Hey everyone! This post is a little bit different then my usual posts. I am hosting some projects for Cate, Chris’s youngest daughter as she is the guest designer on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge for the month of December! She has participated the past few years in the Kid’s Challenge, so she was so excited to be asked to be a guest designer.
For the past few weeks she has been busy going through my supplies, sketching out ideas and creating. I didn’t help her at all, except to locate a supply in my messy room 😉 To see her creative process and the clever projects she came up with all on her own was inspiring within itself!
Please consider playing along, This weeks theme is Let There Be Snow! As always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away $50 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store! YAY!
Let There Be Snow Shaker Card, by Cate Dixson
In Cate’s words: “I made a shaker card out of the Simon Says Stamp birch tree die. I wanted the trees to have that scratched birch tree look which I created with a white gel pen and used distress markers over the leaves.”
A little side note from me: as I have mentioned before I am afraid of shaker cards! I have only made a few and those have been most recently! I have never shown Cate how to create a shaker, but she really ROCKED this card!!
Ok- so now it’s time for YOU to enter the challenge. Remember, Let It Snow is the theme so have fun! Just by playing along and linking up your project to the SSS Monday Challenge post you can qualify to enter a $50 shopping voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store.
Also if you are on instagram tag your photo with #sssmchallenge 🙂 There will be ONE lucky winner that will be chosen at random, it could be you!
Supplies Used
Supplies I used are linked throughout the post. Click on the picture and you will be taken to the product. I use affiliate links when available which means if you make a purchase I get a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for your support!
Absolutely lovely card! Love so much the shaker card and your is fabulous! Barbara
Great work on this card, Cate! I’ve never seen that technique used to bring those birch trees to life! Very clever and this is filled with the spirit of the season!
Such a pretty shaker card Cate! I love all that glitter and the way you did the tree trunks with the white gel pen is really awesome.
This is such a beautiful Christmas card! Love the pretty colors and great design! 🙂
This is so pretty Cate and I love how you’ve accented the birch trees against the black background – it looks amazing! 🙂
beautiful card Cate…love the hand lettering around your gorgeous winter scene…hugs kath xxx
Great to have Cate in the challenge!
Seriously perfect, Cate! I love how it’s a little patch of happy in a field of darkness. Lovely.
Wow nice work Cate.. I need to break out my dies and give this a whirl.. Love that Birch die. Cx
So cool Cate!! Love the details of the birch wood, such a creative idea! Awesome job!
I love this set and your card is really stunning!!!
The texture on the trees is phenomenal, I really like your card.
Love 💕 this Cate. Awesome job very creative
Cate, Such a great card. Good use of that birch tree die. Have a wonderful holiday and looking forward to more of your card creations ❤️
Gayle
this die is so nece!
and your card is so pretty!
Very pretty, Cate! Love how you colored the Birch trees in a way to really add texture and dimension 🙂
*mwah*
Steph
Simon Says Stamp!
Awesome shaker card, Kate! Love the doodling you added to the trees and around the window! Beautiful card!! hugs, Maura
This is so pretty, Cate! I love the glittery snow on the inside of your shaker card. The way you colored your birch trees with a white gel pen is so clever and really makes them look authentic. Amazing job!
Cathie ♥
Absolutely gorgeous card Cate!! love how you used the birch tree die with a dark colour and then highlighted with a pen, ingenious! I love shakers and this is totally AWESOME!!! LOVE IT 🙂 ❤️
luv
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