Looking for a fun and easy way to celebrate Pride Month with your card making? Today I’m sharing a step-by-step tutorial for a clean and simple shaker card that’s perfect for this month’s Pride-themed card challenge. With just a few card making supplies, you can create a colourful, joy-filled card that spreads love (and sequins)!
Whether you’re new to shaker cards or just looking for fresh card ideas, this project is beginner-friendly and a great way to stretch your stash.
👉 Watch the card making process on Instagram:
🎥 Click here to watch the reel!
✂️ Supplies You’ll Need
Here are the main card making supplies I used for this project:
- White A2 card base and an A2 white card panel
- Small heart XOXO die from Time for Tea Designs (but nesting heart dies would work just as well)
- Sentiment stamp set, also from T4TD
- Pink and orange inks, and a blending tool (you could use brushes or foams)
- Clear acetate sheet
- Foam tape
- Sequins or shaker filler
- Embossing ink, white embossing powder and a heat tool
- Liquid adhesive
- Basic tools: trimmer, die-cutting machine, scissors, score board
Most of these can be found in your stash — this is a great project to make use of what you already have!
🧡 Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1: Die Cut the Shaker Window
Use the heart die to cut a window in an A2 piece of white cardstock. This will be the top layer of your shaker panel. Reserve the white heart outline created by the die - we'll be using this later.
Step 2: Add Acetate & Foam Tape
Adhere a piece of acetate to the back of the window panel using liquid glue. Then, apply foam tape around the edges to create a “well” for the shaker bits, as well as around the edges of your panel.
Step 3: Add some colour
It's time to bring back the heart outline from earlier (if you're using nesting dies, die-cut two of the nesting dies together to create a similar effect). I used picked raspberry and dried marigold distress oxides to ink blend over the heart. Then, I used liquid glue to adhere the heart into the window on the front of the card panel.
Step 4: Add Your Shaker Fillers
Place your shaker fillers (sequins, confetti, pearls etc) inside the well. Remove the backing paper from the foam tape. Carefully line up and adhere the card base over the shaker panel on top to seal everything in (TIP: use the corner of your Scor-Buddy to make sure the panel and card are lined up properly!).
Step 5: Add Your Sentiment
Die cut the XOXO from black card and adhere over the heart window using liquid glue (TIP: if you have very fiddly letters like this, add liquid glue to a piece of scrap paper, and dip the letters in using tweezers to hold the letters, then add them to your card - this prevents excess glue on your letters and card project).
Next, stamp the sentiment using embossing ink on to some black card. Add white embossing powder and heat set. Trim down the sentiment and glue underneath the die cut letters.
Step 6: Finishing touches
Add some faux splatter with a black fine liner pen, and voila - clean and simple shaker card complete!
🌟 Join the Pride Card Making Challenge
This handmade card was created as part of our Pride-themed card making challenge, and we’d love to see what you create too!
This month’s theme is all about Pride and Love — and your project could win you:
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A gift voucher for crafty supplies
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A guest designer spot in an upcoming challenge!
🖤 Everyone is welcome — just use rainbow colours, a love theme, or any interpretation that feels meaningful to you.
📆 Submit your entry via Inlinkz by 5pm BST on 30th June
📸 Don’t forget to tag us on Instagram!
Full challenge details / rules here: https://www.craftandconnect.co.uk/blogs/news/pride-month-show-us-your-love-themed-cards
Thanks for crafting with me today!
If you try this shaker card, I’d love to see it — tag me on Instagram or leave a comment below. 🌈✨
Happy card making!
Jayne