Sunday, November 15, 2009

Serendipity Stamps November Challenge - Shaped Card



This month's challenge for Serendipity Stamps is a really fun one. Create a shaped card! For my card, I chose to make a Christmas bulb/ornament shaped card that is also a shaker card.

I stamped my Serendipity Stamps image from the Peace On Earth set #1134QCL on a clear piece of acetate and colored it with permanent Sharpie marker. Next I added silver stickles glitter to the top of the image ornament to make it look matalic and sparkle-y. Then, using my circle nestibilities dies I cut the red circle boarder and adhered it to on top of the acetate. Flipping the acetate over I carefully placed foam tape to cover the perimeter of the circle making sure there were no gaps or spaces. Next I added a teaspoon or so of decorative flakes to give it a snow globe shaker card look. A final back ground circle of white card stock was adhered to cover and keep the "snow" inside the shaker.



Now I was ready for the card. Using my scalloped Nestibilities die I cut a circle shaped card and then adhered the shaker to the center of it. I think my ribbon covers the next step but my ornament card does have a silver top/hanger just like in the image. Finally I added a red ribbon and silver cord to hang it.

My ornament card does open to reveal the sentiment "Peace on Earth" on the inside.

I know I tend to get a bit wordy in my explanations but please don't think this was tedious or difficult to do. In fact, this little shaker ornament card was so much fun to make that I started a production line of the pieces and began making 2 dozen of them for my own use to send for Christmas. I hope you'll give shaker cards a try.

Be sure to stop by the rest of the Serendipity Stamp team's blogs to view the shaped cards they've created for this month's challenge:


Amy Cokley
Anya Schrier
Kathie Bailey
Lynda Benden
Shannon Teubner
Yvonne Hagane


Cheers!

Jennifer

10 comments:

  1. Jennifer, your shaker card is GORGEOUS! I love the colors and the entire design. Awesome job!
    AND your ornament is just stunning. Love that too.
    ...And I LOVE your horse!! I wish that was me... I had a white arabian horse when I was younger and I loved every minute that I could spend with him!
    You are one lucky girl!

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  2. WOW WOW WOW this is just gorgeous! I love it! Stunning!

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  3. Beautiful! Who wouldn't love to get that card in the mail! Great work!

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  4. Jennifer this is stunning. Hugs

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  5. Wowza, Jennifer. This one and the ornament below are both over the top amazing. You always do such beautiful work.

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  6. This is beautiful Jennifer. Love that stamp.

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  7. Your shaker card is beautiful Jennifer! Love all the details!

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  8. This is beautiful. I've got to go back and look at it again.

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