adventures with acetate

Doesn't the sketch at Stamp, Ink, Paper look just like a snow globe? OK, maybe it's just me, because I hadn't used the Sparkly Seasons stamp set + Seasonal Frame thinlits dies bundle that I immediately loved on sight.  I was going to just stamp a fun snow globe scene, but then I remembered that Shopping Our Stash would like us to use acetate, and I decided it's probably about time I tried a shaker card:

stamp set - Sparkly Season; ink - Soft Sky, Versamark; Stampin' Write markers - Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Marina Mist, Soft Sky, Basic Gray; Stampin' emboss powder - Iridescent Ice, Silver; card stock - Window sheet, thick Whisper White, Marina Mist; 1/8" silver ribbon, metallic sequins, silver glitter; Big Shot with Seasonal Frame thinlits and Circles Collection framelits dies

I added the little ribbon bow specifically to hit a center-row Tic-Tac-Toe in the Watercooler Wednesday challenge.  It was a good addition, I think, it provides better balance to the design. You can see that better in this view:

Unfortunately, I didn't remember until now that I didn't work in a bit of pink for Jingle Belles.  But before I made the shaker card, I practiced "snow-globe-with-acetate" by adding acetate to Brenda Quintana's fabulous Changing Scene Snow Globe card design, and I did remember the pink for that card :-) :

stamp set - Sparkly Season; ink - Stazon White, Archival Basic Black, Crumb Cake; Stampin' Write markers - Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Soft Sky, Pacific Point, Crumb Cake, Basic Gray, Blushing Bride; card stock - Window sheet, Gold Foil, Crumb Cake thick Whisper White; designer series paper stack - Merry Moments; punch - 1-3/4" circle; Big Shot with Circles Collection framelits and Seasonal Frame thinlits

I was a bit excited and took these photos before I put the sentiment on, but if you click on a photo, it will enlarge, and I think you can see the "snow" I stamped on the acetate, which was why I added it: