12 Days of Christmas Shakers #5 - Winter Wishes Tag Ornament

 Welcome back for another Christmas Shaker! Today I have turned a shaker tag into a fun ornament. 

This fun tag was made by cutting a piece of cardstock 2.5 x 6.25". It was then scored at 3 and 3.25" This creates a 1/4" base at the bottom of the tag - once creased it will be the perfect fit to add foam core board as the spacer to create the well for your shaker bits.

I cut a window 1.5" x 1.75" about 1/4" from the bottom of the front side of the tag.  Added a bit of pattern paper on the inside of the tag (where the shaker will show through), affixed the foam core board frame with Beacon 3 in 1 glue. The shaker was filled with a limited edition sequins mix called Pastel Penguin from Sparkle Blends. added acetate to the window and sealed it up.

I fussy cut the snowmen from coordinating paper and added them to the front along with the stamped sentiment and a few more sequins and bits.  I added a pink glitter ribbon at the top on the front (for decoration) and a gold stretch cord on the back for hanging.

Just a closer photo of the sequins mix....I just love all of the different bits!

Have a very merry day my friends!

Merry Christmas Oscar Style!

 Sometimes you just get an idea and you have to run with it no matter how long it takes. This is how this card came about. I had an idea about using Oscar from Fairy Hugs for a Christmas card but never realized just how long it would take me to complete...

Here it is....

What do you think?

I am so in love with how it turned out. Just like I envisioned it but he didn't start out that way!  I began by stamping Oscar using the stamping platform because I wanted him to have multiple shades of green to give him some personality.  I then set about coloring some areas white for highlights.  Took a bit with all those suckers but I did it.  A bit time consuming but so far so good. 

Next I added his hat. Let me tell you that was no easy task...he's got a big head!! So I finally found a stamp that I could alter a bit to fit him. Looks cute don't you think?

Then I wanted to stamp the lights and ornaments here and there on his arms...it would be so cute WRONG!!! I did stamp them but I did not like how they turned out. Some of the images when stamped with the colored ink didn't show up very well against his green, others I didn't get a nice impression well you can see where it was going. I really didn't want to toss him out because I had spent so much time on him already. So I left him there over night to think about it.  

The next day I had decided I came that far I was going to go all the way. So I stamped all of the ornaments and lights on a piece of white cardstock, colored the ornaments that needed colored and added little details to the lights (pen work & glitter to each one). Then I began fussy cutting them all out!! Yes it did take a while but it was so worth it in the end.

I mounted all of the little ornaments & lights, added a few bits of holly. Next step was to outline all of his tentacles with a black acrylic paint pen and Oscar was finally complete...playing both Santa and the Christmas tree all in one.   So to complete the card I watercolored the background, stamped the sentiment and added a little ball on the tip of his hat, mounted him on a card base and called him done! 

After all that there is only problem.....

I love how he turned out and I don't think I can part with him - LOL!!

Oh well, I may just frame him and hang him on my wall.

Supplies:

Fairy Hugs - Oscar, Pixie Dust Glitter

Rubber Stamp Tapestry - Ornaments, Lights, Holly, Mistletoe 

Lost Coast Designs - Pointy Hat Gnome

Aquatic Home Decor with Fairy Hugs Raphael

 Today I wanted to share my latest Fairy Hugs creation...

This is a 6x6 acrylic block that I used for the base of this piece. I started off by drawing the bubbles on the block which I then traced and filled in with StazOn Studio Glaze. From there I stamped the Net, Oscar, and the Sunken Ship on the back of the block. I then covered the back with a piece of Turquoise/Gold Glossy foiled paper from Rinea.

I then stamped Raphael and a reverse image Raphael as well as the seahorses on white cardstock. These images were colored and fussy cut. Each of these images were then glued onto the block.

Supplies:

Raphael, Seahorse 

 

Oscar, Net

Sunken Ship

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12 Days of Christmas Shakers #4 - Joy!

 Hello Friends - welcome to another Christmas Shaker!

Today I have a fun little shaker card made using a die set from Gina Marie Designs called Joy

This is a quick and easy shaker to make... I started off by taping the letters onto the pinecone cardstock with purple tape and running it through the die cutter. A piece of acetate was attached to the back of this card.

Next I ran the same letters through on a piece of Ruby/Ruby Starstruck foiled paper.

The ruby letters were mounted on a piece of white cardstock which I built little wells around each letter to hold the sequins. Each little well was filled with Minter is Coming shaker mix from Sparkle Blends then  covered with the pinecone cardstock.  

The shaker was affixed to a green card blank.

Have a lovely day friends!

Supplies:

Rinea - Ruby/Ruby Starstruck Foiled Paper

Craft Consortium - Pinecone Cardstock

Gina Marie Designs - JOY die

Sparkle Blends - Minter is Coming Sequins Mix

Green Card, Foam Tape

Oh Deer!

 Good Morning Friends! I hope you are doing well this fine day. Today I have a couple fun cards to share with you using one of the newest sets of stamps from Rubber Stamp Tapestry - the Peg Stamp People...Deer Family.

My first card has a fun vintage vibe to it. I had made a shaker card a couple weeks ago and I saved the parts I cut out to make the shaker window...this tree and star which were cut from a piece of paper with a wood pattern on it. I thought it might be fun to use these die-cuts as my jumping off point for my little scene.  

I decided where I would like the hills to be and marked those off with a pencil. I then stamped the deer using VersaFine Clair Pinecone (the darkest VFC brown). Next came the Bare Trees stamped with VFC Acorn and the Tree Cluster stamped using VFC Rain Forest.

After all of the images were stamped it was time to add the snow and snowflakes. I used a white acrylic paint pen to draw the actual land then used a white pigment ink to add snow to the ground. I used the snow stamp from the Let It Snow set to add the flakes to the star and upper portion of the tree. The star and tree were edged using more Pinecone ink.

I assembled the card using pattern paper from my stash, mounted the tree to the card then stamped the snowflakes using VFC Morning Mist and the sentiment with Nocturne.

RST Stamps - Deer Family, Let It Snow Clear Stamp Set (Snow), Winter Wishes (sentiment), Bring On The Winter, Bare Tree, Tree Cluster

I had a scrap of watercolor paper left over from another project and I thought it would make a nice starting point for this little scene.  I penciled on the basic landscape then began stamping both the Bare Trees and Tree Cluster to create a wooded scene. I then stamped the deer family making sure that the buck could over see his family.

Once I had all of the images stamped and dried I watercolored the sky and snowy areas. After the paint was dry I added lots of sparkle with a bit of glitter then stamped the sentiment.  

Rubber Stamp Tapestry Stamps Used: Deer Family,  Winter Wishes (sentiment), Bare Tree, Tree Cluster

Have a lovely day friends!

12 Days of Christmas Shakers #3 - Do You See What I See?

 Day #3 of my Christmas Shakers...Today I have a fun card made using some darling little stamps from Clearly Besotted and a window die from Heartfelt Creations....

I had this really cool window die from Creative Embellishments and I thought it would be fun to include our 4 legged friends on a shaker. The cat and dog are from the set called One More Sleep from Clearly Besotted.

Originally it was just the window but it needed something so I hand cut the curtains and curtain rod and it looks so much better.  The shaker is filled with the sequins mix called With A Bang from Sparkle Blends. It's fully of stars of all shapes and sizes and lots of pretty sequins in all sorts of patterns and finishes. Perfect for a night sky...

Who do you suppose they are waiting for?
I think it's Santa after all he brings goodies for good 4 legged friends too right?

I've Got My Eye on You!

 There is a new challenge at the Lost Coast Designs/Carmen's Veranda blog....

CHALLENGE #112

WINTER BLUES

We want to see your stamped projects featuring Winter and/or Blue.  

You can use one or both of the themes on your projects. 

 

Here is my first creation....

I made this card using Lost Coast Designs Victoriana, Pieces of Calligraphy, and Carmen's Veranda Eye Chart Square stamps.

I had such fun making this card. I started off by applying various colors of ink to the gel plate misted with water and applied a piece of paper to pick up the colors. 

Once it was dry I started my stamping.  I stamped the eye first with VersaFine Clair Twilight (a very dark blue). I used a white acrylic pen to add some highlights to the eye it's self and a black acrylic pen to extend the eye lashes.  I used a bit of Diamond Glaze on the iris to give it the shine.  

Next I used several pieces from the Victoriana set stamped with various colors of blues and black. I then filled in the background by stamping different images from the Pieces of Calligraphy set using grey and blue inks. 

This panel was then mounted on a black mat and added to a card blank covered with Rinea Silver/Silver Starstruck foiled paper.

Hope this card inspires you to join in on the fun!!

 

12 Days of Christmas Shakers Day #2 - Santa's Boot Ornament

Welcome friends to my 12 days of shakers!! Today instead of a shaker card I have a shaker ornament to share with you... Santa's Boot! I thought it would be nifty to make a few shaker ornaments to shake things up a bit. LOL!! (sorry, couldn't resist!!)

This is a shaker element kit from Creative Embellishments - Santa Boot. These Shaker Kits have everything you need to make the basic shaker - background, 3 "outlines" and the window, no foam adhesive necessary. Creative Embellishments have a whole host of shaker kits in many different themes for all seasons, all reasons. I love them because they have such clever pieces that would be almost impossible to create otherwise.  I chose to turn mine into an ornament but of course you can use them for cards, scrapbook layouts and so much more.

I started off by covering the back piece with Silver/Silver Starstruck foiled paper from Rinea. I then glued two of the outline pieces to this backer.  I added the limited edition shaker mix called Mulled Wine from Sparkle Blends. 

Once the shaker has been filled with your desired shakie bits (yes, that is a technical term there), it's time to glue the window to the shaker and finally the last chipboard outline to finish it off.  

Now you can decorate these shakers any ole way you would like - paint, ink, markers, etc. For this particular shaker I wanted to bling it up a bit because after all it is Christmas.  I added Fairy Hugs Powder glitter to the rim - Raven for the heel/sole and Currant for the upper portion of the boot.  To finish off the embellishments for this shaker I cut a small bit of a marabou feather boa and glued it to the top of the boot. Finally I added a piece of gold stretch cord to the back of the boot to act as a hanger for this ornament.

Supplies:

Creative Embellishments - Santa Boot

Sparkle Blends - Mulled Wine

Fairy Hugs - Fairy Hugs Powders - Raven, Currant

Rinea - Silver/Silver Starstruck 

Marabou Feathers

Beacon 3 in 1 Adhesive

Gold Elastic Stretch Cord

12 Days of Christmas Shakers - Day 1 + Shaker Tip

 Hello Friends and welcome to my 12 Days this year. I decided to do something a bit different this year so I'm doing the 12 Shakers of Christmas! From now until Christmas Eve every other day I will be sharing a different Christmas shaker (even days). There will be cards, ornaments and more. I hope you enjoy!!

Today I want to share a full card shaker. What's a full card shaker? It's a shaker window that covers most of the entire card. I choose to use this darling paper from Authentiques collection called Jingle.

The panel is 4 x 5.25" with the acetate cut at 4.5 x 5.75". The acetate was scored 1/4" on each edge and folded over and creased.  This will encompass the gingerbread panel.  So basically all you have to do is slip the acetate over the panel, secure it on 3 sides with your choice of adhesive (I use Beacon's 3in1 glue); fill the shaker with desired bits and close up the final acetate tab.

I used the limited edition shaker mix called Frosted Gingerbread from Sparkle Blends. I just love all the fun elements in this mix!  This shaker was mounted on a Teal card base which is what I used to cut the sentiment as well.  The sentiment was glued direction onto the front of the shaker card.

Shaker Tip!!  Before I go I wanted to clue you in on a little something I discovered recently. If you purchase acetate branded as a craft item you know you're going to be paying top dollar. I recently discovered an inexpensive alternative that works perfectly which I borrowed from the cake decorating world - Cake Collars!! It's acetate that comes on a roll in varying widths that you can use just like the sheets for a fraction of the cost.  

If you search on Amazon you can find all sorts of deals. I bought this one - Cake Collars (2) 4 x 394" rolls for 7.99. Now it wouldn't work on this shaker but you can buy rolls in 2, 3, 4, 6 and larger. I was a bit worried when I first decided to give it a try because I wasn't sure if it would be thick enough to make a nice window but it really works beautifully. The rolls I purchased wouldn't work for this particular all over effect but you can purchase rolls that would. 

Hope this little tip helps my fellow shaker lovin' friends out there :)

Supplies:

Sparkle Blends - Frosted Gingerbread

Authentique - Jingle Collection

Crafters Companion - Sentiment die

Beacon 3in1 Adhesive

Acetate, Cardstock, 

Hello Oscar

 Today I wanted to share my latest Fairy Hugs creation...

Oscar is one of my favorite Fairy Hugs stamps. He is just so versatile and lends himself very well when thinking of Steampunk creations. He works very well in this Steampunk style shaker card don't you think? I believe he's playing hide and go seek with everyone in the submarine.

How to create this card:

1. Spritz a card panel with blue spray ink.

2. Stencil seaweed over the blue panel.

3. Stamp Oscar on the panel using VersaFine Clair Nocturne.

4. Add highlights to Oscar with a white acrylic paint pen.

5. Run various colors of Rinea Foiled Paper through a riveted panel embossing folder and cut into individual pieces.

6. Assemble the metal pieces on a piece of cardstock and adhere to a black card blank.

7. Diecut porthole and assemble a shaker component, fill with micro beads and adhere the stamped panel to the back of the shaker sealing in the micro beads.

8. Attach the shaker porthole to the card.

Enjoy!

Fairy Hugs Supplies Used:

Fairy Hugs - Oscar