Fluttering Fantasies Shaker Card

Back when Altenew first released the Creative Cuts: Fluttering Fantasies die set, I saw Jennifer McGuire create a shaker card with the negative from the butterfly die cuts and fell in love with the set. I bought it and created a very large shaker card with it here: Carrie's Custom Cards: Fluttering Fantasies Shaker Card. 

For this A2 card, I started with a white top-folding A2 card base. Then I trimmed a panel of white cardstock just under 4 1/4 by 5 1/2 and enclosed it in some packaging from a stamp set I had ordered recently. I taped down three sides of the packaging to enclose the white panel and then added my shaker beads to the plastic pouch. I then taped down the fourth side and used red tape to adhere the shaker pouch to the front of the card base. 

Next, I trimmed down the purple watercolored panel I had die cut the Fluttering Fantasies die out of so that it would fit on an A2 card. Then I die cut a frame using 2 sizes of Altenew's A2 Panels Nesting Die Set. I adhered the frame to the negative die cut panel and adhered panel to the shaker pouch using glue tape. 

To decorate the card, I added a butterfly I had assembled from the die cut butterfly pieces the Fluttering Fantasies cuts out. I added some details to the butterfly with Altenew's Ultimate Acrylic Markers Duo set. 

For the sentiment, I used Altenew's One Go: Solid Circular Sentiments press plate and coordinating die along with Altenew's Obsidian Pigment Ink. I die cut more pieces out of scraps of white cardstock  and stacked them all behind the sentiment for dimension. 

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Challenges I'm entering: 

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG or option of following a sketch (2/6; ends at the end of the month)

Cardz 4 Galz: #284 Interactive (Kinetic) anything: Interactive/kinetic (I hope my shaker counts since you can shake it to make the beads move) (1/3; ends 9/16/26)

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge: Back to school or ATG (I chose the ATG option this time) (1/2; ends 9/16/26)

Paper Rocks Scissors: ATG with paper and/or scissors (I used scissors to cut the packaging that holds my beads) (2/5; ends at the end of the month)

Creative Inspiration Challenges: ATG (1/2; ends at the end of the month)

"Just Us Girls" Challenge: Die Week (1/3; ends 9/9/26) 

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

Mix It Up Challenge Blog: ATG with option of Embossing (2/5; ends 10/15/26)

Love To Craft Challenge Blog: ATG (2/5; ends 10/15/26)

The Diva's that cut ....paper!: Reuse, recycle, repurpose: I used plastic packaging from a stamp set to wrap around a white cardstock panel and then added beads into it and sealed it for my shaker pouch. Also, rather than throwing away scraps of paper I made a mistake on (like when I get a smudge on a background or didn't stamp something clearly), I reuse the paper as die cuts I stack behind my sentiments dies like in this case where I have die cut an additional 6 layers of scrap papers behind my "miss you" die cut (2/4; ends at the end of the month)

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog: ATG (3/3; ends at the end of the month)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG with option to use die cuts (ends 9/12/26)

Allsorts challenge blog: All Creatures Great and Small (3/5; ends 9/11/26)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (2/5 for the week; 2/10 for the challenge; ends 9/16/26)

Triple B: ATG with birds, blooms and/or butterflies (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

Critter Crazy CHALLENGE BLOG: ATG with critters as the focus (1/5; ends at the end of the month)

Crafty Animals: ATG with animals/insects as the focus (unlimited; ends at the end of the month)

Crafter's Cafe: ATG with option of Easel Card (2/8; ends 9/12/26)

 I'd like to leave a blessing for all the lovely visitors to my blog: 

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;

The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

Numbers 6: 22-26