Good morning! Today I’m taking part in a special blog hop: Light It Up Blue for Autism Awareness, created by Tenia Nelson and Veronica Fletcher Zalis, to help raise awareness for Autism! Cardmakers all over the world will be sharing their blue cards today!
There are many fantastic sponsors who are showing their support for Autism Awareness and you can find the complete list here! If you would like a chance to win a prize from one of these fabulous companies leave a comment on this blog and any of the other blogs participating in today’s hop! I will also be offering blog candy to one random commenter on my blog! My winner will be announced on my blog on Monday, April 6th! You can create a card and join the hop by linking up your card here! Winners will be chosen at random and will be announced on Monday, April 6th. You don’t have to comment on every blog; however, the more you comment, the better your chances! 😉
Here is the blue card that I created for the hop!
I might have overfilled the shaker card just a little bit…oops. I’ll share photos revealing the full sentiment below! The sentiments are from the Friggin’ Fabulous stamp set from The Ton! I used Ocean, Pacific Blue, Rainwater, Winter, and Stargazer pigment inks from Mama Elephant to give the sentiments an ombre look! I used a baby wipe to help blur the lines between the inks and my M.I.S.T.I. was essential in creating a seamless look! I didn’t want the pigment inks to contaminate the other pads so I would cover a word with one ink and then use a baby wipe to remove ink from the top or bottom of the word. Then I’d stamp half of the word with the M.I.S.T.I. and open the cover back up. Next I’d use the next ink color and ink the stamp before removing the ink from the opposite side with the baby wipe. Then I’d close the lid of the M.I.S.T.I. and the stamp would be perfectly lined up with a great blended look between the two colors! To finish the background of the shaker I added a few stars from the stamp set.
Then it was shaker time! I filled it with Silver Star confetti, Glass Slipper sequins, Bermuda Blue sequins, Smarty Pants Blue sequins, Turquoise and Caicos sequins, and Rock the Boat Blue sequins! The colors match the inks perfectly! I die-cut the frame from the Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangles die and assembled the shaker card!
I hope you enjoyed my card and I hope you’ll continue to hop along on the Light It Up Blue for Autism Awareness Blog Hop! Thanks so much for visiting!
I love the shaker card, so unique
Great shaker card, love all the shades of blue sequins. xx
Love this shakey shaker creation!! Beautiful blues!
Love the sequins!!
What a fabulous shaker card! Love it!
Your card is great. I love the blue colors and the shaker element you used. Thanks for sharing.
What a gorgeous fun card for such a wonderful cause!! Love all the lovely blue colors you used in both inks and sequins!! The ombre sentiment is friggin’ amazing!!
Love it!
Friggin’ awesome stamping! 🙂
Fabulous card!
Perfect shaker card! Happy World Autism Day!
What a great card! It makes me happy!
Love the colors! Thanks for bringing awareness to autism. It affects so many of our families.
Such a beautiful and fun card. I have two children with autism. Thank you for supporting this cause. My kids would love playing with this card.
What a great card. I am loving all those pretty colors. Love your shaker card. Thank you for being apart of the hop.
Just saw these stamps at The Ton…they are awesome! Love your shaker card too! facebook.com/wavingmywand
This is a wonderful , beautiful card !!!! I think it is friggin’ awesome !!!!
Great card – I love the shaker aspect and the hombre look.
AWK! This is so fun and such a cute idea…all those sequins!
I’m such a fan of the ombre sentiments! The fun shaker window is fabulous, too! This rocks! HUGS! 🙂 Mynn xx
I love this shaker card!
I always overfill the shakers too 🙂 Hey, it makes for an even more interactive card! This sentiment is just the bomb. Thank you so much for taking part in this hop that is just making my heart sing 🙂
Great sentiment! Love the all the sparkle. Gorgeous card. Thanks for sharing and supporting LIUB.
That’s a very cool shaker. Hugz
Love your fun ombre shaker, Jessica and what a great sentiment!