GRADUATION SHAKER CARD - TUTORIAL

Here is a “fun” graduation shaker card, which I originally designed as my entry into a forum challenge on the #Trimcraft blog, to make a male card. 

I also needed to make a congratulatory graduation card as well, so thought I would combine the two! 

I used background sunglasses illustrated papers to represent the need to wear darkened glasses while being in the presence of someone so “bright”

The gold layer represents the equivalent level of a gold winner.

The hand cut head silhouette holds the space for the “brain”

The brain “shaker element” is where all the cogs and wheels and stars and sparkles that rattle around in all our heads are!!

😂😂😂

The products I used and the tutorial are as follows:

For this card I used:

1. Simply Creative 'Around The World' 6 x 6 inch paper pad

2. Black card

3. White card

4. Gold Acrylic paint

5. Cog wheel die cutter

6. A craft knife

7. First Edition Celebration dies

8. Gold and blue sequins and silver stars

9. Dimensional sponge tape. 

10. A piece of acetate. 

What to do:

a) Layer a piece of paper from the paperpad onto a square card base.

b) From black card cut a sillhouette head shape (refer to photo for guidance on the size - it doesn't have to be exact, but needs to fit within the card and large enough to take the cutout which holds the shaker bits)

c) Cut the 'brain' cavity (this is the cavity for the shaker elements)

d) Mount the head onto white card. Then cut through the white card where the brain cavity is.

e) Stick a piece of acetate behind the head to create the 'see-through' brain cavity.

f) Stick dimensional foam at the back of the head (around the edge of the cavity) . Make sure there are no gaps for the sequins to fall out of.

g) Fill the cavity with some sequins, silver stars and small die cut cog wheels. Not too many - you want to be able to shake them around. 

h) Seal the cavity with a square piece of black card. Add extra sponge dimensional tape, up to the edges for sturdiness. 

i) Paint the white card around the silhouette head with gold acrylic paint. When dry attach the finished piece to the base card. 

Finally, cut the words "graduation" and "well done" from black card, glue to beige card and fussy cut around. Glue these onto the card. 

There you have it.... A "brainy male" shaker graduation card!!

The original post in the Trimcraft Forum where my card was entered into the challenge can be found by clicking the link below:

https://www.thecraftblog.com/inspiration/tc-male-card-(25)