Yup I had a lot of fun with this sheet of Chatterbox paper!! Last week's Limited Supply Challenge over at Splitcoast was to make birthday cards with "critter" or bug stamps - the challenge being that you had to create the card in under 45 minutes.
Needless to say I was able to do all of them in that time frame (as in each card took me less than 45 minutes - I didn't do all 3 IN 45 minutes - I wish!! lol) - it's amazing how quickly cards can come together when the colors and papers and whatnot are already sitting out LOL!!
For this one I used the Bugs & Kisses set from Stampin' Up! - the dragon fly was stamped separate and cut out - it's adhered with bits of dimensionals under the body. The snail's shell is also cut out and on a dimensional.
The sentiment *just* fit on that CuttleBug Slider die - and I attached it to the strip of Bashful Blue CS with my last piece of that fabulous May Arts ribbon!! ACK! I need to order more!!!!
STAMPS: Bugs & Kisses. CS: Whisper White, Ruby Red, Gable Green, Bashful Blue, Patterned Paper by Chatterbox. INK: Ruby Red, Gable Green, Bashful Blue, Not Quite Navy, Palette Hybrid Noir. ACCESSORIES: CuttleBug Sliders Die, May Arts Ribbon, Dimensionals.
See - told y'all I'd be doing more cards like this!! This type of layout is so fun!!! The card base is 4.25x4.25" but with the panel it makes it 4.25x5.5 - so it will still fit in a regular envelope (an ingenious Michelle original idea!!)
I used SU!'s Wild About You set (this has got to be one of my favorite animal sets - I just love the style of it!), and my A Muse small oval as well of course!
I used my CuttleBug Tiny Bubbles A2 embossing folder on the Brocade Blue CS - I thought it went well w/ the giraffe's spots and the patterned paper :o)
The scalloped mat was made with my Fiskars Scalloped Scissors, and I finished off the card with the grosgrain ribbon.
STAMPS: Wild About You, Small oval by A Muse. CS: Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Ruby Red, Brocade Blue, Patterned Paper by Chatterbox. INK: Pumpkin Pie, Certainly Celery, Ruby Red, Brocade Blue, Basic Black. ACCESSORIES: Fiskars Scalloped Scissors, Various SU! Grosgrain Ribbons, CuttleBug Tiny Bubbles A2 Embossing Folder.
*giggle* this card just makes me grin every time I look at it! I am SO pleased with how it turned out!!!
I wasn't planning on it ending up this way - my original idea was to have the little guy standing *on* the "grass" holding the balloons - but as I was cutting the balloon images out it occurred to me to make him floating away - so I did!!! I still stamped the oval "grass" to emphasize him leaving the ground - LOVE it!!!!
I used markers to get the different colors on the sentiment - as well as to color in the raccoon. The balloons are glued to his hands and the tops are attached with dimensionals so they're popped up (and no this card won't fit in a standard envelope as it's still 4.25x5.5 - but the balloons stick up too far and I wouldn't want to fold them. But I made this for my little brother who's 3rd birthday is next month - so I can just give it to him as is!).
The layout is from last week's Sketch Challenge on Splitcoast - I LOVE that sketch - it's an awesome one for using up scraps of patterned paper!
STAMPS: Hip Hip Hooray, small oval by A Muse. CS: Bristol White, Old Olive, Ruby Red, Ballet Blue, Patterned Paper by Chatterbox. INK: Palette Hybrid Noir, Old Olive, Ruby Red, Ballet Blue, Creamy Caramel, ACCESSORIES: Dimensionals, Brads.
