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Shaker Cards
A Shaker Card is a card with a clear
window or pouch, filled with small items that move when the card is
shaken. Shaker cards are made with a piece of foam core board used
to create the space in which shakeable items are put.
MATERIALS
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Die cut shaker card - card with
centre
pre-cut or you can do it yourself |
A4 clear acetate film (OHT plastic is also OK) |
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Assorted stamps (House Mouse -
Petal throwing and My Stamps - Daisy) |
Radiant Pearls Paints (christmas rose, celestial sky, twilight time) |
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Sharp Kai scissors |
Lumiere paints (green) |
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SuperTape double sided tape |
White A4 card |
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Possible inclusions inside the shaker
card: seed beads, shimmery leaves, chopped up Crystal Shred or
cardboard
petals. |
Various Tombo markers
(in a variety of shades of pink and yellow) |
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PROCEDURE
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Cut a rectangle
of Foam Core Board (F.C.B.) about 1cm shorter than the
finished card will be. Mark out the size of the shaker window onto
the F.C.B. make sure it is
centred. |
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Cut a window from the F.C.B.
so it is .8mm larger than
the actual opening for the window on the card - this way you shouldn't be
able to see the F.C.B. when finished. |
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On a separate piece of white card
bigger than the opening of the shaker card will be, stamp what will be
your background picture and then colour. I
coloured with Tombo markers and Radiant Pearls paints.
The combination of these 2 mediums gives a bold and bright result with a
touch of glitz. |
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On a piece of white card cut to the same size as
the shaker card front, create a facing. I have stamped daisy's to
frame the mouse, leaving the centre free of images as this bit will be cut
out so the mouse can be seen. |
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Colour facing with Tombos and carefully cut out the
middle. Attach facing to card with double sided tape. |
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Stick a piece of
acetate (about 1 cm larger than opening) over the opening -
ie directly behind where you just stuck the facing. |
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Stick pieces of
paper over the edges of the F.C.B. to neaten it up before sticking the
F.C.B. to the top of the acetate using double sided tape, make sure that you don't leave any
gaps or the inclusions may stick or fall out. |
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Place your inclusions, seed
beads, petals etc, on top of the acetate sheet and glue the
background picture on to the back of the F.C.B. so the picture is facing the
acetate. Make sure you glue the picture the right way up, otherwise your
image will be upside down. Finish by gluing the flap of the card to
F.C.B. so the messy bits are hidden. |
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HINTS & TIPS
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Some things that can be put into a
Shaker card are: spices, seeds,
nuts, paperclips, pot pourri, rose petals, glitter, foil shapes, confetti,
beads, rice, sand, dried foods (pasta, beans, lentils etc.), coins, buttons,
feathers, coffee beans, hardware items (nails, screws etc.) anything that will
fit really. |
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