Day 2: March Blog Hop
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Hi, friends! It’s Lauren and I am so excited to share this card using the new Spring release. The Umbrella Shaker Dies and Layered Umbrellas Stencils are just so perfect together! I love that the window die for the Umbrella is separate so you can easily make a shaker, but also have an umbrella die for other types of projects.
I like to start with stenciling to ensure my background has plenty of time to dry while I’m creating the rest of the card. Using Layered Umbrellas, I stenciled the solid umbrella layer with Shaded Lilac Distress Oxide, the polka dot and stripe details with Saltwater Taffy Distress Oxide, the shaft and top with Lost Shadow Distress Oxides and finally the raindrops with Clear Skies Lunar Paste.
While the Lunar Paste was drying, I stamped flowers and butterflies from the Love Stamp Set and Mom Stamp Set in a light grey, alcohol marker friendly ink. I used my Ohuhu Art Markers for a no-line coloring look. I die cut them all out using the Love and Mom Coordinating die sets.
The sentiment was hot foiled with the Hot Foil Large Hugs and silver foil onto some light purple cardstock. I used the Large Hugs Shadow Die to cut my sentiment. I also did my die cutting from the Umbrella Shaker Dies: the umbrella out of the same light purple cardstock as well as acetate, the umbrella with windows out of purple cardstock, the shaft of the umbrella out of grey cardstock and the handle out of kraft cardstock.
I assembled the shaker with all of the Umbrella Shaker die cut pieces and filled it with the new Flower Garden Mix. The stenciled background is trimmed down to 4×5-¼” and layered onto an A2 piece of purple cardstock attached to a card base. After I laid out my card with the shaker, sentiment and stamped images how I think it would look best, I adhered everything down with wet glue with a few of the flowers popped up with foam adhesive.
I hope you enjoyed this shaker and it gives you some inspiration for an “April showers” kind of card!
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Fun new products in this release! I can’t wait to see the inspiration.
I’m over the moon over this release! I love, love, love the beautiful card you’ve shown from Lauren above. I adore that periwinkle shade of bluey-purple! Great job making the umbrella into a shaker — and I love the new shaker mixes!
Lori S in PA
So cute with the umbrella shaker.
I ADORE this shaker! The umbrella is soooo cute!
Love that lovely, fun umbrella shaker!
That umbrella shaker is SOOOO cute!!!!
Adorable sweet card design.
Love the umbrella shaker cards I’m seeing. This release is so super cute and has me excited for Spring!
This is a sweet shaker! I love all the Spring Pastels.
Great release!
Your shaker card is absolutely Gorgeous!
Love this cute umbrella shaker!
Fun new release for Springtime and Easter!
What an incredible release! Wonderful projects!
I am always a fan of shaker cards!
Love this sweet card! The stenciled background is so pretty, and I adore the pretty shaker! Great colors!
This card could not be anymore beautiful! Besides its a shaker, the best cards ever!!!!
What a fun card with the shaker umbrella!
Beautiful spring shaker card!
Beautiful! I love the umbrella!
Such a sweet card! I love the colors!
Beautiful card!
I love this fun umbrella and spring themed shaker card-what a great new release!
What an adorable shaker idea. I LOVE the umbrella full of flowers and leaves. It is just adorable
Love that umbrella! Beautiful cards.
Congratulations on your new release! I love the umbrella card! Such a happy and fun idea.
So adorable. Love the new stencils in this release.
I love the shaker. The new embellishments are so sweet
I love the fun, springy umbrella! Such a cute shaker!
Love that umbrella shaker card — so cute! And I really enjoyed “hopping” to see all the adorable cards the design team members have been making. Amazing work, everyone! Fantastic release!
The umbrella shaker is just oozing with cuteness! Who wouldn’t want to receive such a fun creative card. Love everything about it- the colors, elements, layout!
Wonderful card. Love the umbrella shaker die.
oh how sweet, love this shaker card!
This card is so pretty. I love the shaker elements & umbrella and I love the colors.
The umbrella shaker is a fun idea.
The hop was fun and inspirational
thanks for having it.
Love this shaker die set. So perfect for March cards.
Adorable. I love the foiled “Hugs”.
These are the kinds of showers that I like!
Love everything in this release
Sweet card, pretty colors!
Classic and clean!
Beautiful!! And super fun with that shaker element!
Fantastic release!
Such a special shaker umbrella!! And great add on to all of our spring cards!! LOVE the stenciling and added details like the butterflies and flowers, that are so adorable and pretty!! The shaker bits are FABULOUS!! All must haves for our spring cards!!
Love this umbrella shaker! So cute!
Adorable card! Love the umbrella and big hugs.
Thanks for sharing.