Sending XOXO
by Nancy Penir

Hi and welcome to a Valentine post! I have a card for you that’s a shaker, made with Poppy’s fabulous dies and features a stencil I made. Let me show you how.

I wanted a simple background for my Meadowblossom Frame, and decided to make my own using Poppy’s Confetti Heart Plate. It’s really easy with a few tricks I’ve learned using different methods. Here’s what I like best. Die cut your stencil with a nice sturdy vellum. Spray the back with Pixie light tack reposition adhesive spray (Amazon). and allow it to dry a minute or two. It will keep your stencil from moving during inking.

I used Distress Oxide Inks, but used different amounts and pressure when applying the ink. I wanted a rather ombre effect.

I wanted the heart and frame from the Meadowblossom frame, but not all the posies, as I wanted the background to show. I simply snipped all but the bottom corner from the frame and heart. I did this 5 times.

One die was glued down to my heart stenciled background.

To make the perfect sized acetate for my shaker, I used the heart from the middle of the Meadowblossom frame, tracing onto the paper, and cutting a 1/8″  wider than the line. The heart acetate piece is glued to one of the 5 heart frames that will be on the top. The rest are all glued to the 1st piece.

The finished shaker. I added red Nuvo drops to the flower centers, and the red glitter hearts are outtakes from another valentine I did with Banded Hearts die plate. 

Since I had the stencil, I decorated the flap of an envelope.

How are you coming with your valentines? Hope you got a little bit of inspiration today. And hope you picked up a few of the fabulous new dies during the release! Happy Crafting!

Supplies

2303 Confetti Heart Plate

2307 Meadowblossom Frame and Stencil

CL489

2287 Banded Hearts