I hope this card put a smile on your face as it sure does mine! I just love this stamp set, Zoo Babies!!! Not only is it fun…it can be used for soooo many differnt cards…not just for kids! An "A list" for sure! Remember my post the other day with the adorable alligator and I did one with the bird!!! This set is a keeper!
Using the new Smoky Slate Card Stock as my base…it is perfect as you can still write on it with a black pen and it is not hard to see! The Night of Navy was the choice to keep this a bit masculine and I wanted a bit of depth so out came the Big Shot and I ran it through with the Honeycomb Embossing Folder! Love the effect it gives!
Wanting to color in the balloons I used the Watercolor Paper and the Aqua Painters! I know you already know this but it is worth mentioning it again, if you are going to use the Aqua Painters, you need to use the Black Staz On Ink!
Using the Stamp-A-Ma-Jig for perfect placement I stamped the sentiment from the Four You Stamp Set ( love…LOVE it!!!) and then the Elephant and lastly the balloons form the Road to Happiness Stamp Set!
When stamping on the Watercolor Paper, make sure your ink pad has been inked up very well – this paper seems to really "take in" a lot of ink…just a head's up for a good coverage! I did stamp the Elephant again in the Night of Navy Ink and cut his little ear out and adhered him to give a bit of interest!
Before I adhered the Navy Embossed piece I took a piece of 7/16" Trim Ribbon and put a piece of sticky tape on the back of it and adhered it! ( I know….you are thinking this is a bit excessive..but I like the finished and professional look of a ribbon that does not move around!) Again, using the sticky strip I adhere this piece to the Smokey Slate Card base!
A simple " Susan knot" did the trick and I used the mini glue dots to keep it in place! Love these little guys…they make my life SUPER fast and easy! Voila…done!
Now to the envelope….I thought that since this is such a cute card…it deserves a matching envelope! They are soooo darn tootin' easy to make yourself..why not? Take a 7 3/4" square and score it with the Diagonal Scoring Plate at 4 1/8" on 2 sides and the other sides at 3 1/8" and snip the little pieces…do a quick fold and adhere with Sticky Strip….DONE!!!! ( well not quite yet….)
Remember yesterday's post…I used the Night of Navy from the Regals Designer Series Paper and how convenient for me as I did not put away my papers…I used the flip side for the liner! Looks super-duper!
I hope that this posts encourages you to think out of the box and make your own matching envelopes! Why not? It is sooo easy and the finished look is wonderful!
I have been having so much fun with the new stamp sets! I hope that I am inspiring you to take a look at sets in a different way! Please remember, click here to order away from your home and that cute little "brown man" will show up at your door!!! Just love UPS!!!
Until tomorrow!!!
Very interesting, Susan. I, too, make those
knots instead of tying in a bow. So much easier, and what would we do without glue dots? Nice stamp set for many occasions.
I love the balloons! So sweet! 🙂
Super sweet card I too like doing knots. I think the knots look nice to.
That is so cute, Susan
Ohhhhhhhhhhh…..how cute. I also do my ribbon that way. I think it is more professional looking too! Thank you for the smile. I just love the ribbons tied to his tail. He is just so adorable. Thanks for sharing too!
So neat! I have an elephant stamp that I use for belated b-day cards using a piece of baker’s twine on his trunk tied in a bow. This would be very cute too esp with those fun balloons. I like that honeycomb background embossing too. Yes, knots are my favorite too instead of bows! I really liked the colors you used. Great job as usual!
Great card. You can use it for a male or female. I like cards like that. And the “bow” the only way to go………