Hello and welcome! Simon Says Stamp is kicking off their annual STAMPtember celebration today with a blog party! This means I’ve got a fun giveaway/coupon at the end of this post! Here is a link to the entire new release!
I’ve got three notecard-sized shakers, 3 1/4 X 4 1/2, to share today, made with their new Trick or Treat stamp set. I picked this notecard size after hitting Pinterest to find out what the traditional sizes were. What I realized is that you can pretty much do what you like! Woot! After all, you are the artist.
I started with the cat stamp for the first of my three shakers and knew I wanted it on a border. I stamped him in the corner of a panel of cardstock and used a pencil to lightly outline the part of him I would have to cut. Then, I used a ruler and my craft knife to cut out my cat border for the orange shaker. I used Pinkfresh Studio inks to color his background and even used one of those weirdly shaped small blending brushes that are included in some bulk packages of blending brushes to add some lines and interest to the “sky.” I stamped the sentiment directly on the orange background. Then, I added orange and yellow sequins and used two layers of foam tape with my cat frame with its acetate window.
For the witch stamp, I stamped the hat and sentiment onto a panel of cardstock with black pigment ink and clear heat embossed them. I then cut it to size and used a couple of Papertray Ink’s Simply Chartreuse and Ripe Avocado ink pads to color the panel, finishing with a little bit of black ink just around the edge. I used a couple of circle dies for my border and applied acetate to it using double-sided tape. Again, two layers of foam tape and a small amount of sequins, and I was done with this card.
For the bat stamp, I again used Versafine black pigment ink to stamp the bat, sentiment, and moon on a panel of white cardstock, then clear embossed them. I used my Pinkfresh Studio family of purple inks to make the sky, added purple and blue sequins (similar to these), and used acetate (folded over the edges of the card and adhered to the back) to turn it into a panel shaker card. I used Hero Arts Fancy Dies, cloudy sky scene dies with white cardstock, and layered some cloud die cuts on top of the panel shaker. Then, I made a cardbase for the panel and taped it down. And I was done!
If you have any questions, leave a comment, and I’d be happy to respond. Here is a link back to the Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember blog party page. Please consider following me @Anne_Fiene, on Instagram. A link is at the top of this page.
Thanks so much for coming by!
-Anne
These Halloween shakers are so cute!
Thanks so much!
I love shaker cards and these are super cute. Thank You for the inspiration!
Wonderful! Thank you!
Clever cards!
Thank you, Joan!
These are fabulous – i love the white contrast. Super cute
Thank you! ❤️
I love your cards. They are simple but very elegant.
Thank you so much, Dawn!
Great cards.Thanks for sharing
Thanks so much for coming by!
Great Halloween cards
Thank you, Lisa!
Love these cards Anne!
I’m so glad you like them, thank you!
What fun shaker cards! My favorite is the cat! I love the way you cut around it for the frame!
Oh, great! Thanks Sue!
Those were adorable!
Thank you!
These mini shakers are fabulous!!
Thank you!
Who doesn’t love a shaker card?!!! Great cards today!
Thank you, Kay! 🥳
I LOVE your cards! These are so cute!!
Hi Mary! Thank you!
Such cute shaker cards! Love their smaller size. Thanks for the inspiration!
Thanks so much, Michele!
Adorable shaker cards!
Thank you!
Great shaker cards! I really love them all, but the black cat with the gorgeous orange blend is my favorite!
I’m so glad you like them! Thanks Judy!
Super sweet shaker cards!
Thank you! ❤️
These are so fun!
Thanks Janice!
I love the chunky bits in the cat shaker card. I have bits like that and always thought they were too big, but they look great!
I’m so glad you like them! I’ve been holding on to them for awhile, just waiting for the right project. Thanks for coming by, Erica!
Loved the shaker Halloween cards, just adorable.
Thanks so much for coming by!
So cute! Simple but special.
Great! That was my aim. Thank you!
Liked the way you used the clouds on the edges.
Thank you!
Wonderful Halloween cards.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
Thank you!
Absolutely adorable
Oh, thanks so much!
The car was my favourite stamp.
Your cards are wonderful.
Thank you for sharing
Thanks so much for coming by!
Looks like we get the treats.
Ha! Happy Halloween! Thanks for coming by!
I can’t believe you accomplished that cat border with a craft knife! Amazing!
Oh, thank you, Dottie! 😊
Dear Anne –
Your cards are a “10”!! The graphic images (cat / bat / hat) and the fact that they are shakers combine to make them a total and complete delight. I love them all!
Lori S in PA
Oh, thanks so much, Lori! 😊
Your cards are so cute! I love the shakers. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you! ❤️
I absolutely love all three of your cards but the way you included the cat in the border is awesome!
I’m so glad you like them!
What fun Halloween shaker cards!
Thank you, Denise!
Shakers are my fave type of card!
What a fabulous array of them for
Halloween. Cute!!
Thanks so much, Rebecca!
I like all of your cards but the black cat is my favorite! The way it is die cut on the border is so cool!
Thank you!
These are Amazing shaker cards!!! Too cute!!!
Hi Maureen! Thank you!
Fun cards and good descriptions.
Oh, I’m so glad the article helped. Thank you!
So pretty
Thank you!