Winnie & Walter January Leading Lady: Interactive Cards

Hello, again!  I can’t believe January is almost over, and so is my time as Leading Lady.  I have had a blast sharing my creations with you, and I hope I’ve inspired you even just a little.  Thank you, Shay, for this wonderful opportunity!

It was really hard to decide which “favorite thing” I would share for my last post, but in the end, I chose interactive cards.  I love all kinds – from shaker cards to slider cards to cards that wobble.  They are all so much fun to make AND to receive!  If you haven’t tried them already, I hope you will.

For my first project, I went with a simple shaker card.  I just love this card – it would make a great Valentine for a child or even a sweet thank you note.  That adorable birdie is from LS Exclusives:  So Tweet with Evelin T Designs, and the vine is from Party On with Evelin T Designs.  I stamped both with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored them with Copics.  To the bird I also added some details with a white gel pen and some sparkle with Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle Overlay.

Onto a white card, I white heat-embossed a sentiment from So Tweet.  After ink-blending with Fossilized Amber distress oxide, I flicked on some water and blotted it dry.  I inked up some Bristol Smooth paper with Worn Lipstick distress ink and flicked on some water.  Once the panel was dry, I die-cut it with the heart cutaway.  The Flawless Heart Cutaways frame that gorgeous sentiment perfectly!

I backed the heart opening with clear acetate and covered the panel with foam tape.  I placed some iridescent sequins in the opening and topped the panel with my card.  I adhered the vine and bird to the card and finished with a scattering of heart sequins.

This next card may be my favorite!  I really wanted to combine a shaker element with a slider, and this is what I came up with.  I started with that adorable image from Sweet Holiday with Evelin T Designs.  I stamped the image twice with Memento Tuxedo Black ink – once with the bear’s face masked and the other with the full image – and colored both with Copics.  I fussy-cut both images, trimming the gift from the bear’s face, and went around the edges of both images with a black marker.

The balloons are from The Party.  I die-cut three balloons from Bristol Smooth paper.  Onto the die-cut panel, I gold heat-embossed a sentiment from The Party before ink-blending with Squeezed Lemonade and Cracked Pistachio distress ink.  To give the background a little more interest, I flicked on some water and blotted it dry.  Onto another panel of Bristol paper, I marked where the balloons would be and ink-blended with Worn Lipstick, Wilted Violet, and Peacock Feathers distress ink, being sure to use masks to prevent getting ink from one balloon on the others.

Ta da!  A peekaboo bear!  To make him I used a ruler and my Xacto knife to cut a track into my die-cut panel.  I adhered a plastic slider disc to a small white circle and placed the panel on top so that the disc was in the track.  To the disc I adhered a small white banner and adhered the bear on top.  I placed tiny bits of foam tape on the bottom of the gift and adhered it on top of the bear.  I dressed up the banner with a sentiment from Tagged: Holiday Cheer and added some white details and sparkle to my image.  I built my shaker element just as I did for the first card (I wish I had used some anti-static powder to prevent my sequins from sticking to the foam tape, but I was impatient to see the final result.) and adhered the whole thing to a white card.

Thank you for stopping by!  If you’d like a chance to win a $30 gift certificate to Winnie & Walter, leave a comment on all of my Leading Lady posts on my blog by January 31st at midnight CST.  I will randomly draw a winner from all of the comments and post it on my blog on Saturday, February 3rd.

23 COMMENTS

  1. Denise Bryant | 27th Jan 18

    Love these pretty shaker cards! The bird is so sweet, and your peekaboo bear is adorable!

  2. Deepti | 27th Jan 18

    Super cute shaker cards Andrea… Love both if them.. especially the second one..Hugs xx Deepti

  3. Pai | 27th Jan 18

    great choice for you last post. I love your shaker cards! it’s been a great month with you!

  4. karenladd | 27th Jan 18

    All of your cards have been wonderful, but I am just in awe with these latest creative designs. The heart shaped shaker with your sweet bird perched on the garland is adorable. Shaker cards always intimidate me so that alone is impressive, but your combination of the shaker balloons and that adorable pop-up bear has me completely delighted. Thank you for a fabulous month as Leading Lady!

  5. Trina P. | 27th Jan 18

    Adorable shakers, Andrea. Love your peeking bear slider. Very creative and awesome idea.

  6. Carey Nusbaum | 27th Jan 18

    Absolutely stunning shaker cards! I love making shaker cards! Your coloring is wonderful, and I love the sparkle in your cards! Thanks for the inspiration and for the opportunity to win!

  7. Dee Earnshaw | 27th Jan 18

    These cards are just delightful- love the yellow heart on the first card

  8. Kirsty Vittetoe | 27th Jan 18

    Awesome and fun!

  9. Sue D | 27th Jan 18

    Sweet shaker card designs. Love the cute bird and the peek a boo bear.

  10. Greta H | 27th Jan 18

    You ended with a bang! These are my favorite cards of all your projects–absolutely love them! Thank you for the wonderful inspiration this month!

  11. Becca Yahrling | 27th Jan 18

    I love interactive cards, too, and shakers are my favorite.
    I love that sweet birdie! So cute. But your peek a boo bear
    steals the show today. So genius of you! Thanks for all your
    inspiration this month.

  12. Von Marie Design | 28th Jan 18

    Beautiful cards!! I love the backgrounds and that they are shaker cards!!!

  13. MandaLJ | 28th Jan 18

    Both are cards are so lovely but I especially like the sweet surprise of the peekaboo bear!

  14. Linda Carson | 28th Jan 18

    I just adore both of these fabulous shaker cards! Beautiful coloring too!

  15. Arianna Barbara | 28th Jan 18

    Awww!!! They’re both totally sweet and cute!!!

  16. Bunny Dobbie | 28th Jan 18

    These are so adorable! I was loving all over the little bird until I saw your Bear peek-a-boo! You were my first Instagram friend and you continue to inspire me with every card you make!

  17. Janis in ID | 28th Jan 18

    Fabulous cards!!! Love the bright colors and the interactive elements. The peekaboo bear is sooooooooo cute!! I adore your subtly sponged backgrounds and your amazing coloring, too. Wow. Thank you so much for sharing your creativity with us this month. It’s been a treat!!!
    <3 J

    jwoolbright at gmail dot com
    HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com

  18. F. Andre | 28th Jan 18

    Loving the slider element in the second card. Thanks for sharing your creativity throughout the month.

  19. shartl | 29th Jan 18

    WOW!! Your cards are amazing and that cute little peek-a-boo bear is too much! I love the shaker design and the little extra details like the sparkle. Thank you for an awesome month of incredible cards.

  20. Mary-Anne V | 29th Jan 18

    These interactive cards are so fun…especially like the cute slider element on the last. Great description in your post. Wonderful job being the leading lady.

  21. Cathy Lillie | 30th Jan 18

    Wonderful shaker cards! The bird is adorable with his sparkly heart shaped belly! The last card with the pop up bear is too cute! Love all the shimmer and sequins!

  22. Marjorie DUMONTIER | 31st Jan 18

    These are two absolutely darling shaker cards ! It was such a great month with you. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and inspiration ! Love from France, Marjorie
    [margessw(at)icloud(dot)com]

  23. Christa Marie | 31st Jan 18

    oh my gosh! i love these cards!!! they are so beautiful!! those sparkly cheeks on the little birdy are so sweet and the balloons are delightful!!!! so gorgeous and wonderful colors!!!!!!!! you do really amazing and beautiful work!

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