Spring shaker card| Polkadoodles

A new challenge started today on the Polkadoodles challenge blog. As a Design Team, we were given the theme “spring is here” for this challenge. A perfect moment to make a Spring shaker card. For you, the theme is always “Anything goes”. The best part is you don’t need to use a Polkadoodles image. So I hope you will join us in this challenge.

For this card, I used the digital stamp “Gnome spring lambs/sheep’s”. Isn’t this gnome super sweet? I used the sentiment from the sentiment set “Spring Gnome fun”, quotes and sentiments”. For the pattern paper, I used the set “Spring Gnome”.

• I have a card base measuring 13 centimetres by 13 centimetres. For this, you need a piece of card stock measuring 26 centimetres by 13 centimetres. Score at the long side at 13 centimetres.
• Digital patterned paper measuring 12 centimeters by 12 centimeters
• A white piece of card stock to make the background.
• White card stock to make a square frame from.
• White paper to make the grass on
• DCP paper to print the digital image on

I printed my digital stamp on DCP paper and coloured it with my alcohol markers. I wanted it to match the digital paper, so I used pink for the gnome his hat.

• The hat: Rose pink, Pale Pink, Pastel Pink and Salmon pink to make the colour a little less bright.
• Nose: Barely Beige, Salmon Pink and Peachy blush
• Beard and shoes: Cool Grey 5, Cool Grey 4 and Cool Grey 1.
• sheep’s fleece: Cool Grey 1 and Pearl white
• Inside of the flower: Amber, Terra Stone and Dark Yellow.
• Petals of the flower: Cool Grey 4, Cool Grey 1 and the colourless blender.
• Sheep’s legs: Cool Grey 9, Cool Grey 8 and Cool Grey 7.

I printed the sentiment on DCP paper. I used this paper to make my background. I must be careful with my ink around the sentiment. This ink can bleed out.

I wanted to create a spring feeling. This gnome with his sheep in the grass with sunshine in the background. So, I used my chalk ink to create the sunshine in the background. I also created some grass with my ink.

With my square-shaped dies, I make the square frame. This is an easy way to make a shaker part. I place some acetate behind the square frame. To create the dimension, I need to put foam tape behind my frame. I put some sequins and lay them on top of my background. Now I can place the frame on top of that. And the shaker part is ready.

On top of the shaker part, I glue my grass. I stick my digital stamp on top of that.

Now I can put the card together. On top of my base card, I place the digital paper. On top of my patterned paper, I stick my shaker part. And the card is ready.

Thank you for reading my blog. Hope to see you again.

Our card is ready and now let’s end this crafting adventure, enjoy the creative process and explore more possibilities to inspire, create and share.

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• Alcohol Markers
• Chalk Ink
• Square Dies
• Sunbeam Stencil
• Grass Stencil
• Sequins

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