Try Me Tuesday w/ My Creative Time

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Try Me Tuesday with My Creative Time!

Today’s try me is to make a card with a window. This can be a simple opening revealing a sentiment, an image on the inside or whatever way you want to interpret a ‘"window".

For my project I made a shaker card using the 4x4 Journal Die + More set as my window.

Here is my card.....

Since my son is turning 11 in a few weeks, I thought I would make this card for him. He loves when I make these shaker cards (thinks they are so cool..LOL) and his favorite color is blue.
 I used several My Creative Time dies for this card, and followed the sketch from Seize the Sketch for my card LO.

So here is how I made this.... I started out by cutting my card mat from the Echo Park~All about a Boy paper pack. I added my banner pieces by using the bottom of the arrow die from the 4x4 Journal Die + More and die cutting them in the matching navy cardstock from Bazzill. I ran a zig zag line of machine stitching across the banners to hold them in place and to add a fun decorative element.
To make the shaker part of my card, I used the frame, again from the 4x4 Journal Die + More  and cut a piece of white cardstock slightly smaller than the frame to use as the background to hold the sequins and sentiment. The sentiment was then stamped, using the Fun Gift Pocket Sentiments. Using some foam tape, I added my sequins to the center of the frame (after adding a piece of acetate) and then matted the whole piece onto a slightly larger piece of navy cardstock. I did double layer the foam tape so the sequins moved more freely inside the frame.
To further embellish my card, I added a balloon die cut, from the Stitched Party Dies set, some Totally White Trendy Twine and some randomly placed sequins. 
To finish off my birthday card, I used the Stitched 4X6 Journal Die numbers to die cut the "11" having to trim the number down a bit to fit inside my balloon.

So what do you think????? If you have not tried making a shaker card,  I encourage you all to give it a try! They are so much fun!

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Make sure you head on over to My Creative Time to see what the rest of the DT made!

I know the inspiration is AWESOME!!!!

 Thanks for stopping by and have a GREAT day!

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Entering this into the following challenges:

Seize the Birthday

Simon Says Stamp~Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday~ Anything Goes
Just B Creative Crazy~linky party
Ribbon Carousel Blog

Seize the Sketch~