Cheers and Happy New Year!

Cheers! I'm totally excited to announce that I've joined the talented designers for Topflight Stamps, a fantastic online stamp shop that carries wonderful products from around the world! I've been a satisfied customer for years and now I get to design for them. It's a dream come true!

Here's a shaker card to celebrate both the New Year and my new gig!

View from the front:

View from above so you can see the shaker's contents!

Products Used:

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

The Fat Cats, Drinky by Katzelkraft

Canary Yellow Prism Dye Ink by Hunkydory

Fire Coral Prism Dye Ink by Hunkydory

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest® Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Copic® Markers: BV0000, C0, C1, C2, C3, C4, YG21, YG25, B02, B04, R81, RV91 YR20, YR31

Blue Stardust® Glitter Gel Pen by Sakura

Layered Champagne Die-namics Die Set by My Favorite Things®

Cheers Die Set by Cheery Lynn Designs

Confetti Stencil by Newton's Nook Designs

Polka Dot Parade and Gingham Jewel Tones Patterned Paper by Sunny Studio Stamps

Yellow DoubleDot Patterned Paper by BoBunny Press®

Orange Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Glitter Paper Stack Pad by DCWV®

Celebrate, Citrine, Storm Clouds Sparkle Blends by Doodles Paper Playground

Disco Ball and Macarena Bead Dazzles by Ranger

Eclipse Tape by Judikins

Clear Acetate

Black Crafty Foam Tape by Scrapbook Adhesives® by 3L

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of orange cardstock in half, score, and fold to form a 6" square card.
2. Cut polka dotted patterned paper to 5.75" square, edge with Fire Coral ink, then adhere to the card to create the card front.
3. Use Memento ink to stamp the cat onto white cardstock and onto masking paper.
4. Fussy-cut the Eclipse tape cat and adhere atop its counterpart to mask the image.
5. Sponge Canary Yellow Prism Dye Ink over the image. 
6. Place Repositionable Scotch Tape across the base of the image panel.
7. Place the stencil over the image panel and sponge Fire Coral Prism over the stencil. 
8. Lift the stencil and the tape. 
9. Cover the stenciled top part of the image panel and lightly sponge Fire Coral and Canary Yellow across the bottom of the image panel. You'll find that the inks blend beautifully together.
10. Trim the image panel and sponge the edges with Fire Coral ink.
11. Trim blue glitter paper so that it's slightly larger than the image panel then mat the image panel.
12. Position the champagne glass onto the image panel and die-cut. Reserve the stenciled and glitter paper die cuts for later use. I used the stenciled one on the inside of the card but didn't photograph it. Oops.
13. Die-cut a scrap of the blue glitter paper with the Cheers die.
14. Remove the Eclipse Tape mask and color the cat with Copic markers. 
15. Use the glitter pen to add glitter to the stamped confetti.
16. Adhere the sentiment as shown.
17. Sponge the edges of the champagne glass opening with Fire Coral ink.
18. Adhere acetate behind the aperture cut with the window die to create the window for the shaker card.
19. Add a double layer of foam tape around the aperture to create the opening for the shaker contents.
20. Add sparkles and micro-beads to shaker.
21. Remove the backing of the tape and seal the shaker with a strip of yellow DoubleDot patterned paper.
22. Cut a piece of gingham patterned paper .5" larger than the blue glitter paper and edge with Fire Coral ink.
23. Adhere the matted image panel/shaker onto the gingham patterned paper. 
24. Cut blue glitter paper slightly larger than the gingham paper.
25. Mat the gingham paper with the glitter paper and adhere the image panel to the card front.

Thanks for visiting today!