Shaker Cards Class February 23, 2004
Instruction Page
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SUPPLIES
CARDSTOCK
BLACK
DYE INKPAD
CHALK
CATSEYES
RUBBERSTAMPS
WITH SHAPED IMAGE OUTLINE
FOAM
TAPE
ACETATE
RED
LINER TAPE – ¼” WIDE
TINY
BEADS OR GLITTER
RIBBON
STAMP IMAGE YOU WANT THE
SHAPE OF THE SHAKER OPENING TO BE WITH ANY INKPAD AND YOU WILL NOT NEED THE
IMAGE SO IMPRESSION DOES NOT NEED TO BE PERFECT. YOU WILL WANT ROOM AROUND THE
IMAGE TO FOR THE SHAKER BOX. YOU NEED TO CUT OUT THE STAMPED IMAGE WITH AN
EXACTO KNIFE. DO NOT WORRY ABOUT BEING PERFECT AS YOU CAN COME BACK WITH
SCISSORS AND EVEN THINGS OUT
TIP – FOR CIRCULAR AREAS
TURN THE MAT AND HOLD KNIFE IN PLACE
WHEN DONE CUTTING WITH THE KNIFE YOU CAN FIX ANY BUMPY AREAS WITH SCISSORS
NOW STAMP THE IMAGE AGAIN
FOR THE INSIDE OF THE SHAKER
YOU CAN STAMP WITH BLACK
AS IN 1 SAMPLE OR WITH ANY COLOR YOU WANT THE OUTLINE TO BE, IT DEPENDS ON THE
HOW BOLD YOU WANT THE IMAGE TO BE
MAKE SURE THERE IS
ADEQUATE SPACE AROUND THE IMAGE TO PUT TOGETHER WITH THE CUTOUT TOP
I USED A MULTICOLOR
ADIRONDACK PAD ON THE OTHER BUTTERFLY
NEXT I TOOK THE CHALK CATSEYES AND RUBBED OVER THE IMAGE UNTIL I HAD MY DESIRED LOOK, LAY THE CUT OUT SECTION OVER IT TO SEE HOW YOU WILL LIKE THE VIEW
NEXT I DID SOME DTP TO THE
CUTOUT PIECE WITH THE CATSEYE INKPADS TRYING TO ROUGHLY LINE UP THE COLORS WITH
THE WAY I COLORED THE IMAGE
I ALSO RAN THE INKPAD AROUIND THE INSIDE EDGES OF THE CUTOUT, KIND OF MATCHING THE COLORS AGAIN
NOW LAY THE CUTOUT TOP
OVER THE COLORED BOTTOM AND MATCH UP THE OPENING TO HOW YOU WANT IT TO LOOK
YOU MAY WANT TO STICK THE
PIECES TOGETHER WITH REMOVEABLE TAPE
CUT THE PIECES TO
THE FINAL DESIRED SIZE
TAKE THE TOP PIECE AND
TURN OVER ATTACH A PIECE OF ACETATE FOR THE SHAKER WINDOW
CUT PIECES OF FOAM TAPE TO
FIT AROUND THE EDGES OF THE BACK OF THE CUTOUT, ATTACH THE TAPE TO YOUR PIECE
TAKE MORE FOAM TAPE AND
CUT TO FIT CLOSER TO THE OPENING, ATTACH THAT TOO
POUR A SMALL AMOUNT OF
GLITTER OR BEADS OR CONFETTI INTO THE OPENING YOU HAVE FORMED OVER THE ACETATE
PEEL THE LINER OFF THE
FOAM TAPE AND THEN ATTACH YOUR BOTTOM PIECE
IT LOOKS CUTE NOW BUT YOU
WANT TO MAKE THE SIDES LOOK NICE TOO
PEEL OFF THE LINER AND
POUR ON THE BEADS OR GLITTER
FOR THE COLOR VARIATIONS I
WANTED I WOULD SPRINKLE BEADS OVER DIFFERENT AREAS AND THEN POUR THE EXCESS BACK
IN THE CONTAINER AND MOVE TO THE NEXT COLOR
FOR THE LAST COLOR USED YOU
WANT TO PRESS ALL SIDES AND FRONT PORTIONS FIRMLY INTO THE BEADS
NEXT I CUT SMALL PIECES OF
RIBBON TO FOLD AROUND THE CORNERS FOR A DECORATIVE EDGE THEN ATTACH IT TO A CARD
FRONT