Hi Everyone!
I have a tutorial to share on how to make this folded shaker frame window.
This is very easy to make and simple to assemble, I really love it with the shaker inside.
Here's some of the supplies I used, I ended up switching the ranger caribbean coast ink for ranger's blue ribbon. You'll also need some foam and score tape and a piece of acetate.
You want to score in at each point of the 4 x 4 at 7/8" and 1 3/8", if you have a score board you can place the top point at 2 3/4" to keep it straight while you score it.
The 4 x 4 window is folded in on the 1 3/8" score and the 7/8 is folded out. I also pinched the corners down and rounded them with my corner chomper, but you can leave it square. On the white piece I stenciled some clouds, stamped and colored my image. I also cutout a piece of acetate a little less than 2 1/2" which is glued to the frame.
I added a double layer of foam tape around the frame on the acetate side. Now you can add your beads, sequins or whatever you'd like to your shaker and put the stamped image onto the foam tape.
On the top of the frame you want to add some score tape or something that's pretty strong that will hold the flaps. Add some tape to the back of the shaker and put it into the window and pull the flaps so they cover the frame. You can add some glue dots behind the outer flaps so they stay flat.
This is how it should look when finished, now it's ready to be glued onto your card. I've made folded window cards before but not as a shaker or with the dies, I really love how the stitching looks on it!
MCT Supplies Used
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and get a chance to make one of these folded shaker frames.
