 2016. Praying you will have a Blessed, Prosperous, Peaceful and Creative 2016, Carole
Thank you so much Carole! I’m new to Word Art Wednesday, and I am so happy to have found you all. What a wonderful and inspiring blog! Thanks so much for your kind and thoughtful comments on my layered shaker card. Hugs and blessings, Kristina
What a fun skaker card, it’s super!
Thank you for playing along with us at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends!
Hugs,
Kelly
So super cute. Love them! Thanks for joining us at Art Impressions this week. ~Renee
Thank you so much Renee! It was really fun making this wintery shaker scene card. 🙂 TF stopping by! Hugs, Kristina
Fantastic shaker cards. I love the stitched wavy lines. It adds the perfect pop. Thanks for sharing your creation with us at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends.
Tamie DT
Thanks bunches Tamie! It was fun to create this multi-layered shaker scene card using those wavy stitched hillside dies. 🙂 tf stopping by! Hugs, Kristina
Aaaah what a simply super pair of shaker cards and thanks for joining us at Penny Black & More this month, Luv Sam x
Thanks so much Sam! I had a lot of fun making these multi-layered shakers. TF stopping by! Hugs, Kristina
This is such a fun and awesome creation. We are so blessed you joined our Challenge weeks ago and would love for you to join our new Challenge still ongoing at Word Art Wednesday. Want to leave you with the inspiration of the Scripture in 1 Corinthians 2:9-10 which says, “But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him”— these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. ” Have a lovely week.
JO ANN
http://jatterburycreations.blogspot.com
Thank you so much Jo Ann! I feel so blessed to have found your challenge blog. You all are so welcoming and encouraging. Thank you for stopping by and for the inspirational words! Big hugs, Kristina
Love your sheeps! Thank you for joinning Card Mania challenge
Thanks so much Ikemo! I love Card Mania. You all are so welcoming and encouraging! TF Stopping by! Hugs, Kristina
Wonderful creation! Beautiful design!
Thanks for playing at Card Mania Challenge (sorry for the delay!).
Ileanaxx
aww thanks so much Ileana!