DCM - Shake it!

Good morning!

There's a fun challenge over on the Daring Cardmakers blog today to round off July in style!

Rizwana has challenged us to create a shaker project - doesn't have to be a card, but it can definitely be part of a card design. :)

Here's what I came up with:

Stamps: Mama Elephant - Mini Everyday Messages, The Stamp Market - Scallop Background Builder
Dies: Simon Says Stamp - Sentiment Labels, The Stamp Market - Pieces of My Heart, The Stamp Market - Stitched Shaker Windows

I knew I wanted to create a shaker window with the Pieces of My Heart die from The Stamp Market, but I first needed to create a background for that element.

Enter the Scallop Background Builder stamps and a selection of fun ink colours.

I tried out the white Concord & 9th cardstock from my recent cardstock bundle purchase at Seven Hills Crafts and it's definitely a super smooth white finish.

If you don't need the thickness of 110 lb white cardstock, this is a good alternative for stamping.

I cut the larger heart from the Pieces of My Heart die set from Marshmallow cardstock for the frame and then from the stamped background to create the aperture. I also saved the cutout segments for future use.

I like to use my Fiskars trimmer if I need to gut a cardstock panel - in this case the Mushroom grey C&9th cardstock used for the mat to the background panel.

Once my shaker window was done, I used the confetti die from the Stitched Shaker Windows die set by The Stamp Market to cut the confetti from pink and peach tones of C&9th cardstock.

Unlike using sequins, these confetti elements are flat - so you don't need to double up or use thicker foam tape, i.e. less bulk!

Finally, I stamped a sentiment from Mini Everyday Messages by Mama Elephant and heat embossed it in white.

And that's it done!

Make sure you head on over to the Daring Cardmakers blog to check out the fun projects from the rest of the design team and play along if you can!

Happy crafting!

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Mama Elephant - Mini Everyday Messages stamps Shop at: EH | SHC	The Stamp Market - Scallop Background Builder stamps Shop at: MISC	Simon Says Stamp - Sentiment Labels dies Shop at: SSS	The Stamp Market - Pieces of My Heart dies Shop at: MISC
The Stamp Market - Stitched Shaker Windows dies Shop at: MISC	Altenew - Blush dye ink Shop at: EH | MISC	Lawn Fawn - Carrot ink pad Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC	Lawn Fawn - Celery stick ink pad Shop at: EH | SHC
Lawn Fawn - Kiddie Pool ink pad Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC	Lawn Fawn - Peachy Keen ink pad Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SHC	Lawn Fawn - Sunflower ink pad Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC	PTI - Lavender Moon ink pad Shop at: MISC
Versamark ink pad Shop at: AZ | EH | SHC	Altenew - Red Sunset ink cube set Shop at: EH | MISC | SHC	Bazzill Cardshoppe - Marshmallow Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	Bazzill Cardshoppe - Rock Candy Shop at: AZ | EH
Concord & 9th - Assorted cardstock pack Shop at: EH | SHC	Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: AZ | EH | SSS	Crafter's Companion heat-resistant acetate Shop at: AZ	Hero Arts - White embossing powder Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SHC
Ranger - Multi-Medium Matte adhesive Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	3M Scotch double-sided foam tape Shop at: AZ | EH	EK Success powder tool Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	Lawn Fawn - Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SHC
MISTI creative corners Shop at: EH | SBC	MISTI stamping tool Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	Sizzix - Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	Thermoweb iCraft - Purple tape for die-cutting - 1 1/2" Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC
Fiskars 12" reinforced paper trimmer Shop at: AZ | EH	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC

Comments

[Svenja]

This is lovely! The structured heart does give it an elegant touch, too.