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Today I am going to show you how I make a shaker card. This is a quick, clean and simple card. You can go as elaborate or as simple as you want when making shaker cards. The recipient will love the beautiful sequins and gems that shake around inside the window of your card.
Let's get started!
To get started, I cut a 4" x 5 1/4" white panel using Neenah cardstock. I will be using the Simon Says Stamp Sweet Tulip Wafer Die. I line up the die where I want it to be on my card and run the white panel with the die through my Big Shot, keeping the flower piece I just cut out. I remove all pieces leaving the flower and frame then set it aside. I also cut a piece of fun foam to be 3 3/4" x 5". I then lay the white panel that we just cut out, on top of the fun foam panel and traced to corners of the open part of the window with a pencil onto the foam so that it would line up when I put the card together. I then lined up the die with the pencil marks on the fun foam and ran it through my Big Shot.
After die cutting my white panel, I took a piece of Taylored Expressions Acetate and glued it using Gina K. Designs Connect Glue onto my the back side of my white panel and set aside to dry.
Next, I took a piece of white cardstock big enough to fit behind the window and ink blended some clouds for a background. I blended the ink using my Taylored Expressions Blending Brushes and some Gina K. Designs Soft Stone ink and a cloud stencil. I then taped it down onto my Taylored Expressions Key Lime card base. I ended up tilting my cloud panel a little to line up the clouds the way I wanted them to look through the window.
I now glue down the fun foam die cut piece over the cloud panel onto my card base. It is now time for the fun part, adding the sequins and gems! I created a mixture of sequins and gems from my stash and added them to the die cut well on my card base. You can add as much or as little as you like, depending how full you want your window to be. I like to add enough to be able to see through the window, but not too much that they cover up my cloud background.
Next, I stamp a greeting from Pretty Pink Posh Everyday Greetings on the front of my white panel using my MISTI stamp platform. I then glue down the white panel onto the fun foam layer, being careful to line up the windows.
The final step is to glue our die cut piece into the open window. I do this by adding tiny amounts of Connect Glue to the back side of the die so that the glue doesn't ooze onto the acetate. I carefully place the die into the window, pressing it in to place and my card is finished.
I hope you enjoyed this card, and if you have never tried a shaker card, I encourage you to give it a try! There are many elements you could use in your shaker. You can use sequins, gems, seed beads, even small cardstock confetti. Anything small enough to shake around.
Thank you for stopping by my blog. Stop back tomorrow for another fun project. If you have any questions or comments, you can leave them in the comments section.
Happy Stamping!
Jeannie
Today I am going to show you how I make a shaker card. This is a quick, clean and simple card. You can go as elaborate or as simple as you want when making shaker cards. The recipient will love the beautiful sequins and gems that shake around inside the window of your card.
Let's get started!
To get started, I cut a 4" x 5 1/4" white panel using Neenah cardstock. I will be using the Simon Says Stamp Sweet Tulip Wafer Die. I line up the die where I want it to be on my card and run the white panel with the die through my Big Shot, keeping the flower piece I just cut out. I remove all pieces leaving the flower and frame then set it aside. I also cut a piece of fun foam to be 3 3/4" x 5". I then lay the white panel that we just cut out, on top of the fun foam panel and traced to corners of the open part of the window with a pencil onto the foam so that it would line up when I put the card together. I then lined up the die with the pencil marks on the fun foam and ran it through my Big Shot.
After die cutting my white panel, I took a piece of Taylored Expressions Acetate and glued it using Gina K. Designs Connect Glue onto my the back side of my white panel and set aside to dry.
Next, I took a piece of white cardstock big enough to fit behind the window and ink blended some clouds for a background. I blended the ink using my Taylored Expressions Blending Brushes and some Gina K. Designs Soft Stone ink and a cloud stencil. I then taped it down onto my Taylored Expressions Key Lime card base. I ended up tilting my cloud panel a little to line up the clouds the way I wanted them to look through the window.
I now glue down the fun foam die cut piece over the cloud panel onto my card base. It is now time for the fun part, adding the sequins and gems! I created a mixture of sequins and gems from my stash and added them to the die cut well on my card base. You can add as much or as little as you like, depending how full you want your window to be. I like to add enough to be able to see through the window, but not too much that they cover up my cloud background.
Next, I stamp a greeting from Pretty Pink Posh Everyday Greetings on the front of my white panel using my MISTI stamp platform. I then glue down the white panel onto the fun foam layer, being careful to line up the windows.
The final step is to glue our die cut piece into the open window. I do this by adding tiny amounts of Connect Glue to the back side of the die so that the glue doesn't ooze onto the acetate. I carefully place the die into the window, pressing it in to place and my card is finished.
I hope you enjoyed this card, and if you have never tried a shaker card, I encourage you to give it a try! There are many elements you could use in your shaker. You can use sequins, gems, seed beads, even small cardstock confetti. Anything small enough to shake around.
Thank you for stopping by my blog. Stop back tomorrow for another fun project. If you have any questions or comments, you can leave them in the comments section.
Happy Stamping!
Jeannie
What a beautiful project. I have never done a shaker card but you have inspired me to give it a try. Thanks for providing the wonderful details and all the pictures. I find it easier to follow along with pictures rather than videos.
ReplyDeleteThank you Judy, have fun with this technique! I'm brand new to blogging, but I am having fun with it. Thank you for your kind words and support! Merry Christmas!!
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