Spring and Easter Cards - DIY with Sequins
I'm here with a touch of Spring and Easter love. I am showcasing some new Creative Embellishments chipboard designs to show you how easy it is to gussy chipboard with sequins.
I've combined a few products together to create cards that also fit the April Challenge at Creative Embellishments. Every month, CE releases a new challenge with great prizes. This month, the challenge board is popping with Spring colors and excitement (and the twist this month is to add metal to your entries.)
The Chipboard Used
Today's chipboard pieces include the Creative Embellishments - Bunny Bottom Shaker and Love Sentiment Hearts, with four sentiment hearts in the set. Quite the value to spread over four projects if desired.
Have you recently checked out all the shaker possibilities at Creative Embellishments? New shaker designs are added often so I'd say it's time to start a new passion with shakers.
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First up is the adorable Bunny Bottom Shaker set that is sure to make someone smile. That little bunny bottom...oh so adorable and super easy to help you create a custom Easter or Spring card, or how about a baby card.
The chipboard was painted with acrylic - super simple. You may notice in the image below that the edges of the chipboard are also painted. I don't always paint the edges but I wanted to keep the shaker looking softer.
TIP : Paint the inside edges of the chipboard pieces BEFORE assembling. Paint the outside edges AFTER the shaker is assembled. This saves time and makes the shaker look more polished and finished.
Shaker mix helps create "the magic" of the shaker card but it can also be a beautiful embellishment adding texture and sparkle to projects.
I used the beautiful Buttons Galore - Rose Garden Mix (Shaker Cube) to decorate the cards. The easiest way to make sequins, beads and buttons stick to projects is to use a thick layer of Heavy Body Gel. I slather the gel onto the project and then top with shaker mix.
The gel dries crystal clear, doesn't really warp your paper and projects and acts as a durable adhesive gluing your bling to your card.
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Here is the shaker mix used on the bunny bottom shaker. This is Buttons Galore's - Fairy Sparkle Sequin Tin, with beautiful delicate pink hearts and tiny iridescent stars.
I used papers from the beautiful sweet Simple Stories - Vintage Garden District - 12x12 Collection Kit to create these cards.
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Spring Heart Card
Here is the second card - more of a Spring card that will be sent to someone to show my love and support. Created with Creative Embellishments -Love Sentiment Hearts chipboard kept untreated, except the lettering. I used a gold sharpie to color the letters. Super simple.
The finishing touch on this card is the gold heart Fancy Gold Heart Buttons from Buttons Galore . This fulfills the challenge twist for April using something metallic on the projects.
The word inside the Love Sentiment Hearts chipboard piece was painted using an Extra Fine Gold Metallic Sharpie - super simple and clean.
The Papers Used
I used papers from the beautiful sweet Simple Stories - Vintage Garden District - 12x12 Collection Kit to create these cards.
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