My Favorite Things - April Release Countdown Day 5

 

Hello and welcome to this first day of the Countdown to the April 11th new release by MFT Stamps.  Here are the products used in the making of this shaker card:-

Buzzing With Happiness

Buzzing With Happiness Die-namics

Peek-a-Boo Honeycomb Die-namics

A2 Stitched Rectangles Stax Set 2 Die-namics

Keep Me In Stitches 6 x 6 Paper Pad

Here's how this card came together.  To kick things off I created an A2 panel using the patterned paper.  I adhered this to my already prepared card base.  I then used the largest die from the Stax Die-namics to create a panel of Butterscotch Prestige Cardstock.  I then used the new Peek-a-Boo Honeycomb Die-namics to die cut the panel again.  I popped out and discarded all of the negative hexagonal cuts and I backed this panel with clear acetate to form a shaker window.

I delved into my stash of glitters and sequins and came up with a mixed concoction to fill my shaker panel.  I centred the filler on the pattern panel and then added dimensional foam tape around the outer edge of the Honeycomb panel.  I brushed the edges of the dimensional foam tape with a little anti static powder to stop the contents from sticking around the edges and so that the ingredients moved about freely.  I then lowered the honeycomb panel down and adhered it to the patterned base.

The next step was to stamp the images from the new and completely adorable stamp set and then I coloured the images with the following Copic markers:-

Black - T6, T5, T4, T3, T2, T0

Yellow - Y26, Y19, Y15

Wings - BG57, BG15, G00, BG11, BG0000

Beards - C3, C1

Skin - R20, E21, E00

Shading - T4, T3, T1

I highlighted with my white gel pen and then die cut using the coordinating die-namics and I applied with either regular foam tape or with extra thick foam tape to build some nice dimension, however, you could just use a double layer of regular dimensional tape to create the same affect.

To finish my card I stamped the bee trails to form a random pattern and then dotted some white gel pen in groups of 3 (pollen lol)!  Last but not least I stamped the sentiment on a strip of white cardstock and added it with yet more foam tape.

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