Good Monday morning everyone and Happy Fall. Hope you all had a great weekend. Today’s card uses a really cute bundle called Animal Outing. I just love all the animals in it. The best part is the Thinlit Dies that you can get to go with the stamp set so you don’t have to fussy cut. I played along with the Fab Friday challenge. Here are the colors for Fab Friday 146. Stop by the challenge blog to see the beautiful projects everyone has made and play along too.
Here is what I came up with for this sweet color combination.
I started with a piece of Balmy Blue cardstock and ran it through my Big Shot using the Layered Leaves Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.
On the right side I adhered a piece of Gorgeous Grape cardstock using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I then took a piece of Highland Heather cardstock and ran it through my Big Shot 3 times using the Giraffe Cutout Thinlit Die. I adhered the Highland Heather piece with Multipurpose Liquid Glue on top of the Gorgeous Grape. I stamped the sentiment from the Animal Outing stamp set in Tranquil Tide Ink on a piece of Vellum paper and cut it out using the 3rd smallest Layering Ovals Framelits. Using Glue Dots, I attached it to the center of the giraffe cut out. I added a couple branches that were cut out in Tranquil Tide cardstock from the Animal Friends Thinlits Dies to the top and bottom of the oval. I tied a piece of Whisper White 5/8″ Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon around the card front and tied a knot.
I stamped the Giraffe image from the Animal Outing stamp set in Smoky Slate Ink on a piece of Powder Pink cardstock. Then using the Giraffe Die from the Animal Friends Thinlits Dies, I cut it out using my Big Shot. I went over the spots on the giraffe with my Powder Pink Stampin’ Write Marker to make them a little darker pink. I stamped the Branch with Frog image in Tranquil Tide Ink on a piece of Whisper White cardstock. I colored the branch in with my Crumb Cake Stampin’ Write Marker and the frog and leaves in with my Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Write Marker. I cut the circle out using the 2nd largest circle from the Stitched Shaped Framelits. I cut the 3rd largest Scalloped Circle from the Layering Circle Framelits Dies and adhered the Whisper White circle to it using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I attached the Giraffe and some more of the branches cut from Tranquil Tide cardstock with Multipurpose Liquid Glue to the Whisper White circle. I attached the circle to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I adhered the card front to a Powder Pink card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
On the inside I stamped the Giraffe image using Smoky Slate Ink and Branch with Frog image using Tranquil Tide Ink. I colored the giraffe in with my Powder Pink Stampin’ Write Marker. I colored the branch with my Crumb Cake Stampin’ Write Marker and the frog and leaves in with my Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Write Marker. I used the sentiment from the Pretty Kitty stamp set and stamped it in Gorgeous Grape Ink. I adhered the liner to a Highland Heather cardstock mat using Snail then adhered it to the card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
To finish my card off, I decorated a Medium Whisper White Envelope by stamping the giraffe and branch image on the front and colored them in the same as I did on the card.
Thank you for stopping by my blog. Hope you will give this card a try. Happy Stamping.
****************************************************************************************************
If you need any stamping supplies, I’d be very happy to be your Demonstrator. Just click here to go directly to my online store or drop me an email if you have any questions. Happy Stamping, Karen!
****************************************************************************************************
Card stock cuts for this project:
- Balmy Blue Cardstock 4 1/8″ X 5 3/8″ (card front)
- Gorgeous Grape Cardstock 2 5/16″ X 4 1/8″ (side strip under cut out)
- Highland Heather Cardstock 2 5/16″ X 4 1/8″ (side strip with giraffe cutout), 4 1/8″ X 5 3/8″ (inside mat)
- Powder Pink Cardstock 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″ (card base scored and folded at 4 1/4″), scrap piece for the giraffe
- Tranquil Tide Cardstock 3″ X 3″ (scallop circle), scraps for the branches
- Whisper White Cardstock 4″ X 5 1/4″ (inner liner), 3″ X 3″ (artwork circle)
****************************************************************************************************
Product List
I started with a piece of Cajun Craze cardstock for the card base. I stamped the small leaf image from Rooted in Nature in Cajun Craze Ink on the card front. I then adhered a piece of Nature’s Poem Designer Series Paper to the right side of the card front using Snail.
On a piece of Whisper White cardstock I stamped the image of one of the trees. To get the 2 colors I colored the stamp using my Soft Suede and Mint Macaron Stampin’ Write Markers. I then sponged a little Mint Macaron on the bottom of the white paper to make it look like grass. Using Snail I adhered it to a Grapefruit Grove mat. I attached it to the center of the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
On a scrap of Whisper White cardstock I stamped the smaller leaf image 3 times, once each in Cajun Craze, Grapefruit Grove and Mint Macaron Inks. I then cut the leaf images out using the Nature’s Roots Framelit Dies with my Big Shot. I attached them to the top left of my center piece using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I adhered a bow made from Linen Thread to the bottom of my 3 leaves using a Glue Dot.
On the inside Whisper White panel, I stamped the small leaf image multiple times using Cajun Craze, Grapefruit Grove and Mint Macaron Inks. Some of the images are full strength and some are stamped off. No sentiment was added so that the card could be used for any occasion. I adhered the panel using Snail to a Grapefruit Grove mat. Using Liquid Glue I adhered it to the card base.
To complete my card I decorated a Medium Whisper White Envelope by stamping the small leaf image in Cajun Craze, Grapefruit Grove and Mint Macaron Inks, stamping off once, around the edges of the envelope.
I started with a Grapefruit Grove card base. I adhered a piece of Share What You Love Designer Paper to the front using Snail.
On a panel of Whisper White cardstock I stamped the flower image from the Love What You Do Photopolymer Stamp Set in Old Olive Ink on the right side. I colored the flower in using my Grapefruit Grove Stampin’ Write Marker. I then stamped the sentiment in Old Olive Ink on the bottom left of the panel. Using Snail I adhered the artwork panel to a Grapefruit Grove mat. I added 3 Grapefruit Grove pearls from the Share What You Love Artisan Pearl pack. I attached it to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I decorated a Medium Whisper White Envelope to complete my card. I stamped the flower image on the front of the envelope in Old Olive Ink. I then stamped the ink spot on each flower using Grapefruit Grove Ink, stamping off once.
I started with a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock for the card base and adhered a piece of Very Vanilla Cardstock using Liquid Glue.
I attached a strip of Natures Poem Designer Series Paper on the left side of the Very Vanilla using Snail. I added 3 Grapefruit Grove Pearls from the Share What you Love Artisan Pearl Pack to the top of the Designer Paper.
I stamped the Sentiment from Rooted in Nature in Tranquil Tide Ink on the Very Vanilla. On a scrap of Very Vanilla cardstock I stamped the leaf from the Rooted in Nature in Grape Grove Ink and cut it out using the Nature’s Roots Framelit Dies with my Big Shot. I attached a bow made from Linen Thread on the stem of the leaf using a Glue Dot and adhered it above the sentiment with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
On the inside I stamped the leaf again in Grapefruit Grove Ink, stamping off once in the center of the Very Vanilla cardstock. I adhered another strip from the Natures Poem Designer Paper on the left side using Snail. Again using Snail, I attached the Very Vanilla panel to a Tranquil Tide mat and adhered it to the card base using Liquid Glue. I don’t always stamp a sentiment on the inside until I’m ready to use my cards. I like to leave them blank so that I could use it for any occasion needed.
I started by stamping the Buffalo Check stamp in Tuxedo Black Momento Ink on Cherry Cobbler cardstock.
On the inside I stamped the Fern image, in Shaded Spruce Ink, and Acorn image, in Soft Suede Ink, the same way I stamped them on the front of the card. I stamped the Sentiment on the inside in Early Espresso Ink. I attached the Whisper White Cardstock to a piece of Cajun Craze Cardstock using Snail. Again using Snail I adhered it to the inside of the card base.
