Hello everyone. It's my turn again to share a project on the DiesRUs inspiration blog. I made a Christmas card with an ornament shaker element. I would also like to show you how easy it is to incorporate dies with other card elements. In this case, I added my die as the focal point on a stitched card.
So, let's get started. First I stitched the frame with embroidery floss, and then began working on my shaker.
I used one of the ornaments from the Ornaments 2 set from Elizabeth Crafts.
I took the base piece and cut a hole in the centre of my stitched frame and in the centre of a piece of white craft foam. The card is cut to 5" x 5" and the foam to 4.75" x 4.75".
I cut a piece of acetate about 3" x 3" and placed double sided tape adhesive on all four sides and adhered it to the back of the ornament opening. This will create my "window".
Next I adhered the foam. I always rub the opening of a shaker card with my anti-static tool. This will prevent anything getting stuck to the glue that sometimes seeps through on the sides of the window.
I cut out the ornament shape out of red mirror cardstock, and adhered it to the acetate.
When I placed the panel on the card, I didn't like the red background. Too much red since I was planning on using red microbeads in the shaker, so I adhered a 3" x 3" piece of white card as the closure to my "window" after I had placed the microbeads in it. Lastly, I adhered the whole panel to a 5.25" x 5.25" red card base.
As a finishing touch, I added a little bow and a few gold flat backed pearls to the centre.
All that was left to do was the inside of the card. I added a few fancy corners that I had left over from another project and stamped my Christmas greeting. This is a stamp from the Christmas Sayings stamp set by Creative Expressions.
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Till next time,
Crafty hugs,
This is so stunning!! The stitching looks amazing!! Wow!! I love the shaker ornament!! So beautiful, my friend!! Have a great weekend!! Big hugs :)
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A Mermaid's Crafts
Oh Lena, this is spectacular! There aren't enough words to describe this beauty. The stitching, the shaker, the sheer elegance throughout is breathtaking. You have such a gift, my friend. Thank you for the sweet inspiration. :)
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Karen
This is such a great card!!!
ReplyDeleteI told you on Facebook also.
You are becomming a real pro with your stitching
xxx
Stunning! I love it.
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Em xoxo
Gorgeous card!! I saw on FB and I absolutely LOVE it!
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Migdalia
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