Let's Celebrate

 Hey Y'all!!! Teresa here.  I just love celebrating birthdays! All the balloons, presents and especially the deserts. This stamp & die set from Prickley Pear Stamps reminded me of all the things I love. What a great way to say 'Let's Celebrate' with the cutest little shaker card. 

I started by printing the the banners on Neenah Classic Crest Solar White paper and coloring them with Copic markers. The list of markers is below...

Here is the link for the clear banners stamp set & matching dies:

Birthday Banners Clear Stamp Set

Banner Die Set

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COPIC MARKERS:

• Balloons (Y15, Y08, Y04)

• Presents (YG07, YG06, YG01)

• Cupcakes (BG07, BG05, BG01)

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PAPER & EVERYTHING ELSE

• Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80lb Paper

• Card Stock - Basic Black, Basic White, Melon Mambo

The card base is from basic black. I had already decided to use melon mambo and it's a great accent color for black. The card base is 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored at 4 1/4" on the long side.  Make sure you use your bone folder and burnish the fold well so it doesn't tear the fold.

The layer on top of the black is basic white. The white is 5 3/8" x 4 1/8". Obviously you can make it whatever size make you happy. It's glued to the card base with wet glue.

Of course it ended up as a shaker card too. You know I'm all about shaker cards. The banners just make the perfect opportunity. I cut the banners out of a piece of Melon Mambo to form the front of the shaker box. The banners cuts have a clear window sheet glued to the back and foam tape around each banner and around the outside of the entire top to keep any of those little sequins stinkers from escaping because you know they love to do that.

Here's a little tip that I learned from another crafter. Make sure you run a small string of glue around all the foam tape on both sides before you stick it to the window sheet or whatever surface you are using. Sometimes the foam tape looses his adhesitivity (is that really a word) and the glue will keep it permanently in place.

I aligned my colored banners on another piece of Melon Mambo right under each matching die cut and placed the top down on the bottom. Glued the shaker parts to the white card stock with wet glue.

Let's Celebrate is a fun sentiment. What else would you do on someone's birthday but celebrate, right?

Happy Birthday!

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