Spotlight on patterned paper: Birthday Owl Shaker Card

Hello!

This week begins a new mini series featuring patterned paper.  Once again I will create five cards showcasing patterned papers.  Patterned papers come in all different colours and designs from the bright and bold to the subtle and elegant.  I tend to buy my patterned paper in pads in both the small 6" x 6" and the large 12" x 12" sizes (and a few variants in between).  Using patterned paper for cards is an easy way to introduce colour and pattern and can provide a quick and easy background or focal image.  This weeks card uses a section of a large 12" x 12" sheet which has a total of nine of these cute owl images in boxes (so in theory you can create nine of these cards using just the one piece of patterned paper), as the focal image of the card.

Materials:

• White (Trophee, 240 gsm, white linen) and purple (Rosie's Studio) card
• A piece of acetate or plastic packaging
• Owl patterned paper (Sugar and Spice Studio)
• Various gems, sequins and glitter
• 'Who loves you' stamp set by Hampton Arts
• Pink, purple and green ink (Rosie's Studio)
• Purple gel pen

Directions:

1. Create a 12.7cm square card base from the white card.  Cut a 12.7cm square from the purple card.  Cut out the owl image from the patterned paper.  Using the image as a guide cut a slightly smaller square from the middle of the purple piece.
2. Use the gel pen to create a scalloped border around the window and a dash line border around the outer edge of the purple piece.  Adhere the acetate to the back of the purple card and apply dimensional foam around the window on top of the acetate piece making sure there is no gaps for glitter to fall out of.
3. Place your gems and glitter over top of the owl image and adhere the window panel over top (you may want to adhere a piece of computer paper behind the owl so there is more for the adhesive to stick to when you apply the window).  Adhere the piece to the card base.
4. Stamp the sentiment in pink on to a scrap of white card.  Cut out and create a banner on the left end.  Adhere to the card using dimensional foam towards the bottom right corner.
5. Stamp an owl in purple on the inside of the card, add a hat in green and your sentiment in pink.

Inside of the card

That's it for this week, making shaker cards isn't that tricky so long as you pick a shape with strait edges!  Join me next time for the second installment of the patterned paper mini series.

Stacey

P.S This project has been added to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge blog.  Check it out at http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/ .