Clean and Simple Ink-Blended Christmas Shaker - Hero Arts
Posted by Jessica Frost-Ballas on November 17, 2020

Clean and Simple Ink-Blended Christmas Shaker

Good morning! Jess here with a clean and simple ink-blended Christmas shaker! As we're headed into Christmas card crunch time, I thought I'd share a way to quickly create an interactive card!

I started by blending Soft Pink, Stone Wash, and Navy ink onto Hero Hues Dove White cardstock with a blending brush. I kept my hand light for a soft background. I let it dry completely and then stamped a few silhouette images from Snowy Town with Embossing & Watermark ink and heat-embossed it with Black Embossing Powder.

Next I die-cut the Rolling Hills Window Die from an A2 panel of Hero Hues Dove White cardstock. I stamped the sentiment from Snowy Town with Embossing & Watermark ink and heat-embossed it with Black Embossing Powder. Next I adhered a piece of acetate behind the window and then added a double layer of foam mounting tape around the opening. I filled it with clear confetti and sparkly beads and then sealed it with the blended panel. I really love creating shaker cards but you could keep it even simpler and skip the shaker part if you're short on time! ;) You could also just die-cut a window with the Nesting Circle Infinity dies or the Paper Layering Window Shutters die to change up the design a bit!

And that's it! Thanks so much for stopping by today and have a wonderful rest of your week!

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CM469 Snowy Town - Hero Arts
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DI828 Rolling Hills Window Die (B) -...
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AF168 Soft Pink Shadow Ink - Hero Arts
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AF211 Stone Wash Mid-Tone Shadow Ink...
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AF234 Navy Mid-Tone Shadow Ink - Hero...
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PS325 Hero Hues Dove white - Hero Arts
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AF419 Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink...
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PW119 Detail Black - Hero Arts
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PS775 Acetete Card Panels 4.25" x...
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DI199 Nesting Circle Infinity Dies...
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DI772 Paper Layering Window Shutters...
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3 comments

Awesome card Jess, I love the idea and the beautiful soft colours.
Thank you so much for sharing, stay safe and have a wonderful weekend.

Henriëtte,

Such a lovely shaker card creation – beautiful work! TFS

Gail Scott,

Beautiful colors and blending. I want to blend like you when (if?) I grow up ;-)

KC Wong,

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