Friday, May 11, 2012

Shaker card attempt...

At the beginning of May, the Lawn Fawn Blog posted a video by the very talented Yainea. She showed how to make a beautiful shaker card. It was a great video; I just wish I had taken some notes before I attempted my card. I guess I waited a little too long before making it and forgot a few important details.
First the card, then some of the issues:

I wanted to use white foam, but the only white foam I had was thin. I thought, 'no problem, I'm using glitter so it won't matter.' Well, that was my first mistake. -sigh- I should have used the thicker foam. The clear plastic I had was from a report cover. It would have been fine, except for the static - all the glitter stuck to it (even after I wiped it with an anti-static cloth). I also did my glueing in the wrong order. I adhered (with the wrong glue even!) the clear plastic to the foam ring and then glued it to the card. I should have re-watched the video.
I had a lot of issues with: glue, glitter falling everywhere, etc... I won't go into all that, though.

In the end, I changed to small beads. Again, this would have worked fine if I used the thicker foam like the video told me to. I then glued it to the wrong side of the card base. I was ready to cry at this point. So my daughter suggested to cut the card and adhere it to a new one - since I had used scor-tape and couldn't get it off the base. Now my card is front-heavy.

I would have started all over again, but I don't have enough of this gingham paper from MME. I choose this paper for my sister (the card is for her birthday). I'm not sure if I'm going to give it to her or just make a new, plain card. I still have a little time to decide.

I am entering my card in the following challenges:



I am also entering the Hero Arts monthly challenge - but through Flickr.

Have a great Friday!

9 comments:

  1. Wow, such a great card! Love your shaker card with that pretty butterfly and the beads. Thank you for joining us at Card Patterns this week!!

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  2. Your card turned out beautiful! I love it. Kuddos to you for sticking it out. TFS

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  4. I was reading new posts on my reader when I found this one, a shaker card and my video mentioned??? Wow!! I'm very excited that you've given it a try! :D And I love your card! For my dragon shaker card I used normal foam with a little trick, I cut 2 rings and adhered them together with liquid glue so you have the same thickness of the thick foam. I used thick foam on the video to keep it simple and forgot to mention it, sorry! Anyway I think your card turned out gorgeous! Thanks for brightening my day! :)

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  5. BEAUTIFUL card! LOVE your butterfly! Must try this too one day - thanks for the inspiration! Hugs, Karin

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  6. Jeannete your card is fabulous! I would never have guessed at your behind-the-scenes trials as the finished design is magnificent!

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  7. Really cute card and design.

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  8. Hey Jeanette! Thanks for linking this up to the Gingham Challenge in the Moxie Fab World! I'm so glad you joined in on all the fun! :)

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  9. Lovely card-the pastel gingham paired with the butterfly is such an eye-catching combination. Well done!

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