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Sunday, February 23, 2020

Panda Shaker Card

Hello friends! Today I have a shaker card tutorial to share with you, with three very cute pandas. Shaker cards will always bring a smile to the recipient and they are also such fun to make.

Both boys have their birthday in February, and I can't believe we now have a ten-year old and soon a five-year old in the house. Leo loves pandas and I made this card for him.

Layers of ink - Panda Shaker Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

Leo has a sweet habit of saying 'today is the best day since it is Monday/Friday/we will go to the play ground/we will build transformers/he will cycle, and many other reasons', which is a pretty good way of looking at life. That's why I was extra happy to find a sentiment stamp with this exact expression. One big heart and lots of small ones, made with a die and a stencil. Change the colors and use a different animal to create this card in other themes. It is 6 x 6 in.

Layers of ink - Panda Shaker Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

Start by die cutting the Whittle Panda from Poppy Stamps three times, from watercolor paper.

Layers of ink - Panda Shaker Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Color the pandas.

I colored the panda by picking up black pigment directly from a Scribble Stick. You can also use ordinary watercolor paint, or Distress Ink.

Layers of ink - Panda Shaker Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

For the background, I smeared texture paste through the Memory Box Drifting Hearts stencil, also on watercolor paper.

Layers of ink - Panda Shaker Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Die cut the heart window.

When the paste was dry, I die cut the Memory Box Happy Heart Collage from the center of the paper.

Layers of ink - Panda Shaker Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

Mist the paper with Twisted Citron and Cracked Pistachio Distress Spray Stain. Pick up the mist from some of the hearts with a paper towel, so that they look lighter than the background.

Layers of ink - Panda Shaker Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Fill the shaker window with mica flakes.

Cut a piece of acetate and adhere behind the window, first adding the panda that peeks out. Add foam tape around the heart and a pile of Tim Holtz mica flakes in the middle. You can also use sequins, glitter or beads. Place a second piece of acetate on top.

Layers of ink - Panda Shaker Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

The whole panel was adhered to the background folded cardstock with foam tape. As a final touch, I glued some Simon Says Stamp sequins to the card. Leo loves to find sequins on my desk and on the floor. Like finding little treasures.

Layers of ink - Panda Shaker Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

These little pandas are so cute.

Layers of ink - Panda Shaker Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

The sentiments come from the Simon Says Stamp Tiny Words Birthday set.

Layers of ink - Panda Shaker Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Tiny panda.

The mica flakes glitter very much in the shaker window and they are fun to shake around.

Layers of ink - Panda Shaker Card Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

 If the card lies flat, the entire window can almost be covered in mica flakes.



Thank you so much stopping by here blog today!  

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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