Floating Shaker Card with Watercolour Sparkle Flowers

Take a 5x7 piece of white card and a smaller piece. Secure the smaller piece in the centre of the larger piece using temporary tape, positioning it so the stamp will print half on each piece.

Ink up the lily cluster stamp with Versafine waterproof ink and stamp across both pieces of card, pressing down firmly on the recesses to ensure good detail transfer.

Stamp the image again with a different ink colour to create variation across the design.

Carefully separate the two pieces of card to reveal the split design.

Place the smaller stamped piece on your mat. Squeeze sparkle pen colour onto the mat and dilute it with a clear sparkle pen to create lighter, more manageable tones.

Paint the flower centres with diluted pink sparkle pen, adding darker shades in the centre for depth and dimension.

Colour the leaves and remaining petals with green and yellow sparkle pens, using light washes first then adding darker tones for shading.

Mount the coloured piece onto a black card mat, then mount that onto another mat layer to create dimension.

Cut a cellophane sleeve from a stamp bag using a guillotine, creating a window approximately the size of your coloured design.

Adhere the cellophane sleeve to the back of the mounted design using tape on three sides (top, left, and right), mitering the corners for a neat finish.

Open the card and pour iridescent and latte-coloured sequins into the cellophane pocket, distributing them evenly across the front.

Fold the cellophane over the sequins and seal the bottom edge with tape, wrapping it tightly like a present and tucking in the corners for a neat appearance.

Apply foam pads across the back of the sealed shaker element to secure it to the card base, ensuring the design is protected and the shaker moves freely.

Stamp or adhere a sentiment to the front of the card to complete the design.