Let's Shake It Card

    This month's card sketch at Stick It Down was designed to feature a center focal point. 

  

   I created this masculine shaker card with the color palette of black/silver/wood.

Supplies: cardstock (Cardstock Warehouse), die (Scrapbook.com), tools (Spellbinders), blending brush (Pickett Fence), stencil (TCW), color medium (Scrapbook.com, Staz-onz, American Crafts) stamps (EK Sucess), sequins (SpiegelMom Scraps) 

   I don't know if you have tried this but I used a blending brush to apply embossing ink with the stencil. I removed the stencil, applied embossing powder and heat set it. I love the texture of the powder to the brick design.  

   

I finished this card off with a star shaker element and the background was done with wood paper. I then added a few drops of Pops of Color along the card. 

 You have until the end of the month to play along with any - or all! - of the sketches.  Just add your creation in the link in the Stick It Down sidebar.  If you share on social media, please use the hashtag #StickItDown.  We’ll choose one winner from the entries and they will be invited to guest design for us in October.

Anniversary Card - SID

   This month's card sketch from Stick It Down is a fun one that can allow you to do some fun elements. 

   Here is my take on the sketch. I created this elegant "love" card for my parents' 40th anniversary. I used a lot of red since I went with the traditional "ruby" theme anniversary. 

Supplies: cardstock (Cardstock Warehouse), pattern paper (Bo Bunny), washi tape (Scotch Brand), manual die (Paper Smooches), sequins (Treehouse Studio), dew drops (The Robin's Nest), embossing folder (The Paper Studio), tools (We R Memory Keepers, and Spellbinders), other (foam tape and plastic)

   The fun element that I did on this card was doing a shaker filled with dew drops and sequins. 

   Be sure to play along. You have until the end of the month to play along with any - or all! - of our sketch challenges. Just post a link to your creation in our sidebar. If you share on social media, be sure to tag #StickItDown. 

One randomly selected winner will receive a prize! We'll also choose one winner from each sketch to be a guest designer!

 

Make A Wish - DRU

    Hello, and welcome. Today is my last post as part of the Dies R Us team. I  am stepping done since the holiday season is busy for my shop.  I will be sharing with you today a shaker card 

I am sure you are like me and you have rolls of washi tape to last a lifetime. Here is a little tip match the print up and create a pattern paper with it. Adhere this to a card base. My card is 7" x 4" so I did the pattern paper a 1/4" smaller. 

I love these edger dies. All I did was run it through my die cut machine and took a craft knife ad removed the inside to create a frame. Now on the back of the frame, you would want to use a strong double-sided adhesive to attach a piece of plastic, I used an old page protector. After, the plastic is in place cover the inner frame edge with a foam adhesive. Set aside while we create the confetti. 

Now with the mini dies I did multiple cuts of each. This will be part of the confetti filler in the shaker. 

In the center fill the card up with the confetti die cuts and sequins. Since this shaker fills the entire card front I added a lot of filler. 

   Now, remove the foam adhesive backing from the frame and carefully line it up to the card. Press the frame edges down firmly to ensure no confetti of escaping.  Give it a shake and you are now done. 

 Dies R Us Product Used:

Frantic Stamper - Dies - Party Icons Set

Impression Obsession - Dies - Birthday Top Edgers

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Let's Shake with SID

   Can you believe it we are over halfway through the month of May? Well since it is mid-month that means it is time for a Stick It Down card sketch reveal. 

    I opted to make this the large circle into a shaker element. That cute dog image is a digital stamp image that came from this month's sponsor, Angie's Digital Stamps. 

Supplies: cardstock (The Paper Studio and Cardstock Warehouse), pattern paper (My Mind's Eye and Studio Calico), sequins (SpiegelMom Scraps), manual die (Spellbinders), markers (Crafter's Companion), stamps (?), washi tape (Scotch Expressions), die cut machine (Spellbinders), page protector. 

   To create this shaker I stack and glued together 7 die cut frames. I glued that to the backer solid frame. I added the colored digital stamps and sequins.  I then glued a solid die cut plastic and added one more wood frame to that. 

  Don't forget to check out  Angie's Digital Stamps is our sponsor for May!

You have until the end of the month to play along with any - or all! - of our sketch challenges. Just post a link to your creation in our sidebar. If you share on social media, be sure to tag #StickItDown.

  One randomly selected winner will receive a prize from Angie's Stamps! We'll also choose one winner from each sketch to be a guest designer!

SMS

   Tonight, I am up on SpiegleMom Scraps blog with this week's Tuesday Talent blog post.
I am sharing a great unisex birthday card that has a shaker feature.

Supplies: cardstock (Canvas Home Basics), pattern paper (Fancy Pants Designs), sequins (SpiegleMom Scraps), stamp (Stampabilities), ink (Tsukineko), punches (EK Success), cork die cuts (SpiegleMom Scraps), burlap string (May Arts), markers (Spectrum Noir), chipboard frame (Simple Stories), foam adhesive (EK Success) and piece of plastic (I used a page protector).

I love how this came out. If you want to get some of the sequins, string or cork shapes from SpiegleMom Scraps be sure to use discount code mandi15 for 15% off your purchase.