St. Patrick's Day Shaker Cards - Shamrock and Mug -Cheers

St. Patrick's Day - Shaker Cards with Cheer

Happy start to a new month.  Jennifer O'Sndyer here celebrating a month of cheer and festivities that include St Patrick's Day on the path to Easter and Spring.  I'll be featuring those themes all month, but today is a focus on St. Patrick's Day.   

While not of Irish descent myself, my husband plays in an Irish band so it's always a wee bit Irish in the O'Snyder household. 

I've created some cards I wanted to share before sending to friends.  They were inspired by the March Challenge at Creative Embellishments.  

This month Creative Embellishments is also collaborating with Rinea Foiled papers.  Look for a variety of ways to use the fabulous Rinea products on projects.    

Scroll down to see some fun tips and techniques to create your own DIY shaker mug and pot of gold. 

The collage above is the image from the Creative Embellishments March Challenge.   My inspiration was the magnificent purple and green colors and the magical aura in the images.  Green...purple...magic...in March???  That says St. Patrick's Day to me and shakers are the toast of the month. 

My Creative Embellishments chipboard pieces featured today include: Root Beer Glass Shaker and the Shamrock Shaker enhanced by the Shamrock Border and Celtic Border. 

Have you checked out Creative Embellishments ever growing selection of shakers?

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Creative Embellishments  - Root Beer Shaker

Creative Embellishments - Shaker Set

Creative Embellishments - Shamrock Shaker Set

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DIY Shaker Mug 'o Suds  -  Tips and Techniques 

Step 1.  
You can see the rich brown foil paper in the mug from Rinea Autumn Foiled Paper pack.    I used the textured foil for the liquid in the mug and shiny foil for the base and handle of the mug.  

Step 2.
Shaker cards come "to life" when filled with fabulous shaker mix from Buttons Galore.  The mix I selected for this mug is really cool because it looks like more bubbles inside the mug.  It's  Buttons Galore - Shimmerz Shaker Mix -Desert Sky.

Step 3. 

 To add dimension and create suds and frothy foam on my mug, I filled the shaker and added the acrylic window to layer as if the shaker were completed.  Normally the shaker is done at this point. 

In my opinion, the foam is most effective when added to the top layer of the mug - because foam typically froths over the glass.  

 I slathered a generous amount of transparent Heavy Body Gel  (any brand works) to the shaker.  This product acts like glue (concrete) and dries absolutely clear with a matte finish.  The beads, from Buttons Galore /28 Lilac Lane - Embellishment Bottles - So Shiny, settle nicely into the gel medium and hold perfectly.  

The dried results are perfect; sudsy, frothy, foamy and delicious. 

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Here is the second card in honor of St. Patrick's Day.  

The Shamrock is backed with the silver foiled paper from Rinea Metallics Foiled paper set and filled with Buttons Galore - Sparkletz - Lucky Charmz  shaker mix.  

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Rinea Metallics Foiled paper

Buttons Galore - Sparkletz - Lucky Charmz SPK136

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The Creative Embellishments chipboard Shamrock Shaker has been adorned with fun St. Patricks's Day icons...which are 3D buttons from Buttons Galore modified to fit the celebration.  

I used the  Glitter Shamrock 3D buttons, the caldron from Buttons Galore - 3D Buttons - Bewitching set, and finished off with the rainbow from the Biblical Symbols 3D button set.

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Buttons Galore and More  -3D buttons - Glitter Shamrocks

Buttons Galore - 3D Buttons - Bewitching HH127

Buttons Galore - 3D Buttons - Biblical Symbols BZ135

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Creative Embellishments  - Root Beer Shaker

Creative Embellishments - Shaker Set

Creative Embellishments - Shamrock Shaker Set

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Creative Embellishments -Shamrock Border

Creative Embellishments - Celtic Border 3

Prima - Finnabair - Art Basics - Heavy Body Gel - 8.5 Ounces

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Rinea Autumn Foiled Paper

Rinea Metallics Foiled paper

Rinea - Foiled Papers

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Buttons Galore and More  -3D buttons - Glitter Shamrocks

Buttons Galore - 3D Buttons - Bewitching HH127

Buttons Galore - 3D Buttons - Biblical Symbols BZ135

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Buttons Galore /28 Lilac Lane - Embellishment Bottles - So Shiny - LL612

Buttons Galore - Sparkletz - Lucky Charmz SPK136

Buttons Galore - Shimmerz Shaker Mix -Desert Sky RZ105

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St Patrick's Day Shamrock Doll -Home Decor

Happy St Patrick's Day!

I'll start my post with an Irish Blessing:  

May the road rise to meet you, 
may the wind be ever at your back. 
May the sun shine warm upon your face, 
and the rains fall soft upon your fields. 
And until we meet again, 
may God hold you in the palm of his hand.

I'm celebrating St Patrick's Day with home decor and sweet dolls from Julie Nutting.  This darling wood shamrock is gussied up with some of my papercrafting favorites; Prima's world famous Julie Nutting Dolls Stamps, Maja Design paper from Sweden, shamrock shape from JoAnn's Fabric FabLab,  and gorgeous blooms from Petaloo.  (You can this piece in my ETSY shop find it right here. )

I added the Irish blessing from this post to the back of my decor piece.  I thought it would be a nice subtle place to add it.  I didn't want to totally clutter the front.  

Truth time confession....what goes on behind the scenes at my house.....

OK- actually when I added it to the front, my husband looked at the piece and said my shamrock shape now looked like a green tooth because I was hiding too much of the shamrock shape.  A giant green molar! That's what my "artistic" husband said. 

 I walked away muttering things like, "he has absolutely no sense of creativity", "what does he know", and simply "ugh blah grrrrrrr".  

Warning...never ask for advice and opinions unless you are prepared to accept what you hear.  It can be harsh. 

Soooooo I went back to my craft table and immediately moved the Irish Blessing to the back because he was sort of right.  

I'm only gonna admit to him being "sort of" right - because it didn't look like a molar for heaven's sake.   

Moving on.

It's fabulous to celebrate using favorites.  In fact, the paper I chose from Maja Design is also my favorite collection, FIKA.  I am  drawn to the purple and green combination.  

Here are some close ups of the Petaloo flowers I chose to adorn my creation:

Petaloo - Darjeeling collection - Garden Rosettes in Green 

Petaloo -Chantilly Collection -Velvet Hydrangeas in Maroon  

In this photo, my darling is holding the floral berries from

Petaloo - Burlap and Canvas Collection - Burlap Picks - Teal .  I didn't use the leaves from the floral pick, but I stole to berries from the pick to use as embellishments.   I'll save the teal leaves for a different project.  

Here are some additional close ups of my festive home decor piece. with the banner I made also using Maja Design papers. 

The wood shamrock shape is from JoAnn Fabrics's FabLab collection for St Pat's Craft.  It comes in natural wood and I painted it with Prima Marketing - Chalkboard Paint-Golden Olive.  After it dried, I gave it a simple quick sanding.  

My doll Julie Nutting doll is Candie.  I selected Candie because in my mind, she resembles an Irish dancer.  

I stamped her dress several times and layered it for a full ruffled effect.  

When I use dolls for home decor projects, I like to make them so they have some durability.  

The actual doll form ( without clothing) is 3 layers thick - 2 layers of watercolor paper so I could use watercolors for her hair and shoes...plus an inside layer of thin cardboard or chipboard for support. 

I also sandwich something very durable for extra support in the vulnerable areas of the doll such as the neck and the legs.  I don't want them to eventually bend and crease.  I tend to use a small piece of wood skewer for this, but a piece of wire or toothpick will also work (and again with the tooth theme...ugh).

Here is another image of the Irish Blessing found ON THE BACK of the shamrock.  

and a much better image: 

A final last view of the completed piece with the Irish Blessing located in it's final resting place.  Haaaaaa.  

Find this in my ETSY shop

This piece is available in my ETSY shop while it lasts.  

You can find it right here.  Some details - the finished piece with doll is 7"x7"x2.5" with the decor added.   The actual shamrock shape is 5"x5"x1.5"

This is a home decor piece that stands securely on it's own.  You can place it on a shelf, on a dresser or use as a tabletop centerpiece.  It does not say St Patrick's Day on it, so you can leave up all year round.  

You can follow Petaloo on their blog right here.  You can also follow them on Facebook right here and never miss a thing.  

Products: 
Petaloo - Darjeeling collection - Garden Rosettes in Green 1491-107
Petaloo -Chantilly Collection -Velvet Hydrangeas in Maroon  1272-182
Petaloo - Burlap and Canvas Collection - Burlap Picks - Teal 1204-205
Prima Julie Nutting Doll Stamp - Candie doll 910792
Maja Design paper - FIKA collection 
Prima Marketing - Chalkboard Paint-Golden Olive
JoAnn's Fab Lab Wooden Shamrock 1529-3343