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Friday 2 October 2020

Global Stamping Friends Blog Hop - Changing Seasons

Hi crafters,

As it's the first Friday of the month, the Global Stamping Friends team are showcasing projects in a blog hop.  Our theme for October is changing seasons.  If you have hopped from Libby's fabulous post, you are on the right track.  There is a full list of participants at the end of this post.   


At first, I was stumped on what to create for this theme but when I looked at my collection of stamp sets, inspiration came thick and fast.  In the end, I've made a shaker card and it was a labour of love!  I used the Life is Beautiful stamp set designed by million sales achiever LeeAnn Greff.  



I used the tree image and created a shaker window for each of the seasons - Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter.  The apertures were cut using the Stitched Rectangles Dies.  


I started by cutting the windows from a panel of Whisper White cardstock.  I placed the panel into my Stamparatus and stamped the trees in Soft Suede ink.  I stamped the images on the back panel at this point too.  I added a layer of Window Sheet to the back of the panel with the cut outs.  Next I took the individual stamps for the "leaves" and added these using an acrylic block.  I used Flirty Flamingo (2nd generation) for Spring, Garden Green and Daffodil Delight for Summer, Cajun Craze for Autumn and Balmy Blue for Winter.  I covered the back of the front panel using Foam Adhesive Strips.  I added co-ordinating sequins (see below for details) to each of the stamped seasons and then placed the foam-backed front panel on top.  I definitely held my breath for a moment!  I stamped the sentiment in Soft Suede ink to finish.  I didn't ground the trees at this point as I was scared to mess up after all that work!

I hope you are enjoying our changing seasons blog hop.  To keep hopping, click the arrow below to head to Jan's wonderful post.  


Happy crafting,
Rachel x




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7 comments:

  1. This is so amazing, it almost knocked me out of my chair! This must be one of the coolest shaker cards I've ever seen. Thanks for sharing this fun idea :-D

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  2. Very clever! I love it so much!

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  3. Wow! This is wonderful, Rachel! Perfect way to show the changing seasons. Thanks for sharing!

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  4. Stunning card! Love the use of the stamp with those sequins!

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  5. Love your card, Rachel. I love the panels and the trees in front. Great work. Thanks for sharing.

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  6. Wonderful shaker card idea. I love the transition of the seasons and the colorful sequins.

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  7. This is an awesome shaker card! Thanks for sharing

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