Tema i januar er "Juledekor"
1. Alle kan delta, men det skal være et jul/vinterprosjekt
2. Vi trekker en liten premie hver måned, og på slutten av året trekker vi en litt større premie.
3. Du kan delta med forskjellige juleprosjekt, men jeg ønsker å se at du skal DEKORERE tl jul med ditt bidrag
4. Alle bidragene må legges inn i albumet for den måneden det gjelder .
Fristen for å delta er midnatt 31.januar
5. Hvis du har flere bilder av ditt bidrag, så kan du legge disse til som en kommentar til ditt hovedbilde...

 In my last post I shared how I typically create shaker cards. The process for this card is the exact same, except you add a *lot* more bling inside. It doesn't shake as much as one with less goodies inside but is more stuffed to the brim with goodies!

I used most of the dies from this set and die cut them out in alternating colors. I stamped my sentiment first from this Mathia stampset with Versafine ink and then heat embossed it with clear embossing powder. I set up my windows with scor tape, acetate, and foam tape (see my previous blog post for a more detailed explanation.) I filled the windows with a ton of various bling and attached all the panels together. 

 

 You can see they are packed and right up against the acetate window! I attached this very heavy panel to my strong card base and she was done. A great birthday card to have on display next week when we all celebrate!

Also, for my fellow geeks out there, May the 4th be with you!

Until next time...
DT Dawn

 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

 

Hei og hopp! Jeg har lekt meg med monstre, bakgrunn og diecuts til dagens kort.

Det er ingen tvil om at jeg liker å lage enkle kort, men mine enkle kort er ofte ikke så enkle som man skulle tro ved første øyekast. Dette er et sånt kort. Jeg startet med å stemple monstrene fra Monster-platen til Huldra designstudio. Jeg hadde en plan for dette kortet, så jeg visste jeg trengte seks monstre. Det er kun fem på platen, så en måtte stemples to ganger. For å gjøre dem litt forskjellig ga jeg den ene tenner. Da alle var ferdig fargelagt klippet jeg dem ut. Siden de er så små er det skikkelig pirkejobb som tar tid, men det var dette med detaljer, da. Jeg er glad i detaljer og også ganske glad i pirk, så dette var jobb for meg.

Jeg lagde bakgrunnen ved å maskere alle fire kantene, før jeg gikk inn med forskjellige farger Distress Ink med blenderbørster fra Taylored Expressions. Jeg gikk i en slags regnbuerekkefølge, de er fra nederst til øverst Worn Lipstick, Spiced Marmalade, Squeezed Lemonade, Twisted Citron, Cracked Pistachio, Mermaid Lagoon og Blueprint Sketch. Ved å bruke blenderbørstene får jeg en ganske dus fargepalett. Jeg valgte de varme fargene nederst og de kalde fargene øverst på bakgrunnen. Monstrene er satt på i motsatt rekkefølge, så monstrene i kalde farger har varme farger i bakgrunnen, mens monstrene i varme farger har kalde farger i bakgrunnen.

Mer pirkearbeid. Jeg stanset ut en coverdie fra Uniquely Creative 8 ganger i hvit kartong. Jeg limte 7 av lagene sammen og satte dem sentrert på kortbasen. På baksiden av den siste limte jeg fast acetat i annenhver åpning, jeg ville nemlig lage shakerkort og ha paljetter i de hullene hvor jeg ikke hadde monstre. Jeg fylte hullene med paljettblandinger i farger som matchet bakgrunnen og limte det siste hvite laget med kartong oppå.

Til slutt gjensto kun å lime fast monstrene med 3D-puter og å få på en hilsen. Jeg stemplet og embosset en tekst fra en tekstplate fra Mathia design og satte limte den på med en smal strimmel 3D-teip. Teksten er egentlig lenger, men jeg hadde ikke plass til mer, så jeg stemplet EN HILSEN først, embosset det, og stemplet TIL DEG etterpå og embosset det. Til den typen stempeljobber er Mistien uvurderlig, alt er på rett linje!