Sometimes an idea turns out even better than you guessed it would. This card is one of those for me. I love how it's simple, colorful, fun to look at (and play with!) and just makes people smile when they see it.

Shaker cards can be intimidating but simple shapes help to simplify the making of them. There are a number of ways to make them as well, which is also confusing. This was the first way I learned and how I continue to make basic shaker cards.

I cut 2 pieces of heavy duty card stock to 216mm x 89mm. On the first piece, I lined up my cutting die so it was centered and cut that out. I put that piece over the 2nd piece and put them into my Misti. This let me know exactly how the butterflies would look through the small windows. I kept that top piece in throughout all of the stamping. I stamped the 2 butterflies from the Mathia Hurra for deg stampset in Distress ink colors Festive Berries, Carved Pumpkin, Mustard Seed, Mowed Lawn and Prize Ribbon. I then stamped the 2 sentiments from the same stampset with Villainous Potion (to keep with the rainbow theme.)

I took the top piece, flipped it over and first added a piece of acetate with some score tape. I then added foam tape along all of the sides of the cutouts, including in between all of the squares. I took my powder tool and wiped it along the inside of the foam, where the bling would go, so sequins wouldn't get stuck on any tape. It's not 100% foolproof but it helps a lot to keep the sequins moving. I blew out the excess powder and then wrote down which color went into which square. Remember, it's upside down now so you have to remember to add things in backwards when it's color coordinated like this. (This tip was added after I didn't do that the first time and had to make a 2nd with the colors in the right places!)

I added more foam tape around the outer edge of the piece and then started adding bling, all different kinds as long as they matched the color I needed, to each square.You can add as much or as little as you want - there are no rules! If you want the sequins to move, add less. If you want them very blingy, add more. (I'll have a blog post soon with a 'stuffed' shaker card.)

The hardest part is placing the butterfly stamped piece on top of the foam tape correctly. I found that standing up and looking directly over it is the easiest way. If you go slowly, you can make micro-adjustments until the very last second. But if that scares you or seems impossible, you can always add another piece of acetate over the boxes so the sequins are trapped and the stamped images can still be seen. Then you can add the 2 pieces together in the normal-for-you way. 

After that it's just a matter of attaching that panel to card base. You could also stamp the butterflies directly on to your card base if you wanted to skip having an extra piece of cardstock on the card but I like the heavy feel of a shaker card. It doesn't feel like it will break when it's shaked and trust me, it will be shaked a lot!

Feel free to ask any questions in the comments!

Until next time....
DT Dawn

 

I love rainbows and I love making cards with colorful rainbow on them. While this one might seem complicated, with the aid of a Misti, it's quite easy to make. 

I found the center of the card and stamped the main Birthday greeting from the Nedovertekst stampset in Versafine ink. I knew then how much room I had on both sides. I put the stamp in my misti so that I could move my card evenly to stamp all the colors. I used the background grid of the Misti as my guide and slid it 2 squares to the left, and later to the right, to stamp all of the colors I wanted.

I stamped Gratulerer, also from the same stampset, in Festive Berries, Carved Pumpkin, Mustard Seed, Mowed Lawn, Prized Ribbon, and Wilted Violet, giving me a vibrant and colorful rainbow.

 

I then took the heart shaped balloons from the Mathia Vennertekst stampset and stamped them in Twisted Citron and Saltwater Taffy. I used a black pen to draw over the strings and add a little bow. I attached the panel to my card base for a rainbow colored, clean and simple birthday card.

Until next time...
DT Dawn

HEISANN

Bakgrunnsstempler er så kjekke, faktisk så kjekke å bruke at jeg synes de også kan få skinne litt for seg selv. Hvorfor la bakgrunnsstempelet stå gjemt i bakgrunnen når det kan få stå og skinne?

Dette gratulasjonsstempelet fra Mathia garanterer jeg at du vil kunne bruke masse! tenkt hvor mange anledninger? bryllup, dåp, pensjonistovergang, bursdag, ny jobb, ny bolig.... you name it!!!

Jeg har laget to kort for å vise ulike måter å bruke stempelet på. På det første kortet lagde jeg et langt kort med regnbuefarger i Distress Oxides. Jeg overlappet med fargene rødt, gult, blått og lilla, og på denne måten kom oransje, grønn og fiolett frem i overgangene. Jeg får ikke nok av regnbuer, det gir håp!

Fra settet Gratulerer tekster fra Mathia Design stemplet jeg Gratulerer i sort og embosset det flere ganger på rad med klar embossing.

Kortet ble enkelt pyntet med paljetter i matchende farger. se f.eks dette settet for et startpunkt.














Kort to er enda enklere enn det første. Jeg elsker enkle kort! Raskt, fint og mye god skaperglede på kort tid ;)






På dette kortet brukte jeg først en flytende maskeringsvæske, som jeg tegnet et hjertet med midt på kortet. Jeg lot maskeringen tørke litt, før jeg stemplet bakgrunnsstempelet i sort over. Deretter dro jeg enkelt av maskeringen, og der kom hjertet frem! Så kult :) Her kan du leke deg, hva med å maskere første bokstaven i navnet til den som mottar kortet f,eks. For å gi kortet litt mer liv og farge limte jeg på et par bling, yndlingsene mine fra Pretty Pink Posh.

Gratulerer! Idag er det bare 3 dager igjen til fredag (snart bare to). Det er alltid noe å glede seg over.
Kreativ klem fra DT Cathrine

Hei Folkens

Jeg elsker regnbuer, og blir visst aldri lei.  Det er noe magisk og energigivende over dem, som gir mye glede og inspirasjon.



Her har jeg kuttet ut en enkelt dies i alle regnbuens farger, og satt dem sammen i en sirkel. Med en hvit sirkel i midten ser det nesten ut som en sol, ikke sant?! Det er av alle ting en lekker fjærdies fra rayher jeg har brukt. Den passet meget bra som solstråler, det ser ut som flammetunger ut fra solen.

Det er bare til å tenke kreativt med det utstyret du har! Jo mer bruk du får ut av et produkt, jo bedre.
Andre forslag fra meg til kreativ fjærbruk er som bordkort, som blader, som et lite tak over et dyr, flere til en ramme... en fjær kan bli til en en høne om du vil (ikke at jeg har prøvd akkurat det ).

Tekststemplene fra Huldra Designstudio er begge fra må-ha-produktet Fleksitekst, og hjertet fra plata Julekatt og Julehund.

Annet utstyr brukt på dette kortet:

• Neenah solar white 110 lb classic crest cardstock
• Sakura Pigma Mikron pen (sort ramme)
• Sirkeldie fra Hero Arts
• Limputer 
• Hvit gelpenn