Welcome to the Xyron and Perfect Paper Crafting blog hop! Â Be sure to check out both of the blogs for prizes! Â If you fall in love with the Perfect Layers tool, like I have, then be sure to use discount code Xyron10% to save 10%. Â Woo hoo!
This is the first shaker card I’ve ever made! Â It was super fun! Â I made it for my daughter because she’s back at school (like a fish! Â fish…school…you got it) and I miss her, even though I’m happy she’s off pursuing her dreams. Â YAY to that!
I’m using Simple Stories I Heart Summer paper, the Mini Perfect Layers and the Xyron 5″ Creative Station.
I ran the newsprint paper through my Xyron and stuck it to this woodgrain piece. Â Next I used the Mini Perfect Layers tool to help me create a perfect 1/16″ layer! Â I was impressed! Â I cut the paper using my favorite Fiskars craft knife on a self healing mat. Â Don’t use a craft knife on anything except a self healing mat or risk some pretty messed up tabletops. Â Just sayin’.
Next, I used a Spellbinders Nestabilities S4-132 classic rectangle die in my Cuttlebug to cut a nice space out of the center of my card. Â (I also totally took this photo so I could remember how to make the “sandwich”.) Â A plate, C plate, die and B plate. Â Later I put C where B goes, it makes no difference. Â Just make sure the cutting area is facing the plate you want to etch with the blades. Â Etching them while cutting is just going to happen.
As I said, I haven’t made a shaker card before but I have made a shaker mini album page. Â When I did that, I used a ton of foam adhesive. Â This time I decided to use craft foam to create the void between a layer of acetate and the back of the card. Â It worked even better (I thought) and will help me get rid of the ton of craft foam I have on hand. Â By the way, I’m using that super bright yellow because it’s what I had, white would be a better choice. Â I cut a rectangle out of the foam. Â Next, I placed a piece of acetate between the paper layers and the foam layer and glued everything together.
Now the fun part!! Â Add sequins. Â Next, glue paper to the foam. Â Ta da!! Â Shaker box! Â Also, your foam size should pretty much match the paper size of your card. Â I have no idea why I kept hacking away at it like that. Â Wait. Â I do remember. Â It’s because I didn’t want that blinding yellow to show…and that’s why you should use white. Â LOL!
After I assembled the shaker, I cut some pieces of paper from the  Simple Stories I Heart Summer paper and created a little border using the Xyron Mini Sticker Maker to turn that paper into stickers.  It also helped hide the hideous yellow foam.  Just keepin’ it real.
Look how exact those 1/16″ mats are! Â Look just above the sentiment (which is from the Joy’s Life Wildlife Puns Stamp set) and then below it. Â Look at the light brown paper just below that…also 1/16th…and the white cardstock just below that…yep…1/16th. Â Nice. Â I received the Perfect Layers Mini set for this blog hop but you can bet it won’t be the last time you see it on my blog. Â I will definitely be using it again…and again! Â Two thumbs up to this product.
I made the fishing pole using a plastic drink stirrer and bending it by heating it with my Darice heat gun and a pair of tweezers.  I wrapped a piece of leftover paper (it matches the borders!) around the drink stirrer and glued it down.  I cut a tiny piece of metallic paper into a hook shape and Voila! I had a fishing pole.
I hope you enjoyed my project (and learned from my mistakes). Â You should check out Xyron and Perfect Paper Crafting blogs each day during the hop for prizes and cool creations!
I wrote this post while participating on the Xyron Design Team.  I received Xyron products and the Perfect Layers Mini crafting tool for the purpose of this post.
A very cute shaker card!
Thanks for all the tips.
Carla from Utah
Wonderful shaker card, thank you for the great turorial. Your Cuttlebug B plates look like mine, etched from top to bottom. The papers, colors and elements you used on your card are perfect.
Sue
http://suek86401.blogspot.com/
Sue, YES!! Sooooo etched! 😉 Thank you!
TFS!!! Cute projects and I also luv all 3 of my Xyron’s….
that is so fun!!! what a great shaker card.
is a fabulous shaker card, i love the color, the design and the idea of twine!
Great idea! Such a cute card. Love the fishing pole and the sequins! Thanks for sharing.
Katie B.
What a fun card!!!
FUN & FABULOUS fishy shaker Joy – LOVE IT ALL!!!
THANK YOU for sharing your CREATIVE INSPIRATION and your tutorial too 🙂
A darling shaker card, Joy!
Awesome card!!
Thank you all so much! 😀
I can’t believe this is your first shaker card! It’s adorable!
Super cute shaker card – love the fish and the sequins.
isoscia at aol dot com
I love this card. Those fishies are so cute!
LOVE your shaker card. How fun!
Love the shaker card thanks for showing us
Joy,
I think you did a great job on your first shaker card. Love the fish paper, and those sequins, their transparency makes them perfect for the underwater scene. Great idea on the fishing pole. A little tip on the foam, although I was not making a shaker just a raised circular surface, also with Nesties, I cut my front focal center with the sixth die, and the foam with the seventh die, this way the foam was 1/4″ hidden under the front panel, and I did it in reverse for the finished square. Used the largest square for the front, and second largest for the foam. Maybe it’s a wee bit confusing, but it worked out. Your dots, are they premade or homemade?