PPA 288

Howdy!

Today's PPA challenge was a sketch (see right).  I went back and forth quite a bit with his sketch.  I couldn't decide what kind of card it should be, or even a color scheme.  Then it hit me... a shaker card!  That circle was perfect!  Now for a type and colors.  I recently got the Have a Cuppa DSP Stack and was flipping through it.  When I saw the cupcakes I was done.  I would use the cupcake paper as my background/card front and make a birthday shaker card!

So, I cut a piece of Basic Gray to 10" x 5", scored at 5" to create a 5" x 5" card base (note:  this is the smallest square card that can safely mailed).  Then, I cut my DSP and a piece of thick white cardstock to 4 3/4" x 4 3/4".  I went ahead and adhered these with some snail.  I wanted to be sure that my card front had plenty of stability.  From here, I used my Circles Collection Framelits to cut my shaker window.  While I had my dies and everything out, I used the same circle framelit with the next size up on Melon Mambo to create a frame for my window.  I used some Tombow to attach the frame to the front and to glue a square of acetate to the back of the card front to create my actual window.


Next, I added a piece of White Stitched Satin Ribbon to the left side using a bit of fuse on the back of the card front.  Then, I stamped my sentiment from Suite Sayings with Memento Tuxedo Black and quickly covered that with clear embossing powder.  After I heat set that, I punched it out with the Extra Large Oval and adhered that to a piece of Melon Mambo that I punched out with the Decorative Label Punch, which I placed under the window.

Now, it's time to create the shaker.  I placed foam strip around the window and all over the back of the card front.  Then, I added glitter and sequins and sealed it up by placing my card base on foam tape.  Finally, I added a matching bow with mini glue dots, and VIOLA!

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