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Tutorial: Seed Bead Shaker

Good morning Pretty Pink Posh friends! Heather here this morning – and I’m super excited to share a little card tutorial with you this morning using some of the new release! My card today actually started with my pattern paper – I loved the tiny blue flowers, and decided to base my card around that color. I also used some little coordinating dies to make my shaker element, then filled it with some brand new seed beads that are releasing for spring!

First up, I stamped and colored this adorable little girl from the new upcoming Friends Forever Set, then die cut her with the coordinating dies. My sentiment from another new set, Everyday Greetings, was heat embossed on a shape die cut with a new die set called Scallop Square Tags. (You can see the Copic colors I used below – please excuse the one that is upside down on the far left!)

 
The stamp set Friends Forever has a little heart in it – and I used the coordinating die on it’s own to add 3 little openings for my shaker window. This is a great way to stretch your dies creatively!

Added my acetate window, a DOUBLE layer of foam adhesive (to give my shaker plenty of room to move!), then filled it full of Hydrangea seed beads. I added a panel of white cardstock trimmed to size to the back of it – this allowed me to have more freedom in when I wanted to add it to my card front, as well as leave white space behind the shaker area.

I added some lace to the card front, as well as a bit of jute twine tied in a bow, and adhered my sweet little girl to the front of the shaker element.

I love the way seed beads work in a shaker – they move so well! And these new spring colors are all fabulous – wait until you see them!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Hope you are having a wonderful day!!!

7 Comments

  1. I am a huge fan of shakers and using seed beads is a nice change up. I love this card!

  3. Pretty! I love your patterned paper and the trio of shaker hearts is sweet! TFS!

  5. What a sweet card! Thanks so much for the tutorial. It is really helpful to see how you did the back of the scallop tag, and how you kept the seed beads just under the die cut part. Love your design and paper, too!

  6. Absolutely precious!! I love the darling little girl and pretty Hydrangea seed beads.

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