Day 2: January Blog Hop + New Release Available
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Hello everyone, it’s June here! Today I’m showcasing a card using the new Love Word Shaker die and lots of other products from the Valentine’s Day release.
I wanted to keep the concept of the card fairly simple, but added details along the way for some more interest. I started by die cutting the Love Word Shaker out of coral colored cardstock so I could add a darker shade of red ink to the edges. I used Festive Berries Distress Oxide for this. I didn’t blend the same ombre on the backing piece of the shaker, but instead splattered the red ink all over. I filled my shaker using a mix of 2 new shaker bit packs: the Love Shaker Beads and the Strawberry Valentine Mix. I love how these 2 match so well!
I let those shaker bits decide the rest of my color palette. First, I brought in the pink by blending Tattered Rose Distress Oxide onto a panel I cut out using the XOXO Pierced Plate. I also splattered some Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide onto it.
I didn’t just want to have my shaker on a ‘plain’ background, so I also cut out 2 pieces of different Doily Borders to make a decorative border. I got some embroidery thread and weaved it across one of them to get a stitching effect. I adhered the more narrow border just below it for some added dimension.
The only color that was in the shaker bits that I hadn’t used yet was brown, so I picked out one of the many small word dies that are in this collection and cut it out of brown cardstock. I ended up going for the ‘Love’ from the Valentine Cake Pops because it perfectly matches the big LOVE and I really like the scripted font.
And tadaaa, that’s the finished card! It seemed like I was gonna get a pretty simple card with a big shaker that takes up the majority of my card, but it ended up getting very detailed with all the small details I added.
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We hope you were inspired by today’s projects. Thanks for stopping by, we’ll see you again tomorrow!
so super sweet!
What an adorable shaker! I LOVE the LOVE lettering and colors!
All the little details on this card, (the stitching, splatter, vellum) really makes this card stand out. Love it.
What a fun card! I love it!
LOVE and a shaker….so cute and sweet!
Loving this release!
Luv Day 2.
Love the adorable shaker card! Such great colors. Thanks for sharing.
What a fun sentiment. I can envision critters popping out all over it!
Love these big bubbly letters for shakers. Great card, June! Loving the rest of the hop, too!
What a cute shaker card!!!
Such a pretty shaker card! Love the style of the sentiment and the beautiful layering! Awesome details and super cute shaker bits!
What a darling shaker! Those cute shaker elements and that bold LOVE die really make this card pop!
So adorable!
I am loving this release!
Very cute card! I wish someone would do a tutorial on just how to do the white highlighting lines that are so popular now. There has got to be some tips on how to do it to make it look good. When i try to do it, mine look like bleeahh.
The sprinkles look adorable on this LOVE card!
Wanda must be having trouble with her blog. It popped up a LONG string of random letters, and I had to click OK. but then it still wouldn’t post my comment.