Rainbow Christmas Gnomes | Frameless Slimline Shaker Card | Alex Syberia Design

Hello, my friends, and Happy FriYAY!

Today I have another fun Frameless Slimline Shaker Card, this time featuring the cute Digital Christmas Gnomes designed by Alex Syberia done in my favorite palette, Rainbow colors! For those of you that want a visual on how to make these Frameless shaker cards, click HERE for a video I made last year.

CARD DETAILS

As with all digital stamps, I downloaded the image from the Alex Syberia shop and then printed it out onto Neenah Cardstock.

Next, I colored the images using Copic markers. This image actually took me several days to color as I have been doing it for Kathy Racoosins 30 11 Day Coloring Challenge. Once the background was colored I added details to the images using gel pens. I then added white ink splatters to create a snowfall on the entire background panel. 

Now to create the frameless shaker... I used the plastic from a page protector to cut a piece larger than the panel. I usually like about 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch border. I then snip off the corners to make it easier to fold the plastic completely flat. 

To the back of the colored panel, I add strips of scor-tape along the outer edges. I then lay the colored background face down onto the plastic sheet. Next, I remove the protective layer from the adhesive strips and fold down three of the plastic tabs, leaving one side open, creating a pocket that I then fill with my shaker bits. Once I am happy with the shaker bit amount I fold and adhere down the last plastic tab.

Now, to add a sentiment to the front of the card. This greeting stamp comes from the Simon Says Stamp GOOD CHEER set, which was stamped onto vellum and heat embossed using Silver Emb. Pwd. I then just fussy cut around the sentiment and glued it onto the front of the shaker panel.

The last thing to do is to attach the panel to a Slimline card base cut to the same size as the card panel to give it the frameless look. I find I get the best results using scor-tape on the panel rather than a wet adhesive. 

These cards are so easy to do, there is no messing with foam tape and the best part is that they are super thin for mailing! I hope I have inspired you tho give them a try. HERE is the link again for a visual tutorial.

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

SUPPLIES

GNOMES Shop at: AS	NEENAH SOLAR WHITE 110 Shop at: SSS | AMZ | HBS	Gelly Roll Metallic Gel Ink Pen Set Shop at: AMZ	WHITE GELLY ROLLER PEN SET Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB	COPIC SKETCH Shop at: AMZ
ATELIER SHARK TOOTH RE-INKER Shop at: IO3	Vellum Value Pack Shop at: SSS | AMZ	GOOD CHEER cz Shop at: SSS	JUICY INK Shop at: SSS | HBS | IO3	CHROME EMB PWD Shop at: SSS | IO3
MAJESTIC GLITTER Shop at: SSS | SK	Sparkling Stars | Confetti Glitter Shop at: SSS | SK	Scor-Tape 0.25 Inch Shop at: SSS | AMZ | HBS

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Honey Bee Hexagon Shaker Christmas Card | Honey Bee Stamps

Are you all ready for Christmas!? Can't BEE-lieve it is only a little of a week away 😬 How has this year just flown by... Haha, sorry I can't help myself with the Bee Punnies, lol! Well, today I wanted to take this opportunity as one of the Honey Bees and wish you all a very Merry and Bright Christmas as this will be my last Christmas Card for the year.

  CARD DETAILS

To begin this card, I stamped out the MERRY LIGHTS Stamp onto vellum paper and using Versafine Onyx Ink and then heat set the ink using black embossing powder. On the underside of the vellum, I used 3 Copic markers to color glow around each light. Next, I die cut the panel for the shaker portion of the card using the third largest Hexagon from the HEXAGON SOLID STACK CUTS. I then blended out the panel using 3 colors of distress oxide ink (see links below).

Now as you all know I am a little obsessed with making Frameless Shaker Cards and today I wanted to show you that it is possible to make these shakers any shape only this time I used vellum. I cut the stamped vellum piece a little larger than the hexagon panel that I had blended out. I then cut each corner off of the vellum hexagon piece and flipped back the vellum flaps to secure it to the back of the hexagon panel using Scor-tape. Before closing up the shaker pocket I filled it with BOKEH LIGHTS Confetti. To finish and embellish the shaker pocket, I added coordinating Crystal Drops to each Christmas Light bulb and set it off to dry. (If you want to learn more about making frameless shakers click HERE.)

To continue the Honey Bee theme, I stamped out the cute little bees from BEE HIVE, colored them with Copics and then cut them out with the Coordinating BEE HIVE DIES. To each little bee, I added glossy accents to the body and Liquid Pixie Dust to the wings.

To make the Card Base I die cut the largest Hexagon from the HEXAGON SOLID STACK CUTS and then created a hinge to glue the two pieces together. I also die cut a pink and yellow Hexagon in decreasing size to layer on the card front.

On the inside, I stamped out Christmas Wishes by using both the BELIEVE BUZZ WORD and the WINTER stamp sets. I then added another little bee and trail from the BEE HIVE to finish off this cute little Bee themed Christmas Shaker Card.

I hope this Honey Bee Hexagon Shaker Christmas Card has inspired you today. 

Thank you all for stopping by 😊

Until next time... Happy Crafting 👋

SUPPLIES

MERRY LIGHTS Shop at: SSS | SBC | HBS	HEXAGON SOLID STACK CUTS Shop at: SSS | SBC | HBS	BEE HIVE Shop at: SSS | SBC | HBS	BEE HIVE DIES Shop at: SSS | SBC | HBS	BELIEVE Shop at: SSS | SBC | HBS
WINTER Shop at: SSS | SBC | HBS	DETAIL BLENDER BRUSHES Shop at: SSS | HBS	BOKEH LIGHTS Confetti Shop at: HBS	MINI MISTI Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SBC | SK | HBS	Vellum Value Pack Shop at: SSS | AMZ
VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SBC | HBS	Black As Night Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS | IO3	Gemini Jr Die Cutting/Embossing Machine Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SBC	Strathmore Bristol Pad Shop at: SSS | AMZ	MERMAID LAGOON Oxide Ink Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SBC | HBS
PICKED RASPBERRY Shop at: SSS | SBC | HBS	Oxide Ink SQUEEZED LEMONADE Shop at: SSS | SBC | HBS	CARIBBEAN OCEAN Crystal Drops Shop at: SSS | HBS	DANDELION YELLOW GLOSS Crystal Drops Shop at: SSS | AMZ | HBS	SHIMMERING ROSE Crystal Drops Shop at: SSS | HBS
SMALL TIP WATER BRUSH PEN Shop at: SSS | IO3	LIQUID PIXIE DUST Shop at: SSS | IO3	Scor-Tape 0.25 Inch Shop at: SSS | AMZ | HBS	Glossy Accents Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SBC | HBS

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