You are my Sunshine
Hi readers! Happy Thursday to you! Where did the week go? Another fast one! I hope that no matter where you are in the world, and however good or bad the weather may be, that this blog post brings a bit of sunshine into your day! It certainly did for me! I’d like to welcome back Dawn Woleslagle to our blog as a guest. Dawn is not only a wonderful artist, but the owner of WPlus9, the brand that we are featuring today!
Be sure to read on for some tricks and tips from Dawn on how to make this beauty! Enjoy!
I don’t know about you, but I am so ready for Spring to arrive. That yearning was the inspiration of this cheerful card. And the Sending Sunshine stamp set along with the Sending Sunshine Layers die was perfect for creating this inlaid die cutting shaker card!
Once I had die cut my windows from the front panel, I used a sponge dauber to color the pieces that I would be fitting back into their negative spaces. If you are unfamiliar with either of these techniques, or just need a refresher – I use both in this video. I wanted to add a hint of blue, so before I assembled anything, I blended a little ink around my die cut windows using a Blending Tool. You could fill your shaker with sequins or seed beads or anything you’d like. But I’ve been loving the chunky course glitters lately, so that’s what I went with.
I colored the “Sunshine” die cut using a sponge dauber again, except this time I colored half with darker yellow and then blended a paler yellow in for the other half. I popped it up on the card using a little clear foam tape. I love using clear foam tape for die cut words, especially when they are detailed or dainty because you don’t have to worry as much about it being seen.
Glittered die cuts is another one of my all time favorites. Creating the glittered clouds was incredibly easy thanks to Adhesive Sheets. I just pulled the release film form one side of a sheet and adhered it to a piece of white cardstock. Then I die cut my clouds from the sheet. Make sure the adhesive side is face up or facing the die. This way the adhesive will be on the front of your die cut. Remove the release paper and then cover your die cut with glitter. Easy, and no liquid glue or spray adhesive needed. Score!
The finishing touches are courtesy of Pretty Pink Posh – the form of sequins of course! Sequins just make everything better. I hope you enjoyed today’s card and hopefully it brightened your day just a bit.
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Beautiful card !!!
This card is simply gorgeous and makes me HAPPY!
love the layers and color choices of the card :)
Wonderful card – exactly what to expect from Dawn!
Gorgeous card! Love the dies used to create this! :)
This card just sings out happy. Love it.
Love your sunny card. The glittered cards look fantastic.
What a sweet and happy card!
Love the shaker clouds on
this pretty card! Great design.
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This card is amazing – makes me think of spring! I’ve lost track of how many different kinds of bling are used!
Aww what a gorgeous card!
Beautiful!
What a great card! Thanks for sharing.
Wow, this is so cute! I love that cloud cut out and the die cut word! So cheerful!
I love the card and the set used from Wplus9!!!
I just love this happy card :)
Always love a good shaker and the more windows, the merrier! : )
Gorgeous card! Love the fresh white and yellow combo!
Beautiful and fresh looking! Love all the white space and the die cut sentiment!
That’s such a fun card!
Definitely brought a smile to my face! I’m reveling in the gorgeous weather we’ve been having and your card is a perfect reflection of this happy season!
Oh so pretty. I’m a big fan of Dawn and Wplus9.
Awesome card!!! I love shaker cards. They are SO much fun! Love the layout. I follow SSS Blog via email. :)
Love the sunshine die!
I love Wplus9 and Dawn’s teaching. Her videos are great. This is such a great card!
Fabulous card!!!
LOVE this beautiful card!!!
Super pretty card!
Great card! ;-)
This is such a fabulous card! I love shakers. Great dies. I think I need this after all.
Absolutely awesome card! Great advertising for the die set–now I need to get one : ) Thank you for sharing with us.
Gorgeous card! Love multiple shaker windows! ♥
so very beautiful!
This is beautiful Dawn and I just got that set!!
Now I need the ink colours I am missing… and the dies… what a gorgeous card!
LOVE the coarse glitter you used in your shakers, and your ink blending is so soft. What an awesome spring card!
This is one of the prettiest shaker cards I’ve ever seen! Love the chunky glitter and the pastel colors on this card.
Thanks for sharing your Beautiful card! Love the chunky glitter for the shaker elements…so gorgeous! :)
Wow! Dawn never fails to make something beautiful!!! <3
Beautiful card! I love the colours.
This card is beautiful and heavenly looking.
This is such a pretty and delicate card!
So pretty! Dawn’s creations are always awesome. Love the shaded sentiment!
Absolutely beautiful card – one place my cutting machine falls down – I can’t get it to cut as well as these dies.
What a beautiful Spring Happy Card. I love the design and the shaker clouds. Thank you Dawn for you’re inspiration. Love it.
I LOVE, LOVE this card!! Fabulous!!
Wow! This card DOES make it feel like Spring! Gorgeous!
Love the inlaid die cuts and soft colors. TFS
Another beautiful card for my inspiration file!
Oh how I love this darling card! Thanks for the inspiration!