"Sunflower Shaker"

I made this cool shaker card yesterday. I saw one on Kathy's desk and I had to make one. It isn't a normal shaker card because the middle that holds in the shaker stuff is organdy material, not a baggie or acetate sheet. It is super cool. Easy card to make but takes a while because there is a lot of steps. The card is a tri fold and is made out of double sided 12 x 12 paper. So first cut the paper 5 1/2 by 12 then score at 4 and 8. You might have to cut a thin strip off of one end so that it will close smoothly.

The flower and leaves are a sizzix die cut. You will have to make two of each because the same image that is on the front is also on the reverse side inside the card, like this picture. The scanner messes up the colors a little on this but in real life it matches perfect and looks real good.
After you cut out your die cut, you need to cut a circle out of the front of the card and the inside flap. For that I folded the card so and used a small circle nestabilities. Don't put the back flap of the card through or you will have a hole in the back of your card. The die cut flower we used didn't have the big hole inside either so we ran that through the cuttlebug with the same circle nestabilities so the would be the same size.

After you have your circles cut, you can adhere the flower and stem to the front and inside of the card. The card will still open three ways so on the opposite sides of the flowers, put tacky tape around the circle to hold down the material. Then you take a piece of organdy material (purchased at JoAnn's) and fold it in half and place one part on the tacky tape. You then put tacky tape around the circle on top of the material. Then put in what ever you want to "shake" remove the red line from the tape and fold the material over so it makes a pouch of shaker stuff.

Then after the "shaker pouch" is secure, you can adhere the front cover to the inside so that it will open like a regular card. If it sounds kind of confusing, sorry, I should have taken pictures while I was making it. It was super easy to make there is just a lot of steps and it takes a while. But it is so worth it cause it looks super cool.
Paper: Really Rust, Close To Cocoa, More Mustard, DP
Accessories: Sizzix Die Cuts, Nestabilities, Cuttlebug, Organdy Material, Beads and Sequins, Tacky Tape

"I'm So Sorry"

I am so sorry that didn't get anything new posted today. Since I didn't get anything new stamped I decided to post one of my favorite cards to make. I made this one last year but I don't think I ever posted it. I wanted to stamp so bad last night but I spent the day and night on the couch. I can't walk right now. There is something wrong with my foot. It is swollen and so painful. I didn't hurt it or drop something on it so I don't know what happened. I am going to the doctor on Monday to get an x-ray. I have it wrapped with an ice pack and Tony is letting me use his crutches cause I can't put any pressure on it. I can't even wear a sock cause that hurts too bad. We are going on Vacation on Tuesday to Yosemite and I am so bummed that I am hurt. I hope that they will find out what is wrong and give me something for the pain so I can enjoy Yosemite. I am so excited to go and see the waterfalls, drive through the trunk of the big Redwood trees and go hiking. Tony said that I might have to stay back and not hike but I don't want to do that. Why do things like this happen out of the blue? If I can figure out how to sit tomorrow where my foot doesn't hurt I would love to stamp. I need to ink up my penguins!!!
Stamps: Treat Yourself, Something To Celebrate
Paper: Real Red, Whisper White
Ink: Real Red, Basic Black
Accessories: Cupcake Sprinkles, Exacto-Knife, Small Baggie, SU Markers