Happy Friday, Ellen Hutson Fans! I'm sure you have been enjoying this week of fabulous Pretty Pink Posh inspiration as much as I have!
My card today has one of my favorite elements to make, a shaker tag! It uses these awesome Pretty Pink Posh products (clockwise from upper left in the photo below): Stitched Duo 1 tag dies, Blissful Butterflies stamp set, Blissful Butterflies dies, and Pretty Pink Posh Sequins:
Here's how to make it:
DIE CUT TAG - Using one of the Distress Oxide panels I created in this background making session (using Broken China and Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide inks), I die cut the Stitched Duo 1 tag and Blissful Butterflies dies at the same time in my Big Shot. Cut an additional full tag (with no butterfly cut out) from Neenah Solar White 110 Lb. Cardstock to use later as a backer for the shaker.
STAMP TAG - Stamp the tiny solid butterfly, dotted butterfly trail, and "hello" sentiment from the Blissful Butterflies stamp set onto the tag front with Versamark ink and gold heat emboss:
MAKE SHAKER - Cut a piece of acetate to fit over the butterfly die cut hole on the reverse side of the tag, then cut pieces of 1/4" X-Press It Foam Mounting Tape and position it around the edges of the acetate and butterfly cut out, to hold the acetate to the back of the tag. The foam tape serves a dual purpose -- to adhere the acetate to the back of the tag AND it creates a well in which to place your shaker elements (sequins). If you have thicker shaker elements, just double the height of the foam tape:
PREPARE BACKGROUND - Adhere two strips of contrasting Distress Oxide background (made using Spiced Marmalade and Fossilized Amber Distress Inks) using 1/4" High Tack Double-Sided Tape to a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" panel of watercolor paper. Using Gold Zig Wink of Stella Glitter Brush Marker, squeeze the barrel of the marker until ink starts flowing from the brush, then splatter it onto the background:
FILL SHAKER - I used Pretty Pink Posh's 6mm Marshmallow, 6mm Sand, and a mixture of 4mm, 6mm and 8mm Sparkling Clear sequins to fill the shaker well I created with the foam tape:
Next, remove the liners from the foam tape and position the additional full die cut Stitched Duo 1 tag over the shaker; press to seal. Adhere the shaker element at an angle onto the prepared background. Attach background to a Neenah Solar White 110 Lb. Cardstock card base.
This shaker tag can be made with many different small die cut images/windows in it, customized to fit your card-giving needs or the season. I hope you'll have fun trying it!
