Cards, Christmas, interactive, Shaker, Watercolor techniques

Fun Flat Holiday Shaker Cards feat. Catherine Pooler Designs Festive Joy Word Die

Hello friends. Want to make some fun interactive holidays cards that won’t cost you extra postage?!? Try making flat shaker cards. These cards, using the Trinity Stamps A-2 Card Flat Acetate Shaker Pouches and Catherine Pooler Designs Festive Joy Word Die were quick to make. The watercolor background takes a little longer due to drying time but doesn’t add much extra time to the process and it elevates the card with little effort.

For the first card, I cut a piece of Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ to 5-1/2 x 8-1/2″ and scored at 4-1/4″ as well as two pieces of patterned paper from Catherine Pooler Designs From the Kitchen Of (came in the Baking Spirits Bright box) to 3-3/4 x 5-1/2″ and 4-1/4 x 5-1/2″ for the background.

I added the pattern papers inside one of the Trinity Stamps A-2 Card Flat Acetate Shaker Pouches and added sequins in pinks, reds, teal, light aqua and some peppermint polymer clay bits.

For the sentiment I die cut the word ‘JOY’ from Catherine Pooler Designs Festive Joy Word Die 3x from Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ to create nice thick letters; it adds some nice dimension. Lastly I stamped a sentiment from the CP Holiday Joy Sentiments Stamp Set onto Stampin’ Up! Real Red 8-1/2 x 11″ Cardstock with Lawn Fawn YETI Pigment Ink and added white embossing powder.

I finished off the card by adding some polymer clay peppermint sprinkles.

On the inside of the card, I cut a piece of Catherine Pooler Designs From the Kitchen Of Patterned Paper (came in the Baking Spirits Bright box) to 1 x 5-1/2″ and left the rest blank.

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For the second card, I decided to step it up. I cut a piece of Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ to 5-1/2 x 8-1/2″ and scored at 4-1/4″ as well as a piece of Strathmore 300 Series Bristol Paper to 4-1/4 x 5-1/2″ for the background.

I used Color Burst Powder Brights to watercolor the background. I also added some splatters with Zig Kuretake Gansai Tambi STARRY COLORS. I made sure the panel was really dry (I also put it under something heavy to flatten it some). Then put it inside a Trinity Stamps A-2 Card Flat Acetate Shaker Pouches and added flat gold and blue sequins.

Like the previous card I die cut the word ‘JOY’ from Catherine Pooler Designs Festive Joy Word Die 3x from Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Metallic Gold & Silver Kraft Stock Cardstock. For the rest of the sentiment, I stamped it using the CP Holiday Joy Sentiments Stamp Set onto Stampin’ Up! NIGHT OF NAVY 8-1/2 x 11″ Cardstock with Tsukineko Versamark Emboss Ink and added gold embossing powder.

I left the inside of the card blank.

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Birthdays, interactive, Shaker

Shop Your Stash: Flat Shaker Using Older Stamps feat. Catherine Pooler Designs

Hello friends. Continuing on my quest to make birthday cards and give new life to some older supplies, I made this flat shaker. I pulled out some older Catherine Pooler Designs stampsets for this one and combined it with some modern elements like the flat shaker to create a fun interactive card!

For this card, I cut a piece of Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ to 5-1/2 x 8-1/2″ and scored at 4-1/4″ to create the card base and another piece to 4-1/4 x 5-1/2″.

I stamped one of the graphic images from the Catherine Pooler Designs Perfect Blend Stampset (discontinued) with Catherine Pooler Designs Sand Castle Ink and then ink blended the background to create a gradient with Catherine Pooler Designs Sand Castle Ink and Catherine Pooler Designs Over Coffee Ink.

I adhered the panel to one of the Trinity Stamps A-2 Card Flat Acetate Shaker Pouches. You must adhere three sides first, add your sequins then seal the fourth side. I used Honey Bee Stamps Freshly Brewed Sequin Mix, as well as some aqua and yellow ones from my stash.

I stamped the coffee cup, graphic image, and beans from Catherine Pooler Designs Perfect Blend Stampset (discontinued) onto Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ with Catherine Pooler Designs Hot Tub and Over Coffee Inks. I stamped the diagonal stripe piece from Catherine Pooler Designs For Everything Stampset (discontinued) with CP Sauna Ink.

I cut out a circle from Vellum using the Stampin’ Up! Layering Circle Dies. And stamped a sentiment onto Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ from Catherine Pooler Designs For Everything Stampset (discontinued) and Honey Bee Stamps Mini Messages: Birthday Stampsets and fussycut around it. I used some Foam Tape to pop up the coffee cup and some of the beans.

I left the inside of the card blank and added the same diagonal stripe piece from Catherine Pooler Designs For Everything Stampset (discontinued) which I stamped with Catherine Pooler Designs Hot Tub Ink. I also added some beans.

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Cards, Shaker, St. Patrick's Day

Flat Shaker St. Patrick’s Day Card featuring Simon Says Stamp

Hello friends. Want to make a fun card for St. Patrick’s Day but short on time?!? This flat shaker card was super quick to make! I used the Flat Acetate Shaker Pouches from Trinity Stamps which made it so much easier.

For this card, I cut a piece of Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ to 5-1/2 x 8-1/2″ and scored at 4-1/4″ to create a card base, and another piece of Authentique Paper Emerald 6×6 Paper to 4-1/4 x 5-1/2″.

I used a Trinity Stamps A-2 Card Flat Acetate Shaker Pouches with double-sided tape to adhere to the back panel. I adhered 3 sides then filled it with different shaker bits. Then closed the fourth side and adhered it to the card base.

I die cut a sentiment using the Simon Says Stamp Fancy Lucky Wafer Dies from Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ (Lucky word) and Stampin’ Up! Garden Green 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock (shadow). Also die cut some shamrocks from Stampin’ Up! Garden Green 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock and Simon Says Stamp 100lb Green Leaf Cardstock using the Lawn Fawn Lucky Clovers. Finally I added a sentiment strip from the Simon Says Stamp Reverse Lucky Sentiment Strips.

On the inside of the card, I cut a strip of pattern paper to 1 x 5-1/2″ and added a sentiment from the Simon Says Stamp Reverse Lucky Sentiment Strips as well as some more shamrocks.

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Cards, Embossed Background, Love & Friendship, Shaker, Valentine's Day

Flat Donut Shaker Valentineโ€™s Day Card featuring Trinity Stamps

Hello friends. Here is another way to use the new Circle Shaped Card Die Set from Trinity Stamps to make a cute Valentine’s Day card — a flat shaker donut! I love making shaker cards but sometimes they can be bulky. This is a way to keep your card flatter so you can mail it without spending textra on postage. And who doesn’t want to save some money these days?!? Now my shaker pouch puffed a little bit but it’s still flatter than a traditional shaker pouch and I can remedy this next time by using a thinner plastic/acetate.

For this card, I cut a piece of Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ to 5-1/2 x 8-1/2″ and scored at 4-1/4″. I also cut a piece of Doodlebug Designs Cream & Sugar 6 x 6 Paper (discontinued?) to 4 x 5-1/4″. Then I ran that through my die cutting machine with an embossing folder from Queen & Company which has tiny open hearts all over it. This was part of a bundle they sold one time. Not sure if they will bring them back.

Next, I made the shaker. I die cut the donut card (or half of it) from Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ and cut out the center using the frosting die. I colored it using Tim Holtz Walnut Stain and Ground Espresso Ranger Distress Inks. I also die cut the frosting from the Doodlebug Designs Cream & Sugar 6 x 6 Paper. I made the pouch by folding a piece of acetate in half and closing the edges. I added the frosting diecut inside the pouch to cover all the folded/taped acetate edges. Then I filled the pouch with sprinkles I die cut from Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ and Simon Says Stamp Surf Blue 100lb Cardstock using the Circle Shaped Card Die Set as well as some Sizzix SEQUINS & BEADS – Pinks & Reds, Crimson Sequins.

I stamped a sentiment using onto Neenah 100lb Classic Crest Cardstock 8.5 X 11″ Trinity Stamps A-GLAZE-ing 4×8 Stamp Set with Catherine Pooler Designs Rockin’ Red Ink and then cut it down to [x] x [x]”

On the inside of the card, I cut a piece of the same pattern papers used on the front to 1 x 5-1/2″ and 1-1/4 x 5-1/2″. Then stamped a sentiment from my stash with Catherine Pooler Designs Rockin’ Red Ink.

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