The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store - Born to be a STAR Shaker Card - Quick & Easy!

Hello everyone and happy Friday!  I can't believe we are already almost half way through January.  I know Spring is still way off but I am wishing for warmer weather lol.  Yesterday here in Minnesota it was in the 40's and as I type up this blog post it is -30 (yes that is a minus sign!) with the windchill!  Oh it's so darn cold lol.

Today, is my day to post for The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store but before I get to my post I want to apologize for not posting the winner for the Seasons Giving blog hop.  I have had some personal things going on and I honestly just forgot.  But stop back a little later today and I will be posting the winner for the $30 Simon Says Stamp Gift Card.

Ok, let's get on to the card.  :)

For today's card I used some of the fun pattern papers from the Graphic 45 - Vintage Hollywood collection.  I used one of the cut outs to create a quick and easy shaker card.  This card really came together in less then 10 minutes.  I love shaker card but sometimes I just don't have the time to create them.  So I started looking at the cut outs in the paper collection and a few other collections.  I think you would be surprised at how many of the cut out have areas that can be cut out with a craft knife to create quick and easy shaker cards.

To start I used a craft knife to fussy cut the center of the star.  If you are careful enough when cutting out pieces you can save them to use as embellishments on your card.  Now to create the shaker all I had to do was add a piece of Acetate to the back of the cut out and then add  Foam Tape around the outer edges.  Fill with sequins and add cardstock to the back.  I cut a piece of black cardstock that was a litter larger to give the cut out a background layer.

Before I assembled the card I wanted to add a little sparkle.  I used the Zig Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush Pen to add some sparkle to the large stars on the background paper, the smaller cut out star and the word star on the shaker.

Here is a close up of the shaker.  I filled it with 5mm Black Sequins and Tiny Silver Star Sequins.  I added the cut out star to the top right corner and put a piece of foam tape behind it to pop it up a bit.  I also added a few of the tiny star sequins to the outside of the card.

I used kraft paper to create a A2 top folding card base.  The next time you want to create a shaker card I encourage you to look through the cut outs in your paper collections and see what areas could be cut out to create a little window for a shaker card.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope you enjoyed my card share!

If you would like to see more card inspiration please hop on over to the Stamp Simply Blog and check out all of the beautiful card samples from the design team.  All of the supplies used to create the card are listed and linked below and can be found at 

The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.

Don't forget to stop back to find out who the winner is for the Seasons Giving blog hop.  :)

Hope you have a wonderful day!

Heidi

Supplies
Paper:  Graphic 45 - Vintage Hollywood, Cardstock - Black, Kraft, Acetate
Accessories:  5mm Black Sequins, Tiny Silver Star Sequins, Zig Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush Pen, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L- Foam Tape, EZ Runner, Ranger - Glossy Accents

The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store - Make a Wish Shaker Card

Hello everyone!  Today, is my day to post for The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store and I have a fun and sparkly shaker card to share with you.

This is a pretty quick and easy shaker card to create and this could be used with many different dies and paper collections.  All of the pattern paper is from the Simple Stories Enchanted 6 x 6 Paper Pad.  I love the pastel colors in the paper pad.  To start I picked out a couple sheets of the paper.  I wanted to have the stripes for the front of my card and the polka-dot paper for the back of the shaker.  I used the Spellbinders Celebrations Die - Pierced Stars to cut the star shape into the stripe paper.  Next, I added a piece of Hot Off The Press Heat Resistant Acetate to the back side of the paper.  Then I added Crafty Foam Tape White to the backside of the acetate.  I doubled up the foam tape so the sequins would have more room to shake around.  I used the foam tape to build a wall/window around the star.  When you do this make sure the pieces of foam tape are right next to each other so your shaker bits won't fall out.  I added Tiny Silver Star Sequins and some of the sequins from the My Mind's Eye On Trend "Happy" Sequins.  To finish off the shaker I added the polka-dot paper to the back.  Make sure you have all areas of the paper pressed down on to the foam tape before you shake your shaker card.

Here is a close up of the shaker.  I fussy cut some of the words and the make a wish sentiment from the same paper pad and added them to the card with Crafty Foam Tape White.

Along the sides of the card front I added some Ranger Glossy Accents and then sprinkled on some  Tim Holtz Distress Glitter - Clear Rock Candy and Stampendous Crystal Glitter Multi Ultra Fine.  I added some Zig Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Pen to all of the cut out words and the sentiment.  I also added a few more of the Tiny Silver Star Sequins to the card front.

To finish off the card I added the shaker to a white A2 top folding card base.  

I hope you enjoyed today's card share.  If you would like to see more card inspiration I encourage you to check out the Stamp Simply Blog.  You can also check out The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store for a wonderful selection of paper crafting goodies.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs & Smiles,

Heidi

Supplies
Paper:  Simple Stories Enchanted 6 x 6 Paper Pad, Hot Off The Press Heat Resistant Acetate, Cardstock - White
Dies:  Spellbinders Celebrations Die - Pierced Stars
Accessories:  Tiny Silver Star Sequins, My Mind's Eye On Trend "Happy" Sequins, Tim Holtz Distress Glitter - Clear Rock Candy, Stampendous Crystal Glitter Multi Ultra Fine, Ranger Glossy Accents, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L E-Z Runner, Crafty Foam Tape White, Zig Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Pen

The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store - Harvest Shaker Card

Hello and Happy Autumn to everyone!  The temps are getting cooler here in Minnesota and the leaves on the trees are filled with beautiful colors.  I can't believe Halloween is in just a few days and the weatherman is calling for temps to get up in to the 60s!  That is pretty rare for us in Minnesota.  I remember taking the boys out trick-or-treating when they were little and a few times it was snowing.  So I thought this week would be perfect for an Autumn card.

Here is the card I designed.  I have used the Penny Black - Snow Dust 4102K wood mounted stamp to make winter and Christmas cards in the past but when I was looking at it I thought why couldn't it be used for a Fall/Autumn card.  Instead of snow dust blowing we can pretend it's leaves blowing in the wind.  I love it when you can get multiple uses out of stamps.  You could even used this stamp in the Spring and change the colors for an apple or cherry tree and the dust part can be blossoms blowing in the wind.  I have a tutorial with a few pictures on how I colored and stamped the background for the card.  Oh, and it's a shaker card with something a little different than sequins.

For the background I stamped the image of the trees on to ivory cardstock using Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Antique Linen.  I used the antique linen ink because I wanted a very light impression of the image just so I could have an idea of where to add all of the colors of ink on the trees.

I used Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Antique Linen, Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs, Fired Brick, Spiced Marmalade, Twisted Citron, Ripe Persimmon to add the color to the image.  I just used a small portion of a cotton ball working in a circular motion to apply the ink.  You could also use a sponge or a distress ink applicator to apply the ink--use whatever you are the most comfortable working with.  If you are worried about using too big of a sponge or applicator you could also use Q-tips to apply the ink.  Once all of the ink was applied then I used a paint brush and flicked water on to the paper.  I'm not using watercolor paper but the paper will be ok since it will just be a few flicks of water.  Then use a paper towel to blot up the water.  You can repeat this until you achieve the desired look but make sure you use a heat tool to dry the paper in between for the best results.  I added the water two times on this background.

Once I made sure that paper was good and dry then I used Versamark ink to stamp the image of the trees.  I inked up the dust part of the image and stamped that a few times at the bottom of the trees and on the left side at the top.  To stamp just the dust part you can either ink up just that area on the stamp or you can lay a piece of paper down as a mask so the images of the trees don't stamp.  I added Ranger - Super Fine Detail Gold Embossing Powder and used my heat tool to melt and heat set the embossing powder.  One thing I wanted to add--I'm sure someone might be thinking why not just heat emboss and then add the inks for color.  The reason I chose to do the technique the way I did is because sometimes if you heat emboss with a metallic color and then add ink on top of it, it can dull the metallic color.  So that is why I did the inking on the background and then heat embossed.

Here you can see the shaker bits in the card.  You can also click on all of the images to enlarge them and see more of the details.  Instead of using sequins I thought it would be fun to use some of the Stampendous - Frantage Gold Lux Mix Micas & Glitter.  The colors of the mica and glitter are perfect for a Fall/Autumn card.  To create the frame for the card I used brown cardstock and then die cut the frame using Spellbinders - Branching Out and Card Creator 5 x 7 Matting Basics B dies.  I inked the edges of the frame with Versamark and then heat embossed using Ranger - Super Fine Detail Gold Embossing Powder.

Here is a close up of the trees.  Sorry for the little bit of glare in the photo.  Sometimes shaker cards can be a little hard to get a photo of with out a glare from the acetate.  I used a piece of the Hot Off The Press Heat Resistant Acetate for the window in the card.  I used Scor-Tape to adhere the acetate to the frame and then I added Therm-O-Web Foam on the backside of the frame to add dimension and it will also allow the pieces of mica and glitter to move when someone shakes the card.  I added some of the Stampendous - Frantage Gold Lux Mix Micas & Glitter inside the frame and then carefully lined up and added the background piece.

I stamped the word Autumn from the Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - Harvest SS-010 set on to a smaller piece of the rust colored cardstock with Versamark and heat embossed with Ranger - Super Fine Detail Gold Embossing Powder.  Then I fussy cut the little notch to make it like a banner.  Next I added some May Arts Gold Metallic String Ribbon.  I made a bow and frayed the ends.  To finish off the card I added a few flowers from the Petaloo - Botanica Collection Sugared Minis Mocha.

I hope you enjoyed today's card and the tutorial. 

Please be sure to visit The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store for all of your paper crafting goodies and also the Stamp Simply Blog for more inspiration and card making ideas from the design team.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope you have a happy Friday!

Hugs & Smiles,

Heidi

Supplies
Stamps:  Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - Harvest SS-010, Penny Black - Snow Dust 4102K
Paper:  Hot Off The Press Heat Resistant Acetate, Cardstock - Ivory, Brown, Rust
Ink:  Versamark, Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Antique Linen, Vintage Photo, Gathered Twigs, Fired Brick, Spiced Marmalade, Twisted Citron, Ripe Persimmon
Dies:  Spellbinders - Branching Out, Card Creator 5 x 7 Matting Basics B
Ribbon:  May Arts Gold Metallic String Ribbon
Accessories:  Stampendous - Frantage Gold Lux Mix Micas & Glitter, Ranger - Super Fine Detail Gold Embossing Powder, Petaloo - Botanica Collection Sugared Minis Mocha, Therm-O-Web Foam, Scor-Tape, Heat Tool, Paint Brush, Water, Paper Towel 

The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store - I AM So Thankful Shaker Card

Hello blogging friends!  Today, is my day to post for The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.  I have a fun shaker card to share with you using some of the pretty papers from Simple Stories I AM collection.  This is such a fun little paper pad filled with cut outs and inspiration.  All of the sweet little sentiments go with I AM--I AM Thankful, I AM Blessed, I AM Beautiful, I AM Inspired--just a few examples.  It's a great paper pad for fussy cutting or also for quick and easy cards.

Here is the shaker card that I designed.  I love the fun colors in the paper too.  This was actually very quick and easy to create.  I used two of the die templates from the Spellbinders Celebrations Die - Pierced Rectangles and taped them down on my paper creating the frame shape and die cut.  Then I used the largest of the two dies to die cut Hot Off The Press Heat Resistant Acetate.  Lastly I used that same die to cut the background piece.  I used Scor-Tape to adhere the die cut frame and the Acetate together.  Then I added 3D Foam Squares all along the backside of the frame.  You could also use foam tape or craft foam for this.  Next I added some 5mm Gold Sequins and Webster's Pages Party Time Sequin Collection.  Then I fussy cut the I AM image and adhered that to the piece I die cut for the background.  To finish off the shaker box I adhered the die cut background piece to the back of the frame with the 3D Foam Squares and sealed up the box.

Here is a close up of the shaker box.

I used more Scor-Tape to adhere the shaker box to the front of the card.  I fussy cut the heart and the so thankful banner from the same paper pad.  I added tails on the banner and for a bit of sparkle I added Zig Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush Pen to the heart.  I added both of the cut out pieces to the front and popped them up with 3D Foam Squares.

I hope you enjoy today's card.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Please be sure to check out The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store for all of the fantastic paper crafting products and the Blog for inspiration from the Design Team.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs & Smiles,

Heidi

Supplies
Paper/Acetate:  Simple Stories I AM 6 x 6 Paper Pad, Hot Off The Press Heat Resistant Acetate, Cardstock - Black
Dies:  Spellbinders Celebrations Die - Pierced Rectangles
Accessories:  5mm Gold Sequins, Webster's Pages Party Time Sequin Collection, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares, Scor-Tape, Zig Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush Pen