Happy Birthday Shaker Card for Mom | Surprise Blog Hop | Studio Katia

Hello everyone and welcome to our surprise blog hop to celebrate Studio Katia and the amazing Katia herself. 

The month of May marks the anniversary of Studio Katia's 7th Birthday and we couldn’t let it pass without thanking all of you and also Katia for her amazing products. 

Like many around the world, the last few years haven't been the greatest for Katia and the design team wanted to let her know how much she is loved and appreciated. 

Since Katia is like the Momma figure of this team I thought this Birthday Shaker would make a great card to share on this hop.

CARD RECIPE

For this frameless/infinity shaker:

•  I began by die-cutting the Half Striped Cover Plate and gluing it on a card panel. Cutting the frame at a diagonal so that it only covered the bottom right corner of the shaker. 
• I then stamped the happy birthday stamp from the Cone Bouquet set and then the Mom from the Spring Roses set onto the card panel.
• For the Foiled Roses, I used the ROSE GOLD Glimmer Foil, in the hot foil system with the Roses Hot Foil Plate.
• I then used the coordinating Spring Roses Die to cut out the foiled roses.
• For the frameless/infinity shaker, you can use pre-made shaker pockets, acetate, or packaging material. For a how-to video click HERE. I created an acetate pocket.
• Fill the shaker with Pastel Rainbow Confetti and Pastel Rainbow Sequins. 
• Glue shaker pocket onto a card base.

Here is a closer look at these beautiful foiled roses. As you can see I only glued the edge of the frame down. This allows for the shaker pieces to move in between the striped frame.

GIVEAWAY

We are offering three $25 CAD gift cards as prizes for the hop and to be in with a chance of winning we just need you to comment on all the stops on the hop and share a little bit of love for Katia along the way. 

BLOG HOP - Let’s get hopping 

Studio Katia Blog

Ilda 

Galina 

Erica 

Monica 

Noga 

The blog hop will run until 7th June with winners being announced soon after here on the Studio Katia Blog. 

I hope you were inspired by this birthday shaker card for mom. Love these new Studio Katia sets for Mom as they can be used for all occasions celebrating mom, including this Surprise Blog Hop 😉

Thank you so much for hopping with us today and helping us celebrate all things, Katia. Until next time... Happy Hopping!

Ilda 💖

SUPPLIES

Roses Hot Foil Plate Shop at: SSS | SK	Spring Roses Dies Shop at: SSS | SK	Half Striped Cover Shop at: SSS | SK	Spring Roses Shop at: SSS | SK
Cone Bouquet Shop at: SSS | SK	Clear Acetate Sheets Shop at: SSS | SK	Bone Folder Shop at: SSS | SK	Pastel Rainbow Confetti Shop at: SSS | SK
Pastel Rainbow Sequins Shop at: SK	Triangle Tray Shop at: SSS | SK	Embellishment Wand Shop at: SSS | SK	SK Glue Shop at: SSS | SK
New Mini Misti Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Neenah Solar White 110lbs Shop at: SSS | AMZ | HBS	Intense Black Ink Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	ROSE GOLD Glimmer Foil Shop at: SSS | SB | SB
Hot Foil System Shop at: SSS | SB | SB	Platinum 6 Die Cutting Platform Shop at: SSS | SB | SB	Scor-Pal Tape Shop at: SSS | AMZ | HBS

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!

Sending Sunflowers and Sunshine Card | Studio Katia - Support Ukraine Blog Hop

Hello friends!

Today's card is part of a Blog Hop taking place to raise funds to aid the children of Ukraine. From now until May 2022, Studio Katia will donate 100% net profits from the SUNSHINE OF HOPE Stamps and Dies to the Save the Children Organization. We hope that you help us support this cause and pray peace comes quickly to Ukraine. Please hop on over to the Studio Katia Blog to support this amazing cause and Hop along with many companies from the card-making community.

Hop List:

Studio Katia

Lydia Fiedler (Splitcoaststampers)

Dare 2B Artzy 

My Sweet Petunia

Avery Elle

Tasnim Ahmed

Lawn Fawn 

Hero Arts

Pink and Main

Pinkfresh Studio

Jennifer McGuire

LDRS Creative

Concord & 9th

Erin Lee Creative

Ink Blot Shop

Gina K. Designs

Simon Says Stamp

CARD RECIPE

To start I stamped the Sunflower from the SUNSHINE OF HOPE Stamp onto masking paper and then fussy cut the image to use for masking out the design. I then stamped out the Sunflower 4 times using different angles onto Bristol paper. 

Next, I watercolored the images using Karin Brush Markers Pro. Once the paper was dry I used the scalloped frame from the DOTTED SLIMLINE - SET 2 to cut out the card panel. 

To the center of the panel, I then stamped out a few of the sentiments from the SUNSHINE OF HOPE Stamp set. 

To finish I attached the panel using foam tape to a slimline card base that I had glued a yellow cardstock layer to. And, finally, I finished up the card with some coordinating bling... SATIN PALE LEMON PEARLS,  SATIN LEAF PEARLS, and SATIN AQUA PEARLS. To the centers, I also added some Chucky Sparkle Glitter.

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

Ilda 💛💙

SUPPLIES

SUNSHINE OF HOPE Shop at: SK	SUNSHINE OF HOPE DIES Shop at: SK	DOTTED SLIMLINE - SET 2 Shop at: SSS | SK	SATIN PALE LEMON PEARLS Shop at: SSS | SK	SATIN AQUA PEARLS Shop at: SSS | SK
SATIN LEAF PEARLS Shop at: SSS | SK	SK Glue Shop at: SSS | SK	Chucky Sparkle Glitter Shop at: SSS | SK	TRIANGLE TRAY Shop at: SSS | SK	Embellishment Wand Shop at: SSS | SK
SK Foam Tape Shop at: SSS | SK	Original Misti Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB | HBS	BRISTOL PAPER Shop at: SSS | AMZ	Blackout Ink Shop at: SSS | HBS | IO3	Post-it Super Sticky Full Adhesive Notes Shop at: AMZ
KARIN BRUSHMARKER PRO Shop at: SSS | AMZ | HBS	MED. WATER BRUSH Shop at: IO3	Gemini Jr. Die-Cutter Shop at: SSS | SB

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!

Dreams Come True See Through Shaker Card | Hero Arts Global Team Blog Hop

Hello again my friends, and welcome to the Hero Arts Global Team Blog Hop. Today our design team is sharing inspiration featuring February's Hero Art Releases. If you have started to hop already you may have come from my friend Erica's Blog and you are on the right track. I will share more about the giveaway and the hop list at the end of the post.

CARD RECIPE

To create a see-through front panel card like this you will need a cello bag the width of your card (usually used to store finished cards) to create the panel. This bag is the closest I have found to A2 size.

•  Next cut a piece of acetate slightly smaller than A2 size to slide into the sleeve. This will give the panel the rigidity and strength it needs to stand. 
• Pour your sequins/confetti bits into the sleeve ( I like to make sure they are on top of the acetate to decrease the bulk). 
• Cut off the top of the bag, leaving it about one inch taller than the panel (6.5 inches for an A2 vertical card). The top of the bag will create the hinge for the back panel.

I used a card base and blended out mermaid lagoon oxide ink to the bottom of the panel (masked off the top of the panel at the scoreline). I then spritzed it with water and picked up the drops with a paper towel.

• Fold the overhang of the Cello Bag (1 Inch) over the top of the upside-down card base and crease the Clear Bag fold with your fingernails. This will create the flap that you will be sandwiched between the card base. 
• Cut the corners off the top of each side of the clear bag. Make sure to cut above the line that you just creased. 
• Add two strips of double-sided tape to the card base. 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 Clear Bag in front of the upside-down card front and press the cello flap down onto the double-sided tape. 
• Just above the creased area of the cello bag add another strip of double-sided tape to seal it up and keep sequins from falling out of the bag. For extra insurance, you can add a piece of tape over the edge of the flap.
• Add glue or double-sided tape along the edges of the front panel to glue the card base together.

You could also use two-card panels, one that you have added ink blending to and a plain white one, and just sandwich the top of the bag in between them. Using a card base just saves a step and makes it easier to align. 

To finish the see-through panel, I die-cut two layers of Star Wreath, one die-cut from white cardstock and the other from Silver Sparkle Glitter Paper. Glued them together and then glued them to the card front. I also used the negative die cut silver stars to add on top of the panel and on the inside of the card. 

To the wreath, I also added another star and trailing tail that comes from the You Sparkle sets. I heat embossed it in silver and colored it using purple and blue Copic marker.

On the inside, I stamped out the "Dreams come true" sentiment using Intens-ified Black Ink from the You Sparkle stamp set.

If you have been following me, you will know I have made many of these see-through cards in the past as I came up with this technique.  If you want to see other versions of them including quick videos, click 👉here or here for similar versions to previous posts. 

GIVEAWAY

To enter the giveaway make sure you leave a comment on every stop of the hop to win a $25 Gift card to Hero Arts. The deadline to leave a comment is Feb 26th and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts Blog on Feb 27th.

HOP LINE UP

Anna Celdran Mahtani

Daniel Diaz

Erica A B Andersson

Ilda Dias You are here 👈👋

Jen Kray

Lisa Tilson

Michelle Lupton

Sandi MacIver

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

Ilda 🌟

SUPPLIES

Star Wreath Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	You Sparkle Bundle Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	Acetate Card Panels Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	Glitter Paper Holiday Sparkle Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink Shop at: SSS | SB | HA
Silver Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS | HA	Ink Blending Brushes Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	Intens-ified Black Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	Precision Glue Shop at: SSS | SB | HA	Gemini Jr. Die-Cutter Shop at: SSS | SB
Neenah Solar White 110lbs Shop at: SSS | AMZ | HBS	Mermaid Lagoon Oxide Ink Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB | HBS	Slimline Cello Bags Shop at: HBS	Scor-Pal Tape Shop at: SSS | AMZ | HBS	Bedtime Stories Sequin Mix Shop at: HBS

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!