Hi, crafty friends. I’m sharing a simple shaker card today, featuring this adorable penguin from the Conversation Cuties digi stamp set from Streamside Studios. There’s also a clear stamp version (here).

I colored the penguin on the heart with Copics. You know me, I can’t resist a penguin stamp. I fussy cut around him, leaving a white trim around the edge and put him to the side while I worked on the rest of the card. I used the Crystal Distortion embossing folder from Simon Says Stamp to create some interest and texture to my card base, which I created from Stamper’s Select White cardstock from Papertrey Ink. I cut strips of Buttercup cardstock from Concord & 9th and added them towards the bottom of my card.

I die cut a frame from the Classic Rectangle Frames die set from My Favorite Things several times from white cardstock (I think I have six or seven layers) and stacked them to create my shaker well, adding one of the centers back in to create a smooth back for my shaker well. I added a mix of the Unicorn Dreams and Just Like Heaven embellishment mixes from Streamside Studios, put a piece of acetate over and covered it with another die cut frame, this time die cut from Aqua Sky cardstock from Concord & 9th. This card really shakes, and those two mixes are GORGEOUS! I added my colored penguin on top, and my card was complete.

This yellow and wonderful aqua combo makes me think of summer. I wish it would get here already, but it’s currently snowing. Again. Sigh.