It's a Seize the Birthday Thursday! Our newest topping is TRANSPARENCY or VELLUM. Vellum would be my definite first choice, so I decided to challenge myself with going transparent and making a shaker card!!!
If you've never been here before... I do not like making shaker cards. Love seeing other people's, it's just not my thing. So here is my annual shaker card for 2021! (I think I managed to making skip one in 2020... after all, it's the pandemic, don't you know...) This sentiment die cut is perfect for a shaker, isn't it? I die cut it out of purple textured cardstock - I made my shaker mix selection first, then found the paper that would work. ;) To make the shaker element, I cut a slightly larger circle out of some white fun foam and trimmed the panel to just under card size. Behind the shaker, I aded some subtle star patterned paper, since my shaker mix includes stars, too. Since the fun foam adds thickness to the card, I didn't want to add too much extra to the front, so there is just an embossed secondary sentiment. Look how well the two cardstocks match, though! :D
Supplies: Neenah white, American Crafts textured purple & scrap purple cardstock, Studio Calico patterned paper, acetate, Hero Arts Family & Friends stamp, Versamark ink, Wow white embossing powder, MFT Birthday Centrepieces & Spellbinders circle dies, Little Things from Lucy's Cards Heather sequin mix, white fun foam
What a super fun shaker card. Love the stars in the background and the fun circular die cut sentiment. I have given up on shaker cards unless I can get the matching size/shape shaker pouch. Then, I am all for them.
ReplyDeleteThat die is perfect for shakers. And look! Purple. ROFL!!! You should try the MFT pouches. They make shaker cards super easy to create.
ReplyDeleteShaker cards scare the bejerbs out of me. You did a great job on your annual 2021 shaker. That die was key here. But, I am still not trying one.
ReplyDeleteGreat die for a fun shaker cad
ReplyDeleteLove your shaker card with that die and the pretty purple color. Great use of the acetate.
ReplyDeleteI love shaker cards. I hardly ever make them, thank you for the inspiration to try that again@
ReplyDeleteI too rarely make shakers as they intimidate me. I love to look of others though. I don't think I made one last year either in fact, I can't even remember the last time I did. I even own MFT pouches and still don't use them. Maybe one day soon! Love yours though! Have a great day and thanks for validating my aversion to shakers too!
ReplyDeleteCrushing all over your pretty purple birthday card. The die sure does work well - and your sequin mix is just fabulous! Yayyy for a 2021 shaker!
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This is a fun shaker card and the colours are a perfect match! great die for it too. Think I've only ever made one shaker card in my life lol! Cathy x
ReplyDeleteFantastic! I'll take that tip and choose my shaker elements first too - seems easier that way!
ReplyDeleteYou and I feel the same way about shaker cards... but you rocked this one! It is the perfect die for a shaker card, completely agree. Great coordination of your papers and shaker mix.
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