Digi Choosday Project | Floral Birthday Shaker Card featuring Polkadoodles' Love Bird Owl

Today I’m sharing a fun and cheerful birthday shaker card featuring the super versatile Love Bird Owl Heart Valentine digi stamp from Polkadoodles—proof that a Valentine image can be used beyond Valentine’s Day! 

For this project, I combined the adorable owl with bright floral elements and a fun shaker background, turning it into a sweet birthday surprise. The sentiment “Make a Wish” is from the Winnie Daisy Fairy Everyday Greetings and Quotes —one of my go-to sets for versatile phrases from Polkadoodles.

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Materials Used

• Polkadoodles Digi Stamp: Love Bird Owl Heart Valentine

• Polkadoodles Sentiment: Make a Wish from Winnie Daisy Fairy Everyday Greetings and Quotes

• Ohuhu Markers

• Lawn Fawn Spring Flowers Backdrop Dies

• White Vinyl Sticker (for the sentiment)

• Cricut Maker

• Sizzix Big Shot

• Plain cardstock

• Acetate sheet

• Foam tape

• Glue

• Shaker bits (I used small pink flowers)

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Coloring Details (Ohuhu Markers)

• Body: Y2, Y3

• Beak: YR33

• Clothes: PB1, B120

• Heart: R1, R2

Instructions: Step-by-Step

1. Cut a piece of cardstock to 4.25 x 5.5 inches – this is the base of your shaker.

2. Cut acetate to the same size (4.25 x 5.5 inches) – this will seal the shaker window.

3. Die-cut your border – I used Lawn Fawn’s Spring Flowers Backdrop dies, but any border or even a basic rectangle works!

4. Print and cut your focal point – Love Bird Owl Heart Valentine digi stamp from Polkadoodles.

5. Color the digi stamp using the Ohuhu colors listed above.

6. Choose your sentiment – I used the vinyl cut version of “Make a Wish” and cut it with my Cricut Maker. Printed sentiments work just as well.

7. Adhere the sentiment onto your shaker base. Plan the placement so your focal point (the owl) doesn’t cover it.

8. Add foam tape around all four edges of the shaker base to create the well for shaker bits.

9. Place your shaker bits (I used cute pink flower confetti).

10. Seal the shaker by adhering the acetate on top.

11. Glue the floral border die-cut on top of the acetate.

12. Attach your focal image (the owl) with foam tape for extra dimension.

13. Mount the entire shaker panel onto your card base – and you’re done!

This cheerful shaker card is perfect for birthdays and can be easily customized with different themes, colors, or embellishments. That sweet little owl is so adaptable—it’s not just for Valentine’s Day!

Here's another version I made with Polkadoodles' Honeypie Love Heart digistamp:

Let me know what you think or if you give this a try!