I'm Dying Too See You - Featuring Kat Scrappiness

 Today I have a fun shaker card for using the Mummy Wrappings Background Die. For the background I started with some cream cardstock that I ink blended with some Distress Oxide Inks. I started with a light coat of Tea Dye. I then went in and added some Gathered Twigs, Vintage Photo, and Walnut Stain. I then sprayed some water over it, let it sit then used my microfiber cloth to pick up the water. Next, I lightly spritzed it with the Walnut Stain Distress Spritz.

I allowed it to dry then die cut it with the Mummy Wrappings Background Die. I used the outline as a template, so I knew where to glue the individual pieces to some black cardstock. I then die cut four more of the frames out of some heavy weight black cardstock. I then adhered three of the frames to the back of the cream cardstock frame and a piece of acetate on top of the cream-colored cardstock and then adhered the final black frame on top of that. this gave me plenty of height without having to use foam tape.

Next, I added some of the Halloween Solid Confetti Sequin Mix to the center of all the ink blended pieces. I then adhered my stack of frames over those pieces lining them up with the pieces adhered to the black cardstock base. I cut my eyes using some bright lime green cardstock and black cardstock. I layered the eyes together and added them to the black frame.

I stamped and die cut my sentiment using the Simple Sentiment Stamps-Halloween Edition.

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Let's Craft and Create Challenge #192 AG + Say What? Use a Sentiment

 It's time for a new challenge over at Let's Craft and Create. Challenge 192 is Anything Goes with the option to Use a Sentiment. I chose to make a full front shaker card.

I started with some heavyweight white cardstock that I cut, scored and folded to make a 4 1/4" X 5 1/2" card base. Next I chose some pattern paper from an older Doodlebug paper pad in my stash. I used an A2 Full Front Shaker Card Pocket from Kat Scrappiness to make my shaker card. I cut my pattern paper about a 16th of an inch smaller than an A2 card so it would fit and the tabs fold easier. I removed the protective film of 3 of the sides of the tabs. I then added my shaker bits. I found some in my stash with colors that worked well with the pattern paper. I also added some tiny stars. I then removed the protective film from the top tab and sealed up my shaker. I then attached it to my card base with some double sided adhesive scor-tape.

I wanted to decorate the front of the card and found this cupcake in Cricut Design Space. I cut it out at 3" and adhered the layers together. I added some pink Nuvo Glitter Drops over the cupcake wrapper and cherry layers. I used more scor-tape to adhere the cupcake to the front of my card. 

I foiled my sentiment with some pink foil from Spellbinders and trimmed it down. I adhered my sentiment over the wrapper of my cupcake with some liquid adhesive and foam tape.

Now it's your turn. I hope you will play along with us. Just link up your project over at Let's Craft and Create.

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It's Christmas in July - Stocking Shaker Card

I am back with a new project for the Cutting Cafe.  We are celebrating Christmas in July.  Today I have for you a Stocking Shaker card as well as a tutorial video for you.

You can get this file and others like it from The Cutting Cafe.

Thank You Shaker Card

As some of you may know I recently retired from my job after30 years of employment.   This is the Thank  You card I made to send to my former co-workers to thank them for an awesome retirement party.

My card base is yellow card stock cut and folded to make a 4 1/4" X 5 1/2" card base.  I then cut a light gray mat at 4" X 5 1/4" and then my green mat cut at 3 7/8 X 5 1/8".  I ran the green mat through my eBosser and embossed it with the Anna Griffin Matelasse embossing folder.  I also embossed a piece of 1" gray card stock with the border embossing folder that goes along with the main embossing folder.

Next I found a scalloped frame in my Elegant Edges Cricut Cartridge and I cut one our of some light flowered paper and then I cut 12 out of some yellow card stock.  I also cut one out of some clear acetate.  All of the scallops were cut at 2 3/4".  I used the hide contour feature to cut the patterned paper and the acetate.  I then glued 11 of the yellow scallops together and glued it to the background paper.  I then adhered it to my card. All of my scallops were cut using my Cricut Explore and Design Space.

Next I added some confetti in the center of the circle.  The confetti was part of the table decorations at my retirement party and I thought it would work great to make a shaker card.  It has a garden them with butterflies, bees, flowers in bright shiny colors.  After I added the confetti to the center of the card, I used some glossy accents to adhere the acetate down covering the opening.  Finally I added the final 12th scalloped circle to cover the acetate edges so they can't be seen.  I stamped my sentiment and punched it out with a scallop punch.  I used my Spica glitter pens to add a glitter dot in each of the scallops.

It is already off in the mail to my former office.  I hope they all like the card.  Thanks for visiting.