Scrap Escape: Create Fun Easter Shaker Cards with Chipboard

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Create Fun Easter Shaker Cards with Chipboard

Happy Easter everyone. Jennifer Snyder here sharing my Easter shaker cards made with the new shaker chipboard sets from Creative Embellishments.

Do you love shaker cards? I must say I am absolutely obsessed with making them. They are always fun to make, fun to receive and create smile. Nothing like knowing you are making a card that will bring joy to someone.

Creative Embellishments also has a fabulous variety of new shaker card designs. The sets come with a pre-cut and perfectly sized acrylic piece to cover the shaker. That's really important because the acrylic piece is the most critical and difficult part to create when making a shaker at home.

I used the Bunny and the Egg shapes for my cards today.

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Creative Embellishments - Bunny Shaker Set

Creative Embellishments - Shaker Set

Creative Embellishments - Egg Shaker Set

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This is a close up of the bunny shaker card. I painted all chipboard pieces with ivory acrylic paint, and added some pink cardstock for bunny ears and nose.

Wondering what to use for shaker filler?

OK so now you have your shaker card made and you are ready to fill it. Don't sit at your crafty desk and look around for little bits. You have easy options!

I filled with sequins and crystals from Buttons Galore - Sparkletz. They have an assortment of colors and bits for the perfect filler. A second option is using wood veneer pieces from Creative Embellishments (I used these in the egg shaker card - keep scrolling down).

TIP: Add your filler then use a good adhesive to seal the shaker with the pre-cut acrylic piece that comes in the kit. I used Beacons 3-in-1glue because it dries clear and works well with a variety of surfaces ( acrylics, plastics, wood, metal, fabric, canvas).

The paper used on these cards is Doodlebug Design - Bunnyville 6x6 collection.

Totally adorable patterns for Easter.

Doodlebug Design - Bunnyville Collection - 6 x 6 Paper Pad

from: Scrapbook.com

Here is the second card created. This is the traditional egg form painted with acrylic paints, then trimmed on the inside with lace and patterned paper for some egg-stra fancy embellishing.

I filled the egg card with adorable wood veneer pieces from Creative Embellishments. They are perfectly sized to use as shaker card filler.

I simply painted with acrylic paints to look like traditional Easter candy - marshmallow peeps and jelly beans.