Ramblin' Stamper: Easy Shaker Card

Monday, August 31, 2020

Easy Shaker Card

Hello Stampers!

I made this shaker card for the new Festive Friday Challenge #FF0066 - National Day of Encouragement (September 12). I used 4 items off the Inspo List - bright colors, heart, sparkle & pretty paper.

I've tried a bunch of different methods for making shaker cards, but this is my far my favorite. And it's the easiest. Win-win! This is a 5-1/2" square card (don't forget extra postage required!).

Card Base - Pacific Point cardstock 11" x 5-1/2", scored at 5-1/2"

Designer Paper - 5-1/4" x 5-1/4"

Adhesive Foam Sheet - 5-1/4" x 5-1/4"

Window Sheet - 5-1/4" x 5-1/4"

Embossed Card Front - Pacific Point cardstock 5-1/2" x 5-1/2"

These adhesive foam sheets can be found in the children's section of most craft stores. This pack contains 6 sheets in red, blue, yellow, green, black & white. They make shaker cards easy, and by matching the foam color to your card, it practically disappears!

This is how my shaker card is built:

Cut the designer paper & the foam sheet to 5-1/4" square. Die-cut a circle in the center of the foam sheet - the circle here is 4-3/4". Yours could be smaller depending on how much of the designer paper you want to show. The adhesive comes only on one side of the foam - on the non-adhesive side, add liquid glue as seen here. Flip it over and adhere to the designer paper.

Now the self-adhesive side of the foam is facing up. Add your shaker sequins to the center of the circle. These are random sequins from my craft stash - I love using up supplies that have been around a while!

Now remove the adhesive from the foam sheet and place your 5-1/4" square piece of window sheet on top of the foam and press the edges down well. Using liquid glue, adhere this entire piece to the card front (window sheet facing up).

The circle on the embossed card front is slightly smaller than the inside circle. Mine is 4-1/2". Cut the circle first, then run through your embossing folder. The sea turtles are fussy-cut from the Whale of a Time Designer Paper. This card is for my 2-year old granddaughter - I think she'll have a whale of a time shaking it!

Thanks for visiting my blog today! Here are the Stampin' Up! products I used on this card - you may purchase your own by clicking on any of the links below. I appreciate you shopping with me!