Creating A Koala Shaker Card + Video

Hi everyone, Eloise here today with a new card and video. Today I’ll be using the Koala Friends stamp set along with the Hello Shaker die to create a windowed shaker card. I’ll be altering my dies to fit my card better and also to share how to stretch your dies as well.

Watch the video above  I  Watch the video in HD on YouTubeTo begin my card today I stamped out the koala’s from Koala Friends onto some Neenah Solar White Cardstock. I then used my Copic Markers to colour them in and used the coordinating dies to cut them all out. Now that I had my die cutting machine out I took the Hello Shaker Die and ran it through my die cut machine partially. Meaning, I only ran through the top half of the die. Then, I pushed down the die a little more, making sure it sits into the grooves of the last die cut area, and ran it through again. This made sure that the die cut was longer than the square it was before. Now that the die was cut, I used an exacto knife to cut away the words from the inside, so now I’m just left with a scalloped frame.

Copic Markers Used: W0, W2, W5, W7 / YG03, YG13, YG17 / R000, R00, R20 / E53, E55, E57

Next up I measured how large the frame turned out to be and cut the same size rectangle out of a card base. I managed to find a rectangle die that was more or less the same size, but you can use an exacto knife and a ruler. I also did the same out of a piece of patterned paper. Once they were both cut, I added a piece of acetate to my card base and then adhered my patterned paper over top to hide the adhesive. I added another piece of acetate to the scalloped frame piece and then added a layer of foam tape around it. I then adhered my Koala images to the front of the scallop frame using foam tape as well. Then to cover the adhesive from the inside, I adhered my blank die cuts to the inside.

Shaker filling: Whimsical Forest Mix, Sparkling Clear Seed Beads, Pewter Seed Beads, Metallic Gold Confetti Mix

Now that my panels were ready, I added in some sequins and seed beads onto my card base. I removed the backers off my scalloped frame and adhered it over top. To finish up my card, I used the Bear Hugs stamp set and white heat embossed the ‘Hello Friend’ sentiment onto a thin strip of cardstock and popped it up on more foam tape.

Thanks so much for stopping by today, I hope you enjoyed and got inspired. Thanks for watching and I’ll catch you all next time.

Eloise