Sweet shakers with Arcade Friends

Hi friends! I finally got to play with Close to My Heart’s shaker card metal dies. This set makes shaker cards a breeze! I thought the shaker card idea paired nicely with some candy-themed cards. I used the retired Arcade Friends stamp set from Kindred Stamps to make a spunky little girl and a wrecking guy. I used also used Kindred Stamp’s sprinkle stencil and a variety of distress inks to make colorful backgrounds for my shaker cards. I colored the characters and the “You’re My Hero” cookie with copic sketch alcohol markers. The colors I used for these characters are listed below. For the cardstock, I just used scrap pieces that were lying around the craft room.

I also created a pop-up feature on the inside of the card for the wrecking guy. Now he stands up, looking tall and mighty, when the card is opened.

I made two versions of the card, the alternate card front is shown below. I used a different color scheme with the distress inks and I also included a sentiment from the Arcade Friends stamp set.
Which version of the card front is your favorite?

*Note: Kindred Stamps kindly asks its customers and designers to refer to their stamp sets by their listed name. Please don’t use actual character names within your comments.

Copic Coloring Guide


Little Girl:
Skin: E50, E51, E53
Cheeks and Nose: R20
Hair: C4, C6, C8
Hair Piece: RV17, RV19
Hoodie: BG11, BG13, BG15
Skirt: E74, E77
Stockings: BG13, RV17
Shoes: C6, C8

Big Guy:
Skin: E50, E51, E53
Nose: E53
Hair: E33, E35, E37, E39
Overalls: E33, E35, E37
Buttons: C4, C6
Shirt: YR14, YR16, YR18

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