Tis the season............TO BE JOLLY

"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