Christmas Shaker Card: Two for One

I loved making the shaker tag using PTI's Shaped Sayings:  Christmas die so much so that I decided to make a shaker card too.  You can see my tag in a THIS previous post.

Once again I was inspired by Lizzie Jones awesome card.  You can see it on her blog HERE.  I used my fuse tool to sandwich the sequins between two layers of acetate using the Fuse tool as Jennifer McGuires shows how to do in her great video HERE.  I wanted to create an inlaid sentiment.  I cut the sentiment out of the patterned paper card front first and then I cut it out of white.  I inlaid the white sentiment into the patterned paper card front but snipped a few of the inner cuts so the shaker could show through.  I accented it with the holly sprig also included in the PTI's Shaped Sayings Christmas die.  I used two shades of green for the leaves and some glitter paper covered with glossy accents for the berries.  If you click on the photo to make it larger you can see all the sparkly details.

One nice thing about this card is you end up with another patterned paper Merry Christmas die cut which can be used on another card as seen below.

I was inspired by a gorgeous card I saw on Melissa Phillips blog.  You can see it HERE.  I used the die cut I had leftover from the shaker card and applied it to PTI's Tag Sale #4 die.  A few snowflakes from PTI's What the Doodle:Snowflakes die set get tucked behind the tag.  Some of the same patterned paper applied at the bottom of the card provides a grounding point for the tag.  Some lace strewn through the tag top finishes the card.  Super quick yet elegant looking.  I love it when you can get two cards for such little additional effort!

Supplies listed and linked below:

PTI Shaped Sayings: Christmas	PTI Tag Sale #4	PTI What the Doodle: Snowflakes Die Set

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Papertrey Ink Make It Monday #268: Double-Layer Tags

This week's Make it Monday involves making tags with double layers.  Dawn showcases just how to do this technique in a lovely video.  Check it out on Nicole's blog here.   I have to say I don't usually make tags at all!  We travel for Christmas so I usually rely on gift wrapped packaged with flat peel and stick labels since they are easier to stack and store in the car.  However, I do have one gift basket to give this year so I set about making a tag for that.  I must admit it was quite fun and soo much quicker than a card.

First let me just apologize for the poor photos.  If I get more time I will choose a better backing and take some better photos.  I have much on my agenda this weekend and I wanted to get this in the challenge before it was over.

I had tons of fun making this shaker tag!  I was inspired by a wonderful card Lizzie Jones made...you can see it on her blog here. My son got a fuse tool for Christmas a few years ago and I think I've been having more fun with it than he has!  I'm glad he likes to share!  Anyway, I used the We r Memory Keepers Fuse tool to make the pocket for my shaker goodies.

I used a technique Jennifer McGuire showed in her video here.  Basically she took a circle die and used it as a guide to fuse the edges of the pocket.  I used some scrapbook page protectors I had trimmed off when making pockets for my card stock (at some point I will share some photos of how I made my pocket pages using scrapbook page protectors  at a later date).

I cut two of PTI's Tag sale #4 dies one in color and one in patterned card stock.  For the patterned tag I used the same circle die I used to fuse my shaker pocket to cut a circle window out of the tag.  I glued my shaker pocket behind the cut out area.  I placed the PTI Shaped Sayings:  Christmas die on top of the shaker elements.  I used glittered paper for the berries on the holly.

I didn't adhere the two tags together at all.  I simply used some baker's twine to thread them together.

I stamped To and From included in PTI's Bells and Boughs stamp set on the back of the tag.

This was soo fun..I wish I needed more tags!  Hmm maybe I should make a few as gifts!
Supplies are listed and linked below:

PTI Shaped Sayings: Christmas	PTI Tag Sale #4

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