Ahoy There - Try Stampin' on Tuesday #455

I was reorganizing my stamps today getting ready an On-Line stamp sale,  when I rediscovered an old  favourite  - "Seaside Shore".  Since the optional theme with the sketch challenge at Try Stampin' on Tuesday # 455 was a nautical one this was the stamp I chose to use.

A die cut banner became a window into an underwater world, with sea weed waving and fish swimming.  The banner was die cut in a piece of Come Sail Away DSP - a pattern with Night of Navy stripes - and the opening was used to trace an outline on a larger piece of Whisper White identifying where the underwater scene would be made.

Balmy Blue ink was applied with a finger dauber to create the water and sea weed was stamped near the bottom. Some extra sea weed was stamped on a scrap piece of Whisper White, coloured with dark Old Olive stampn blend, and fussy cut.  Two fish were also stamped, coloured on a scrap piece of Whisper White and fussy cut.

After the scene was built a shaker unit was made using window sheet and thick adhesive strips.  The shaker elements are a mixture of blues and crumb cake coloured sequins with the occasional clam shell thrown in.  If you look carefully you can see this tiny clam shell though the shaker window.

Two sizes of the banner dies were used to create the whisper White trim around the shaker.  A bow of Night of Navy/Sahara Sand Baker's twine was added at the top right, as well as a Sail Home Trinket.

The stamparatus was used to stamp a rope image which was coloured and then cut into strips and added to the card front horizontally and vertically from the shaker.

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Stamp:  Seaside Shore
Inks:  Shaker unit:  Balmy Blue, Smoky Slate, Poppy Parade, Old Olive, Night of Navy, Pacific Point, Black Memento
Papers:  Night of Navy, Whisper White, Come Sail Away DSP
Accessories:  Banner Dies, Window Sheet, Shaker elements, Stamparatus, Night of Navy/Sahara Sand Baker's Twine, Sail Home Trinket, Adhesive Strips

Birds of a Feather Shaker

People who know me know that I love to make shaker cards, so when I saw several of these shakers on Pinterest (one done by Dawn) I definitely had to make it.

This shaker is different in that the shaker is in the front of the card and is see through.  The image seen in the shaker is actually on the inside of the card.

Supplies and Measurements:

• Basic Black card stock 4 1/4 by 11 scored at 5 1/2
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• Basic Gray 4 by 5 1/4
• Halloween Bash DSP 3 3/4 by 5
• Basic Black 2 1/2 by 4 to die cut shaker window frame
• Whisper White 4 by 5 1/4" for inside
• Scraps of Basic Gray, Pumpkin Pie and Whisper White for sentiment
• Window sheets (2) 2 3/4 by 4 1/4"
• Shaker elements
• Stitched rectangle die
• Punches - 1" circle, 1 1/8" scallop circle, 1 1/4" circle
• Halloween Bash enamel elements

1.  Adhere DSP to Basic Gray card stock

2.  Die cut opening for shaker using stitched rectangle die

3.  Use this opening to trace with a pencil the outline of the rectangle onto the Basic Black card front.

4.  Use the same stitched rectangle die to die cut opening into Basic Black card front

5.  Hold Whisper White card stock on inside of card and with a pencil trace aperture 

     shape onto it.  

6.  Remove from inside and colour image using Stampin' Blends.  Stamp sentiment under image.

7.  Adhere to inside of card.

8.  Adhere window sheets over aperture on inside of DSP/Basic Gray and on front of Basic Black         card stock.

9.  Apply strips of foam adhesive around edges of rectangle on card base

10. Apply strips of foam adhesive to outside edges of  DSP/Basic Gray.

11.  Remove tops of adhesive

12.  Add a small amount of shaker element to window on card front. Carefully attach the DSP/Basic Gray piece to the card front centering windows.

13.  Stamp sentiment.  Punch with 1" circle punch, mat with 1 3/8" scallop pumpkin pie piece, and again with 1 1/4" Basic Gray circle.  Add to card front using dimensionals.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Birds of a Feather

Inks:  Black Memento, Stampin' Blends 

Papers:  Basic Gray, Basic Black, Halloween Bash DSP, Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie

Accessories:  Stitched Rectangle die, Window Sheet, Adhesive strips, Punches:  1' circle, 1 3/8" scallop circle, 1 1/4" circle, dimensionals, shaker elements

If Flowers Were Hugs....

If only flowers were hugs I would be getting hugs all summer long.  But for now I have to be content with flowers on my cards.  And since flowers attract humming birds - bonus!!!

The Humming Along stamp set also features a Humming Bird, who is the star of this card.  I haven't made a shaker for a while and had the urge to do so for this card.

 The card base is Coastal Cabana.

To create the shaker, some Tea Room DSP is first adhered to some Very Vanilla card stock.  The window for the shaker is created using a stitched rectangle framelit which die cut through both layers. Before adding the window sheet it was placed over a same size piece of Very Vanilla and  the boundaries of the window were drawn with a pencil mark.

Window sheet was then adhered on the wrong side of this window and foam adhesive tape applied all the way around it, as well as the card edges.

On the piece of Very Vanilla card stock with the pencil lines marked on it, images from Abstract Impressions were stamped randomly in Melon Mambo, Costal Cabana, and Granny Apple Green, stamping just beyond the pencil marked boundary.

Shaker Elements were comprised of Sprinkle Embellishments as well as tiny butterflies left over from an earlier project. A few tiny butterflies were saved to apply to the card front (see picture below).

The flowers and leaves decorating the outside of the shaker are from Abstract Impressions and were fussy cut.

The die cut  brightly, multicoloured hummingbird was adhered over the shaker close to the larger of the two flowers as if it were eating nectar from the flowers.

Clear Wink of Stella was applied to the entire tiny bird.

Self adhesive sequins, as well as tiny butterflies, were added to the card front as indicated by the various pictures.


















Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Humming Along, Abstract Impressions
Inks:  Black Memento, Stampin Blends for the bird, Melon Mambo, Granny Apple Green, & Coastal Cabana for behind the shaker, Melon Mambo for the larger flowers & Pear Pizzazz for the leaves.
Papers:  Coastal Cabana, Whisper White, Tea Room DSP, Melon Mambo, Gorgeous Grape
Accessories:  Humming Along Framelits, Stitched Rectangle Framelit Dies, Butterfly Pretty Framelit Dies, Window Sheet, Foam adhesive strips, Sprinkle Embellishments, Clear Wink of Stella, Dimensionals, Self Adhesive Sequins

Butterflies are a-shaking

Yesterday I posted the first of a number of cards I have made featuring butterflies here  It was a white on white card on a watercolour backgound.

The card today steps it up a bit.

It is also a white on white card on a watercolour background, only I changed the colours of the watercolour background and made it into a shaker card.

You can see the light reflecting of the window sheet.

Again, a window is die cut in the card front using a stitched rectangular thinlet die and the window sheet is adhered behind this. Whisper White butterflies die cut with the Butterfly Beauty thinlet die were added to the card front.

This time, for the watercolour backgound, I used the following colours: Gorgeous Grape, Granny Apple Green, Melon Mambo, and Bermuda Bay.

 

Strips of foam adhesive tape were attached to the edges of the frame as well as the card edges. Sprinkles embellishment (including some tiny butterflies due cut from the same butterfly collection)  were added to the center on the window sheet,  and the watercolour paper was adhered. Have you found the Gorgeous Grape tiny butterfly in the picture above?

To neaten up the inside, a piece of Whisper White card stock was adhered over the watercolour paper.

Supplied Used:

Inks:  Gorgeous Grape, Granny Apple Green, Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay

Papers:  Whisper White, Watercolour, Gorgeous Watercolour paper

Accessories:  Window Sheet, Stitched Rectangular dies, Sprinkles embellishment, Butterfly Beauty thinlet dies, foam adhesive strips

Put on a Happy Face- a Christmas Shaker

You can't help but smile when you see this snowman dancing with a smile on his face.  I thought he would be perfect in an interactive shaker card.

The snowman was coloured with blends, and the body painted with Frost White glimmer paint. I also painted the area around the snowman with the same paint.  Below the snowman I added some glitter texture paste.

The shaker  was formed in the usual way using Oval framelits, window sheet, and adhesive strips.  I used tiny white beads as the shaker elements. The snowman looks like he's having fun throwing those beads up in the air.

A narrow oval ring was adhered around the oval window.

The basic card is Real Red card stock layered with Whisper White and then Under the Mistletoe DSP (two patterns with a narrow strip of Glitter glimmer paper between the two))

The sentiment, from the "Cookie - Cutter Christmas" stamp set is adhered to the lower right with a fussy cut holly and mistletoe as a decorative element on top.

In the upper left of the oval two pine branches die cut with the Pretty Pine Thinlets.  A bow made with 1/8" Real Red ribbon was adhered to the top.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Spirited Snowmen. Cookie-Cutter Christmas

Inks:  Black Memento, Blends

Papers:  Real Red, Whisper White, Under the Mistletoe DSP, Glitter glimmer paper

Accessories:  Pretty Pine Thinlets, Oval framelits, Window sheet, Adhesive strips, tiny white beads (non SU), Frost White  glimmer paint, dimensionals 1/8" Real Red Satin ribbon

Rooted in Nature Christmas

I can't quite believe this, but despite the fact that it's not quite July and barely summer, I made my first Christmas card today.

I've been 'playing' with the Rooted in Nature" stamp set and it's perfect for the Christmas season as well.

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The base is Real Red card stock, layered with Whisper White and then Under the Mistletoe DSP

An aperture was die cut using the Stitched Circle framelit in the upper center between the DSP and the Whisper White layer. Using this circle as a template , I drew a circle onto the Real Red card front (the art piece would be adhered to this later).  Some Window Sheet was adhered to the wrong side and foam and tape adhesive applied around the circle - as well as along the edges and areas between the circle and edges of the card layer.

On a separate piece of Whisper White I stamped 2 of the double pine trees and one of the single, using Mossy Meadow ink.  These were die cut and set aside.

I die cut a larger stitched circle using the new Sparkle glimmer paper and adhered it to the front of the Real Red card base using the pencil marked circle as a guide.  Two of the trees were adhered with tombo glue directly onto this circle (towards the top), and the 3rd smaller one with dimensionals in front of the other two.  While these were drying, I stamped 5 of the wreath-like branch images with Mossy Meadow and die cut them.

For the shaker element I used coarse sea salt which you can buy in any food store.  After removing the covering of the tape, the two layers were adhered together to form the shaker card.

Around the circle on the card front, I adhered  the wreath branches and then added  the new red rhinestones between the branches.

The sentiment is from Nature Sings

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Rooted in Nature, Nature Sings
Inks:  Mossy Meadow
Papers:  Real Red, Whisper White, Under the Mistletoe DSP, Sparkle Glimmer Paper
Accessories:  Window Sheets, Rooted in Nature Dies/framelits, rhinestones (red), Stitched circle framelits, Coase sea salt, Foam tape

A shaker with Roots in Nature & Woodlands Embossing Folder

This has been my week for making shaker cards.

Today I thought I would combine the Woodlands embossing folder and Rooted In Nature stamp set and framelits to make another shaker card.

After embossing some Whisper White card stock with the Woodlands embossing folder and sponging it lightly with Basic Gray ink an aperture was die cut using the Layering Oval framelit.  A larger oval window sheet was adhered to the  wrong side of the opening and some 3/8" mini chevron Old Olive ribbon adhered to the left front.

Foam tape was applied around this opening as well as on the card stock edges and the shaker elements added to the center.

The basic Always Artichoke card stock base was layered with Whisper White card stock upon which the image of the tree from Rooted in Nature was stamped using Mossy Meadow ink.

After the two layers were adhered together, I stamped, embossed, and die cut some leaves as embellishments for the right side. Clear Wink of Stella was applied to the leaves (one of which was stamped and die cut in vellum), and a bow of Linen Thread added to the leaf stems.  Part of the sentiment was also added under the leaves, with the final part placed on the inside of the card.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Rooted in Nature

Inks:  Mossy Meadow, Basic Gray, Old Olive

Papers:  Always Artichoke, Whisper White, Vellum

Accessories:  Woodlands embossing Folder, Nature's Roots Framelits, Linen Thread, 3/8" mini chevron Old Olive ribbon, Shaker sequins(non SU), Window Sheet, Layering Oval Framelits, Foam tape

Friendship is a Sheltering Tree - a Shaker Card

I  can't believe how fast my garden has grown, and how quickly the trees have been covered with leaves. Cherry blossom time has now come and gone, but other fruit trees are just starting to bloom. Which gives me an idea for a shaker card using the Sheltering Tree stamp set.

I started with a base of Petal Pink card stock, one of the new colours, and on a 4 by 5 1/4" Whisper White layer I stamped the tree in Soft Suede ink using Petal Pink ink for the blossoms.  I only stamped the blossoms once as in most cases blossoms are just now emerging from the trees.

A circle was die cut in a second 4 by 5 1/4" piece of Whisper White card stock.  Window sheet was adhered on the wrong side of this, after which I added foam tape around the circle (away from the edge) and around the edges .  This foam tape makes it easier than ever to make shaker cards!

Before adding the shaker elements the embossing buddy was used to wipe both sides of the window sheets as well as the inside.  This not only reduces static cling but also prevents the shaker elements fro 'stickling' to the edges. 

On the right front edge I added a 1/2 by 5 1/4" strip of Petal Pink card stock to which I adhered one of the laser die cuts from the new laser die DSP as well as some 1/4" white organza ribbon.  Die cut flower clusters from Beautiful Bouquet decorated the shaker circle.

The sentiment is from the same stamp set.

Supplies used:

Stamps:  Sheltering Tree, Beautiful Bouquet

Inks:  Petal Pink, Soft Suede

Papers:  Petal Pink, Whisper White, Laser Cut DSP

Accessories:  Layering Circle Framelits, Window Sheet, Shaker elements (non SU), Bouquet Petal framelits, Foam tape, 1/4" white organza ribbon, dimensionals. Pearls colored with blendabilities.

Statement of the Heart Shaker Card - a catalogue sneak peak

It's been a while since I've made a shaker card and the stamp set "Statement of the Heart" lends itself well to that technique.  I've also had a request to do a class on shaker cards in 2 weeks time so this was a perfect time to refresh my memory.

Using the Hearts Framelits, I die cut an aperture large enough in the Bundle of Love DSP, so the entire sentiment would be visible.  Some Window sheet was adhered on wrong side,

On a separate piece of Very Vanilla card stock the sentiment was stamped with the assistance of the Stamparatus. The heart was coloured with a red marker.

After adding some tiny glitter pearls (non SU) as shaker elements, the two layers were adhered together to form a shaker.

Some 3/8" Very Vanilla stitched satin ribbon and a bow was adhered to the left side of the card before the two layers were added together.

Die cut flowers from the Beautiful Bouquet stamp set and coordinating Bouquet Bunch framelits were used to decorate around the heart.  The colours were kept soft and muted, using Blushing Bride and Soft Sky on the flowers, and leaving the leaves in Very Vanilla.  Small pearls were added to the center of each flower.

To finish the card I added some Clear Wink of Stella to each bloom.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Statement of the Heart, Beautiful Bouquet

Inks:  Black Memento, Blushing Bride, Soft Sky

Papers:  Very Vanilla, Bundle of Love DSP

Accessories:  Hearts Framelits, Bouquet Bunch Framelits, Glitter pearls (non SU), Foam tape, Window Sheet, 3/8" Very Vanilla stitched ribbon, pearls, Clear Wink of Stella

Sea Turtle Shaker Card

The "Just Add Color" DSP is a new add on to the SAB offerings. There are pages of images to color, from Sea Turtles to Teacups.

Last night while watching Television, using my Blendabilities, I coloured the Sea Turtle and some images around it, then made the Sea Turtle into a shaker card.

The image was coloured with blendabilites - Daffodil Delight with Old Olive over top of this colour.  When finished I applied colour to the background using the direct ink to paper approach.  I started with Pool Party, then Marina Mist, Island Indigo, and finally Pacific Point.

An Aperture was die cut using a rectangular stitched framelit (non SU) on a piece of Always Artichoke card stock embossed with the Sea shore embossing folder - and set aside.  A larger rectangular framelit was used to die cut a window sheet.

A frame for the aperture was made by die cutting 2 sizes of the rectangular framelits.

The die cut window sheet was adhered to the back of the card front.  Foam adhesive was added to the edges of this sheet, as well as around the edges of the card.

After applying shaker elements, the art piece was attached, and the entire piece added to the card front. The frame was added around the art piece.

Embellishments made from Sea Grass and a colourful fish  coloured and cut out from the same 12 by 12 DSY were  added to the front.

Supplies Used:
Inks:  Blendabilities, Pool Party, Marina Mist, Island Indigo, Pacific Point
Papers:  Just Add Color DSP, Always Artichoke
Accessories:  Rectangular Stitched Framelits (non SU), Window Sheets, Shaker Elements (non SU),Seaside Embossing Folder, Foam tape.

Sugarplum Dreams - ballerina

For the next 3 days I am a vendor at the Hand of Man in Peterborough, Ont.  If any of you live in the area, please stop by and visit me.

Last night I made some last minute Christmas cards, using the Sugarplum Dreams stamp set. This shaker card in silver and gold,  is a card any little girl (or big girl) would love.

Because this card has a lot of metallic elements it was really hard to get a well exposed picture.  I made 2 versions of this card - one in silver and one in gold. This one has silver foil elements.

I started with Thick Whisper White card stock and layered the front first with silver foil and then with Year of Cheer DSP.

After adhering the Silver foil and DSP layers together, I die cut an oval in the upper part of the card, large enough to fit the shaker element.  I have had these shaker domes forever and today decided to use one for an easy peasy shaker card..

Inside the shaker is a picture of a ballerina, which I coloured with the new Stampin' Blend markers.  I used the Pool Party markers, but the colour does not show well in this picture.   Around the dancer I stamped some background images in Pool Party ink.  I then die cut the image a bit larger than the oval dome, added shaker elements, and adhered the dome over the image.  Then I added glue dots to the rim of the dome and inserted the now shaker through the die cut aperture.  Now I added this layer to the card front.

To make the foil ring around the shaker, I die cut two sizes of ovals in silver foils and adhered the resultant layer to the card front.

The sprits of pine are die cut from the Pinecone Thinlets; the sentiment from Versatile Christmas.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Sugarplum Dreams, Versatile Christmas

Inks:  Black Memento, Stampin' Blend markers, Pool Party

Papers:  Thick Whisper White, Whisper White, Silver Foil, Year of Cheer DSP

Accessories:  Layering Oval Thinlets, Pinecone Thinlet dies, Silver embossing powder, Shaker elements (non SU),  Oval shaker dome (non SU)

Enjoy an Egg-cellent Easter - Try Stampin' on Tuesday or Not #316

For this week's sketch by Donna, with Try Stampin' on Tuesday or Not, I thought I would make an Easter card. After all, Easter is only a matter of week's away. The optional theme?  A burst of color.

I made the central focus of the card a shaker element and placed colorful embellishments around it.

I made the shaker the usual way, using layering circle framelits, and the Sprinkle Embellishments as the "shaker" elements. These elements are from the Occasions Catalogue and come in wonderful Easter colors.

Three different embellishments, all symbols of Easter, surround one side of the shaker.

The first one has an Old Olive pansy flower base with a Daffodil flower adhered to it. This flower was made using the Basket Bunch stamp set, but I chose to fussy cut it rather than using the coordinating framelits.  It was coloured using the new watercolor pencils and a blender pen. I made 3 flowers, and the other two were used to decorate the inside.

On a scallop garden green circle, 5 tiny colorful Easter eggs are added. These are die cut using the Basket Builder framelits because all 5 eggs can be die cut at the same time.

The lower-most embellishment is a Daffodil Delight star on which there  is an Easter bunny holding a basket.

Don't you just love the Easter colors?

Close up of focal point,

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Basket Bunch, Retired SU Easter stamp set (? name)
Inks: Black Memento, Old Olive, Tip Top Taupe, Watercolor Pencils
Papers:Sweet Sugarplum, Whisper White, So Succulent DSP, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Garden Green
Accessories: Layering circle framelits, Star framelits, Basket Builder Framelits, Pansy Punch, Sprinkle Embellishments

Jar of Cheers Christmas Tag Card -Try Stampin' on Tuesday #292

Can you believe it's the middle of October?  Christmas is rapidly approaching, so the card I am making for the sketch challenge with Try Stampin' on Tuesday is a Christmas card.  And because the added challenge is that a tag is part of the sketch this card is a tag card.

 

The snowman from the Jar of Cheers stamp set is coloured with SU markers, and dazzling diamonds applied to the hat and the snow upon which the snowman is standing.  Snow is stamped around the snowman using Pool Party ink.

 

A 3 by 3" piece of Whisper White card stock, after embossing with the Cable Knit Embossing folder, is die cut with the smaller of the mason jars and a shaker element made with red and green sequins  as the shaker elements. The jar is outlined with a gold sticker strip and a smoky slate lid added to the top.  The left upper corner was decorated with 2 evergreen sprigs, which were die cut using the.Pretty Pines Thinlets, a cherry cobbler ribbon, and a mini pinecone embellishment.  A 1/8" hole was punched with the hand held punch and gold tag twine inserted through this.

This "tag" was layered with a piece of Cherry Cobbler cardstock, and adhered to the card front.

The basic card is Cherry Cobbler, layered with Whisper White cardstock which embossed with the Lucky Stars embossing folder and then with Iridescent  Ice embossing powder.

Two strips of This Christmas DSP were adhered to the Whisper White layer.  The shaker element was adhered over this.

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Jar of Cheers, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Inks: Cherry Cobbler, Pool Party, Markers (Real Red, Crushed Curry, Pool Party, Smoky Slate) Versa Mark

Papers: Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, This Christmas DSP, Garden Green

Accessories: Window Sheet,Pretty Pines Thinlets, Everyday Jar Thinlets, Cable knit embossing folder, Lucky stars embossing folder, Iridescent Ice embossing powder, 1/8" hand held punch, gold tag twine, Mini pinecone embellishment, Wink of Stella clear glimmer brush, Green, red and gold sequens, Word Window Punch, Modern Word Label Punch, dimensionals

Christmas Wishes - Try Stampin' on Tuesday #282

I got my preorder for the new Occasions catalogue late last week, and as usual, I'm itching to start using the wonderful new products. Since the added challenge with Try Stampin' on Tuesday had a Holiday theme, as well as a sketch challenge, I thought I would make a card using of one of the new Christmas stamp sets and DSP.

Yes, a shaker card featuring the "Christmas Wishes" stamp set and the Candy Cane Lane DSP.  And because of the shaker element I changed the sketch somewhat and placed the entire circle on the card front rather than having it go over the side and below the bottom.

I first stamped the images on a piece of Whisper White card stock, using the masking technique to put both these images together.  They were coloured with a blender pen and various colours of ink pads. The snowfakes were stamped with Marina Mist ink, using a stamp from "Sheltering Tree".
As much as I like the Wink of Stella glitter pen, I still love the sparkle and glam that dazzling diamonds give.  So, I applied that on various parts of the image.

The front of the card was first embossed with the  decorative dots embossing folder, and a 1" strip of DSP was adhered the left side.

Using the circles framelits, a circle was die cut in the card front.  Then, using 2 circle framelits (one the same size as the one used to cut the circle in the card front, and the other 2 sizes bigger) the mat circle was die cut using Crumb Cake card stock.  This was adhered to the card front around the die cut circle.

The shaker element was made as usual, using Frosted sequins embellishments, now retired from SU.
Some of these embellishments were adhered to the front of the card as well.

The Christmas sentiment "Jolly" was die cut using silver glimmer paper.

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Christmas Magic, Sheltering Tree
Inks: Black Memento, Real Red, Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Marina Mist, Pumpkin Pie, Early Espresso, Crushed Curry
Papers: Crumb Cake, Real Red, Whisper White, Silver Glimmer Paper, Candy Cane Lane DSP
Accessories: Decorative Dots embossing folder, Circles framelits, Christmas Greetings thinlet dies, Window Sheet, Frosted Sequins Embellisments (retired), dazzling diamonds



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Snow Place Merry Christmas Shaker card

Another hot, dry day in Southern Ontario.  I cannot remember a summer that has had so little rain.  But these are ideal  conditions  to work in an air conditioned craft room and make cards or other 3D projects.
Last night I made this Christmas shaker card featuring the snowmen from "Snow Place".  I used masking to place the big snowman behind the little one.

I prepared the front of the card as usual, placing 2 patterns of  Christmas Paper DSP on top of Whisper White cardstock.  Then I die cut an oval opening using the layering ovals framelits. Turning this paper over, a window sheet was glued over the opening. Strips of narrow foam tape were adhered around the opening, and the top and sides of the paper.  Sequins, & silver glimmer punchies were piled in the middle of the window sheet.

On a separate piece of Whisper White, the images were stamped and coloured and then turned over and adhered to the shaker element.

Here's a close up of the shaker element.  A wooden snowflake embellishment(retired) was added to the upper left  and the sentiment on the lower bottom.

Supplies Used:
Stamps Snow Place
Inks: Black Memento, Smokey Slate, Real Red, pumpkin pie marker
Papers: Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, This Christmas DSP
Accessories: Layering Oval framelits, silver sequins, dazzling diamonds glimmer paper stars, window sheet, wood snowflake embellishment (retired),

Seaside Shore Shaker Birthday - Paper Craft Crew Challenge # 204

After supper I went into the garden to do some more pruning and deadheading, and decided to cut back my coreopsis which had grown really tall.  With this plant in full bloom, the weight of the flowers  were  causing the plant to bend over some of the other perennials blocking their light.  So, I trimmed it back, using the flower stems to make an arrangement for  my patio table.

Later in this post you will see a picture of this card in the flowers.


After making the double fold card featured in the previous post, I had some stamped and cut fish left over, so, for the sketch challenge with Paper Craft Crew Challenge I made a shaker card using these left over fish.  I never like to throw anything away.

• I first created the front of the card, using Very Vanilla, and the Seaside Shore DSP (two patterns separated by a 1/4" strip of Calypso Coral cardstock).   Through this layer, an oval was die cut using the Layering Ovals Framelits.  This was used to create the ovals  shaker  element                                    
  
  This is the close up of the shaker.
                                                    

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Seaside Shore, Thoughtful Banners
Inks: Calypso Coral, Denim Dan, Marina Mist, Mint Marone)
Papers: Denim Dan, Very Vanilla, Seaside Shore DSP, Calypso Coral
Accessories: Window Sheet, adhesive strips, shades of blue sequins (non SU) layering ovals framelits

As promised, a picture of the card among the flowers.

Just for You - a Shaker Card

I just love the size of the font of this SAB stamp set.  When I saw it I immediately thought Shaker card.

This is a large card, mainly because the shaker part is the size of an A2 card.
I stamped the sentiment first using Memento ink, and then stamped the flowers around it using Watermelon Wonder, Delightful Dijon, Pool Party, and some tiny branches in Old Olive.

This is how I made the large shaker portiion.
On a 5 1/4 by 4" of Watercolor Wonder cardstock, a made 2 pencil marks in each corner at the 1/4" mark.  Then with the Stampin' Trimmer, I used those as landmarks to cut the 4 sides at 1/4", leaving a rectangle with a 1/4" border.
Then I attached a piece of Window Sheet  5 1/4 by 4" to the back of this rectangle.
I had some long pieces of 1/8" double sided foam strips which I placed on the pack of the window sheet.

The shaker elements consists of the following:  sequins in various colours, small punched fowers in Old Olive, yellow, Watermelon wonder, 1/8" circle punchies, 1/16" circle punchies.  You can see them in the picture below.

The base card if a 5 by 7" piece of Watermelon Wonder, layered with Whisper White, and then Wildflower Fields DSP.
Belore adding the Whisper White/DSP layers to the card base,, I placed a piece of 1" dotted Lace Watermelon Wonder ribbon across the middle of the card.
The shaker element was then added using dimensionals, and a ribbon make from the dotted lace ribbon was added to the left side.

Supplies Used:
Stamp: Botanicals for You
Inks: Black Memento, Watermelon Wonder, Pool Party, Delightful Dijon, Old Olive
Papers: Watermelon Wonder, Whisper White, Wildflower Fields DSP, Window Sheet
Accessories: Stampin' Up trimmer, sequins, punchies of various sorts, dimensionals, small flower punch, 1/8" hand held punch, 1/16" hand held punch, 1" dotted Lace Watermelon Wonder ribbon.

Have a Fangtastic Halloween - Fab Friday #72

Using the sketch from the challenge with Fab Friday   I made a halloween shaker card.  Since SU does not have shaker frames anymore, I made my own using Fun Foam and the circle framelits.

Close up of shaker unit

 

 

• I made the shaker unit first, die cutting the fun foam with 2 sizes of the circles framelits.  I die cut the window sheet with these framelits as well, as well as the Happy Haunting DSP.  The DSP cover for the frame was also die cut but using different sizes of Framelits to make it a bit wider.
• The middle of the die cut  DSP circle was stamped using the " Haunt Ya Later" stamp set.  The shaker elements I bought in the dollar store (it has a lot of halloween shapes in different colours).  You can see some of the shapes in the close up.
• The card is constructed of Tangelo Twist cardstock. layered with Very Vanilla cardstock and then Happy Haunting DSP.
• A Spider Web doilie was adhered to the DSP using the Fine Tip glue pen
• On top of this web is a strip of black cardstock with a piece of silver ribbon on top.
• The shaker unit is adhered over top of that.
• For the embellishment at the side, I punched a 1 3/4" circle in the DSP.  On a separate piece of Very Vanilla I stamped the cat image from Haunt Ya Later, coloured it black using a blender pen and markers, cut it out and adhered it to the 1 3/4" circle.  This was adhered to the left side of the shaker unit, with dimensionals on one side and adhesive on the other.

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Snow Way! It's Christmas Already? Try Stampin' on Tuiesday #234

I love all the products in the new Christmas catalogue. Tonight I thought I would play with the Penquins in the "Snow Place" stamp set, also using its coordinating framelits. Actually, I was inspired by the sketch challenge at Try Stampin' on Tuesday. The sketch comes with a technique challenge - make a shaker card.

• The base card is Pool Party cardstock. layered with Whisper White  and then Home for Christmas DSP.
• The shaker element is comprised of Whisper Whit circles in 3 different sizes which I made using the Circles Framelit.  These I embossed with the new Brick embossing folder.  Igloos are part of the world that penquins live it, right?  So I was trying to make it look like the the circles were the entrance into an igloo.
• An image of a Penquin was stamped using Memento ink on a circle slightly larger than the opening of the igloo.  The nose and feet were coloured with a Pumpkin Pie marker, and a red santa hat was put on it's head (the hat was stamped in Real Red and die cut).
• 2 layers of foam tape was used as the base of the shaker unit, and the shaker elements were comprised of silver sequins, stars in Pool Party and Silver Glitter paper punched using the star border punch
• After I added the shaker elements, a piece of Window Sheet was attached, and the concentric circles was adhered to this.  I lightly sponged these circles in Marina Mist ink, to highlight the embossing 
• I made a separate penquin with a red scarf and ear muffs.  I put some dazzling diamond glitter on him.  He sees the Santa hat, and exclaims "Snow Way! It's Christmas Already?"
• A Winter Wonderland embellishment is adhered to the igloo just above the Penquin outside.

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