Hi everyone, Juliana here with you today to share a couple of Christmas cards I created using the beautiful Christmas Wreath Set and Merriest Christmas Set by Art Impressions. When I first saw the wreath set, I immediately knew I wanted to create a shaker card using some of my favorite Therm O Web adhesives.

Today, I’m going to take you step by step through how I created this wreath shaker card, along with some fun tips for heat embossing and watercoloring.

Wreath Christmas Shaker Card by Juliana Michaels featuring Therm O Web Adhesives and Art Impressions Stamps

Therm O Web Supplies:
Memory Tape Runner XL™
iCraft® Adhesive Tape 1/2 Inch

Begin by selecting 2 circle dies that are small enough to fit inside the shape of the wreath stamp/die.

Position the dies onto a piece of 3mm white fun foam and hold them in place with a piece of washi tape. Run this through your manual die cutting machine.

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Use the largest circle die, from above, and die cut a piece of transparency film. Clear plastic packaging will also work.

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Adhere the transparency to one side of the die cut foam using Therm O Web’s Memory Tape Runner XL.

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Use the largest circle die to cut a piece of white cardstock. This will be the back of your shaker.

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Fill the shaker with your choice of sequins and beads.

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Use Therm O Web’s Memory Tape Runner XL to adhered the die cut circle to the back side of the shaker.

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Adhere stamped and die cut wreath to the front of the shaker. Your shaker is now ready to attach to your card.

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Now, I’d like to share a bit about how I stamped and colored the Art Impression images on each of these cards. I stamped the main images using Versamark Embossing Ink. Next, I sprinkled the images with white embossing powder and heat set them with a heat gun. The raised images from the embossing powder is a great way to help you stay in the lines when coloring with watercolor markers, inks or paints.

Snowman Christmas Card by Juliana Michaels featuring Therm O Web Adhesives and Art Impressions Stamps

To create the snowflake background on the Snowman card, I applied Distress Ink over the stamped and embossed snowflakes with a foam blending tool. Next, I used a water brush to apply water inside the snowflakes and then dabbed away the color to achieve a fun bleached effect. This easy technique really makes the snowflakes pop against the background!

Thanks for your visit today, and I hope you enjoyed learning about how to create a shaker card using Therm O Web adhesives, along with some tips for heat embossing and watercoloring.

HUGS!
Juliana


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5 Comments on Christmas Wreath Shaker Card with Therm O Web Adhesives

  1. BunnyD
    October 27, 2016 at 3:15 pm (8 years ago)

    Love the shaker wreath! What a fun idea. The snowman couple is adorable. Juliana does such pretty work.

  2. Denise Bryant
    October 28, 2016 at 12:01 am (8 years ago)

    Love the wreath and snow people! Beautiful cards!

  3. Roxanne
    November 3, 2016 at 7:30 am (8 years ago)

    you have the most fun stamp sets that I have worked with., Everyone enjoys the cards that I have created with them. Thank you .

  4. Maryhelen Pridham
    November 3, 2016 at 12:22 pm (8 years ago)

    I love the shajer wreath and instructions are so easy to follow especially for those of us new to paper crafts or card making. Thank you.

  5. renee milner
    November 6, 2016 at 7:19 am (8 years ago)

    Your cards are so pretty–thanks for showing how you made the pretty shaker wreath!