A Yummy, Yummy Shaker Card.

Hello! Today I made an awesome shaker card using the SSS August Card Kit "Summer Dreams". I'm going to enter this card into their Monday Challenge Blog. This week it was all about summertime. Anything that summertime inspires you to create. I love ice cream and popsicles and other summer goodies, and this kit was so inspiring! It's perfect!

The base of this card is just your standard shaker setup adhered to a white card base. To create the "filling" of the shaker, I used a bunch of colors of sequins from Doodlebug. In addition, I stamped and embossed the smaller images from the stamp set (the popsicles and the cherries) and watercolored them. I covered them with some Wink of Stella and I made sure I put them into the shaker window face down. I love the addition of the popsicles!

To finish off the card I stamped the sentiment in black ink and trimmed the edges of the paper strip into a banner end. I stamped and embossed the larger popsicle image and colored them using the Tim Holtz Distress Markers that came in the kit. This was the first time I used these markers...and I love them! The blue one is Peacock Feathers and the green one is a mix of the Peacock Feathers and Squeezed Lemonade. These may be the first of these markers to grace my craft room...but they won't be the last! I added probably 4 or 5 layers of Wink of Stella (letting it dry in between, of course). I wanted a super shimmer!

Okay! I suppose that's all! You have a little more time to enter your project into the Monday challenge for SSS and I really encourage you to do so! Just follow the link at the beginning of the post, or this one here!



I'm off to work, but I hope everyone has a fantastic day!
Thanks!

Simon Says Stamp Card Kit August 2014 "Summer Dreams" *American Crafts Dear Lizzy NEOPOLITAN 6 x 6 Paper Pad Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Marker *Loew Cornell WATERCOLOR CAKES Simply Art Paint 1021095 *Tim Holtz DETAILER WATER BRUSH Ranger Watercoloring TIP33080 *03441 Fiskars PREMIUM CUT LINE Paper Trimmer 12 Inches *EK Success CUTTER BEE Scissors EKCB01 *Martha Stewart BONE FOLDER Craft Tool M281018 *Martha Stewart MINI SCORING BOARD Score Craft Tool 42-05013 New 2012 *3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent *3M Scotch PINK ATG ADVANCED TAPE GLIDER 1/4"" Adhesive Glue Gun *252 GREEN 33709 MINI GLUE DOTS 21 Adhesive Sheets Clear M1004 *Fiskars Compact STAMPING PRESS Stamp Entire Project at Once! 02958 The Paper Studio Two Speed Heat Tool *Ranger Inkssentials EMBOSS IT CLEAR INK PAD Embossing CEP07036 *American Crafts Zing! OPAQUE White Embossing Powder *VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink Pad Pigment *Doodlebug RAINBOW ASSORTMENT Sequins 12 Colors

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