Happy Birthday Earthling!

Hello again friends.  Today I have a really colorful and fun shaker card that I made using the goodies from Trinity Stamps.  This is such a fun release - I think I will be busy all summer.  

To start this card, I used the new Space Fog Stencil with Wilted Violet and Villainous Potion Distress Oxide Ink.  I found that it was easiest to ink in the stencil openings and then, using the masks, inking in the background.  Once I was done with the inking, I went back and softened the edges  by doing a little more blending.  

I used Citrine Glimmer Foil and the Starfield Letterpress to add some stars to my outer space sky.  Once I had foiled my background, I used the A-2 Clean Cut Layers Rectangles Set A to cut it to 4" x 5.25".  I also dusted the edges with Black Soot Distress Oxide Ink to give it more of a space feel.

Using the Crater Layers Stencil and Coordinating Dies to create a surface for my alien friend to stand on.  I used Mustard Seed and Carved Pumpkin Distress Oxide Ink.  I heat embossed the sentiment on the moon surface using black embossing powder.  I used a sentiment from the We've Come For Cake Stamp Set.  I also used another sentiment from this stamp set for the inside of the card.  

I needed to have the moon surface and my alien created so I knew where I wanted to place my flying saucer and beam.  The adorable alien is cut from green cardstock using the Tiny Alien Die Set.  I placed the beam from the Tiny UFO Die Set to cut an opening in my background.  This is the shaker opening.  

I cut a piece of black cardstock the same size as my shaker top, 4.25" x 5, and glued the beam cut out piece behind the opening.  Using two layers of foam tape, I created a well for my shaker pieces and support for the rest of my card front.  The shaker pieces are,  Multicolor Meteorite Embellishment Mix.  This mix is absolutely beautiful.  

I applied glue tape around the beam opening and placed a piece of acetate on top to create the window.  I removed the protective tape from foam tape and placed the top on top of the foam tape to seal in the shaker elements.  

I used scrap paper in various colors to create my flying saucer and planet.  I glued all the pieces on the top piece to finish the front of the card.

For the inside of the card, I used some of the scrap background with the stars to trim the top and the bottom of my sentiment piece.  That is a really nice way to tie the front in with the inside.

I am just crazy about this shaker card and I hope that this post has inspired you to make one of your own.  I also have a YouTube Video tutorial that is linked at the bottom of this post if you want a more detailed process.

Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you have a great day!!!

Sandy