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Adding Texture & Dimension with Steeped in Kindness | Kathleen Schmelz

Adding Texture & Dimension with Steeped in Kindness | Kathleen Schmelz

24 Mar 2025 0 Comments

Hello, Pinkfresh fans! It's Kathleen here, and today I’m sharing a fun shaker card featuring the Steeped in Kindness product combined with some other wonderful new Pinkfresh Studio products - perfect for adding texture to your projects!

*Disclaimer: All products used are linked below as clickable images. If a product isn’t listed, it’s been discontinued.

Let's see how this card came together:

  1. Prepare the Base: Cut an A2 side-folding card base from white cardstock.
  2. Card Front: Use Lemon Whip, Coral Reef and Peach Fuzz inks to ink blend the front of the card base. Then use the Leafy Lattice press plate (without ink) and the BetterPress Letterpress system to add texture to the card front.
  3. Steeped in Kindness: Hot foil the bird & floral clusters using the Steeped in Kindness press plates with Champagne glimmer foil.
  4. Ink Blending: Use the coordinating layering stencils to color in the hot foiled images with the following colors, then die cut using the coordinating dies:
      • Stencil 1 (only Bird & Florals part): Slumber (bird), Sweet Mustard (flower)
      • Stencil 2 (only Bird & Florals part): Slumber (bird), Sunkissed + Sheer Freesia (flowers)
      • Stencil 3: Raspberry Bliss (Birds & Florals 3), Grassy Knoll (Birds & Florals 4)
      • Stencil 4: Key Lime (Birds & Florals 5), Raspberry Bliss + Seaside (Birds & Florals 6)
  5. Shaker Element:
    1. Die cut a white panel with the third-largest die from the Double Stitched Rectangles die. Adhere the large ink blended floral cluster to the lower left corner.
    2. From another piece of white cardstock, die cut a white frame using the fourth- and fifth-largest dies.
    3. Cut a piece of acetate to 2.5" x 4" and glue it behind the die cut frame. Add foam adhesive on the back around the frame; make sure not to leave an opening.
    4. Turn the frame upside down, fill it with sequins and glitter of your choice, then adhere the white die cut panel from Step 3.1 on top. Part of the ink blended floral cluster will be "inside" the shaker.
    5. Adhere the full shaker element using foam adhesive to the card base.
  6. Add the Sentiment: Hot foil the "Take time for yourself" sentiment from the Steeped in Kindness press plates using Magenta glimmer foil. Then die cut plus two extra pieces & stack them up.
  7. Adhere the sentiment centered on top of the shaker element. Also add the die cut bird & small floral cluster.
  8. Finishing Touches: Embellish to your liking. I used Gold Metallic Pearls.

Enjoy your beautifully layered and dimensional shaker card! 💖🌈✨

If you are not a fan of shaker cards, you could easily skip that part and simply leave the die cut frame empty!

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope this project inspires you to try your hand at creating a shaker card. If you do, we'd love to see what you create! So make sure to tag us on social media.

    Pinkfresh Studio Supplies

  • Steeped in Kindness press plate

    Experience the elegance and sophistication of letterpress stationery with this gorgeous press plate, designed by Paper Raven Co. Created to work seamlessly with the BetterPress Letterpress System from Spellbinders, this innovative press plate offers the elegant look of letterpress without the mess. You can...
    $19.00
    $19.00
  • Steeped in Kindness die

    Use our innovative, one-piece die to cut every design in one pass, giving you more time to create! This die set includes a hidden magnet within the packaging that keeps the multiple pieces of the die in place. Coordinating products for purchase separately: Steeped...
    $24.00
    $24.00
  • Steeped in Kindness stencil

    These coordinating stencils will make you feel like an artist, quickly and easily coloring in multiple images that are stamped simultaneously. Use the coordinating one-piece die to cut every design in one pass, giving you more time to create! All that’s left to do...
    $15.00
    $15.00
  • Leafy Lattice press plate

    Experience the elegance and sophistication of letterpress stationery with this gorgeous press plate, designed by Paper Raven Co. Created to work seamlessly with the BetterPress Letterpress System from Spellbinders, this innovative press plate offers the elegant look of letterpress without the mess. You can...
    $24.00
    $24.00
  • Essentials: Double Stitched Rectangles die

    Create polished cards with this die set featuring rectangles with a double-stitched border on the outer edges. The nested sizes allow for endless combinations. Details: 7 pieces, approximate measurements: 4.25" x 5.5", 5" x 3.75", 4.5" x 3.25", 4" x 2.75", 3.5" x 2.25",...
    $19.00
    $19.00
  • Metallic pearls: Gold

    1 pack of Metallic pearls in mixed sizes (3mm/4mm/5mm/6mm). Each Metallic Pearl is flat backed, and can be easily adhered to a papercrafting project using liquid glue and a jewel pick or tweezers.
    $4.50
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  • Dual Tip Embellishment Tool

    Our Dual Tip Embellishment Tool is made of brass that matches our other Studio Essentials products PERFECTLY! Each metal side is sturdy & high quality, and you can really feel that when you pick the tool up. It's not heavy, but it feels just...
    $12.80
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  • Premium Dye Ink Pad : Sweet Mustard

    Our USA-made premium dye ink is acid-free, making it perfect for stamping on cards and in scrapbooks. We've included a raised felt pad surface for perfectly crisp coverage on stamped images of any size. This ink is fast-drying and ideal for water-based techniques. USA-made...
    $7.50
    $7.50
  • Premium Dye Ink Pad : Sunkissed

    Our USA-made premium dye ink is acid-free, making it perfect for stamping on cards and in scrapbooks. We've included a raised felt pad surface for perfectly crisp coverage on stamped images of any size. This ink is fast-drying and ideal for water-based techniques. USA-made...
    $7.50
    $7.50
  • Premium Dye Ink Pad : Raspberry Bliss

    Our USA-made premium dye ink is acid-free, making it perfect for stamping on cards and in scrapbooks. We've included a raised felt pad surface for perfectly crisp coverage on stamped images of any size. This ink is fast-drying and ideal for water-based techniques. USA-made...
    $7.50
    $7.50
  • Premium Dye Ink Cube Pack : Fairy Dust

    Our USA-made premium dye ink is acid-free, making it perfect for stamping on cards and in scrapbooks. We've included a raised felt pad surface for even and crisp coverage on stamp images of any size. This ink is fast-drying and perfect for water-based techniques....
    $14.00
    $14.00
  • Premium Dye Ink Pad : Slumber

    Our USA-made premium dye ink is acid-free, making it perfect for stamping on cards and in scrapbooks. We've included a raised felt pad surface for perfectly crisp coverage on stamped images of any size. This ink is fast-drying and ideal for water-based techniques. USA-made...
    $7.50
    $7.50
  • Premium Dye Ink Pad : Seaside

    Our USA-made premium dye ink is acid-free, making it perfect for stamping on cards and in scrapbooks. We've included a raised felt pad surface for perfectly crisp coverage on stamped images of any size. This ink is fast-drying and ideal for water-based techniques. USA-made...
    $7.50
    $7.50
  • Premium Dye Ink Pad : Sheer Freesia

    Our USA-made premium dye ink is acid-free, making it perfect for stamping on cards and in scrapbooks. We've included a raised felt pad surface for perfectly crisp coverage on stamped images of any size. This ink is fast-drying and ideal for water-based techniques. USA-made...
    $7.50
    $7.50
  • Premium Dye Ink Pad : Key Lime

    Our USA-made premium dye ink is acid-free, making it perfect for stamping on cards and in scrapbooks. We've included a raised felt pad surface for perfectly crisp coverage on stamped images of any size. This ink is fast-drying and ideal for water-based techniques. USA-made...
    $7.50
    $7.50
  • Premium Dye Ink Pad : Grassy Knoll

    Our USA-made premium dye ink is acid-free, making it perfect for stamping on cards and in scrapbooks. We've included a raised felt pad surface for perfectly crisp coverage on stamped images of any size. This ink is fast-drying and ideal for water-based techniques. USA-made...
    $7.50
    $7.50
  • Premium Dye Ink Cube Pack : Over the Hills

    Our USA-made premium dye ink is acid-free, making it perfect for stamping on cards and in scrapbooks. We've included a raised felt pad surface for even and crisp coverage on stamp images of any size. This ink is fast-drying and perfect for water-based techniques....
    $14.00
    $14.00
  • NEW & IMPROVED GLIMMER HOT FOIL SYSTEM

    The New & Improved Glimmer Hot Foil System now includes silver trim detailing to coordinate with the the Spellbinders® Platinum™ and Platinum 6™ Die Cutting Machines, as well a Magnetic Pick-up Tool for enhanced ease of use. With the Glimmer Hot Foil System you...
    $140.00
    $150.00
    $140.00
  • Glimmer Hot Foil Roll - Magenta

    Glimmer Hot Foil Roll Magenta comes in a 15-foot roll with a width of 5-inches. Glimmer Hot Foil Foils add stunning and eye-catching foil designs to any project from paper crafts to mixed media and more! The foils are exclusively designed to be used with...
    $5.00
    $5.00
  • Glimmer Hot Foil Roll - Champagne

    Glimmer Hot Foil Roll Champagne comes in a 15 foot roll (five inch width).Glimmer Hot Foil Foils add stunning and eye catching foil designs to any project from paper crafts to mixed media and more! The foils are exclusively designed to be used with...
    $5.00
    $5.00
  • 1/2" Blending Brush set

    Introducing our sleek and modern ½” Blending Brush set, part of our newest collection, Studio Essentials. This collection will slowly build as we add high-quality tools with a focus on sustainability. Each set includes (6) ½” blending brushes with a white lacquer handle, the...
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  • 1/4" Blending Brush set

    Introducing our sleek and modern ¼” Blending Brush set, part of our newest collection, Studio Essentials. This collection will slowly build as we add high-quality tools with a focus on sustainability. Each set includes (6) ¼” blending brushes with a white lacquer handle, the...
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  • Triangle Brass Tray

    Sleek and stunning, our brass triangle tray is perfect for showcasing embellishments you want to add to your cards or paper crafting projects! Simply shake a few embellishments into the tray, then use an embellishment wand, tweezers or your fingers to pick out the...
    $8.00
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    $8.00
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