Valentine Flat Shaker Card by Sara Cook

Hi everyone! I have a valentine card using the plastic sleeve from the dies to create a flat shaker card. I have been seeing them around and found out how to make them. They are really easy to make and using the plastic packaging the dies come in.

Background Panel:

Use the smooshing technique with Distress Oxide Shaded Lilac and Spun Sugar smooshed on a glass mat. Spritz the ink. Take Open Studio Watercolor paper, sprig with water, and dab in the ink randomly. Re-ink and repeat until you have a light color. Let dry. Trim down paper just under 4" x 4".

Die Cuts:

Die cut both the Neighborhood Heart Frame and Sending Love Posh Scrip dies from a matching paper from the Twilight Purple pad. Die cut the 2nd smallest Double Stitch Loving Heart die from the white Polished Foil paper pad. Adhere the sentiment to the heart die cut.

Shaker:

Cut the plastic sleeve the dies come in to create 1 flat sheet that is around 5 1/4" x 5 1/4". Add double sided tape around the back of the background panel. Remove only 3 sides of the tape and lay front side down in the center of the plastic sheet. Wrap the plastic sheet over 1 side than the opposites side, making sure the plastic is tight. Trim down the corners so the plastic lays flat. Trim the other side too. Pour Distress Rock Candy Glitter and Mica Flakes into the front pouch. Remove the backing from the adhesive and fold down the plastic tight.

Assembly:

Create a 41/4" 4 1/4" card base from white card stock. Add double sided tape or tape running to the back side of the shaker. Adhere to the front center of the card base. Add 1/8" double sided tape around the Neighborhood Heart Frame outside edge and heart. Adhere to the top of the shaker. Add double sided tape to the back of the heart with the sentiment and adhere to the center of the frame. Add a purple Fair Jewel for the top of the "I". You cannot use liquid glue to adhere to the plastic and hence why the sentiment is added to the heart first then the shaker element.