Birthday Shaker Card

I'm sorry to say that my reign as A Colorful Life Designs' April Guest Designer is coming to an end. However, I had a blast and I'm going out with a super-fun and easy birthday shaker card created with their Banded Split Stencil Set and their wonderful Card Bling!

Do you have oodles of patterned paper that you rarely use because it is outdated? I know I do! The Banded Split Stencil Set makes it super easy to update that paper with a graphic punch!

Here's my shaker card!

Products Used:

Banded Split Stencil Set by A Colorful Life Designs

Opaque Iridescent Light Turquoise Card Bling by A Colorful Life Designs

Opalescent Hydrangea Card Bling by A Colorful Life Designs

Black Iridescent Card Bling by A Colorful Life Designs

Kioshi 6x6 Patterned Paper Pad by Basic Grey

Purple and Black Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko *

Oval Nestabilities Die Set by Spellbinders

Nameplate by Spellbinders

Happy Birthday Sentiment Die by All Occasion Dies

Acetate from packaging

Black Foam Tape

Non-static Gizmo

Low-Tack Tape

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Instructions:

1. Create a 5.5" square card from purple cardstock. Set aside.
2. Place the patterned paper onto the STAY-tion.
3. Use magnets and/or low-tack tape to secure the Banded Split Stencil (without the band mask) on top of the patterned paper and onto the STAY-tion.
4. Sponge Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink over the stencil onto the patterned paper. Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink is a pigment ink, so it will most likely cover the pattern in one pass. 
5. Remove the stencil and heat set the patterned paper.
6. Position and secure an oval die from the Nestabilities Oval Die Set cutting side down on the center band stenciled onto the patterned paper.
7. Run the patterned paper/die combo through your Die Cutting machine.
8. Trim the patterned paper to 5.25" square.
9. Edge the patterned paper and edges of the oval aperture with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink.
10. Place the patterned paper over the reserved card and lightly trace the oval aperture onto the card.
11. Remove the patterned paper panel and flip it over.
12. Adhere the acetate over the the aperture on the back of the patterned paper panel.
13. Add foam tape around the tracing of the oval on the front of the purple card to form a well, taking care to seal the oval. 
14. Erase the tracing.
15. Add foam tape to the front of the purple card, leaving 1/8" border on the card's edges.
16. Pounce the Non-static Gizmo around the acetate and the edges of the foam tape. Blow out the excess.
17. Fill the well on the front of the card with the Card Bling.
18. Peel the foam tape and adhere the patterned paper to the card.
19. Use the sentiment dies to cut purple cardstock.
20. Use the nameplate die to cut black cardstock.
21. Adhere the sentiment die-cuts onto the nameplate die.
22. Adhere the sentiment die-cut onto the card as shown.
23. Use Card Bling to embellish the nameplate and finish the card.

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