Greetings! I have a new shaker card to share with you today, using the new “Hey Chickie” Sparkle Blend from Doodles Paper Playground. I wanted to make something bright and cheerful, to try and help chase away the Winter Doldrums that I know so many of us are feeling. The Hey Chickie Sparkle Blend is full of happy pinks and cheerful yellows, so I knew that was a great Blend to use.
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I began by stamping the Dutch Tulips stamp from Stampendous hanging off the edge of my shaker panel. This is a big stamp, but I didn’t want to fill my entire panel with the image. I colored the tulips with my Tombow Recycled Pencils.
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I wanted to do something different for my shaker window, instead of doing a typical circle or rectangle. I have a few of the Birch Press Design “Big Sugar Script” dies, and I opted to use the “Big You.” These dies come with the word as well as the shadow dies. I die cut the shadow directly on to my colored panel, and out of hot pink cardstock, I die cut the regular word. I also cut out a piece of pale pink cardstock to close up my shaker panel. To complete my sentiment, I stamped “brighten my day,” which is from Stampendous’ “Big Words Thanks” stamp set. The sentiment is all on one line, but I stamped it on to two to better fit the layout of my card.
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You can see in the photo above some of the pretty sequins and Fimo shapes that are in the Hey Chickie Blend. I really love the yellow butterflies! I opted to remove the little chickie heads that are in the mix…I’ll just use them on another card. I distressed the edges of my shaker panel, for some added texture.
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What word dies do you have that you can do this technique with? Do you like to make shaker windows out of unusual shapes? I certainly do! Please check out the new Sparkle Blends Shop on Etsy to see the other 9 brand new Sparkle Blends. To save 10% off of your order, you may use my code “ALISON10” . And then be sure to share your sparkly creations in the Sparkle Blends Fan Club on Facebook. Thanks so much for stopping by. Have an inspiring day!
This is such a beautiful card and I love the shaker window! It’s such a cool idea, and really stands out.