Create a fun Valentine’s card with a shaker effect! Get started with the Vaessen Creative circle cutting dies and surprise someone with an original, handmade shaker card full of love. ❤
Take a red A5 sheet and fold it in half. First, make a scoreline for a neat fold.
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Use the Vaessen Creative circle cutting dies with stitched edge (3624-308). Number the dies from largest to smallest: no. 1 is the largest, and no. 8 the smallest. Place the folded card on the Cut Easy cutting plate and position die no. 1 on top. It won’t fit entirely on the paper, but that’s the idea!
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Take a sheet of paper in a different colour and cut out a circle using die no. 2.
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Choose another colour of paper and place dies no. 3 and no. 4 together, one inside the other. Align them properly and cut out. We will only use the cut-out ring later.
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Now use the same colour as in step 1. Place dies no. 4 and no. 5 together, align them, and cut out. Again, we’ll only use the ring.
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Take a white sheet of paper and cut out a circle with die no. 3.
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Place this white circle in the embossing folder and run it through the Cut Easy.
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Take a sheet of acetate and stamp the round heart stamp on it using black StazOn ink. Let the ink dry well or use a heat tool.
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Cut out the stamped image from the acetate sheet using circle die no. 4. If it doesn’t cut through in one go, run it through the machine a few times.
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Place the acetate circle and the circle rings from steps 4 and 5 upside down. If needed, tape the rings together first. Then glue the acetate circle onto the paper and let it dry thoroughly. Create a border around the acetate circle with foam tape, trimming it to size so it doesn’t stick out.
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Sprinkle shaker elements onto the acetate circle. Then remove the protective backing from the foam tape.
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Stick the embossed circle on top of the foam tape to close the shaker.
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Cut two narrow paper strips, about 3 mm wide. Apply 3 mm double-sided tape around the shaker and stick the strips on top. Trim any excess paper.
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Now attach the circle from step 2 and the shaker onto the base card (as shown in the photo).
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Turn the card over and neatly trim any edges that stick out.
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Finally, write a sweet Valentine’s message inside the card. Your card is now ready to surprise someone special! 💌
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