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Guess what....I'm back with another SHAKER!  Yep, I am officially obsessed!  I have really been into fall cards and was pondering a way to make a cool shaker.  LIGHTHEARTED LEAVES is a new favorite of mine, so I thought about it and came up with this! A rustic shaker!!  The idea for this kind of shaker came when I found some cool fall colored sequins at the Dollar Tree.  Of course I grabbed them up in every color and went home a happy girl! If you'll look closely, the shaker is shaped perfectly as a leaf so you see all the sequins.  I did a similar card with the butterfly framelits, you can find more about it HERE .  You can also see a close up of the embossing and sponging that really brings home the rustic feel of the card. I went with the EXPRESSIONS NATURAL ELEMENTS for my sentiment, it was the perfect fit for this monochromatic card.  I wasn't sold on these wooden elements at first, but now I love them!  In fact, there are more coming up in the Holiday Catalog that I...

As you know, I am obsessed with SHAKERS!  There's just something about sequins that makes me happy!  So of course I was thinking of possible shaker cards as I looked through the upcoming Holiday Catalog, and there is a set just perfect.....Happy Scenes. What a cool window scene!!!  I used a spider web design from the Happy Haunting Designer Paper, is it perfect or what?! The window is a perfect shaker over the spider webs.  I added silver and black sequins plus a few Silver Glimmer paper stars punched with the Confetti Star Border Punch.  I also added a few Black Glimmer paper stars as well to the card front.  Just wait until you see the Black Glimmer paper in person, it's AWESOME! Shakers are so much fun, have you tried one yet?  If you are not quite sure how to make one or need some inspiration, I have created a tutorial to explain it all! Learn how to make 4 different styles of shaker cards with my easy to follow step by step picture tutorial.   A page of tips and tricks is ...

Welcome to another Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop!   We are starting a new month and we have a new theme.  August is all about the new IN COLORS and today we are featuring WATERMELON WONDER. You should be arriving from Mary Brown’s fabulous blog, wasn’t her idea amazing!  If you are just starting out here, welcome and enjoy the ride!  Be sure to stop by all of the blogs to check out the creations we have for you today. I tried out a couple of ideas and decided to share this fun MINI TREAT BAG card. One of my favorite new In Color Products is the awesome ENVELOPE PAPER.  It's got a great feel to it and works beautifully with the MINI TREAT BAG THINLET. Of course I had to make this bag a bit different.  I made it into a card with a fun little vellum shaker on the front. The shaker is a simple pocket made with vellum and the very cute Cherry on Top Designer Washi Tape.  I kept the sentiment simple so the shaker could shine. Isn't this such a fun way to tell someon...

Welcome to another Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop !  We've got the coolest theme for you today, METALLICA!  Yep, I'm talking about GOLD AND SILVER! You should be arriving from Mary Brown's fabulous blog, wasn't her project amazing!  If you are just starting out here, welcome and enjoy the ride!  Be sure to stop by all of the blogs to check out all of the cool cards we have for you today. I pondered my card for awhile, there were so many ways I could go with this theme!  Can you guess what I went with??? If you guessed SHAKER CARD then you know me well!!  I got the Cottage Greetings Card Kit last week from Connie and Mary when I helped at their LIVE event, wasn't that sweet of them!!  I had such a blast that day, I didn't want to go home!! Anyway, I knew I wanted to used this awesome kit for today's card and I wanted it to be my style.  What's more my style than a SHAKER CARD!! Most of my supplies for the card came from this kit.  That...

You asked and I have delivered!  Thank you again for all the lovely comments, I aim to please! Today I have the video for the shaker pop out swing card that I shared with you on Saturday for the Create with Connie and Mary blog hop.  All of the measurements are listed below as well as the supplies.  Enjoy! I would love to see what you create, please comment and share the cards that you make!! Bermuda Bay card base 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", Score at 4 1/4" and fold. Cherry on Top DSP, Candle design cut at 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" adhered to front, just add adhesive around the outer edges as you will be cutting a square out of the center. Square Framelits to use:  3rd from outside for cutting the card front plus the Whisper White and Window sheet. Shaker Frame:  Square framelits 3rd and 4th from outside with Bermuda Bay cardstock Inside of card:  Whisper White 5" x 6" and scored at 2" and 4" along the 6" side. For a comprehensive tutorial on several styl...

Welcome to another Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Bog Hop!!  All during June we are featuring different FUN FOLD CARDS and this week is the POP OUT SWING CARD! You should be arriving from Mary Brown's amazing blog Stamper Camper's Corner , wasn't her card wonderful??!!  If you are just starting out here, welcome and enjoy the ride!  Be sure to stop at each blog to check out all of the cool cards we have for you today. I was so excited about today's card, I have been wanting to try this type of fun fold for awhile now.  It took me a little bit to figure out what I wanted to do, but I think you'll like the end result.  I combined my obsession with shaker cards and this fun fold style to create a fabulous birthday card anyone would love! This fun fold is so easy to create!!!  It really takes no time at all, just a couple of extras steps with a regular size card front.  I went with the fun new set You're So Sweet on page 57 of the new A...

Welcome to another Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Bog Hop!!  All during May we are featuring different techniques and this week is all about vellum! You should be arriving from Mary Brown's amazing blog Stamper Camper's Corner , wasn't her card wonderful??!!  If you are just starting out here, welcome and enjoy the ride!  Be sure to stop at each blog to check out all of the cool cards we have for you today. I personally love vellum, can you guess why??  Let me show you my card, let's see if you were right....... If you guessed SHAKER card then woo hoo for you!  Anyone who has visited my blog knows that shaker cards are my very favorite style and what is better than a shaker card that is easy to mail!!  That's where my friend VELLUM comes in.  It provides a great window for my shaker and makes it quick and easy to put together. I saw this card in my head as soon as I got Sprinkles of Love in my hot little hands.  The Cherry on Top ...

Ok, how about one more shaker card??  I figured we might as well squeeze one more in this week!!  Today's combines a couple of great stamp sets to create a fun shaker for graduation. What graduate wouldn't love this bold shaker???  Even better is the awesome message inside from Adventure Awaits.  I have been working with Adventure Awaits a lot over the past week or so, it's the card set I created for Week Two of Card "Create"tions Celebrations for Create with Connie and Mary (it went live today!).  I love the bold larger than life greetings.  This one in particular is perfect for graduation cards or scrapbooking. The shaker portion is formed the same as the card on Wednesday with vellum and washi tape.  The sentiment in the center is from Blue Ribbon on page 136 of the main catalog.  I layered the sentiment with a bold Basic Black starburst and added the congratulations tails.   A couple of Silver Foil stars make the card complete. I ...