I was so excited to finally play with a package of Shrinky Dinks on a project. I had really wanted to try them since I was a little kid, but back then my family couldn’t really afford such extras. \u00a0Then I had forgotten all about them until I joined the\u00a0crafting community on YT. \u00a0I saw a couple of projects using them and then I was on the hunt! LOL<\/p>\n

This is a shaker card that I made using the Diemond Dies large mason jar as the base, a piece of plastic packaging material that I upcycled to make the cover, and some cute little dragonfly shakers (I added some blue and iridescent sequins for a little extra sparkle inside the shaker too) that I made with Shrinky Dinks and the new Diemond Dies dragonfly die. As I am extending my guest design team member stint for Diemond Dies, if making a purchase, please use the coupon code: thankskristina for 10% off your entire purchase and free worldwide shipping on orders over $35.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This shaker is one that I made for a Canadian friend (YT: Sheila McNabb) so I decided to use the beaver (the national animal of Canada) from the Furry Friendship Whimsy Stamp set to create a little scene inside the shaker. I inked around the edges of the mason jar with a blue green American Crafts ink and also inked the lower level of the scene to create a lake look on which the little beaver could be floating. \u00a0I colored him, the branch he is holding and the log he is standing on using the following Copic colors: E21, 23, 25, 29 and 100. I added a little BG18 just for the leaves. \u00a0Since the background paper color was a light tan, I also used a white Gelly Roll pen to brighten his front teeth. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

The following is a tutorial video for this shaker:<\/p>\n