Hi there! I'm back again with another card in the Bottled Happiness Series. This time I thought I'd try a shaker card since there is a bottle punch that coordinates with this set. And of course, Stampin'Up! has provided the cute little bottle-shaped shaker domes for us, and don't forget the little beads to go inside too. Shaker cards are usually not my thing at all, but I thought these would be fun. Besides, I wanted to see what those Effervescent Elements really looked like. Yeah, I know - just nosey. But I'm glad I decided to give this a try. It took two tries to get this the way I envisioned it, but it was worth the effort to finally get it the way I wanted.
My idea was to have the greenery partially outside the bottle, but the ends showing tucked inside the bottle. They were stamped with Granny Apple Green and fussy cut. Then they were cut across the middle and ready to go. So, the first problem I ran into, was forgetting to get the piece of greenery between the bottle and background before attaching it. There was no way I was going to pry those apart and not get beads everywhere, so that piece was set aside for another project someday. Second try, I remembered to tuck in the greenery beforehand and it worked just fine. Now on to the card basics...
Granny Apple Green cardstock is the base for this card. It's cut at 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored, and folded in half. I used another print from the Design A Daydream Designer Series Paper that is a Host Reward pick. Have to say, these prints are right up my alley. Just love them!! This print was cut at 5" x 3 3/4" and is backed with a Basic White layer that is 5 1/4" x 4". I liked how the white framed the print and makes it pop from the Granny Apple Green base. I used the Rectangle Stitched Dies to cut the Basic White cardstock piece that has the bottle image punched out from it.
After getting the greenery stems attached to the bottle and laying in a goodly amount of the Effervescent Elements, I actually used a small scrap of the background print to back my shaker bottle. This way the background can be seen through the bottle, and the whole shaker layering would be put on the card straight. But lining up the print made bottle a little higher than I had planned. To take care of that problem, I stamped and cut a few more stems of greenery and attached it to the bottom of the card with Mini Glue Dots. The trimmed greenery was also attached above the lip of the bottle onto the white layer with some Mini Glue Dots to hold the stems down flat.
The sentiment used here also comes from the Bottled Happiness set. It was stamped with Granny Apple Green ink onto Basic White cardstock. It was die-cut with a Rectangle Stitched Die with the wording close to one end. The die-cut piece was much longer than I needed. After cutting it once, I laid the die over it again with the end closer to the other edge of the words to cut it the right size. This is the way you can use these dies to get the size you need for your project.
I added a larger bow to the neck of the bottle using a double strand of Linen Thread. It's attached with a Mini Glue Dot to the bottle. After looking at the finished card, I thought it needed another tiny bow holding the stems of greenery at the bottom. So I added a small single bow of Linen Thread there.
I wanted to add just a small touch of bling but wanted it to compliment the Effervescent Elements in the bottle. The Iridescent Pearls were the perfect touch to mimic the beads. Three were added around the greenery.
The inside of the card has a layer of Basic White cardstock. Wording from the Peaceful Moments stamp set went really nice with the front sentiment. The words are stamped with Granny Apple Green ink. I also stamped the greenery stem several times in the bottom corner for an accent.
After trimming up the DSP that was used on the front of the card, I had a skinny 1/8" piece that was perfect as an accent along the bottom of the white cardstock. I like how the pink and white DSP gives it a nicely finished look.
Here's a last look at this finished shaker card. I tend to run into little glitches when I make shaker cards. (That's why I don't make them very often!!) I'm really happy with how it all came together this time. And it was worth the time figuring out all the little touches and tricks to make it work. But I still have that shaker bottle piece that I originally messed up. Maybe it would be a good idea to work on it right away while I'm still enamored with this shaker card idea. What do you think? Back to the drawing board, or should I say the stamping table??
Thanks for stopping by again to take a look at what I've been stamping lately. I really appreciate you coming by and also for any comments you take the time to leave for me. I love to stamp, but it's much more fun when I can share my ideas with friends. I really miss our show & tell time between church services. It was always fun to see what everyone else was making too.
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Happy stamping and creating,
Sharon
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