Try adding a shaker box to your Easter pages for festive color, movement and dimension. Here, expert cropper Rebecca Ludens creates a shaker box in the shape of a basket -- complete with Easter eggs and grass! Materials: Sizzix basket die-cut and die-cut machine
cardstock (one sheet solid, one sheet patterned)
craft foam
clear acrylic page protector
filler material: stickers, punched confetti, beads, etc.
scissors
decorative scissors and embellishments
liquid adhesive
- Cut three basket shapes -- one from each shade of cardstock; one from foam (figure A).
- Remove the inner portion from the solid basket and place on another piece of cardstock in the same shade. Use scissors to cut around the shape (figure B) about 1/4" larger. Note: The shape doesn't have to be exactly like the first, because its irregular shape will be hidden in the next step.
- Secure the new inner piece behind the solid colored "base" basket. Use liquid adhesive to completely adhere and seal the two pieces.
- To create a "well" for the shaker material, use liquid adhesive to adhere the foam basket directly on top of the base basket.
- Add a variety of shaker material inside the foam basket opening. Adhere two stickers back-to-back (as in Ludens' example), or add to paper or cardstock, then cut around the shape. Add bits of grass, beads, confetti or sequins as desired.
- After adding shaker material -- taking care not to extend above the foam basket surface -- cover the basket with a piece of clear acrylic to create a window (figure C).
- Top with patterned basket die-cut shape (figure D) and add shaker box to page.
- Continue assembling and decorating scrapbook page as desired.
Die-cuts/templates provided by Ellison Craft & Design. For more information about Ellison, see Resources. Click here for DIY's Scrapbooking Glossary.
RESOURCES :
Sizzix Die-Cut Machine
Ellison is a parent company of Sizzix L.L.C.
Sizzix L.L.C.
Website: www.sizzix.com
Die-Cuts and Templates (Ellison Craft & Design)
Cropping and cutting system are not available
Ellison
Website: www.ellison.com
Shake-It-Up Shaker Box Kits by Cut-It-Up
Scrapramento
We apologize no contact information is available.
GUESTS :
Rebecca Ludens
About.com Scrapbooking Guide
Website: scrapbooking.about.com
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