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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These are really cute! The sequins add some sparkle to the project!
Oh my!!! They’re all amazing!!! My fav is the stunning turquoise heart shaker card!!! <3
These are all beautiful. I especially love the violet card with the delicate die cuts. The blue shaker is also a favorite! Thanks for your inspiration.
I love the double shaker a lot. Very nice.
I love all these great ways to craft with sequins!
Super sparkly cards – thanks so much!!
Cute ways to use sequins–thanks!
Thanks for inspiration!
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These are all so beautiful!! Love them all. Beautiful colors.
Lovely sequin cards. The double shaker card is so fun. I will have to try this.
Oooh these are lovely, thanks for the ideas!
So pretty – Love the sequin sparkle behind the wreath cut outs!
I love when an item can be used in a variety of ways. Thanks for showcasing sequins.
Such fun cards.
Wonderful video! Great cards.
Very pretty use of sequins!
very pretty and unique
Super video. Thanks for sharing.
Love the idea for a double shaker window! Haven’t seen this before.
Great way to use sequins. Thanks for sharing.
All gorgeous, I especially like the Love card!
Who knew sequins could be so fun!
Love the double shaker card.
I adore your sequin cards! Thanks for the inspiration and for the opportunity to win!
You always have such fun and creative ideas! Thanks so much for sharing your awesome videos with us!!
Cool Cards! I really like the layered heart thanks card.
Awww… these are so pretty!
Love these ideas, especially the double shaker card!
Love all of these ideas, especially the double shaker, how cool. Never would have thought of doing that and now I’ll have to give that one a try. I haven’t tried the sequins inside the die before either and that one looked really pretty as well. All of these ideas are totally awesome. Thanks for sharing .
Fun, wonderful ways to use sequins. I make my own sequins sometimes with a sequins die set. Congrats to the winners.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
Wow! The inlaid sequins on the first card look so luxurious! I really like the idea of a double shaker too!
I love using sequins. I think they just add “pure class” to any card.
How wonderful these are. I love the shaker idea with the pretty sequins and the all over sequins on the hearts is just marvelous! Thanks for sharing your talents Nina-Marie.
… way to sparkle
Oh my! The colors and the sequins….Love these fabulous cards ♥♥
Love your shakers, Nina-Marie, and all the details you provide. My very favorite is the wreath with the colorful backing, sequins strategically placed on the wreath, and the way you adhered the embossed portion of the sentiment. WOW!
Really fun ideas for sequins! Love the double shaker card!
I love all 3 ideas! TFS!
What fun cards! Great ways to use sequins.
Neat sequin ideas.
3 fun ways to “play” with sequins! Love all the bluetones and the different techniques you used!
Love sequins and these new ideas, especially the double shaker! The wonky dies are awesome! Thank you for sharing, Nina-Marie :-)
They are adorable cards
but my fav one is the last one with shaker and the teal color is so beautiful on your card
great idea Nina-Marie…
luv them all
Awesome, Nina! The double shaker is also my favorite. Love sequins!!! ❤
The double shaker is really a great idea!!!
Cristina
thehouseoftheblackbirds.blogspot.it
I think I could do with using more sequins. Thanks for the ideas x
These cards are so, so cute! I love the double shaker card. Pure genius!
Beautiful cards and great ideas for busting my sequins stash!
Three great shaker cards. The wreath die card is my favorite.