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SHAKER ORNAMENT

Had another go at making a shaker card today - I find it rather time consuming, but maybe I'll get better at it if I make enough of them.  Also find them very difficult to photograph.  I used acetate with polka dot vellum for the background and sequins from my stash.   The first try on this card ended in the trash because I didn't think ahead to put the gold thread on first - had it all done and then no very good way to add it.

The sentiment is 3 layers of cardstock.  I put a little glue on ends of the thread to keep it from fraying. 

I think this would qualify as clean and simple (even tho I made it quite complicated it looks pretty clean) for Virginia's View challenge so will enter it in her challenge.  White space is a definite quality of clean and simple and if you would like to read a wonderful essay about white space definitely read this by Susan Raihala.

I always have a book going so am going to add "what I am reading" to my blog.  I just finished a wonderful novel - "The Light Between Oceans" by M.L. Stedman - it is a fantastic novel about love and forgiveness - highly recommend.  Now I am reading "The King's Curse" by Phillippa Gregory - if you are familiar with "The Other Boleyn Girl" which she also wrote and was made into a movie, you might enjoy this book.  Most of the time I read British mysteries, but sometime veer off into other stuff.

Supplies:
Hero Arts D1104 (Ornament Die cut); DC116 (Fancy Cuts Christmas)

Thanks for visiting and your kind comments are so appreciated.  Betty