Hello crafty friends! This month’s Card Kit from My Favorite Things is so amazing! To kick off the countdown, I’m sharing an A2 sized shaker card today. To start, I first stamped the adorable image from the Best Adventure Bears Stamp Set (that’s included in the Sky-High Friends Card Kit) onto a a sheet of Neenah Solar White 110lb Card Stock.
I then colored my image with Copic Markers and used the coordinating Die-namics to cut it out. I then set this piece aside to work on my card background.
Copic Colors Used:
- Bear In Basket: E40, E41, E42, E43, E44
- Bear Flying: E31, E23, E25, E29
- Basket: E70, E71, E74, E77
- Pinks: RV00, RV52, RV55, RV66
- Indigo: B60, B63, B66
- Purples: V000, V01, V06, V15, V17
For the background, I trimmed a piece of Smooth White Card Stock to 4.25″ x 5.5″ and used the Mini Cloud Edges Stencil to blend a mix of pink/purple clouds with some Distress Oxide Inks (Wilted Violet, Milled Lavender, and Spun Sugar). After stamping my sentiment directly onto this piece, I then diecut the outline of my image 5 times and adhered them together to make a clean dimensional silhouette of my image. I glued my image to this elevated piece and attached it to the base of my card with liquid adhesive. In my experience, this technique has worked better than using foam adhesive tape for dimension below my images inside of a shaker card so that my embellishments won’t get stuck. You always have the option to simply glue your image to your card base instead without adding any extra dimension.
Lastly, I added my star embellishments using a mix of Rose Gold Stars and Crystal Stars from Studio Katia as well as some Iridescent Star Confetti from Pretty Pink Posh. To hold my embellishments in place, I then adhered my A2 Rectangle Frame as well as one of the A2 Rectangular Shaker Pouches with some liquid adhesive.
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Very sweet
Thank you, Tonna. 🙂
Oh I would like to see a video of this card, love the lavender violet colors and a shaker card with stars just makes it look awesome! 😍😍😍
You are so sweet, Jen, thank you so much! <3
Love the purple! The star sequins make it so pretty!
Thank you so much, Anny! 🙂
Your card is such a fun, fantasy design. Love the bright stars among the pink and purple clouds.
Thank you for your sweet comments, Eve! <3
Yours is always the last stop on the list and I look forward to it every time because I know you have something amazing. This did not disappoint! Love EVERYTHING about this card from the inking to the design. Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing your talent!
You are so sweet, April, thank you! I really appreciate your kind words! 🙂
The colors you chose and the blending you did are beautiful! I really like the starry shaker – symbolizing you and your friend reaching for the stars, together. Very nice!
Thank you so much, Judy! <3
I am loving the purple! The stars from the shaker really add some nice sparkle.
Thank you, Giselle! 🙂
Purple is my favourite colour so I am always drawn to something with that colour. This is no exception and it is a wonderfully designed shaker which makes it special.
Thank you for such sweet words, Johanna! <3
I have not had the pleasure of seeing your cards yet and I have to say – if this is what I have to look forward to I am blessed to have stopped here to look. I want to copy this whole concept! Stunning.
You are so sweet, Lisa, thank you! 🙂
Love the purple. Thanks for sharing
Thank you so much, Lois!
Love the color choice of this card and the little stars and characters use. Super sweet card all the way around. This set has endless uses and creative entertainment for a long time.
Thank you for your sweet comments, Andrea! 🙂
This is adorable, Rachel! I just love how you use purples! They are so pretty and vibrant. It’s a different palette than one would expect, too and I like that as well. I also appreciate your sharing how you elevated the image. Such a fun idea for a shaker. Thanks so much, Rachel. Your cards always delight. Have a great week. 🙂
Thank you so very much, sweet friend! I hope you have a wonderful week too! <3
This is awesome, I love the monochrome card and love that it is a shaker!
Thank you so very much, dear Lagene! <3
Wow this is a stunning, eye catching design! Love that you gave the die cuts within the shaker 😍
Thank you so much, Rachel! 🙂