Hi there,
I'm happy to be back on the blog with this duo of square shaker cards showcasing the Pretty Pink Posh Mini Scallop Card die set, as well as the Big Christmas Cupcake tree. I love this tree so much, and I will share a super duper extra mega colorful card showcasing that tree very soon, so stay tuned!
To make those cards, I started off by cutting two Eyelet Square panels out of Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock. I masked the scalloped edges with washi tape, and colored each panel using oxide inks. On one panel I applied salvaged patina oxide ink, and on the other I applied shaded lilac oxide ink. And just for reference, the color palette for those cards was inspired by the Pastel Party beads I'm going to use as the shaker material. Pretty Pink Posh has some amazing shaker beads mixes, and I often find myself finding inspiration directly from them.
Next I added a simple pattern to each panel using the Mini Polka Dots stencil along with wilted violet oxide ink for the purple panel, and peacock feathers oxide ink for the aqua panel. I splattered water on both panels, and dried them with a paper towel. I mixed some wilted violet oxide ink with water, used a slim brush to add splatters to my purple panel, and did the same with peacock feathers oxide ink on the aqua panel. I mixed a couple of liquid stardust droplets with water, and added sparkling splatters on both panels, and then I did the same with copic opaque white ink. I removed all the washi tape, and set my panels aside to dry.
I created both mini shaker cards following the same steps, so here they are:
Part one
1. Cut a Mini Scallop Card panel out of colored cardstock, and fold it in half
2. Glue some ribbon at the back of the mini card on the lower part, and some ribbon on the inside of the mini card on the top part. Leave the ends of both ribbon pieces long enough to be able to tie a bow and this way keep the mini card closed
3. Cut a square using another Mini Scallop Card die out of the same colored cardstock as #1, and stick it on the inside of the mini card on the upper part. This will hide where we glued the ribbon.
4. Cut another square out of white cardstock, stamp "Have a holly jolly Christmas" from Winter Greetings on it, and stick that square on the inside of the mini card on the lower part
Part two
5. Cut a square out of shiny cardstock using the Mini Scallop Card square die, and use a 2,25 x 2,25 inches square die from your stash to cut an opening in that shiny square, and this way create a frame
6. Using the Mini Scallop Card square die, cut a square out of acetate, and another one out of a pattern paper that coordinates with the color of the mini card
7. Attach the acetate square at the back of the shiny frame using liquid glue, and still at the back of the frame, add foam strips all along the four edges
8. Pour Pastel Party shaker beads on the acetate (I always like to make my shaker cards extra full), peel the backing papers off the foam strips, and attach the pattern paper square to the strips to totally close the shaker panel
9. Add liquid glue at the back of your shaker square panel, and stick it on the front of your Mini Scallop Card
10. Cut a 4,5 x 4,5 inches square panel that coordinates with the mini card, and attach it to a card base. Stuck your Eyelet Square panel using 1mm foam squares, and then your Mini Scallop Card on top using 1mm foam squares again. And the whole shaker process is done!
Next I cut a few bits and pieces to put on the front of my shaker cards using Big Christmas Cupcake dies. I mixed some mowed lawn distress ink with water, and added splatters to each tree to give them some texture. I mixed some copic opaque white ink with water, and added splatters to the trees and snowflakes. And once everything was dry, I attached a tree with decorations and snowflakes on each shaker card using foam squares and liquid glue.
I created the banners using Big Birthday Cupcake dies, added white splatters on those pieces as well, and attached a banner below each tree using foam squares again. And I finished both cards with a few extra details, such as Sea Foam pearls on the aqua baubles, Pansy Purple pearls on the purple baubles, and snowflakes from the Candy Cane Lane confetti mix in the center of each snowflake.
PRETTY PINK POSH SUPPLIES
- Big Christmas tree die set
- Big birthday cupcake die set
- Mini scallop card die set
- Eyelet squares die set
- Winter greetings stamp set
- Mini polka dots stencil
- Pastel party beads
- Candy cane lane confetti mix
- Sea foam pearls
- Pansy purple pearls
OTHER SUPPLIES
- Oxide inks: shaded lilac, wilted violet, salvaged patina, peacock feathers
- Distress inks: mowed lawn
- Copic opaque white ink
- Liquid stardust by Lawn Fawn
- Black versafine ink (sentiment)
- Colored cardstock by The Stamp Market
- Glitter cardstock by Concord & 9th
- Pixie dust cardstock by Lawn Fawn
- Holographic cardstock by Lawn Fawn
- Acetate from my stash
- Ribbon by Stampin Up!
- Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock (background)
