Simon Says sent me the Thinking Of You Heart die from the STAMPtember release to play with and because the die cuts out, a solid heart or an aperture and also the beautiful script wording inlay, it was perfect for creating a shaker card.
I started off by trimming Distress Watercolor card to 4" x 5.1/4" and fixed a Tim Holtz/Sizzix Sticky Grid Sheet on my Stamping Platform. This will hold the card in place without using the magnets which is perfect when using a big background stamp. I inked Simon Says Stamp Rose Lattice Background with Versamark and heat embossed with Ranger Superfine White Embossing Powder. I saturated the card with water and dropped in Picked Raspberry and Dusty Concord Distress Oxide inks. I dried, repeated until I was happy with the background and buffed any excess ink off the embossing using a clean cloth. I die-cut an aperture from the panel using Simon Says Stamp Thinking Of You Heart die.
Using the pencil marks as a guide, I fixed 3D foam tape around the heart shape and added a selection of sequins.
I fixed acetate to the back of the embossed panel and fixed the word inlay, die-cut from white card, on the acetate with Distress Collage Medium Matte. I used a Sharpie Black pen to add faux stitching and added a black twine bow.
I added extra sequins, fixed the panel over the shaker panel and matted on to an A2 Black card blank.
BUT
I added extra sequins, fixed the panel over the shaker panel and matted on to an A2 Black card blank.
BUT
there was that left over die-cut embossed heart that was too good to throw away, so I decided to make another card
I trimmed Distress Watercolor card to create a 3.3/4" x 5" panel and coloured with Picked Raspberry and Wilted Violet Distress Oxide inks using the watercolour smooshing technique which is basically picking up the inks spritzed with water on to a piece of plastic and transferring it to the card, drying between layers until you achieve the result you want.
I fixed the left over Thinking Of You Heart die-cut in place with Distress Collage Medium Matte and added three layers of the white word inlay die.
I trimmed the word "Always" from an Idea-ology Big Talk Snarky Sticker and fixed in place with Tim Holtz/Sizzix Mini Foam Adhesive.
I fixed the left over Thinking Of You Heart die-cut in place with Distress Collage Medium Matte and added three layers of the white word inlay die.
I trimmed the word "Always" from an Idea-ology Big Talk Snarky Sticker and fixed in place with Tim Holtz/Sizzix Mini Foam Adhesive.
added Shimmering Ice Fusion sequins for a touch of sparkle
and matted the panel on to a side folding A2 Black card blank.
Hugs Kath xxx
Hugs Kath xxx
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