Easy Christmas Shaker

 Esther Asbury is with us today, sharing this very lovely and easy to make Christmas shaker card. As to the construction of the shaker portion, Esther deviated from the norm of using dimensional foam tape and did something much easier, with equally as lovely results! We love that - any shortcuts are a good thing!

Esther used a combination of Christmas sets, one of which is our featured Product of the Week right now! That means you can grab it at 20% off thru Saturday. Each week we offer a new featured product, so it pays to keep in touch and check out our specials. Sale details are at the end of this post, so check it out.

Gorgeous, and being a shaker makes it all the more fun!

Everyone loves to shake, shake, shake!

Vintage Christmas Background (background)

The perfect stamp/die set to easily create a shaker!

O Christmas Tree (tree)

The designer paper used is digital that Esther printed.

And this is the lovely inside to the card.

O Christmas Tree (trees, both stamped and die cut)

Wonder of Christmas Sentiments (sentiment)

As I mentioned above, Esther did not use the traditional dimensional foam tape to create her shaker.

In her own words, this is what she did:

"To create the shaker, I made a pocket from a piece of vellum and filled it with sparkly glitter and stars before adhering it behind my die cut window."

What a great and easy idea - love it!

Thanks so much Esther, for this very lovely Christmas shaker card.

Find Esther's post here.

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Product of the Week

Vintage Christmas Images & Vintage Christmas Background

This is a beautiful pairing of sets allowing you to create a variety of vintage themed cards for the holidays. The image set works equally as well alone as it does with the images nested into the opening on the background. There are dies for both sets. Cutting the opening from the background makes for fun options and even for a quick and easy shaker card!

Available individually or in a variety of bundled options.

20% OFF thru 11/14/26

No code needed - sale prices marked

FREE SHIPPING at $100 to US addresses

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The Joy of the Season

Good morning! We are starting our week off with this lovely vintage themed Christmas card from Karen Letchworth. She is using sets from our NEW Product of the Week. We feature different products each week at a reduced price, so it's always good to check in and see what's going on! This week we feature 2 complementary stamp sets and their companion die sets in our Vintage Christmas Series.

So pretty in the pink and green!

Note the perimeter machine stitching and the distressed edges - beautiful vintage touches!

Vintage Christmas Background (background)

Vintage Christmas Images (skates)

God Will Take Care of You (subtle music stamped within opening)

Winter Time (green designer paper)

Bright Blooms (pink designer paper)

Thank you so much, Karen, for this absolutely beautiful vintage themed Christmas card - sure to please!

Find Karen's post here.

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NEW Product of the Week

Vintage Christmas Images & Vintage Christmas Background

This is a beautiful pairing of sets allowing you to create a variety of vintage themed cards for the holidays. The image set works equally as well alone as it does with the images nested into the opening on the background. There are dies for both sets. Cutting the opening from the background makes for fun options and even for a quick and easy shaker card!

Available individually or in a variety of bundled options.

20% OFF thru 11/14/26

No code needed - sale prices marked

FREE SHIPPING at $100 to US addresses

Shop our current Product of the Week here.

Shop the Full Store here.

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NEW Product of the Week - Vintage Christmas

Good Sunday morning and Blessings to all! It's Sunday, so that means we share our NEW Product of the Week that will run through next Saturday. Everyone loves a good vintage themed card during the holidays so this week we are featuring our Vintage Christmas sets - two complementary stamp sets, both with coordinating dies.

Vintage Christmas Images & Vintage Christmas Background

This is a beautiful pairing of sets allowing you to create a variety of vintage themed cards for the holidays. The image set works equally as well alone as it does with the images nested into the opening on the background. There are dies for both sets. Cutting the opening from the background makes for fun options and even for a quick and easy shaker card!

Available individually or in a variety of bundled options.

20% OFF thru 11/14/26

No code needed - sale prices marked

FREE SHIPPING at $100 to US addresses

Shop our current Product of the Week here.

Shop the Full Store here.

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Card Samples

We'll start with cards using the image set only.

This has got to be my favorite buck ever!

The branches are cut using the die that coordinates with the background set.

Luxury Pearlescent Cardstock - Gold & Copper

Find similar winter paper here.

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Lovely for the holidays!

This card is done in the joy fold style - always fun.

Over the Rainbow (designer paper)

Luxury Pearlescent Cardstock - Gold

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Love the birdhouse among the flurries!

Snowflake Blessings Border Strip (snowflakes)

Over the Rainbow (blue designer paper)

Seam Binding

Dotted Sheer

Cheesecloth/Mesh

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This is a gift wrap idea. The book is wrapped in white and then decorated - great idea!

Seasonal Wreaths (wreath)

5/8" Gingham

Crochet Lace

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Here's that darling deer again!

Note how the background and tag are stamped with words from the set.

Seam Binding

Crochet Lace

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A simply beautiful way to showcase those bells!

The branches were cut using the die that coordinates with the background set.

Fishtail Sentiment Banners (to cut fishtail)

 A Wonderful Christmas (designer paper)

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These skates just bring me back to my childhood when we skated on our local rink daily!

Fishtail Sentiment Banners (to cut sentiment)

 A Wonderful Christmas (designer paper)

Burlap Center Stitch Ribbon

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And there's our buck!

Peace & Joy Word Die (to cut peace)

Happy Christmas (some of the designer paper used)

5/8" Gingham

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Love the clean and crisp white to showcase these beautiful skates!

Fishtail Sentiment Banners (to cut sentiment)

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This is a fun to open z-fold card style - love it!

Farmhouse Pierced Nested Hearts (die cut heart)

Christmas Stockings & Mittens (die cut snowflake)

Holiday Mini Greens (die cut greenery)

Tartan Plaid (designer paper)

Jute Cording

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And we are ringing in the Christmas cheer with this lovely card!

Again, note how the words from the set were used to create the background.

Also, the background set featured this week is used on this card as an underlayer, with only the frame-type perimeter peeking out! Nice!!!

Seam Binding

Baker's Twine - Kraft

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And here I am loving the softer feel with all the pastel bows!

Ink Drops Sunset (yellow designer paper)

The First Noel (green designer paper)

1/4" Silk Ribbon

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Now we'll share some cards using the background stamp with the images.

So quintessentially vintage Christmas in theme!

Baker's Twine - Kraft

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A Christmas shaker - always so much fun!!!

Love the birdhouse paired with the kraft and red - just beautiful!

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A beautiful collection of Christmas bells!

Again, the red and kraft are just lovely, and the gold bells top it off beautifully!

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Loving all this white with the POP of red - beautiful!

The background and sentiment are pewter embossed.

Christmas Peace (scripture verse)

Two Sprigs (die to cut greenery)

Seam Binding

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Another beautiful card with the skates!

Tartan Plaid (designer paper)

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And this one is beautiful with the bells!

Wood Textures (designer paper)

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Again, so quintessentially vintage Christmas in theme!

The background and sentiments are gold embossed here.

Two Sprigs (die to cut greenery)

Wood Textures (similar designer paper)

Seam Binding

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Love the outdoorsy feel to this birdhouse card!

Fishtail Sentiment Banners (to cut sentiment)

Happy Christmas (designer paper)

Tartan Plaid (designer paper)

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Loving the vibrant and regal colors on this card!

Christmas Joy (scripture)

Fishtail Sentiment Banners (to cut sentiment)

Ink Drops Rose (purple designer paper)

Bright Blooms (dotted designer paper)

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And before we wrap it up we'll share some cards using the background stamp with other sets. You can use just about anything in that wonderful window opening, which extends the use of so many other sets as well!

One can never go wrong with a beautiful red poinsettia!

Winter Poinsettia Floral Cluster (floral)

Peace & Joy Word Die (to cut joy)

Scribbly Snowflakes (to cut delicate snowflakes)

Test of Time (muted grayish layer of paper)

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And this is one stunning shaker card - lovely!

O Christmas Tree (tree)

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Stunning with the church scene and so perfect for Christmas!

My Church (church, die cut landscaping)

Test of Time (muted grayish layer of paper)

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And our angel works wonderfully with this background as well!

Angels Among Us (angel, sentiment)

Worship & Praise (music)

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And what could be more stunning than this stately cardinal resting on the branch!

The branch is die cut and adhered to the card outside, while on the inside another branch is stamped, on which the stamped bird is sitting. You've got to love window openings!

God Will Take Care of You (bird, branches)

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And we'll close with this fun loving card in greens!

O Christmas Tree (trees)

Fishtail Sentiment Banners (to cut sentiment)

Beach Hut (green woodgrain paper)

Carta Bella Christmas (red layer, not sure which pad)

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As always, so many heart-felt thanks go out to our Design Team for all these wonderful card samples. We appreciate their work, time and effort so much!

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Product of the Week

Vintage Christmas Images & Vintage Christmas Background

This is a beautiful pairing of sets allowing you to create a variety of vintage themed cards for the holidays. The image set works equally as well alone as it does with the images nested into the opening on the background. There are dies for both sets. Cutting the opening from the background makes for fun options and even for a quick and easy shaker card!

Available individually or in a variety of bundled options.

20% OFF thru 11/14/26

No code needed - sale prices marked

FREE SHIPPING at $100 to US addresses

Shop our current Product of the Week here.

Shop the Full Store here.

2026 Fall Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Welome to another fun Blog Hop.

Stamp Simply is thrilled to be a returning Super Sponsor.

Click in to the Coffee Loving Cardmakers to get all the details to link your project up.

Prizes are awarded on participation rather than commenting, so get out your supplies, get busy creating and then link up!

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Play to Enter to Win

You have to join in the fun and play along to enter.

Create a newly made card and link up here.

Winners will be selected from the card entrants linked.

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Our Card Sample

And what a fun card for the Christmas holidays is this!!!

Loving these traditional colors, the luscious plaids and those fun cups!!!

The cups are paper-pieced with the plaid paper.

Have a Cup on Us (coffee cups)

Wonder of Christmas Sentiments (sentiment) - 20% OFF as Product of the Week

Tartan Plaid (designer papers)

Thanks so much, Deb, for this very lovely coffee card for Christmas.

Very inspirational!

Find Deb's post here.

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Our Coordinated Coffee Series

Our Coffee Series

Vintage tea cups, contemporary tall mugs and fun smaller coffee cups populate this series of stamps and dies. Paired with fun phrases, sentiments, and even a bit of scripture, this series of 3 stamp sets, 3 die sets and 1 paper pad will cover all your creative needs in the coffee/tea realm!

See our Coffee Category of stamps/dies here.

See more Coffee Themed Products here.

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Our Product of the Week

O Christmas Tree & Wonder of Christmas Sentiments

O Christmas Tree features 3 completely different style trees, offering you so many options for varied card styles. The sentiments in O Christmas Tree and Wonder of Christmas Sentiments are beautifully scripted allowing for lovely additions to whatever style card you had in mind. The larger evergreen tree along with many of the sentiments work for year round projects as well.

Available individually or bundled.

20% OFF thru 11/7/26

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Find the current Product of the Week here.

See a ton more card samples on This Blog Post.

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Now Play Along

Get out your supplies, create a project and link up here:

Coffee Loving Cardmakers

Winners will be selected from the card entrants linked.

Have fun! Many will be winning, and it could be YOU if you play along!

Thanks for joining us!