Hello and welcome to the final week of Christmas in July! I had to postpone my video for a couple of other crafty projects last week but I’m glad that I was able to squeak this one in before August! 😉
You can find the previous week’s videos here, here, and here and make sure to read the giveaway info at the bottom of the page to make sure you’ve followed all the instructions in order to be eligible to win!
I wanted to finish up this series with a sparkly and glitter shaker because, of course, they are still my absolute favorite card to create!
You can watch today’s video below or in HD at my YouTube channel!
This card looks a lot more complicated than it actually is thanks to a clever die from Lil’ Inker Designs and A LOT of foam mounting tape! And before I forget, the All About Ampersand stamp set and dies are currently on sale at Lil’ Inker Designs! 😉 To start I die-cut the All About Ampersand die from red cardstock and the Center Point Chevron die from white cardstock. I turned them over and applied score tape to the red cardstock before adhering the white cardstock to the back. Then I added ATG adhesive to the white cardstock and adhered a piece of acetate to it. Next I applied a double-layer of foam mounting tape to the each line of the chevron die. The Center Point Chevron has a thinner outer border so using the All About Ampersand as the frame made it easier to apply foam mounting tape to the outer edge. Once all the foam tape was down I filled the shaker windows with a variety of seed beads and sequins. I sealed the back of the shaker and then adhered it to a white card base.
To finish the sentiment I stamped the words ‘merry’ and ‘bright’ from the All About Ampersand set onto white cardstock with red poppy ink from Papertrey Ink. I fussy cut the labels and adhered them to the front of the card. I wanted the shaker bits to really be the focus of the card so I kept the sentiment simple and let the shaker shine!
I love how all those sparkly bits look like a fancy beaded dress or a Christmas ornament. And it definitely makes a statement!
P.S. Fun fact, the music on my video today is performed by yours truly on my harp! This month I’ll be using tracks off of my solo Christmas album on my holiday card tutorial videos and I hope you enjoy them! ?
To help get you in the holiday spirit I have a crafty package of a few supplies that I’ve used to create each card this month. The total contents of the package will be a surprise for the recipient but is valued over $45! To enter leave a comment on each of my Christmas in July posts and this week, let me know how many holiday cards you plan to send this year (or how many general happy mail cards you’d like to send this year if you don’t celebrate Christmas!) ? US and international entries welcome!
Thanks so much for stopping by and have a fabulous day!
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What a delightful card! Love the sparkle!
Gorgeous! I love shaker cards and make a lot of them myself! I did Christmas in July on my blog too and ended up with 11 cards and one tag – yay! I really enjoyed your video and card! Thanks for the inspiration! Have a great day!
Each year I make at least 40 Christmas cards to send to friends and family. I have always enjoyed doing this and will be starting on my cards in the near future. Thanks for some very nice videos and great inspiration. Love today’s shaker card.
A wonderfull card for X-mas.
I’m always late with card making for X-mas, the idea for the card I want to make always pop up late in my head and I make about 30-35 cards for family and friends.
You playing the Harp on the video is just wonderful, thank you for a great how-to-do-it.
I love to listen to the Harp, we have a girl in our town who won the Voice of Holland with her harp-playing and singing about 2 years ago,
What a beautiful card! We send about 90 cards but I don’t make them. ☹️. I can’t even imagine producing that many. Kudos to those of you that do! I probably make 40-50 cards in a year.
Oh my, this is such a festive card, Jessica. I guess i will need to visit the Lil’Inker shop more often. I send out about 80 Christmas cards each year, a great incentive to create them all year round.
LOVE this shaker card. Great video!
Pretty card! I love the sequins and beads in this shaker card! Looks great with the red All About Ampersand die to frame it!
I hope to make about a dozen special cards. I don’t usually make too many, as I am a last-minute kinda girl…
Awesome card! I love shaker cards & this one is super!! I love the design & wonderful sparkle. I will be making about 95 Christmas cards this year & am thinking a case of your card would be great for some special people. Thanks for sharing all the “how- to’s”!!
One word. Wow!
What a stunning shaker…love your detailed video. I will send out about 10 handmade cards and about 75 photo cards this Christmas.
I will send out around 40 cards this year for Christmas. I just love your shaker card and the varied sequins you used. I need to give this a try!
Your harp playing is just magical and could listen to it all day, especially if I was crafting. I plan to send around 30-40 cards this year, hopefully more if I can manage it. Fabulous video and card, nothing beats a shaker!!!
Hello Jess, I send out about 30 cards during the holiday season. I love to make all my cards and you gave some great ideas!! I love shaker cards and this one is so nice. Thank you so much for taking the time to do this “Christmas in July” Loved it.
WOW! This came out SO COOL!!! I LOVE how you used different mediums in the shaker part. Fabulous design!
This is cool. Way, way cool.
A very nice card to end your series. Christmas is my favourite time. I usually just make cards for others to give their loved ones.
What a gorgeous card, Jessica!! As always, thanks for your detailed video – I loved seeing your card come to life! Your video series this month has helped kickstart my own Christmas card creating. I plan to send about 45-50 Christmas cards this year.
Thanks again for your inspiration this month!!
How fabulous with all these sparkly bits. I make around 80 cards. I have so enjoyed your music.
Love this modern take, gorgeous card 🙂 I plan on making/sending about 30 cards….but who knows haha
I love your card Jessica, it is so gorgeous and I love how it sparkles so much. This series has been awesome and I have enjoyed it so much along with your beautiful music. Do you sell you album anywhere, I’d love to buy a copy of it for Christmas time, I truly enjoy it, it puts me in the Christmas mood and it is very soothing to listen to. Please let me know if I can buy a copy. I plan on making about 25 Christmas cards this year, fingers crossed I will get that many finished in time. Thank you for a fantastic series, I loved it!
Gorgeous shaker card!
Love all the different
elements you used. I
usually send out about
10-12 cards each year.
Carla from Utah
What a unique idea for Christmas. Love it.
What a stunning card!! I absolutely love the pop of red on the white background and fillings!
I usually make around 250 Holiday cards and for close friends and family they each receive a box of 10-20 handmade cards to send out to their friends! Makes me feel good gifting them and makes the recipients feel good too! Win~win all around in my book!
LOVE the Harp music in the background too!! You are very talented!! Thanks for sharing your musical talent with us!
Love!!!