June Intro: Sandcastle Shaker + Sand Bucket Shaker + Summer Script

Welcome to day two of sneak peeks for our June 5th release! Today we’re featuring the Sandcastle shaker, Sand Bucket Shaker, and Summer Script.

New release will be available June 5th

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Hi crafty friends! Christina here, and it’s time for some more sneak peeks at the fabulous summer-themed June release. Today I’m super excited to give you the first look at the new Sandcastle Shaker and the new Summer Script die that I combined to create a fun beach day shaker card. Below you’ll find more sneak peek inspiration from the other designers, but first I’ll give you all the details about my card design!

I started by creating the layered background for my beach scene using the new Shoreline Borders to die cut colored cardstock and patterned paper. I adhered the sand layer first, on a light blue cardstock panel, covering about ⅔ of the panel. Before adding the water layers on the bottom third of the panel, I spattered them with a little Distress Ink and water.

I wanted to add some interest to the sky, so I got creative and used the dirt mound from the Big Dump Truck die set for the clouds and the new Summer Icons coordinating dies to create a sun, which I die cut from patterned paper. I glued these in place and trimmed away anything that overhung the background panel.

Next I constructed the Sandcastle Shaker using more patterned paper and filling it with Chocolate Shaker Beads – the colors are perfect for this sandcastle! To keep things simple, I constructed the shaker separate from the card design using thin foam strips and then attached it to my scene with glue. I adorned the castle with red flags and, from the Patriotic Stars Clay Confetti, a few white stars. 

To finish things up, I added a greeting and a sentiment by combining the new Summer Script die with a couple of stamps from the new Sentiment Strips Stamp Set: Summer. I chose white cardstock for the Summer Script to coordinate with the clouds and the stars. And for the stamps, I heat embossed them on the same blue cardstock I used for the water before die cutting them with Sentiment Strip Dies and attaching them with foam squares. Finally, I tucked a little starfish from the new Seashell Border die set into the water to balance out my design. 

Here are some more samples from the team…

And that’s it for my sneak peek at the new beachy-keen items. Thanks for stopping by! Join us again tomorrow for a look at more of the new June 5th release.