Embossed Shaker Cards

Today's cards focus on using items from my stash. I wanted to use a variety of supplies in my craft room that I have not yet used or haven't used in quite a while.

I didn't have a plan in mind, but I know I wanted to start by using the WendyVecchi Country Flowers Make Art Stamp, Die, and Stencil set. I stamped the outlines of the flower, leaves, and butterfly using Versafine Onyx Black ink onto white cardstock. I filled in the images by stamping with a variety of colors of Memento inks. I cut out the images using the coordinating dies.

I matched the stamped images with different colors of scrap paper. The background panels were embossed using Tim Holtz Alterations embossing folders. I adhered the back panels to white card bases using double-sided tape. For the front panel of the shaker cards, I die cut a window out of the cardstock panels using a border die. I embossed these panels using Cricut Cuttlebug embossing folders. I used double-sided tape to adhere a piece of acetate to the back of the front panels. I placed transparent pink sequins onto the back panels and glued the front panels to the back panels using foam tape.

I used liquid glue to adhere the flower, leaves, and butterfly to the card fronts. I already had a few foiled sentiments from previous projects. I die cut the sentiments using a banner die and adhered the sentiments to the card fronts using liquid glue.

It was fun to shop through my stash and see the evolution of these embossed shaker cards. I hope these cards inspire you to take a look around your craft room and start using those supplies you fell in love with but haven't used in a while.

Embossed Shaker Cards
Supplies:

Accent Opaque White Cardstock 100lb
Recollections Cardstock - White
Wendy Vecchi Country Flowers Make Art Stamp, Die, and Stencil Set
Memento Dew Drop Inks - Cantaloupe, Bamboo Leaves, Summer Sky, Potter's Clay, and Dandelion
Tim Holtz Sizzix Alterations Embossing Folders - Dot Matrix and Bubble
Momenta Nested Large Border Cutting Templates
Cricut Cuttlebug Embossing Folders - Geometric Rings and Cane Back Chair
Double-Sided Tape
Acetate
Craft Medley Cup Sequins - Princess
Foam Tape
Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System
Spellbinders Gold Glimmer Hot Foil
Spellbinders More Sentiments Glimmer Plates

Comments

Tim Holtz Spencer Halloween Card

I can't get enough of Tim Holtz's Colorize Spencer die set. The detail and dimension of this image is absolutely amazing. Today's card features Spencer, 3-D embossing folders, and a few other Tim Holtz Halloween dies sets. The main card panel was made by embossing a piece of silver foil cardstock using the Sizzix 3-D Textured Impressions Pinwheel embossing folder. I watered down a few drops of black acrylic paint and used a paint brush to brush the paint onto the embossed panel. I let the paint dry for about a minute and then took a paper towel to rub off the excess paint. I adhered this panel to a black card base. The smaller card panel was made by embossing a piece of black cardstock with the Tim Holtz Sizzix 3-D Texture Fades Mini Cobblestone embossing folder. I added a few drops of Sterling Distress Foundry Wax to a craft mat and used my finger to apply the Foundry Wax to the embossed panel. I added a black matte behind this embossed panel and adhered it at an an

Pumpkin Picking

Today's fun Halloween card features the Tim Holtz Colorize Pumpkinhead Colorize die set and Distress Mica Stains. I started by spraying a water color panel with Hocus Pocus, Jack-O-Lantern, and Empty Tomb Halloween Distress Mica Stains. For the moon, I die cut a circle out of water color paper. I ink smooshed Antique Linen and Weathered Wood Distress Oxide Inks onto a craft mat and sprayed them with water. I pushed the circle into the inks and dabbed off the excess ink and water with a paper towel. I inked the edges of the moon with Black Soot Distress Oxide Ink. I adhered the moon to the water color panel and added a black bat to the top of the moon. Next, I die cut several trees, bats, and fences out of black cardstock. I also die cut a couple of fences from silver foil cardstock. I adhered the trees to both sides of the card panel. I slightly offset the silver foiled fence from the black fence and adhered the fence pieces to the bottom of the card. I used a variety of ca

Hello Spring 2022

I love making spring cards. I get so excited to mix and match the many die sets I have accumulated throughout the year. Today's cards feature die cut shapes from a variety of die sets. I created both a vertical and horizontal card layout, changing out the focal image on each of the cards. I started by cutting one of the Sizzix Creative Background dies from the side of a white card panel. I trimmed a little off each edge and layered it onto a pink cardstock panel. I cut some grass from light green cardstock using the the grass die from the Spellbinders March 2021 Large Die of the Month Set. Using the same die set, I cut the sentiment "Hello Spring" from lavender cardstock. You can't have a spring card without lots of flowers, so I scavenged through my scraps of paper to find colors that would coordinate well together. I used multiple Sizzix Thinlits die sets to cut flowers, foliage, and branches from the scraps of colored cardstock. I also used a Momenta dies s

Paper Recollections

Search This Blog