After getting my Trinity Stamps slimline dies, I decided I was going to try something New! And Adventurous! So I decided to make a slimline shaker card. Dear readers, I am not good at shaker cards. It is a type of card I’m trying to get better at, but it is not something I do well right now. So of course the best idea is to make a size of card I’ve never made before and combine it with a type of card I’m not very good at making.
To start, I wanted to do a star cut out so I could use that awesome star embellishment mix I got with my slimline envelope order. i also figured I’d use some bright star patterned paper I had from an old, old Recollections paper pad called Bold Basics (photo below). The paper is 8.5″ x 11″ and is notebook paper weight. While I just purchased these star dies recently, I have no memory of where they came from, but these Sizzix dies are similar.
I started out by die cutting a star from a piece of Recollections 110lb white card stock. Then, using the Altenew Ombré Alpha Stamp Set, I stamped out “You Are A” in Momento Tuxedo Black ink. I then took a small square of card stock and ink blended original Distress Inks in Mustard Seed, Ripe Persimmon, and Picked Raspberry to create an ombré effect. Using Lawn Fawn’s Cole’s ABCs, I die cut out the word “STAR” and an exclamation point.
I popped everything up on two layers of Scotch Tape Foam Adhesive and that’s when the troubles started. First, I took the card base to the panel to adhere it, which of course meant it was off center. I had to peel off the entire thing and straighten it out. Second, I used to many tiny pieces of tape, which created many sticky surfaces for my shaker elements to get stuck. So they look so pretty, but don’t shake so much.
Finally, I committed the error that so many of us card makers are familiar with. I glued the card panel down to the card base upside down. When I realized what I did, all I could do was laugh. It was ridiculous. I ended up cutting the front of the card off with panel attached, trimming the whole thing down, and sticking it to another card base, which you see above in the photo. I embellished the card front with pieces from the embellishment mix.
In general, I think the card is cute…as long as you don’t look at it from the side and see the hot mess hiding under the card stock. There are things I know to do (dust around the sides of your foam tape with your embossing powder to prevent sticking, pile your shaker pieces on your card base and take the panel to the base to keep everything centered), that I just didn’t do this time. I think because I was so excited to make this. Every mistake is a lesson learned and every project is a step in my development as a card maker!
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