Knew I needed to make a birthday card for my nephew this weekend but wasn't exactly full of ideas. Then I opened up Pinterest and found this cutie from Ardyth and knew right away I had to CASE it.
I kept the general layout but did make thes changes:
- I used pigs rather than monkeys
- I used a cupcake, paper pieced party hat and sequins, instead of balloons
- I decided to pop-up my image layer, rather than have a true OLC.
Can I say that the MISTI is a godsend for cards like this?
I first stamped my pigs on a piece of scrap paper to get the general placement figured out. Then, using that as a guide, I started positioning my stamps so as to stamp as many as I could at the same time then filling in the rest. (Hint: Stamp the hat first, then mask it before stamping the cupcake pig)
Colored up with Copic Markers (E000,E00, E11, R01, R02, R20). Added a hint of sky (0, BG0000, BG000).
Added freckles with white gel pen, added Wink of Stella to the cupcake icing, added a dot of Glossy Accents to the cherry and added paper-pieced party hat. Assembled the card and added some clear sequins for a bit of extra birthday bling.
TFL!
Date: Sunday, February 19, 2017 GMT Views: 5412
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Registered: April 25, 2006 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 10958
Sun, Feb 19, 2017 @ 10:43 AM
OMG! This is so cute and funny - Hammy Birthday - hahahaha! So glad I could help you out in a pinch - your piggies would be fantastic guests at my monkey party! And their freckles are adorable!
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Registered: March 21, 2016 Location: Strafford, Missouri Posts: 4809
Sun, Feb 19, 2017 @ 10:53 AM
Soooooo cute! I have this stamp set and love it! Now I have another idea on how to use it! Thanks for the great detail explanation of how you put this together. Into favorites it goes!
Registered: March 31, 2008 Location: Eastlake, OH Posts: 22598
Sun, Feb 19, 2017 @ 11:05 AM
This is SO adorable, Debbie! You sure do know how to give such life to these little characters and your coloring is just amazing! This one will bring smiles!
Registered: October 12, 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 70783
Sun, Feb 19, 2017 @ 1:44 PM
So very cute! Love the pig party. Your coloring is fabulous done to the freckles. Love the fun pun for the sentiment. My grandmother married a pig farmer. For every occasion, I would send them pig cards and gifts. They would have loved this one! Nicely done with the case of Ardyth's card. Into my favs.
Registered: February 3, 2005 Location: Delray Beach, FL Posts: 34769
Mon, Feb 20, 2017 @ 5:12 AM
Oh, Debbie, these are so adorable and your coloring is amazing! Hehe! Just love those little freckles! What a super card, sweet friend! Thanks for your prayers! Off to the doctor's office shortly! Hugs!
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