Hello! Welcome back to the BPM blog. I am glad you are here. It is the month of hearts. I thought of creating a card with a heart on it. I also made it into a shaker card since it has been a while since I have made one. I hope you like it.
I traced two sized hearts on scrap paper using a nesting hearts die. I practiced the stamping on scrap paper first so I would have an idea of how the design will look like. I went for the smaller heart since it fits an A2 card.
I used 3 colors of dye inks for the card, a red, an orange and a pink. I lightly traced the heart on a white cardstock panel cut at 4 1/4" x 5 1/2".
Using the guide, I stamped the image making sure that the colors are alternating on one side of the heart.
This is how the framed heart looks after the stamping.
I erased the pencil lines. I die cut a heart using the heart die I used to trace the heart on the panel. This created a window for the shaker.
On a white watercolor paper panel that is slightly larger than the heart window, I created a watercolored panel for the background of the shaker portion of the card. I treated this panel first with an anti-static powder tool since I am going to emboss on this panel. I stamped the image using an embossing ink. I poured clear embossing powder to the sticky ink.
I repeatedly stamped the circle floral stamp on the panel. I melted the embossing powder using a heat tool. I heated the back first to prevent the powder from being blown away by the heat tool.
After which, I moved the heat tool to the front so the heat is directed toward the images. I usually move the heat tool around to prevent flattening the embossing which can be a result of overheating.
This is how the embossed panel looks like.
I applied watercolor paint over the panel. The great thing about this technique is that the embossed image resisted the pigment of the watercolor.
This is how the panel looks after watercoloring it. I used the same colors I used on the heart frame.
It is time to build the well for the shaker elements. Using the heart negative cut from the window panel, I adhered a skinny foam strip around it on the watercolored panel. To make the foam panel more flexible, I removed both release paper of the double sided foam adhesive.
After I have created the tunnel, I removed the negative heart die cut. I brushed the inner side of the foam well with an anti-static powder tool. This prevents the shaker elements from clinging to the foam.
I poured different sequins and beads to the center of the well. I cut an acetate large enough to cover the heart. I wiped the acetate with a Swiffer sheet to remove any dust clinging to it. I should have wiped it with a dryer sheet too to prevent the shaker elements clinging to it. The seed beads seemed to be attracted to the static. I applied liquid glue to the foam strips to add more stick to the exposed sticky part of the foam adhesive. I laid the acetate to the heart. I placed something heavy over it while I allow the glue to dry.
I trimmed a fourth of an inch off the window panel so I can add a matte around it. A trick that I am doing lately is instead of using a full paper panel for matte, I use left over paper and cut this into 1/2" strips. I adhered the strips to the back of the window panel. I used the grids on the glass surface to help me with the alignment.
I did not apply adhesive to the corners so I can snip off the corners diagonally. Since the total size of this panel with the faux matte is now at 4 1/2" x 5 3/4", I die cut this panel using an A2 sized rectangle die.
I prepped the paper with an anti-static powder tool before stamping the sentiment since I plan to emboss the sentiment.
I stamped the sentiment first using a gray dye ink.
I wiped off the dye ink from the rubber stamp then inked this with an embossing ink. If you are using a pigment ink, this step is not necessary. The dye ink dries faster than a pigment ink that's why I have to stamp it again with a sticky ink.
I poured clear embossing powder to the sticky ink.
I heat set this until the powder has melted. I started heating from the back then moving to the front.
I wanted to create this sentiment into a banner. I have a die that cut banners. To assure of proper placement, I created a template on a scrap paper.
I placed the paper template on top of the stamped sentiment aligning the opening to the sentiment. I secured the paper template with tape then positioned the die over the template. The die should snap into place. I temporarily taped the die so it would not shift when I run this through the die cutting machine.
To adhere the window panel to the shaker, I applied liquid glue to the shaker.
I aligned the heart window to the heart shaker and set this aside to dry.
I adhered the sentiment banner using a T-square ruler to help me make sure the sentiment banner is straight.
I adhered color coordinating gems to the stamped frame around the heart.
I hope you like today's project.
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GIVEAWAY TIME! The winner of the BPM stencil pack is Bo. Congratulations! The details on how the winner was selected is in my blog. I will also take a break on my blog posting duty on the 16th. I hope to be back on the 25th. Advance Happy Valentine's to you all!
Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!
