Lighthearted Leaves Shaker

Guess what....I'm back with another SHAKER!  Yep, I am officially obsessed!  I have really been into fall cards and was pondering a way to make a cool shaker.  LIGHTHEARTED LEAVES is a new favorite of mine, so I thought about it and came up with this!



A rustic shaker!!  The idea for this kind of shaker came when I found some cool fall colored sequins at the Dollar Tree.  Of course I grabbed them up in every color and went home a happy girl!



If you'll look closely, the shaker is shaped perfectly as a leaf so you see all the sequins.  I did a similar card with the butterfly framelits, you can find more about it HERE.  You can also see a close up of the embossing and sponging that really brings home the rustic feel of the card.



I went with the EXPRESSIONS NATURAL ELEMENTS for my sentiment, it was the perfect fit for this monochromatic card.  I wasn't sold on these wooden elements at first, but now I love them!  In fact, there are more coming up in the Holiday Catalog that I plan on getting!

I hope I leave you inspired for fall card making!  Keep an eye for more shakers in the near future, my brain is already thinking about the next one!

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Happy Scenes Shaker + Tutorial!

As you know, I am obsessed with SHAKERS!  There's just something about sequins that makes me happy!  So of course I was thinking of possible shaker cards as I looked through the upcoming Holiday Catalog, and there is a set just perfect.....Happy Scenes.



What a cool window scene!!!  I used a spider web design from the Happy Haunting Designer Paper, is it perfect or what?!



The window is a perfect shaker over the spider webs.  I added silver and black sequins plus a few Silver Glimmer paper stars punched with the Confetti Star Border Punch.  I also added a few Black Glimmer paper stars as well to the card front.  Just wait until you see the Black Glimmer paper in person, it's AWESOME!



Shakers are so much fun, have you tried one yet?  If you are not quite sure how to make one or need some inspiration, I have created a tutorial to explain it all!



Learn how to make 4 different styles of shaker cards with my easy to follow step by step picture tutorial.   A page of tips and tricks is also included to make creating your own shaker cards a breeze!





 

 

 

 

 

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Watermelon Wonder!

Welcome to another Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop!  We are starting a new month and we have a new theme.  August is all about the new IN COLORS and today we are featuring WATERMELON WONDER.



You should be arriving from Mary Brown’s fabulous blog, wasn’t her idea amazing!  If you are just starting out here, welcome and enjoy the ride!  Be sure to stop by all of the blogs to check out the creations we have for you today.

I tried out a couple of ideas and decided to share this fun MINI TREAT BAG card.



One of my favorite new In Color Products is the awesome ENVELOPE PAPER.  It's got a great feel to it and works beautifully with the MINI TREAT BAG THINLET.



Of course I had to make this bag a bit different.  I made it into a card with a fun little vellum shaker on the front.



The shaker is a simple pocket made with vellum and the very cute Cherry on Top Designer Washi Tape.  I kept the sentiment simple so the shaker could shine.



Isn't this such a fun way to tell someone you love them!  I love how bright and happy Watermelon Wonder is....it's quickly becoming my favorite new In Color!

Now it’s time to head over and see what Debbie Henderson has for us today, I know it will be amazing!



Thanks for hopping with us today, we love inspiring you!  And speaking of inspiration, have you heard about the NEW Mini Session??  It's LIVE now and we are SO excited about this new format.  You get 5 full tutorials for only $8.95!  This is such an amazing value, I hope you will join us!!  You can find all the details at Create with Connie and Mary.  Thanks for hopping by!  Happy Stamping!




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All that Shimmers!

Welcome to another Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop!  We've got the coolest theme for you today, METALLICA!  Yep, I'm talking about GOLD AND SILVER!

You should be arriving from Mary Brown's fabulous blog, wasn't her project amazing!  If you are just starting out here, welcome and enjoy the ride!  Be sure to stop by all of the blogs to check out all of the cool cards we have for you today.

I pondered my card for awhile, there were so many ways I could go with this theme!  Can you guess what I went with???



If you guessed SHAKER CARD then you know me well!!  I got the Cottage Greetings Card Kit last week from Connie and Mary when I helped at their LIVE event, wasn't that sweet of them!!  I had such a blast that day, I didn't want to go home!! Anyway, I knew I wanted to used this awesome kit for today's card and I wanted it to be my style.  What's more my style than a SHAKER CARD!!



Most of my supplies for the card came from this kit.  That's what so cool about these kits, you have everything you need at your finger tips.  I cut a circle with framelits in the center of the floral wreath to start my shaker.  Small flowers in Blushing Bride shake about with silver sequins from the kit.  How did I get such a small flower??  Well, the TREE BUILDER punch was sitting on my desk and calling my name!  This punch is for so much more than you think!



Once the shaker was done, the last piece of the puzzle was the sentiment.  I wanted silver embossing but it just didn't look right with the Mint Macaron cardstock, it needed more depth.  To the rescue was a bit of Basic Gray cardstock that had great contrast and complimented the wreath.  Finally, a few extra sequins on the front gave the finished look I wanted.  I love this fun shaker and hope you love it too!

Now, let's go see what Debbie Henderson has created for us, I know it's going to be awesome!

Once again, thanks for hopping with us, I hope you enjoy all of our creations!  And I want to thank Connie and Mary again for the FABULOUS time I had at Create with Connie and Mary LIVE last week, you are the BEST!  It was so nice visiting and talking with all of the stampers at the event, thank you ladies for a wonderful day of stamping and good conversation....I loved meeting all of you!

If you'd like to create projects with ease and have everything thought out for you, how about giving our NEW MINI SESSION a try??  Yep, you heard me right, Create with Connie and Mary have an AWESOME Mini Session coming up July 26th and it's only $8.95 to join!  So what are you waiting for! Check out all the details and preview snippets at Create with Connie and Mary!!

Thanks for hopping by!  Happy Stamping!

 



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Shaker Style Pop Out Swing Card Tutorial

You asked and I have delivered!  Thank you again for all the lovely comments, I aim to please!

Today I have the video for the shaker pop out swing card that I shared with you on Saturday for the Create with Connie and Mary blog hop.  All of the measurements are listed below as well as the supplies.  Enjoy! I would love to see what you create, please comment and share the cards that you make!!

Bermuda Bay card base 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", Score at 4 1/4" and fold.

Cherry on Top DSP, Candle design cut at 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" adhered to front, just add adhesive around the outer edges as you will be cutting a square out of the center.

Square Framelits to use:  3rd from outside for cutting the card front plus the Whisper White and Window sheet.

Shaker Frame:  Square framelits 3rd and 4th from outside with Bermuda Bay cardstock

Inside of card:  Whisper White 5" x 6" and scored at 2" and 4" along the 6" side.

For a comprehensive tutorial on several styles of shaker cards, check out my 30 page SHAKER TUTORIAL.

Supplies are listed below, click to find out more info.

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Shaker Style Pop Out Swing Card Tutorial

You asked and I have delivered!  Thank you again for all the lovely comments, I aim to please!

Today I have the video for the shaker pop out swing card that I shared with you on Saturday for the Create with Connie and Mary blog hop.  All of the measurements are listed below as well as the supplies.  Enjoy! I would love to see what you create, please comment and share the cards that you make!!

Bermuda Bay card base 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", Score at 4 1/4" and fold.

Cherry on Top DSP, Candle design cut at 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" adhered to front, just add adhesive around the outer edges as you will be cutting a square out of the center.

Square Framelits to use:  3rd from outside for cutting the card front plus the Whisper White and Window sheet.

Shaker Frame:  Square framelits 3rd and 4th from outside with Bermuda Bay cardstock

Inside of card:  Whisper White 5" x 6" and scored at 2" and 4" along the 6" side.

Supplies are listed below, click to find out more info.

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Create with Connie and Mary Blog Hop: Pop Out Swing Fold

Welcome to another Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Bog Hop!!  All during June we are featuring different FUN FOLD CARDS and this week is the POP OUT SWING CARD!

You should be arriving from Mary Brown's amazing blog Stamper Camper's Corner, wasn't her card wonderful??!!  If you are just starting out here, welcome and enjoy the ride!  Be sure to stop at each blog to check out all of the cool cards we have for you today.

I was so excited about today's card, I have been wanting to try this type of fun fold for awhile now.  It took me a little bit to figure out what I wanted to do, but I think you'll like the end result.

 I combined my obsession with shaker cards and this fun fold style to create a fabulous birthday card anyone would love!

This fun fold is so easy to create!!!  It really takes no time at all, just a couple of extras steps with a regular size card front.  I went with the fun new set You're So Sweet on page 57 of the new Annual Catalog.  It coordinates with the Mini Treat Bag Thinlet, but you can do lots more with it!

I started out with the sentiment stamped with Watermelon Wonder on Whisper White.  The Square Framelits were used to create the opening and the cut the cardstock for the shaker.  I used the third and fourth framelits from the outside.  I'm not going to go into great detail right now, but if you like this card and want to know more , leave a comment and I will consider doing a video if enough people are interested!  UPDATE:  There have been soooo many wonderful comments and I super appreciate it!! I love to hear what you think so stay tuned for the video you have asked for!!!  Click HERE to go to the TUTORIAL!!!

My shaker contains gold sequins, Crushed Curry stars with the Confetti Star Punch, and Watermelon Wonder cherries punched with the Cupcake Builder Punch.

When you pull the shaker, more magic happens and the card pops open!  I added a birthday greeting from Age Awareness plus a sweet little cupcake with the Cupcake Builder Punch.  The Cherry on Top Designer paper provided the fun candy pattern paper that I paired with Crushed Curry.

As always I made the envelope coordinate with the card with a cute little punched cupcake in the lower left corner.....always have to match!!! 

I hope you enjoyed my shaker style pop out swing card!  Now it's time to hop on over to Debbie Henderson's beautiful blog Debbie's Designs to see what fabulous idea she's come up with this week!!

Thanks for hanging out with us again!  See you next time!

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Create with Connie and Mary Blog Hop: Pop Out Swing Fold

Welcome to another Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Bog Hop!!  All during June we are featuring different FUN FOLD CARDS and this week is the POP OUT SWING CARD!

You should be arriving from Mary Brown's amazing blog Stamper Camper's Corner, wasn't her card wonderful??!!  If you are just starting out here, welcome and enjoy the ride!  Be sure to stop at each blog to check out all of the cool cards we have for you today.

I was so excited about today's card, I have been wanting to try this type of fun fold for awhile now.  It took me a little bit to figure out what I wanted to do, but I think you'll like the end result.

 I combined my obsession with shaker cards and this fun fold style to create a fabulous birthday card anyone would love!

This fun fold is so easy to create!!!  It really takes no time at all, just a couple of extras steps with a regular size card front.  I went with the fun new set You're So Sweet on page 57 of the new Annual Catalog.  It coordinates with the Mini Treat Bag Thinlet, but you can do lots more with it!

I started out with the sentiment stamped with Watermelon Wonder on Whisper White.  The Square Framelits were used to create the opening and the cut the cardstock for the shaker.  I used the third and fourth framelits from the outside.  I'm not going to go into great detail right now, but if you like this card and want to know more , leave a comment and I will consider doing a video if enough people are interested!  UPDATE:  There have been soooo many wonderful comments and I super appreciate it!! I love to hear what you think so stay tuned for the video you have asked for!!!  Click HERE to go to the TUTORIAL!!!

My shaker contains gold sequins, Crushed Curry stars with the Confetti Star Punch, and Watermelon Wonder cherries punched with the Cupcake Builder Punch.

When you pull the shaker, more magic happens and the card pops open!  I added a birthday greeting from Age Awareness plus a sweet little cupcake with the Cupcake Builder Punch.  The Cherry on Top Designer paper provided the fun candy pattern paper that I paired with Crushed Curry.

As always I made the envelope coordinate with the card with a cute little punched cupcake in the lower left corner.....always have to match!!! 

I hope you enjoyed my shaker style pop out swing card!  Now it's time to hop on over to Debbie Henderson's beautiful blog Debbie's Designs to see what fabulous idea she's come up with this week!!

Thanks for hanging out with us again!  See you next time!

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