Bearded Iris Shaker Card

Today is a big day for me! The Altenew Instagram Release Hop for the February release just went live, and I'm one of the stops on the hop! If you'd like to hop along for a chance to win an Altenew gift card, you can visit my Instagram at @carriesheridan.70 or Altenew's instagram at @altenewllc. This shaker card is one of the cards I created for my Guest Designer spot! I needed a thank you card and decided I hadn't made a shaker card in a long time, and I also hadn't made a slimline card in ages, so why not combine the two in one project?! 

To start my card, I created 3 of the Craft-A-Flower: Bearded Irises along with stems and leaves by die cutting them from various colors of cardstocks I had ink smooshed, sprayed, and/or watercolored. I love having a messy craft session when I make loads of different mixed media papers I can use in future projects like this. Sometimes I die cut them, sometimes I use them as backgrounds for cards, and sometimes I stencil onto them for additional texture. I have a large basket of them that I keep by my die cutting machines for convenience. 

I created the shaker part of the card the easy way: I used a slimline shaker pouch from Tonic Studios. I added some white cardstock to the back of the shaker pouch and took the adhesive off 3 sides of the pouch to attach it to the cardstock. Then I added a bunch of beads, sequins, and glitter to the pouch in colors to match my flowers before adhering the last side of the pouch closed. 

Once I had the shaker pouch done, I added it to a piece of shimmery purple cardstock I had trimmed a quarter inch larger than the shaker pouch. Then I adhered the whole thing to a white slimline card base I created using a heavy weight cardstock. 

I finished the card by adhering all my flowers and foliage and then stamping the "Thank you" sentiment from the new Craft-Your-Life: Garden Whispers set. I die cut the sentiment with the coordinating die and adhered it to the bottom of the card. This card was hand delivered to some friends as a thank you for the lovely gifts they gave us recently. 

I've recently become an affiliate for Altenew, so if you are interested in ordering something lovely from Altenew and would like to use my link, thank you very much! Here's the link: Carrie's Altenew affiliate page 

 

Challenges I'm entering: 

The Diva's that cut ....paper!: Shaker cards (1/4; ends at the end of the month)

Polkadoodles Cardmaking, Craft & Scrapbooking Challenge: ATG (2/4; ends 3/6/25)

Gem of A Craft Challenge: ATG (4/4; ends 2/20/25)

Allsorts challenge blog: ATG (3/3; ends 2/14/25)

613 Avenue Create: ATG (3/8; ends at the end of the month)

A Place To Start: ATG or Things in the Sky (3/8; ends at the end of the month)

simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/: Bright and Cheerful (4/5; ends 2/10/25)

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG or option of burgundy, pink, and sage green (3/6; ends at the end of the month)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (4/5 for the week; 5/10 for the challenge; ends 2/19/25)

Crafty Catz: ATG with option of use a die (2/5; ends 2/20/25)

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: ATG (2/3; ends 2/22/25)

Cut It Up: This makes us smile (Shaker cards make me smile!) (3/3; ends 2/17/25)

Let's Craft and Create: ATG with option of red, pink and white (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (unlimited entries; ends 2/12/25)

A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: ATG (unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month)

Triple B: ATG with birds, blossoms, and/or butterflies (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

Paper Rocks Scissors: ATG with paper and/or scissors (3/5; ends at the end of the month)

We Love to Create mixed media Challenge Blog...sponsored by Polkadoodles: ATG (1/4; ends 2/27/25)