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Little Monster Shaker Card

Little Monster Shaker Card

Hi everyone! Natasha of @PoliteCreations, joining you today to share a cute gift card holder for Valentine's Day! 

Supplies:

  • Cardstock Warehouse cardstock paper: 
    • Stardream Gold 105lb
    • Colorplan 100lb: Turquoise, Marrs Green
    • Lessebo Colours: White 111lb, Flamingo 100lb, Cherry 100lb
  • Monster Love Pop die set
  • Gift Card Shaker Pouches
  • Gift Card
  • Caribbean Ocean & Carnation Pink Nuvo Drops
  • Scissors
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Adhesives:
    • Foam Squares
    • Double-Sided Adhesive
    • Liquid Glue
  • Pens: White Gelly Roll & Black Flair Pen
  • Optional: Clay Shaker Mix, Glitter, or Sequins

Using each of the colors of cardstock, I arranged the coordinating pieces for one of the monsters. I chose cardstocks that matched the gift card I picked up since you will see the gift card on the front of the card.

I ended up cutting two of the dies from different colors due to how they are made. Just be aware of this when you cut things out. I used the heart die from the set to cut a total of 4 hearts, two whole and two partial.

I started by building my monster. First, the white eyes are attached to the back of the pink monster body. I then added the gold horns and once those were complete, I adhered the hands and feet. For the mouth, I added the tongue first to the mouth die cut, and then put the teeth in place on the monster. Finally, I adhered the mouth die cut to go behind the teeth.

papers, die cuts, and assembled monster for Monster shaker Valentine's Day card

I grabbed an A2 panel of Cherry and decided where I would like the gift card pouch to be placed and made small marks as a guide. I then adhered the hearts to fill the background space, ensuring that most of the hearts would be outside of where the gift card pouch was placed. I snipped the overhang off.

Using Nuvo Drops, I added texture. The Carnation Pink drops are added to the embossed areas on the body. The Caribbean Ocean drips are added to the eyes. I set this aside to dry and worked on adding my gift card.

Before adhering the gift card holder pouch using double-sided adhesive, I added a bit of my shaker mix to the center of the card. Adding the mix is completely optional, but I think it adds a nice touch. You could also add glitter, sequins, beads, confetti, or any other shaker mix. I wanted there to be more interest but did not want to add more around the hearts, so I went this route.

Since my gift card has a sentiment, I chose not to completely cover it, nor did I add an additional sentiment to the holder. Once I thought I had enough mix, I carefully added the pouch.

I goofed and did not center my pouch, so I chose to cut things down to make it centered. My panel ended up being about 4 x 5 inches. I then backed it with a 4 ¼ x 5 ¼ inch white panel.

assembling card base and gift card shaker pocket for Monster shaker Valentine's Day card

I then went in with a white pen and added highlights to the hearts and the monster. I added eyelashes with a black flair pen.

Finally, I added the monster to the top center of the gift card holder using foam squares. Now I have this cute shaker gift card holder that I hope the recipient will love!

Monster shaker Valentine's Day card with gift card holder

I hope you have enjoyed joining me today. What are you making for Valentine's Day? Tag us on Facebook or Instagram, and use #cardstockwarehouse to be featured in our stories!

Happy Crafting!

Natasha
IG: @PoliteCreations
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Blog: Polite Creations

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