Underwater Slimline Shaker

Hello!  Today I'm sharing the Slimline shaker card I sent to a friend. I've been hoping to get together with her for ages, but things keep getting in the way. I do hope to 'sea' her soon!

This was my first time using these Slimline shaker pockets by Tonic and I am not very happy with them. The score lines are misaligned, which means there are gaps at two corners large enough for the sequins to fall through! Luckily I have the tools and knowhow to add more scoreline and miter the corners, but I should't have had to do that. I do like the quality & weight of the pockets though! 

They are also a bit of an odd size, but I did know this before I purchased and figured I'd just adjust my card base. In case you were looking at them they are 3-1/2 x 8" instead of the 'normal' slimline size of 3-1/2 x 8-1/2". I'll end up using the remaining ones as I was happy with how my card turned out in the end.

The patterned paper is from a Slimline pad by Whimsy Stamps, and I have linked everything that is available below. Before I closed up the shaker card I adhered some die cut seaweed, a seashell and a crab directly to the patterned paper panel. Then the stamped sentiment was added to layered stitched circles on the front of the shaker.

Here is a peek at the inside, where I added some stencilling on the white panel in coordinating colours. It was light enough for me to write my personal message on, even with the stencilling.

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Additional Supplies:
Coral, green and navy speckled card stocks
Seaweed and Seashell dies - Elizabeth Craft Designs (retired)
Stencil on envy - Carabelle Studio

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