Studio Monday with Nina-Marie: Sequins 3 Ways
Hello everyone, thanks for stopping by and visiting with me today! I am very excited to be bringing you three different ways for creating with sequins.
There are many ways sequins can be used, but I’m hoping that today’s video will give you one or more ideas that you may not have thought of yet!
The first idea is to use sequins to fill in a shape, as in the case of this card where I used sequins to fill in the heart window on my card. For this card I used Pretty Pink Posh 4mm and 6mm Raspberry sequins and 4mm Ballerina Pink sequins.
I stamped a background with the Big Perfect shapes stamp set in a few shades of Simon inks (Hollyhock, Teeny Bikini and Cotton Candy). By overlapping the stamped hearts, I was able to create a neat layered effect. With an ink dusting brush and the lighter ink colors, I also blended some color in the background for some added interest. This card also makes use of our new Wonky Stitch rectangle dies.
The sentiment is white heat embossed from the You Matter stamp set. I also sprayed some Shimmer Mist onto the entire card for an extra bit of shine. Who doesn’t love extra sparkle???
For my next technique, I used sequins in two different ways: to create a shaker card and as embellishment to the wreath shaker. The sequins are from Lucy’s Cards (the Delphinium mix) and I’ve used our new Floral Sparkle Wreath and Wonky Stitches rectangle dies.
The sequins behind the wreath of this card look so gorgeous; I really love the contrast that the dark cardstock behind the wreath provides. I created the shaker and added additional sequins around the outside of the shaker wreath.
In the middle of the shaker are two sentiments that I stamped from our new Thoughtful Messages stamp set; the “love” sentiment is stamped directly onto the white cardstock and the supporting sentiment is heat embossed on Blue Violet cardstock.
To make the supporting sentiment have a bit more of a rounded appearance off of the card, I attached it with regular adhesive on the edges and with foam tape in the center. This makes the sentiment look more interesting and mimics the rounded feel of the card.
For my final – and honestly my most favorite technique that I am sharing today – is the double shaker. This card has so much going on, but it was actually quite easy to put together! For this card I used our new Wonky Stitched Hearts dies, along with a few sequin mixes from Pretty Pink Posh (Ocean Spray, Sparkling Clear 3mm and mix, as well as Iridescent Heart confetti).
I die cut the Wonky Stitched Hearts from three different shades of aqua cardstock; in each die cut heart, I also die cut a window using the next smallest die (except for on the last heart die shape). So in essence I was left with two hearts with windows and one solid heart.
I started by building a shaker with the smaller heart window piece; I used one layer of foam tape for the depth of the shaker. This is so that the sequins would not move as much inside the shaker. Once this shaker was built and attached to my card base, I worked on building a second shaker to nest on top of this one.
The second shaker window was built just the same as the first, but this time I used three layers of foam tape for the depth. This is so that the shaker window is taller than the first window, plus has additional room to move around. This double shaker card is SO awesome! It is fun to watch the sequins move inside each shaker differently because of the depth variances.
I finished off the card with a die cut sentiment made from our Painted Thanks die and a supporting sentiment heat embossed from our Thoughtful Messages stamp set.
All of these ideas are easy to replicate and lots of fun to use on a variety of projects! I hope the ideas I’ve shared have been helpful to you and provide inspiration for using those sequins in your stash! Thanks for visiting me today… stop back again later this week for a new video tutorial from me!
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WOWZERS! I absolutely love the double shaker card! All the cards are beautiful!
Great cards! :)
These are all really lovely, I especially like the first one!
You can never have enough sequins
Great card and video. Thanks for sharing.
Linda D.
Fabulous ways to use sequins – I think I will get mine out and use them this week -thanks for the inspiration!
Awesome cards…Love how you made the double shaker card. Brilliant!
Oooh love the sparkle on all these cards! Great designs!
Love your fun cards and upbeat personality. You never fail to inspire!
Cute cards
Love the subtle purple one!!
I love shakers and yours are wonderful. Thanks for the inspiration.
More great ideas!
The wreath shaker card is really special and most unusual,
Beautiful cards – the sequin mix is gorgeous!
Good ideas
Such pretty cards – and wonderful ideas for sequins!
Three gorgeous cards!!!!
love the multi-tiered shaker card! what a super idea Nina!
Great use of sequins. Love the cards!
Such pretty cards, Nina-Marie! I especially love the teal hearts.
These are awesome!! I really love the one with the sequins behind the wreath!
Love all three designs. The new Floral Sparkle Wreath is at the top of my long wish list. And I love shakers, but have never attempted a double shaker … we’ll see! lol
Such pretty, pretty cards Nina. I especially love the double shaker! Some great tips here.
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Fantastic cards. Love the double shaker card.
Each of these cards are wonderful, I particularly like the hearts!
I have lots of stringed sequins. Never
know how to cut them – I always lose a
lot of sequins because they fall off
the string. Love your cards.
very pretty.
thanks for sharing.
Fantastic cards, especially the double shaker! So creative and fun.
I reallly like your.videos and cards. Thanks for the ideas and inspiration.
These cards are so cute! I love the idea of a double shaker card; double the shakers, double the fun!
Fun video–brilliant idea to make a double shaker!
Gorgeous cards Nina and so much fun too! I love the 2nd shaker card you created with the Floral Sparkle Wreath, that die is amazing and it really looked stunning with the sequence behind it, it really did sparkle!!!
Your creativity never ceases to amaze me. I love your work. Thanks for always including a video.
Beautiful cards, you put so much love in each of your creations. Definitely an inspiration to us newbies!
Beautiful cards! Love that heart shaker! The Floral Sparkle Wreath is another favorite that is on my wish list!
Great video! Love all three cards!
I love using sequins on my cards and these ideas are perfect for me and I will def include them on my cards:)
Thanks for these three ideas for using sequins. I have a number of packets but am not always sure how to use them well in a card design. These ideas inspire me.
Great ideas!
Love your heart thanks shaker card! Adorable! Thanks so much for the inspiration!
Beautiful cards!!!
Gorgeous cards. Thanks so much for the great ideas.
Amazing cards Nina! Love them all, thanks for the inspiration.
Beautiful cards! I really love the double shaker one; it’s so neat :)
Wow! These are all amazing!
So pretty. Love these. The two layer heart is gorgeous. Hugz
These are Gorgeous!!! Love anything with sequins!!!
Thanks for the inspiration and clear instructions! I can’t wait to try the double layer shaker!TFS
What wonderful bling! Yay! TFS!
Great cards and fantastic ideas for use of sequins. :)