My Cat, My Crafts, My Life: Polkadoodles Digi Choosday | Christmas Shaker Card Featuring Cute Santa

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Polkadoodles Digi Choosday | Christmas Shaker Card Featuring Cute Santa

Hello! It’s time for another Digi Choosday project, and this week’s Design Team prompt is Christmas!

For today’s card, I combined some of my favorite things, seasonal dies, a cute Polkadoodles Christmas digi stamp, my trusty Ohuhu Alcohol Markers, Aleene’s Glitter Snow, and of course… lots of sparkly shaker bits!

I created a simple but super cute Christmas shaker card that’s surprisingly easy to make. Even though the design comes together quickly, I know that once the holiday season arrives, time always seems to disappear! That’s why I’m enjoying making extra Christmas cards now while there’s still plenty of time. Come December, I’ll definitely be thankful for having a little head start.

Materials Used

Tim Holtz Guillotine Trimmer
Ohuhu Alcohol Markers
Aleene’s Glitter Snow
Palette Knife
Die Cutting Machine
Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue
Acetate
Foam Tape
Shaker Bits
Rectangle Nesting Die
White Cardstock
Pattern Paper - Recollections Primary Dots
Sentiment: Have A Jolly Happy Christmas (from Polkadoodles' Christmas Message Sheets)
Digi Stamp: Santa - Christmas Cute Printable Digital Stamp

Instructions

1. Color the Santa - Christmas Cute Printable Digital Stamp using your favorite alcohol markers. I used my Ohuhu Alcohol Markers. Add texture to the white parts of Santa’s outfit by applying Aleene’s Glitter Snow with a palette knife. Allow it to dry completely.

2. Die cut your embellishments. I chose candy canes and a poinsettia to complete the sweet, festive look.

3. Trim your patterned paper to 4” × 5¼”. Using a rectangle nesting die, cut a window from the center of the patterned paper.

4. Cut a piece of acetate to 4” × 5¼”.

5. Cut a piece of white cardstock to 4” × 5¼”. Adhere your Christmas sentiment near the upper middle section of the white cardstock.

6. Adhere the acetate behind the window opening. Apply foam tape around the back of the patterned paper with the acetate attached, making sure none of the foam tape is visible from the front.

7. Pour your shaker bits into the center of the acetate window.

8. Peel off the release paper from the foam tape and carefully adhere the white cardstock (with sentiment) to the back, sealing all the shaker bits inside.

9. Attach the completed shaker panel to an A2 card base made from white cardstock measuring 5½” × 8½”, scored in half on the long side.

10. Finish by adhering Santa, the candy canes, and the poinsettia to the front of the card.

And that’s it! You’ve created a festive shaker card that’s full of sparkle (literally!) and holiday cheer!

I hope this project inspires you to get a head start on your Christmas cards this year. Handmade cards are always a little extra special, and making them ahead of time means you can enjoy the holiday season with a little less stress.

Be sure to visit the Digi Choosday Challenge Blog and join this week’s challenge for your chance to play along. We’d absolutely love to see what you create!

If you enjoyed today’s project, I’d love for you to follow along on my social media for more cardmaking inspiration, tutorials, and crafty fun. Thanks so much for stopping by, and happy crafting!