Filigree Christmas Shaker
Filigree Christmas Shaker

Instructions:
Cut a piece of Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper 10” x 7”, score at 5” along the long side and fold to create a base card of 5” x 7”. Cut a piece of gold cardstock 5” x 7” and adhere to the front of the card. Cut a piece of pattern paper 4 7/8” x 6 7/8” and adhere to the front of the gold card.
Die cut 4 decorative frames using the No. 2 and No. 3 dies from the HCD2-7426 Oval Filigree Frame die - 3 from Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper and one from gold cardstock. Stack the frames together with the gold frame on top and adhere to the front of the card. Die cut the medium decorative frame out of gold cardstock using the No. 3 die from the HCD2-7426 Oval Filigree Frame die and adhere to the centre of the frame.
Stamp the large ornament from the HCPC-31029 Large Holiday Ornament Cling Stamp Set in Tuxedo Black ink on alcohol marker friendly paper. Colour the image with alcohol markers and die cut with the coordinating die. Die cut 5 decorative ornaments using the outer and decorative inner ornament dies out of Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper and stack together and adhere to the front of the coloured image. Add green Flower Pearls to the green compartments and dye white Flower Pearls red with Crimson alcohol ink and add to the red compartments. Stamp the image from the HCPC-31029 Large Holiday Ornament Cling Stamp Set in Versamark ink on Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper and heat emboss with gold embossing powder and die cut with the outer and inner dies. Die cut a piece of clear cardstock with the outer die and adhere behind the stamped and embossed frame. Adhere this to the front of the ornament to create the shaker element. Adhere the ornament to the front of the card.
Stamp the small spray image from the HCPC-3959 Holly Berry Spray and the small spray image from the HCPC-3958 Small Festive Poinsettia Cling stamp in Olive ink on Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper. Colour the leaves with Leaf Green ink and die cut with the coordinating dies. Adhere the larger spray to the top right of the ornament flowing down and the smaller spray to the top left of the ornament.
Stamp the small leaf spray from the HCPC-31028 Christmas Holly Accents Cling Stamp Set in Leaf Green ink on Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper. Colour the images with Leaf Green and Vivid Chartreuse inks and die cut with the coordinating die. Adhere around the larger holly sprays.
Stamp the poinsettia images from the HCPC-3957 Large Festive Poinsettia Cling Stamp and the HCPC-3958 Small Festive Poinsettia Cling stamp in Vermillion ink. Colour centres with Sunflower ink and die cut with the coordinating dies. Colour the petals and backs of the flowers with Vermillion ink and shape using the coordinating molds. Assemble flowers with two of each size. Dye small polystyrene balls with Lemonade and Peach Bellini alcohol inks and adhere to the centres of the flowers with 3D Crystal Lacquer. Adhere the flowers over the leaves as shown.
Stamp the small birdie images from the HCPC-31028 Christmas Holly Accents Cling Stamp Set in Olive ink on Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper. Colour the images with Leaf Green ink and die cut with the coordinating die. Stamp the small birdie images from the HCPC-31028 Christmas Holly Accents Cling Stamp Set again in Tuxedo Black ink on alcohol marker friendly paper. Colour the images with alcohol markers and die cut the birdie only. dhere a birdie image to the inked images and then add one to the top right and one to the base of the ornament as shown.
Dye small and micro polystyrene beads with Crimson alcohol ink and finish by colouring the beads with a red alcohol marker and adhere around the leaves.
To finish ,add Crystal Clear glitter to the flowers, leaves, birds and holly with clear gloss gel medium on a paintbrush.
Stamp the Christmas sentiment from the HCPC-31027 Festive Berry & Birdies Cling Stamp Set in Versamark ink on Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper and heat emboss with gold embossing powder. Die cut with the coordinating die and adhere to the base of the ornament as shown.
Add gold pearls to the centre of the ornament and to the lattice as shown.
Other Products: Clear gloss gel medium, paintbrush, Pink Fresh Studio Gold Pearls, Copic Markers - Green YG67, G)7, YG231, YG03, Red R59, R29, R22, Yellow Y38, YR12, Y06, Versamark ink, Neenah Classic Crest 80 Ib cardstock, Clear Wink of Stella, Micro Polystyrene balls, Ranger Alcohol inks - Crimson, Lemonade and Peach Bellini, foam squares, Dress My Craft Flower Pearls - Green, Snow White