Shaker Card - Take Two

A very blessed Sunday to you!  Hope you were able to get out and worship this morning.  Hey, guess what!?  I actually sat down and played with that shaker card mishap and came up with a crazy idea for it.  Maybe I was thinking shaker cards too much and my brain went a little silly, but I think the idea is fun and different.  Hope you like it.

Did I mention it's a little different?  But isn't it fun?  Since I had the piece of Design A Daydream DSP still on my table from the last card, I checked, and this was the backside.  It's a little wild for my tastes, but all the dotty circles reminded me of the Effervescent Elements in the bottle.  So why not put the two together?  The card base is Pool Party, which is one of the colors that match this DSP print.  It's cut at 11" x 4 1/4" and scored at 5 1/2" for a side-close card.  The layer of Design A Daydream is cut at 5 1/4" x 4".  It's attached with adhesive.

This card starts out with the left-over piece of So Saffron cut with the middle-sized Scalloped Contours Dies.  It was run through the embossing machine with the Tasteful Textiles Embossing Folder which is now retired.  I love the bit of texture this gives to the piece.

The bottle shape was then punched out with the Vintage Bottle Punch.  One of the Vintage Shaker Bottle Domes was attached behind the So Saffron layer.  It was filled less than halfway with the Effervescent Elements.  Take the sticker cover off the back and lay a 1 1/2" x 2 3/4" piece of Pool Party cardstock on this to seal it up.  (This is where I made the mistake the first time around by not inserting the stems in before closing up.) 

Linen Thread was wrapped around the So Saffron layer three times, and then it's tied into a larger bow to look like it's holding the bottle in place.  The whole piece is then attached to the card front with Dimensionals to give it some lift.

The little cork for the bottle was inked up with Crumb Cake ink and then Soft Suede ink was added to the side.  It was stamped on a Basic White scrap and then fussy cut with Paper Snips.  It was attached to the So Saffron layer with a Mini Dimensional.

The sentiment used is from the Bottled Happiness stamp set.  It was stamped with Blackberry Bliss ink which is another color listed for this DSP pack.  It was die-cut with the smallest of the Scalloped Contours Dies.  I love how the edges mimic the whole bubbly effect of the DPS and bottle.  This was attached with Dimensionals on three corners and just adhesive where it overlaps the So Saffron layer, so it lays flat.

The last little bits to add were the individual pieces of the Effervescent Elements pouring out of the bottle.  I used a small dot of the retired Shimmery Crystal Effects to hold each bead.  After placing them, it was set aside to dry for a couple of hours.  I'm hoping these little beads will stay in place through the mail.  Right now, they feel pretty secure.

Ok, that's four cards in the Bottled Happiness Series, and I think that's enough for now.  I need to move on to something else, so you won't get bored with what I'm sharing with you.  There are just too many fun new stamps for me to play with to get sidetracked with any one set.  Time to move on and share the love with another set.  Not sure what I'll pick next.  Do you have any ideas that you'd like to see?  Or a new set you just purchased that you're looking for ideas using it?  Leave me a comment and I'll see if I can oblige.  

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Blessings and many, many hugs to you!

Sharon

Bottled Happiness Shaker Card

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

Blue Fun Fold Card

Hello again!  I'm back today with another card in the Bottled Happiness series of ideas.  For some unknown reason, I've been drawn to the idea of the gorgeous colors of glass with this set - the dark blues and greens, maybe even browns.  Of course, I'm sure I'll definitely have some that are clear sooner or later.  But for right now, I'm leaning towards the dark colors.  For this card, I had the idea of one color of glass showing through another glass color.  Hope you think this worked out well.

The color of cardstock was chosen to match my blue glass bottle.  It's the new 2022-2024 In Color called Starry Sky.  Isn't it a gorgeous rich blue color?  It's cut at 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", then scored at 4 1/4".  The front of the card was marked at 2 3/4" at the edge and was cut back to the score line.  This cuts off the top front on the card and gives me a piece that measures 2 3/4" x 4 1/4" that is used upright on the face of the card.

To cover the front piece that's still there, I cut a piece of the blue and white Sun Prints Designer Series Paper at 2 1/2" x 4".  These are some beautiful prints and it will be interesting to create with them.  This piece was attached to the front flap using adhesive.

Next a piece of Basic White cardstock was cut to go on the Starry Sky piece that was already cut off.  It's cut at 2 1/2" x 4".   I decided to use the tall bottle and a sentiment from the Bottled Happiness set.  Both of these stamps were placed on the Stamparatus and then inked with Starry Sky and stamped on the Basic White piece.  The shorter bottle was stamped on Vellum with Sahara Sand ink.  After drying, it was fussy cut with Paper Snips.  Using the Stamparatus again, the green stem was stamped in place with Pear Pizzazz ink.  Then the vellum bottle was attached over this.  The stamped panel was attached to the cut-off Starry Sky piece using adhesive.  Then it was all attached to the front panel.  Remember to put adhesive only under the bottom half where the front flap is!  This next picture shows the inside view of the card.

For the inside of the card, there's a piece of Basic White cardstock cut at 5 1/4" x 4".  The large expanse of white bothered me, so I used a Blending Brush and Sahara Sand ink, along with the Adorning Design Decorative Masks, to faintly add a design around the edge of the top half of the card.

The sentiment from the Flowers of Friendship was stamped onto a label using Pear Pizzazz ink.  Using a Blending Brush, a very small amount of Starry Sky ink was brushed around the edge.  This made it stand out from the white background and defined it better.  The sentiment was attached inside the card with adhesive making sure it was covered completely by the front panel.

I still had a small piece of the DSP cut and sitting on my table, since I had miscut the piece I needed in the beginning.  Oh well, it was either throw it out or find a place to use it.  So, on the left inside of the card, it's layered on Basic White then attached to the card.  It's just a way to bring the design more to the inside of the card.  It also breaks up all the blue on the that side of the card.  And I didn't have to throw out any of that cute DSP!

I thought the card needed something more to dress it up.  Really didn't care for either rhinestones or sequins on this design.  I tried a bow made from the 1/8" Metallic Woven Ribbon in the Parakeet Party color.  This seemed to be just the accent I was looking for.  It adds a little shine and adds to the green stem in the bottle.  A win-win situation all around!

That's two down in my Bottled Happiness series of ideas.  Not sure where I'm headed for the next idea, but it will be fun to figure it out.  I hope you stay with me on this adventure.

Thanks for stopping in again to see what's going on.  I hope you're enjoying these series of cards I've been doing.  It's making me use my new stamps and get comfortable with them instead of putting them on a shelf and forgetting I have them.  Of course, I'm sure you don't ever do that, do you?  As ideas, you can make card exactly like these, or take the idea and put it with your own supplies and see what you come up with.  It's always fun to create, and sometimes it a real adventure too when things don't work out just the way you thought they would.  But that's where we learn and grow in this process of creating!  You never know what masterpiece is just around the corner for you to make.  Have fun each and every step of the way and I'll be here cheering you on!

Happy stamping and creating,

Sharon

 

A Little Bottled Happiness

Hello friend!  Happy Wednesday to you.  Hope you're enjoying some beautiful summer weather wherever you are.  It's been lovely here with temps in the mid 80's and sunny with a little breeze to cool you off.  Just perfect as far as I'm concerned.  Hubby thinks it's a little too warm, but I'm lovin' it!   I told you I'd move on from my beloved geraniums, and so I have.  Thought I'd play with the Bottled Happiness set next to see what I could create.  For my first attempt with a new set, I usually go with a very straight-forward project just to get a feel for the stamp set.  This time is no different.  It's a very simple card, but I love how it all works together so nicely.

To make this card, start out with a card base of Fresh Freesia cardstock cut at 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored and folded in half.  I'd just gotten the new Host Reward huge Designer Paper pack called Design a Daydream.  Oh, my, goodness!  It's fabulous, and there's so much of it to play with!  Woo Hoo!  Sorry, I seem to have gotten a little carried away there.  The soft Old Olive diagonal checked paper is from this paper pack and lends a nice background interest without getting too overpowering.  It's cut to 5 1/4" x 4" and attached to the card front with adhesive.

The next step is stamping the images onto Basic White cardstock which is cut at 4 1/2" x 3".  The bottle was stamped first with Garden Green ink for the more solid image. This gave me such a nice green glass color! Next was stamping the outline image with Mossy Meadow ink.  Let me insert a note of caution here.  After mine was all stamped, I noticed it lists a bit to the right.  Maybe you didn't notice it, but it's so obvious to me now.  Make sure your bottle is straight when stamping!!  The Stamparatus would be a great help here, which I didn't think to use, silly me.

Next the flowers in the bouquet were stamped using Fresh Freesia ink.  It was pretty simple to line up the greenery to fit around the flowers since you can see through the stamp.  Love those photopolymer stamps!  The greenery was stamped with Old Olive ink as I wanted it to be a little different than the bottle color.

I used a Water Brush and a touch of Old Olive ink to lightly wash in a background base for the bottle.  It's very faint, but I like the look.  

This was layered onto a 4 3/4" x 3 1/4" piece of Old Olive cardstock using adhesive.  It was then centered on the card front and attached with Dimensionals for lift.

The sentiment is part of the same Bottled Happiness stamp set.  It was stamped with Old Olive ink onto Basic White.  Then was die-cut using the small tag from the Teacup Dies set.  To help it stand out a little from the white background, the edges were lightly touched to the Fresh Freesia ink pad.  This was attached to the card front with Dimensionals also.  A tiny bow was made from Linen Thread.  It was attached with a Mini Glue Dot that I rolled in my fingers to make it tiny enough to hide behind the center of the bow.

To fancy up the bottle, a bow was made from the 3/8" Open Weave Ribbon in the Fresh Freesia color.  I love how sheer this is and makes such a pretty accent bow.  It was attached to the neck of the bottle using a Mini Glue Dot.

I dug out an oldie that I'd used recently for cards I made for the boy's teachers - Shimmery Crystal Effects.  I sure wish we still carried this.  It's a wonderful way to add a drop of shine where needed.  And it also sets up and feels like a pearl or rhinestone when dry.  For this card, I added drops to the flower centers.  After doing this, it was set aside to dry so my fingers didn't accidentally smear it around.  Oh yeah, been there and done that more than once.  Isn't that the best way to learn a lesson?

So that's it for the first card using the Bottled Happiness set.  I really like how it turned out with the softer colors and that lovely piece of Design a Daydream DSP.  Honestly, when it's your turn to be hostess, check into getting this DSP with your Host Rewards.  It's well worth it.

That's it for today's installment of the new series of posts featuring the Bottled Happiness Bundle.  Now I've got to get creating so I've got something new to share with you!  If you're ordering anytime soon, please check to see what the current Host Code is at the top of the blog post, and please use it!  It's very appreciated!  Thank you for stopping by today.  Please feel free to share your comments, good or bad, about my creations. I do appreciate your feedback.  It helps to know that you're out there, and even what you might like me to share with you!  Now get stamping!! 

Happy stamping and creating,

Sharon