"3 Birds on Parade" is my latest cartridge.........it has the cutest images! My first creation with it is this Shaker card........It was so much fun to make, I love how it turned out.
I have some pictures below to show you how I made it.
In the past I have used foam tape but I found the beads, glitter or bling can stick to it in areas. (Maybe I was doing it wrong?)
The base for the shaker was a "used tape roll".........don't throw them out, they are the best. The only thing is you are limited to that size. I just made my card bigger so it would fit. (My card is 51/2 in square.)
Wouldn't you know it..........All my tape rolls were new, so I asked my husband if he could find me something at work, check out what he bought me home , LOL. I don't think I'll run out for a while! I could go into productiion!!!!!!!!! (I've already had a request from my oldest daughter)
So here I am in his work shed cutting it to size. There was a few rough edges but I sanded them off.
Here it is all painted and ready for my little Christmas bird. Run a fine line of glue around the edge to stick the transparency, then decorate with the frame.
Measure across the circle, mine was 3 in. Then on my Gypsy I created this frame to fit with "Mini Monograms"
Add what ever you want to shake.........
I glue the bird to this white card which is embossed , then glued it to the circle .
One mistake I made was adding beads that were a little to big, they get stuck and don't shake........I couldn't pull the back off with out tearing it so I left it..........I'll know next time!
I hope this little picture tutorial has helped anyone who hasn't made a Shaker card before.
Have a Great week
Thanks 4 stopping by
Tracey