How to: Winter Magic Shaker Box!
Hi friends! Happy Sunday! I’m delighted to share this GORGEOUS mixed media project by Anna-Karin Evaldsson! Read on for all the details, and enjoy!!
Hi everyone! It is winter and we got our first snow last week. Lots and lots of snow! I am so happy to be here on the blog today with a project which is inspired by the winter weather. It is a combined shaker and shadow box, with a winter scene built inside the packaging of a Simon Says Stamp embossing folder.
Packaging can form a great base for a project and it is fun to recycle packaging in different ways. The Simon Says Stamp embossing folder packaging is sturdy and here I used both the plastic part and the cardboard back. This project would work great as a Christmas gift or you could make a smaller version and turn it into a Christmas tree ornament.
A couple of weeks ago I made 3-D trees using Simon Says Stamp Fir Branches die and I had an idea of using the same die to create trees for this project.
Start by finding a piece of packaging to use. I used packaging from a Simon Says Stamp embossing folder. You might need to trim the edgers of the cardboard slightly.
Color around the edges with alcohol ink and an ink-blending tool with a felt applicator.
Apply Distress Grit Paste Snowfall to the ground area as snow. Leave to dry.
The Grit Paste will pick up some color from the alcohol ink. Dry-brush it will a bit of white paint and splatter white paint on the background. When the paint was dry, I also applied a Ranger Moon Dust Stickles Glitter Gel on the snow and around the edges.
Smear Speckled Egg, Salvaged Patina and Uncharted Mariner Distress Ink on the Simon Says Stamp Filigree Snowflakes embossing folder. Mist watercolor paper with water and dry emboss. This embossing folder has such beautiful details.
Cut narrow triangles from Sizzix Little Sizzles White Mat Board. These will form the base for our trees.
Smear Distress Ink on a non-stick craft sheet and mist with water. Press watercolor paper into the ink. Let dry.
Die cut Simon Says Stamp Fir Branches from the inky papers from the previous step, Tim Holtz metallic kraft stock, and from Simon Says Stamp Aqua and Silver Glitter Cardstock, White Diamond Glimmer Cardstock, Vellum and Luxe Glitter Cardstock.
Start gluing the Fir Branches on the mat board trees. You can also cut them apart to add just one or two sets of pine needles here and there.
Continue until you have covered all the trees.
Adhere the dry embossed paper to the packaging backing cardboard, place a piece of Silver Glitter paper at the top. Tear three pieces of Simon Says Stamp Vellum into hills and emboss in Simon Says Stamp Magnetic embossing folder.
Tuck three of the trees in between the vellum hills of snow. You could also use this as the design of a card or on a home décor piece without the plastic top.
Add dots of Glossy Accents to the inside of the plastic packaging and cover with Mica Flakes, for even more sparkling snow. Add a pile of Mica Flakes at the bottom, as a shaker element.
Place the paper inside the plastic packaging and seal at the top with design tape. I added a piece of lace trim to cover up the tape, since I liked the look of the white trim. Die cut Simon Says Stamp Berry Stems from Silver Glitter, vellum and silver metallic kraft stock papers and glue at the top of the panel.
Die cut Simon Says Stamp Winter Snow from Luxe Glitter Cardstock and White Diamond Glimmer Cardstock for the title. Stamp sentiments from Simon Says Stamp Forest Scenery with Surf Pawsitively Satuated Ink on white paper and cut into strips.
Glue two trees to the outside of the shaker box, for even more dimension and for a tactile element.
The Snowfall Grit Paste gives the look of frost, especially with the added white paint and Stickles Glitter Gel.
The frosty plastic cover, trees, dry embossed vellum, mica, glitter and dry embossed snowflakes give an interesting layered effect and dimension to the project.
If you want the project to look even less like packaging, you can cover the edges with design tape or ribbon and hide the hole at the top. I left the punched hole since I thought it was handy for hanging the piece on the wall.
I hope this tutorial inspired you to look at packaging in a new way, make some fun winter trees and to create the look of snow and ice on projects.
Thank you so much for looking! Happy Christmas crafting! -Anna-Karin
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DieCember® Blog Hop 2!
Hello, friends, and welcome to day two of our DieCember® release blog hops! If you missed yesterday’s hop, be sure to circle back and check it out HERE.
Our Simon Says Stamp exclusive DieCember® product lineup features a vast array of dies from flowers to cover plates to useful and fun sentiments and so much more! Stretch your dies with a variety of techniques like partial die cutting, dry embossing, inlaying—the sky’s the limit! In addition, we have some awesome stencils, stamps, and an embossing folder as well as some amazing cardstocks and a new Simon brand tool! No matter your style, you’re sure to find several must-haves that need to be in your creative space. We can’t wait to see what you create with all of these awesome new products!
Before we hop, let’s take a look at some fabulous inspiration from Shari Carroll and Beth Opel:
We love our customers! And we love your enthusiasm for our exclusive releases and blog hops. To celebrate, Simon has set aside a free gift just for you! The free gift with a purchase of $25 or more for the this blog hop is the Merry on a Line die! Check out the details on the banner at the top of this post for information about claiming your gift.
Ready for even more DieCember® inspiration? Hop along with these talented designers! You’ll be inspired AND for every comment you leave on each blog, you’ll earn a chance to win a $25 Simon Says Stamp store shopping spree. YAY!
- Simon Says Stamp Blog <<YOU ARE HERE!
- Laura Bassen
- Debby Hughes
- Alberto Gava
- Miriam Prantner
- Anna-Karin Evaldsson
- Amanda Korotkova
- Mindy Eggen
- Emma Williams
- Cheiron Brandon
- Heather Hoffman
- Emily Midgett
- Lea Lawson
- Sandi MacIver
- Kim Hamilton
Please share some feedback with these creative artists who work hard to inspire and excite us! Your comments mean so much to them.
Thanks again for joining us today!
We hope you will join us on Instagram on Friday, December 9th, for an Instagram Hop featuring even more inspiration from our DieCember® release! We are excited to share awesome ideas from several creative minds using these fantastic products.
You’ll love browsing our DieCember® gallery on our blog for loads of additional inspiration, and you can add your projects to these galleries as well!
You can check out the entire DieCember® collection below:
DieCember® Blog Hop 1!
Hi, friends! Welcome to day one of two special release blog hops celebrating our DieCember® release! Come back tomorrow for more amazing inspiration!
Our Simon Says Stamp exclusive DieCember® product lineup features a vast array of dies from flowers to cover plates to useful and fun sentiments and so much more! Stretch your dies with a variety of techniques like partial die cutting, dry embossing, inlaying—the sky’s the limit! In addition, we have some awesome stencils, stamps, and an embossing folder as well as some amazing cardstocks and a new Simon brand tool! No matter your style, you’re sure to find several must-haves that need to be in your creative space. We can’t wait to see what you create with all of these awesome new products!
OK! Let’s get a sneak peek of what’s in store for our blog hop today with inspiration from Shari Carroll and Nina-Marie Trapani! They used products from our DieCember® release to make these fantastic projects:
We love our customers! And we love your enthusiasm for our exclusive releases and blog hops. To celebrate, Simon has set aside a free gift just for you! The free gift with a purchase of $25 or more for the this blog hop is the Merry on a Line die! Check out the details on the banner at the top of this post for information about claiming your gift.
Ready for even more DieCember® inspiration? Hop along with these talented designers! You’ll be inspired AND for every comment you leave on each blog, you’ll earn a chance to win a $25 Simon Says Stamp store shopping spree. YAY!
Please let these talented designers know how much you appreciate their designs. They work hard to inspire and excite us!
- Simon Says Stamp Blog <<YOU ARE HERE!
- Nina-Marie Trapani
- Caly Person
- Nichol Spohr
- Cathy Zielske
- Jennifer McGuire
- Amy Rysavy
- Suzy Plantamura
- Keisha Charles
- Barbara Tarayao
- Bibi Cameron
- Lisa Addesa
- Vicky Papaioannou
- Barb Engler
- Heather Ruwe
Thanks again for joining us today!
We hope you will join us on Instagram on Friday, December 9th for an Instagram Hop featuring even more inspiration from our DieCember® release! We are excited to share awesome ideas from several creative minds using these fantastic products.
You’ll love browsing our DieCember® gallery on our blog for loads of additional inspiration, and you can add your projects to these galleries as well!
You can check out the entire DieCember® collection here:
