Big Birthday Celebration Shaker Card | Honey Bee Stamps

Hello friends and Happy Friday!

Today's BIG Birthday Celebration Shaker Card is part of the Honey Bee Stamps Celebration Release Instagram Hop. This type of Shaker card holds a special place in my heart as they are not only fun to create but also brings immense joy when gifted, especially for celebrations. They embody the spirit of festivity all on their own! Who can resist the urge to give them a shake? Certainly not me! 

Plus, I'm filled with gratitude and excitement knowing that Honey Bee Stamps has brought to life these pockets, inspired by an idea I shared with the card-making community years ago! Explore the origins of the shaker pocket concept by clicking HERE.

"Look Mom I'm famous", lol!

 There's my card and my name on the packaging! 

CARD RECIPE

  

SHAKER POCKET

• Start with one Bee Creative A7 Shaker Pocket. TIP: for best results, bend the flaps, use a bone folder, and press down the edges to make it as flat as possible. TIP: DO NOT remove the protective layer before doing this step as it will scratch the acetate!
• Trim the background to fit inside the shaker panel. I used a paper from the new Let's Party Paper Pad. TIP: Trim the panel slightly smaller than the Shaker pocket front. I trimmed 1/8th inch off of the top and the side of this 5x7 panel.
• Create the shaker pocket by gluing 3 of the 4 tabs down. 
• Pour your shaker elements into the pocket. I used BOKEH LIGHTS Confetti and some coordinating clay circles that I found in my stash.
• Glue down the last tab to close up the Shaker Pocket.
• Peel off the protective layer. TIP: I like to just remove the layer over the tabs, while leaving the front still mostly covered with the protective layer. This will prevent any scratches or fingerprints until I am ready to add my die cuts to the front of it.
• Attach the finished pocket to the card base. TIP: for best results make sure the tape you use is strong as the acetate will try to pop up if not glued down well. I use Sticky Red Tape 1/4" and apply it as close to the edge as possible.

CARD FRONT

• Die cut and assemble the Lovely Layers: Party Hat - Honey Cuts, the Lovely Layers: Party Blower - Honey Cuts, and the Sundae from the Lovely Layers: Sweets - Honey Cuts. I used coordinating papers from the Let's Party Paper Pad to ensure a seamless and cohesive look. 
• If you still haven't removed the rest of the protective film from the front, remove it now. 
• Glue the pieces onto the acetate card front. I used Bee Creative Glue.
• To embellish the die-cut pieces, I used Let's Party Gem Stickers and glossy accents on a few elements.

SENTIMENT

• For the sentiment, I wanted to use black glitter card stock but could not find it so decided to try something else. I used the Big Birthday - Honey Cuts, I die-cut the top layer using black card stock and then rubbed Bee Creative Watermark Ink, and then used WOW Embossing Glitter BLACK GLINT to heat set it. It is difficult to see the glitter in the photo but there is lots of shine IRL.
• Add tiny glue dots to the back of the die-cut, I like to use liquid glue to allow for wiggle room, plus if there is some smudging it will dry clear. TIP: If there is lots of glue smugging or accidents, use a baby wipe to wipe off excess glue. While the area is still wet, gently wipe it with a clean microfiber dry cloth. This will take care of any streaks.
• BONUS TIP: Place a stamp block over the sentiment and allow it to dry, this will ensure the die cut is flat and allow for good adhesion to the the acetate.

Wow, not only is this the biggest shaker card I have made, but also the most ever TIPS I have shared in making one on a blog post.

Make sure you join us over on Instagram and hop along for a chance at winning $50 GC to shop the release! Click HERE to join the Hop!

I hope you like this Big Birthday Celebration Shaker Card. And if you have had any issues making these in the past you can try some of my tips to see if they help. Thank you for stopping by and until next time... Happy Crafting!

Ilda 💖🎂

SUPPLIES

Bee Creative A7 Shaker Pockets Shop at: HBS	Let's Party Paper Pad Shop at: SSS | HBS	Lovely Layers: Party Hat - Honey Cuts Shop at: SSS | HBS	Lovely Layers: Party Blower - Honey Cuts Shop at: SSS | HBS
Lovely Layers: Sweets - Honey Cuts Shop at: SSS | HBS	Big Birthday - Honey Cuts Shop at: SSS | HBS	Let's Party Gem Stickers Shop at: SSS | HBS	BOKEH LIGHTS Confetti Shop at: HBS
Sticky Red Tape 1/4" Shop at: HBS	Bee Creative Glue Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Bee Creative Bitty Buzz Cutter Shop at: HBS	Bee Creative Watermark Ink Shop at: HBS
WOW Embossing Glitter BLACK GLINT Shop at: HBS	Glitter Paper Basics Shop at: SB | HA	Glossy Accents Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB | HBS

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Happy Holiday Full Panel Shakers | Honey Bee Stamps

Merry Christmas my Crafty Friends and Happy New Year as this will be my last post of the year!

For today's post, I have a few fun shakers to share featuring goodies from Honey Bee Stamps inspired by the latest Holiday Wishes Paper Pad.

CARD RECIPE

Background - Holiday Wishes Paper Pad

HAPPY - Happy Happy Happy A2 Cover Plate 

NEW YEAR - Bee Bold Alphabet Dies

Shaker Pocket Panel - DIY from Acetate or use plastic wrapping 

(watch the video of the original DIY Full Panel Shaker) 

Shaker Bits - Mixed from supply stash to coordinate

• Trim your background panel to A2 size. I used the pattern paper from the Holiday Wishes Paper Pad but you can definitely create your own.
• Place the panel into the acetate shaker panel with the pattern side facing down and the adhesive tabs facing up (if you don't have a pre-made acetate cover you can DIY your own with acetate or some recycled plastic from old packaging).
• Secure 3 of the sides to the panel to create the shaker pocket using strong adhesive tape. 
• Fill with your shaker pocket with bits and bling and seal the last tab. 
• Adhere the panel to a card base using a strong adhesive.
• Add the die cuts to the front of the panel.

Here are a few more examples. Using the MERRY and a sentiment from the Mini Messages: Holiday Stamps die cut using the Mini Messages Dies. 

This next Christmas Shaker features the Merry Christmas from the Bitty Buzzwords: Holidays Dies and the greenery from the Lovely Layers: Candy Cane Dies and Decorative Star Layering Frames Dies.

Making shakers this way is much easier than using foam tape. The hardest part is actually photographing them as they are so reflective, lol!

Wishing you all a very restful and Happy Holiday Season. I will try and do the same 😉 Thank you for stopping by and until next year... Happy Crafting!

Ilda 💖

To make supplies easy for you to find, I have linked them above. If something is no longer available I will link to a similar product. Affiliate links may be used depending on the product linked. Please help support my blog by using these links while shopping at no additional cost to you. For more information about the affiliates I use, please visit my disclaimer here. Thanks so much for all your support!

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Trifold See Through Shaker Cards | Honey Bee Stamps

Happy Cyber Monday Crafty Friends! Hope you found some great deals this weekend.

I am back again today with a couple more Trifold See Trough Shaker Cards featuring goodies from Honey Bee Stamps. I told you I had a shaker addiction and I wasn't kidding, lol!

So let me tell you all about this first Rainbow Trifold See Through Card. Isn't she so pretty!?!

Here is how this colorful creation came together.

• Cut a Slimline Cello Bag to 4 5/16 x 6 1/2" for a vertical A2 size card. 
• Slide a piece of acetate inside the clear bag cut to A2 size.
• Fill the clear bag with glitter and rainbow-colored confetti, sorry the mix I used had been discontinued. But I just used a few sequins from each color of the rainbow.
• Cut a small sliver from the bottom of the front of the card base panel. This will make it easier for the card to close once it is all assembled.
• Flip the card base upside down so that the fold is on the bottom and the opening is on the top. Like a “V”. Face the panel that is shorter towards you (see the previous step).
• Place the filled clear bag in front of the upside-down card base and align the sides and the bottoms together. 
• Fold the overhang of the bag (1 Inch) over the top of the upside-down card base and crease the Cello Bag fold with your fingernails. This will create the flap that you will glue to the back of the card base.
• Cut the corners of the bag above the crease mark.
• To the back of the upside-down card, base add 2 strips of double-sided tape. One just under the edge of the card base and one ½’ below that one. Remove the protective piece from the double-sided tape.
• Center and align the bag in front of the upside-down card base and press the cello flap down onto the double-sided tape.
• Lay the card flat so that you can still access the opening of the shaker pocket. 
• Slide a piece along the entire width of the card using double-sided tape. Place the tape strip just above the creased edge of the cello bag flap. 
• Remove the protective layer and press the bag shut. This will seal the shaker pocket and keep glitter and shaker bits from flowing into the top opening. 
• Add an extra piece of clear tape along the edge of the cello flap for extra insurance.
• To finish the back of the card base, glue an A2 panel cut to the same size as the card base. This covers up the bag's flap and becomes the backside of the middle panel of the tri-fold.
• Finish the front of the panel by adding the holographic rainbow layering snowflakes dies
• Stamp out the sentiment from the Bitty Buzzwords: Holiday in white and heat set it using white emb. pwd. Cut the strip and add it to the front of the panel.
• Next, die-cut the holiday from the Bitty Buzzwords: Holiday Dies. Stack and glue three layers of white and then glue it to a black shadow layer. I used a white pearl to dot the "i". Glue the Holiday to the front of the card front to finish off the sentiment.
• Glue rhinestones to the centers of the snowflakes.

To create a stopper, and keep the front panel propped up and displayed, I glued another snowflake to the bottom panel of the trifold.

On the inside of the card, I stamped the sentiment from the Bitty Buzzwords: Holidays The Merry and Bright sentiment just ties the whole card together.

I shared this card on Instagram a couple of days ago, but if you missed the Reel of it coming together watch the clip below👇

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SUPPLIES:

Build A Snowman Dies Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Bitty Buzzwords: Holidays Dies Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Bitty Buzzwords: Holidays Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Layering Snowflake Dies Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Slimline Cello Bags Shop at: HBS
Cupcake Rhinestone Mix Shop at: HBS	Black Foam Dots 1/4" Shop at: HBS	Tear Tape XL Roll | 1/4" Shop at: HBS	Bee Creative Glue Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Neenah Solar White 110lbs Shop at: SSS | AMZ | HBS
HOLOGRAPHIC RAINBOWS Shop at: SSS	Gemini Jr. Die-Cutter Shop at: SSS | SB	Original Misti Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB | HBS	Pitch Black Cardstock Shop at: HA	Magic Powder Bag Shop at: SSS
Unicorn Pigment Ink Shop at: SSS | HBS | HA	Arctic White Emb.Pwd. Shop at: SSS | IO3	SILVER FEVER GLITTER Shop at: SK	ARCTIC BREEZE PEARLS Shop at: SSS | SK	Trimmer Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB
Black Triangle Tray Shop at: SSS | SK

This next Snowman Trifold See Trough Shaker Card was done the exact same way as the previous card. I used silver chunky glitter from Martha Stewart that was not included in the list below, but I bet many of you already have this in your stash!

To the front of this see-through panel, I added the cutest snowman from the Build A Snowman Dies. To the snowman's hat and scarf, I added some white gel dots and a frosting of glitter.

In the image below, you can see the clear see-through front. Behind the snowman, I added a couple of trees from the Pine Tree Dies. To add snow to the trees, I added glue across the tree and the tips that were then covered in glitter. The Season's Greeting Sentiment comes from the Bitty Buzzwords: Holidays stamp set heat embossed in white.

Since I had some snowflakes left from the previous card, I added another snowflake to the front of the card panel that I then finished with a large sequin and a crystal in the center. 

To the bottom panel of the trifold, I added the surprise element of a gift card holder made from the Gift Card Pocket Die, die-cut from vellum, and stamped with a sentiment from the Snow Family Like Ours stamp set.

SUPPLIES

Build A Snowman Dies Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Bitty Buzzwords: Holidays Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Layering Snowflake Dies Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Pine Trees Dies Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Snow Family Like Ours Shop at: HBS
BOKEH LIGHTS Confetti Shop at: HBS	Slimline Cello Bags Shop at: HBS	Black Foam Dots 1/4" Shop at: HBS	Tear Tape XL Roll | 1/4" Shop at: HBS	Bee Creative Glue Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS
Gift Card Pocket Dies Shop at: HBS	Neenah Solar White 110lbs Shop at: SSS | AMZ | HBS	HOLOGRAPHIC RAINBOWS Shop at: SSS	Gemini Jr. Die-Cutter Shop at: SSS | SB	Original Misti Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB | HBS
Pitch Black Cardstock Shop at: HA	Magic Powder Bag Shop at: SSS	Unicorn Pigment Ink Shop at: SSS | HBS | HA	Arctic White Emb.Pwd. Shop at: SSS | IO3	PRISMA GLITTER Shop at: SSS
White Gelly Roller Pen Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB | HBS	Trimmer Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB	Black Triangle Tray Shop at: SSS | SK	Majestic Fusion Shop at: SSS | SK	Iridescent Crystals Shop at: SSS | SK

 To make supplies easy for you to find, I have linked them above. If something is no longer available I will link to a similar product. Affiliate links may be used depending on the product linked. Please help support my blog by using these links while shopping at no additional cost to you. For more information about the affiliates I use, please visit my disclaimer here. Thanks so much for all your support!

Don't forget to check out today's Cyber Monday deals! 

Take an additional 25% off retiring and clearance items!

I hope these fun Trifold See Through Shaker Cards inspired you to try this clear bag technique. If you do make sure to share them with me I would love to see them. Also if you have any questions about making these leave me a comment here or message me. I am happy to help 😊

Thank you for stopping by and until next time... Happy Crafting!

Ilda💖