A Frosty Shaker Ornament

I exchange gifts with a handful of crafty friends each Christmas. Parts or all of our exchanged gifts are usually handmade. This year, now that I am retired from paid employment, I wanted to make something special and "involved." I came up with this design, based off the adorable Warm Hugs and Frosty Kisses stamp and die set by My Favorite Things. I just can't get enough of these adorable characters. I watched a fantastic Jennifer McGuire video about making shaker ornaments (that was redundant - all her videos are fantastic). I followed her lead but didn't use quite as many layers as she did. 

Except for the sweet MFT figures, I custom created every die cut myself on my Silhouette Cameo 2. The background is using Distress Oxide inks blended together. All the coloring was done using alcohol markers. I printed the sentiments from my PC using a font called Libel Suit. The shaker elements are a mix of several things. 

I am entering this into the MFT Sketch Challenge. 

Ingredients:

CS: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb, lightweight CS for computer printing, light blue and glitter paper from my stash; acetate sheets

Stamps: MFT Stamps Warm Hugs & Frosty Kisses

Dies: MFT Stamps Warm Hugs & Frosty Kisses, all other shapes were custom created on Silhouette - no downloaded files

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Distress Ink Tumbled Glass, Distress Oxide Faded Jeans and Shaded Lilac

Markers: Copic, Dick Blick, Spectrum Noir Tri-blend Dull Green Blend, 

Embellishments: Shaker - a combination of Recollections Specialty Christmas Glitter Snowflakes, Dress My Craft White Sunshine Sequins and Czech Seed Beads in Canadian White by John Bead; Uniball White Signo Gel Pen, mini jingle bells from craft store, ribbon, baker's twine, foam tape