RobsCreations

I have been amazed by a recent video from Jennifer Mcguire o n  stamped shaker cards  ( link at the end of this post for technical details ). I wanted to try something similar myself, but more on the Xmas theme. My post focuses mainly on the things I've changed, so if you need a step-by-step guide, again, hit the link at the bottom of the page (but please don't skip my post 😊) I was well aware that I was missing most of the cool items she used for her cards like for example the single stitch frame die, the shimmer pen and the Copic markers but I think I can be pretty happy with the result anyway. In order to create the frame I have used two dies of the  Sizzix Squares Framelits Die Set that I've stuck together with washi tape like this I've used the square left over as a background for the shaker window. I've stamped  an alphabet  with white ink and embossed it with white Jasmine powder  and glued some sequin...

To cut a long story short, I recently bought 2 sets of Distress Crayons from Tim Holtz ( s e t # 1 and s e t # 3 ) but I haven't managed to make them work properly so far! Set #1 Set #3 Apparently these water-reactive pigment-based crayons really work well in other people's hand (even though I found many crafters complaining). I tried papers with different thickness...unfortunately, the only result I obtained every time I tried to move the colours around with water was to damage the paper... I might be short in patience but after 5 or 6 times I gave up and decided to use the crayons without water... I've first coloured two white Bristol card stock sheets (one horizontally and one transversely) like this I didn't like the childish look of the cards and decided to go for something more complex... For the card with the transverse pattern I put, at regular distance one from the other, stripes of washi tape. I've then dabbed in betw...