Landscape Rectangle Accordion Shaker card

I have a bright and sparkly card this week. I needed a special card for my sister and I want to find a way to make it a bit extra sooooo I decided to add a few windows and and add a shaker element to the back panel and it turned out better than I thought. The bright colours were chosen because the colours matched a package of sequins I had recently purchase. This is what I came up with……

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1- the sequin pack is multi coloured and has sequins in 3 different sizes, I chose the purples pinks and teal cardstock for my main colours. I used Core Color Cardstock

2- I die cut 3 panels in 3 different colours for the card base, then cut 3 more in the same colours, I trimmed out the centres and the side tabs to make frames. And added the frames to the card base pieces.

3- using a rectangle from the Short Rectangles Crosshatch I diecut out the center of what will be the last panel. I diecut out 4 others in the same colour, cutting out the centres to match the card panel

4- take the 4 frames and trim of the pivot parts so they are a perfect frame. Do the same with a piece of pink

5- cut out 2 acetate pieces to fit the frames, adhere one to a purple frame and one to the pink frame. Adhere the other purple frames behind the purple/acetate piece sandwiching the acetate between 2 and adding the rest to what will go on the inside (they will be spaces so the sequins can shake around. Add the sequins and close up the shaker window. I put the pink frame on the purple side and the purple frame on the pink side.

6- lay down the pieces that will be your first and middle panels. Mark an X on the right side of the first panel and the left side of the middle panel. These are where the windows will be cut out.

7- using the frame from the Landscape Rectangle Accordion set cut out the window for the first panel,

8- use the first panel to draw where exactly the window will be cut out on the middle panel.

9- cut it out. It should look like this.

10- adhere the three panels together using the side tabs. Then adhere the small tabs on the centre panels together. Fold as shown.

11- when closed you should be able to see through the first and middle panels to see the shaker that is on the back panel.

12- I die cut several frames, leaves, flowers and butterflies from more colours that match the sequins. I also die cut “Happy Birthday Sis” and started adding to the front of the 3 panels.

13- I diecut “Miss you” and “love you” and started decorating the backs of the 3 panels.

I added sequins to the centres of flowers and randomly around