Apple for Teacher

Apple for Teacher

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As usual, I started by die cutting my base panels,

Attached the two bottom panels together,

Added an acetate window and double layer of foam tape.

I am only making the big window a shaker.

I added another piece of acetate to the back. . .

It makes it much easier to place your shaker when it is already sealed up

Then I placed the shaker on the base panel.

I stamped, colored and cut my images.

I am leaving the fronl blank because I do not know if I will

 use this card for new teacher, teach appreciation or end of year. 

I can always attach a sentiment to the front or just put it all on the inside!

I added some more sequins to the front and love how this turned out!

For this card I used the Apple for Teacher blend.

This is one of my favorite blends!

I love the primary color mix!

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There are more great Sparkle Blends over at the 

Doodles Paper Playground Etsy Shop!

You can use my code FAWN10 for 10% off your order.

There is also a Facebook group where you can share 

creations you have made with Sparkle Blends!

Come check it out, share some inspiration!

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CAS Sunset Shaker

 Hello! Alison Heikkila here. Did you catch my latest FB Live for Doodles Paper Playground? I decided to make a Clean & Simple (CAS) Shaker card using the Curve-Tastic Circle Die from Your Next Stamp. I thought it would look cool to give it a sunset effect, so that's what we did.

I pulled the same Distress Inks Rhiannon chose for my Fairy Grotto card's sunset: Kitsch Flamingo, Mustard Seed, and Ripe Persimmon. I used Kitsch Flamingo around the edge of the card base too.

In the shaker window, we used a combination of four Sparkle Blends! Orange Creamsicle, You're Flamazing, Pineapple Garden, and Hey Chickie. These 4 Blends go together so well, and created the perfect sunset vibe. The viewers chose the "You Are Incredible" die from Erin Lee Creative for the sentiment.

I don't do CAS Shakers too often, but with all of the "busy" and layered things I have been making lately, it was nice to do something sort of plain, but still cool. Have you made a CAS Shaker with your Sparkle Blends? Share it in the Sparkle Blends Fan Club! I'd love to see it. And if you didn't catch the FB Live from Thursday, click HERE to check it out. Please be sure to visit the Sparkle Blends Shop on Esty to see the all of the available Sparkle Blends. Thanks for stopping by. Have an inspiring day!

Pineapple Garden - Happy Birthday

 Happy Birthday

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I used the Aloha stamp set from Lawn Fawn and 

this dark pink gingham paper.

I cut the base panel at 5.25 x 4 so I would have a 

white border on the card.

I decided to ad another layer to the card so 

I cut a top panel and stamped directly on it. 

I colored my pineapple with copic markers.

Then I used Lawn Fawn reverse stitched scallop 

circle window die to cut the shaker window.

I added a double layer of foam tape and laid out my sequins.

I added sequins to the top panel.

For this card I used the Pineapple Garden Sparkle Blend.

I think it is a great blend of summer colors and 

worked so great on this card!!

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There are more great Sparkle Blends over at the 

Doodles Paper Playground Etsy Shop!

You can use my code FAWN10 for 10% off your order.

There is also a Facebook group where you can share 

creations you have made with Sparkle Blends!

Come check it out, share some inspiration!

Sparkle Blends Fan Club

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Triple Shaker with Bunnies!

 Hello! Alison Heikkila here. Last Thursday I made this cute shaker card over on the Doodles Paper Playground FB Page during a FB Live. We combined products from a bunch of companies and we created an adorable card with sherbet colors and 3 different Sparkle Blends. I say "we" because i never make all of the decisions about how we make a project. I love when the viewers chime in with suggestions or opinions on the choices I give them. So we're essentially all making the project together.

*Links to all products used are in Alison's Blog Post. 

I had pre-colored and cut out the bunnies (from Mama Elephant) to save a little time during the FB Live. I had also pulled out the Houndstooth background stamp from Erin Lee Creative and 4 colors of Distress Ink. We used Spun Sugar, Mustard Seed, Carved Pumpkin, and Abandoned Coral. I cut my windows easily with the circles from Your Next Stamp's Peek a Boo Trio die.

For our Sparkle Blends, we decided to use Grapefruit, Lemonade, and Candy Corn. The colors went really well with the bunnies and the Distress Ink colors. Look at how many different items are in each of those little windows! I didn't even use all of the components in each of the Sparkle Blends. I used a piece of Lawn Fawn paper for being the shaker windows. My sentiment is a the Painted Hello die from Simon Says Stamp, which I used Therm O Web's Adhesive Pen on, and then foiled with Peach Princess Deco Foil. I also added a "shadow" layer using another piece of Lawn Fawn cardstock. The card base was rimmed with Rustic Wilderness Distress Ink, which was the perfect match to the Lawn Fawn paper.

I think this card came out adorable. I love the colors...the Sparkle Blends are a happy surprise inside those circles...and those bunnies are adorbs. If you didn't get a chance to catch the FB Live, you can check it out HERE. It would be great if you were with us for the next time! They're always on Thursdays at 8PM EST on the Doodles Paper Playground FB Page. Thanks for stopping by. Have an inspiring day! 

Bird of Paradise Shaker

 Hello! Alison Heikkila here. Hello! Today I am sharing a card that was created by my husband Gene for the June Sparkle Blend release from Doodles Paper Playground. He really liked the "Go Bananas" Sparkle Blend, so he decided to go with a rainforest vibe on his card.

He found an old Bird of Paradise stencil that he liked a lot, so he used a couple of embossing pastes and applied it to cardstock. After they dried, he inked it up a bit to give kind of a blurry, jungle background. Using some dies from Stampendous for his window and the foliage around it, he created his shaker. He inked the foliage a bit by tapping on some Distress Oxide Ink. This gave the leaves a lot of texture.

His window is quite large, so he wanted to use a lot of the "Go Bananas" Sparkle Blend in the shaker panel. Instead, I offered him some of my beloved (and retired) "Broken Glass" Sparkle Blend to fill in the window, while still allowing you to see what's inside. In the photo above, you can see the clear and opalescent sequins....that's from "Broken Glass." Everything else is from "Go Bananas," so look for the little banana slices, the monkey heads, the various shades of yellow in different styles of sequins, and even 2 styles of full sized bananas! There are a lot of great elements in this Blend, and I really love the surprising pops of bright pink and bronze.

For his card base, Gene did a bit of ink smooshing with the same colors of Distress Oxides that he used behind the shaker window. I believe the colors were Rustic Wilderness, Twisted Citron, and Cracked Pistachio.

This card gave him a bit of trouble. It's not easy to use different colors of embossing pastes on such small areas, especially since they were from different brands with very different consistencies. But in the end, I really love how his card turned out. There is so much movement in his shaker window and those Sparkle Blends are really on display. Please visit the Sparkle Blends Shop on Etsy to see the entire new collection, plus some new goodies that Amber has added to the shop! And make sure you join the Sparkle Blends Fan Club on FB to always get fantastic inspiration on how to use those Sparkle Blends. Thanks so much for stopping by. Have an inspiring day! 

Best Wishes Owl Shaker Card

Hello Sparkle Friends - Annie here with a fun shaker card featuring

 one of the New Release Sparkle Blends called Twilight Meadow

I used my Distress Inks for coloring the little owl family.

Supplies Used:

Doodles Paper Playground Sparkle Blend: Twilight Meadow

Doodles Paper Playground: Sparkle Stick

PaperCrafter Stamp: Owls & Butterflies

Bearly Art Glue

Accent 80# Ultra Smooth Cardstock: Opaques White

Recollections Brand 65# Cardstock: Light Green and Navy

Recollections Brand 110# cardstock: White (card base)

Strathmore Cold Press Watercolor Cardstock

Memento Ink: Tuxedo Black

VersaFine Ink: Onyx Black

Distress Ink: Mustard Seed, Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Brushed Corduroy

Peacock Feathers,  Picked Raspberry, and Blueprint sketch

 Crafter's Choice: Low Profile Foam Tape

Sakura Gelly Roll Pens: White, Sparkle and Gold

Acetate

Thank you for stopping by the blog today. I hope you found some inspiration!

Have A Hoppy Birthday!

Have A Hoppy Birthday!

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I started with die cutting my base panels and my shaker frame

I die cut some grass and use a masking technique to great my little frog on a log.

OMG!!! He is sooooo Cute!!!

I added the panel to my card base.

I used a double layer of foam tape on my balloon frame. 

I die cut the balloon string from black paper.

So pretty!

I die cut a banner and stamped the sentiment in black ink.

I just love this guy soo much!!!

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For this card I used the 

You're Flamazing Sparkle Blend.

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There are more great Sparkle Blends over at the 

Doodles Paper Playground Etsy Shop!

You can use my code FAWN10 for 10% off your order.

There is also a Facebook group where you can share 

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Come check it out, share some inspiration!

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Scootin' By To Say. . .

 Scootin' By To Say. . . 

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I started with die cutting my top panel and stamping the sentiment.

I stamped these images from Lawn Fawn Scootin' By stamp set.

I colored them with copic markers and die cut them out.

I assembled my images on the card front,

I used winks of Stella on the dirt cloud and balloons, 

and a black glaze pen on the wheels.

I used foam tape and closed in my sequins with a second layer of acetate.

I chose a pink speckled background for the shaker window.

Then I added sequins to the front to finish the card. 

I used the new Sparkle stick to place these sequins. 

That stick is amazing!!

I usually use tweezers and end up with sequins flying all over my desk!

This stick made them so easy to pick up and and released great also!!

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For this card I used the Subtle Rainbow Sparkle Blend 

that will be part of the June release, Available on June 4th.

It really is a great subtle rainbow mix and I love the little rainbows!

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There are more great Sparkle Blends over at the 

Doodles Paper Playground Etsy Shop!

You can use my code FAWN10 for 10% off your order.

There is also a Facebook group where you can share 

creations you have made with Sparkle Blends!

Come check it out, share some inspiration!

Sparkle Blends Fan Club

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Now, Get Out There and Create Something Amazing!!

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