As my 6th wedding anniversary approaches, my goal for having a bunch of cards to give to my hubby during\u00a0our vacation is starting to weigh on me. Why do I do this to myself?! LOL \u00a0Anyway, I’ve been wanting to make a card using the Lawn Fawn “Wheelie Like You” stamp set so I decided to create a CAS\u00a0shaker scene card that shows one hamster following another off the treadmill (this actually represents me and my hubby, as we both\u00a0left high stress corporate careers behind to focus on health, happiness and simple living together). I also thought the biblical passage from Ruth 1:16, that reads, “Where you go, I’ll go. Where you stay, I’ll stay. I will follow you.” would be a great sentiment for the inside of the card.<\/p>\n

<\/a>To create the little scene, I wanted to make everything 1 layer so that the shaker pieces wouldn’t get stuck on any layered images. \u00a0I stamped out the hamster twice, used a post-it mask on the 2nd\u00a0hamster and stamped out the hamster wheel to make it look like the 2nd hamster was just jumping off to follow the first hamster. Then I colored the whole scene with the following Copic markers:
\n1st hamster: E33, 35 and 37 with R20 blush
\n2nd hamster: E31, and 35 with R20 blush
\nHamster wheel: C4 and 5
\nBack wall: B000
\nWood desk: E51<\/p>\n

Then to add a little texture, again without adding any layering that could impede the shaker pieces from moving around, I decided to add a wood grain to the desk top. I masked off the hamster wheel and the two hamsters before embossing so that they would remain clean and free of the wood grain embossing. I used the large wood grain stamp from the Lawn Fawn “Woodgrain Backdrops” set with VersaMark ink and clear embossing powder. There is a subtle darkening where the embossed grains are and the texture adds some interest.<\/p>\n

<\/a>I also decided to add a little more embossing interest by stamping in some small red hearts from the Lawn Fawn “Wheelie Like You” and “Into the Woods” stamp sets with Momento Luxe “love letter” red ink. \u00a0Unfortunately (GASP!) I smeared\u00a0the stamping. Luckily, I\u00a0was able to repair the damage with my RV29 Copic marker, a white Gelly Roll pen, and a VersaMarker pen (to re-moisten the hearts for embossing). \u00a0I used more clear embossing powder on the floating hearts and finished the scene, swearing I was never going to risk that sort of extra\u00a0stamping toward the end of a project again. LOL<\/p>\n

To make the shaker, I die cut a heart into a cute valentine patterned paper from the DCWV “Doodlin’ Around Stack.” I also used some red metallic paper to die cut out a heart frame to finish off the shaker window. To adhere\u00a0the acetate panel, I used Zip Dry glue to the back of that heart opening. I used some pink iridescent sequins and red hearts I punched from the same red metallic paper for the shaker pieces. To pop up this front panel from the scene panel, I used double sided foam adhesive, taking care to minimize edge stickiness and static with my EK Tools powder tool.<\/p>\n

The following is a tutorial video sharing the process of making this card:<\/p>\n