Monday, January 23, 2012

Make It Monday #50: Shaker Card

Hello All!
I think the blog fog I have been in for the past two weeks may be lifting. I have never made a shaker card before so this was just the challenge to get me going again.  Thanks Heather for the inspiration!

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First of all, I created the "box" by die cutting three layers from PTI Coasters and gluing them together.  Cut another circle from the patterned paper for the back of the box, cut another circle from acetate for the front of the box, and framed it with the stamped circle mounted on the scallop.  

It was fun to use some patterned paper for a change and punching the confetti hearts took no time at all; thanks to Martha Stewart's Confetti Heart Punch.  It's probably difficult to see from the photo, but I used red glitter paper from Recollections, and PTI Raspberry Fizz, Hibiscus Burst, and Sweet Blush card stock for the confetti, repeating the colors of the Bitty Dot Basics and Bitty Box Basics papers mounted on the SS White card base.  Raspberry Fizz Ink for the circular hearts border from 2010 Love Tags, and the Hero Arts sentiment from CL402.  The circle and scalloped circle dies used for the shaker are Spellbinders, and the horizontal Hearts Border from PTI was the finishing detail.  I thought the sentiment was very fitting with "lots & lots" of little hearts in the shaker!  I hope you like my traditional take on the shaker card.  Please leave a comment, I love hearing from you!

Thanks for stopping by,
Suzanne


26 comments:

  1. I knew there had to be a way to MAKE confetti instead of buying it. Thanks for the idea!

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  2. Blog fog LIFTED! This is gorgeous! So fresh and clean ! My bet is this will be the shout out from Nichole, It's so darn perfect! Love your shaker and the little hearts!

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  3. Love your idea of stacking the coasters to make a deeper box! Great card.

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  4. Super job! I love that you made your own confetti :)
    And thanks for the tip for using the coasters...your card is so sweet! I am kicking myslef for not ordering the heart border die!

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  5. Clean and sweet! I love this. Terrific job!

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  6. Beautiful clean card. I love the punched confetti hearts and at the background paper in the shaker.

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  7. This is just wonderful. I love all the pinks, and your shaker is perfect.

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  8. Oh, how CUTE this is! The combination of the confetti, polka dot paper, circular border, and heart die cut is just perfect! And the placement of all the elements is perfect too!

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  9. What a pretty card. Love it. Great job.

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  10. Darling card -- bet you had all kinds of fun making it!

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  11. Este cartão é muito lindo! This is just wonderful

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  12. I can't believe this is your first shaker! Beautifully done, Suzanne. What a great idea to layer the coasters, especially for a circular shape. Definitely going to put that little tip in my "great ideas" file! I really like the overall clean look of this card, too. Very, very pretty.

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  13. Great clean and simple take on the challenge!

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  14. Beautiful card! simple, clean and stunning!

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  15. Great tips for the shaker element. A gr8 shaker card with elegance.

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  16. very pretty shaker card!...and the answer to your question on my blog is yes they are edible candies in my shaker...red cinnamon hearts

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  17. Love your shaker card. That sentiment is perfect. Nice touch to use the coasters.

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  18. Great shaker card - I'm going to your borrow your idea of using layers to make the box part of the shaker if you don't mind! x

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  19. Suzanne, this is my favourite. This shaker is genius and I love that you made a deeper box. I wish i read this before I made mine because there wasn't much room. Great colours and great eye for design.

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  20. I love this card! Besides the fact that I love anything pink, I really love the clean lines. You did a great job!

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  21. I love your card ~ just the perfect balance of embellishments and open space. It's nice that you made it thicker, so that the hearts can move more easily.

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  22. Suzanne this is perfection! I love the colors, the trim and ooooooh that shaker box! Just over the top wonderful!!

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