Slothy Big Thanks

#stampinup     #faithfulinkspirations   OK. I've gotta ask you: who doesn't love a sloth? They are pretty cute as they lumber along, not going anywhere fast. If you look closely, you'll find the most adorable sloth on one of the sheets of Stampin' Up's Animal Expedition Designer Series Paper. I used him as the focal point of today's card--along with another fun DSP sheet.

I cut a 3-3/4" by 5" piece of Animal Expedition DSP and adhered it to a 3-7/8" by 5-1/8" Lemon Lime Twist Card Stock mat. I wrapped a length of Lemon Lime Twist Ombre Ribbon around these pieces before adhering them to a Call Me Clover Card Stock card base.

Next, I cut a square of Whisper White Card Stock with one of the Stitched Shape Framelits. I cut the center out of this piece with a smaller Layering Squares Framelit to make a frame. I cut the DSP with the sloth image to fit the square and adhered it to the frame. I adhered the frame to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals. Don't you love the look on the sloth's face? I'm not even sure he knows that bird is sharing his branch!

Finally I stamped a sentiment from the "Animal Outing" stamp set in Call Me Clover Ink onto a 3/4" strip of Whisper White Card Stock. I centered this in my Banner Triple Punch and flagged the end. I adhered this piece to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

So there you have it. A week of ideas using products from the Animal Expedition Suite on pages 26 & 27 of the annual catalog. If you want to make your own cards, you can click on the product pictures below my signature to be taken to my online store. Or, if you'd like to host a workshop with your friends and make some of these cards, contact me and we'll get something scheduled.

Have a great weekend!

tams# 25730

Product List

Animal Outing Clear-Mount Stamp Set [146600] $21.00	Call Me Clover Stampin' Pad [147139] $7.50	Call Me Clover 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146969] $8.50	Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144245] $8.50
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Animal Expedition Designer Series Paper [146902] $11.00	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372] $30.00	Layering Squares Framelits Dies [141708] $35.00
Banner Triple Punch [138292] $23.00	Lemon Lime Twist 1/4" Ombre Ribbon [144234] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00

Welcome, Baby!

#stampinup   #faithfulinkspirations   My favorite image in the "Animal Outing" stamp set is the sweet kangaroo with the koala baby in her pouch. That image is also fun to color with Stampin' Blends--even for someone like me who doesn't like to color. Stampin' Blends is changing my mind about coloring. I almost like it now.

For today's card, I started by stamping the image in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink onto Thick Whisper White Cardstock. I colored the image with Light Crumb Cake and Light Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends. I cut out the image with a large circle from the Stitched Shapes Framelits and adhered it to a Basic Black scalloped circle that I cut with one of the Layering Circles Framelits.

Next, I used the Layered Leaves Embossing Folder to emboss a 3-3/4" by 5" piece of Lemon Lime Twist Card Stock. I adhered that to a 3-7/8" by 5-1/8" Basic Black Card Stock mat. I wrapped a length of Basic Black Shimmer Ribbon around these pieces and then adhered everything to a Crumb Cake Card Stock card base.

I adhered the kangaroo element to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals and added a couple of Basic Black Best Route Enamel Shapes. I stamped a sentiment from the "Animal Outing" stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink onto Whisper White Card Stock and punched out the words with the Classic Label Punch. I tucked these under the circle element and adhered them to the card with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals.

Be sure to come back tomorrow for my last card in this week's Animal Expedition showcase!!

 

tams# 25729

Product List

Animal Outing Clear-Mount Stamp Set [146600] $21.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [120953] $8.50	Basic Gray 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121044] $8.50
Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144245] $8.50	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Crumb Cake Light Stampin' Blends Marker [144582] $4.50	Smoky Slate Light Stampin' Blends Marker [145054] $4.50
Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372] $30.00	Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705] $35.00	Layered Leaves Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143704] $9.00	Classic Label Punch [141491] $18.00
Basic Black 3/8" Shimmer Ribbon [144129] $7.00	Best Route Enamel Shapes [146900] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $4.00

Thank You, Big Time

#stampinup   #faithfulinkspirations   I hope you're enjoying my week-long series of cards featuring products from Stampin' Up's Animal Expedition Suite of products on pages 26 & 27 of the annual catalog. The first two cards featured the Animal Expedition Designer Series Paper and today's card does the same. However, today's card's DSP is much more subtle and adds just a bit of texture to the background.

The DSP is cut to 3-3/4" by 5" and adhered to a 3-7/8" by 5-1/8" Berry Burst Card Stock mat. I wrapped a couple of lengths of Night of Navy Baker's Twine around these pieces before adhering them to a Night of Navy Card Stock card base.

Next, I stamped the rhinoceros from the "Animal Outing" stamp set in Night of Navy Ink onto Smoky Slate Card Stock. I cut him out with one of the Layering Squares Framelits and adhered him to a Night of Navy scalloped square that I also cut with the Layering Squares Framelits. I colored the bird with Melon Mambo and Daffodil Delight Stampin' Write Markers.

I stamped a sentiment from the "Animal Outing" set in Night of Navy onto Smoky Slate, cut it out with a smaller Layering Square Framelit, and adhered it to a Night of Navy scalloped square, also cut with the same framelit set.

I finsihed the card by adhering the stamped elements with Stampin' Dimensionals. I think the textured DSP in the background really pulls the design together--and the pops of Melon Mambo make it sing!

 

tams# 25728

Product List

Animal Outing Clear-Mount Stamp Set [146600] $21.00	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $7.50	Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100867] $8.50	Melon Mambo 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [115320] $8.50
Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131202] $8.50	Animal Expedition Designer Series Paper [146902] $11.00	Brights Stampin' Write Markers [147157] $30.00	Layering Squares Framelits Dies [141708] $35.00
Night Of Navy Medium Baker's Twine [146336] $3.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00

Wild About You, Too!

#stampinup   #faithfulinkspirations   Stampin' Up's Animal Expedition Designer Series Paper is such fun. Not only are the animal images the same as those in the "Animal Outing" stamp set, but you get extra images of different animals. Today's extra animal is a crocodile (or alligator). I love his colors--Call Me Clover and Lemon Lime Twist--two extra special greens in the Stampin' Up color family!

Today's card is nearly a CASE of the card I posted yesterday. This DSP is so fun, I wanted to feature it on my cards. So, I cut a 3-3/4" by 5" piece of the Animal Expedition DSP and adhered it to a 3-7/8" by 5-1/8" Lemon Lime Twist Card Stock mat. I wrapped a length of Berry Burst Metallic-Edge Ribbon around this and adhered everything to a Call Me Clover Card Stock card base.

Next, I stamped the "wild about you" sentiment from the "Animal Outing" stamp set in Berry Burst Ink onto Whisper White Card Stock and punched it out with the Everyday Label Punch. I punched an extra label from Berry Burst Card Stock and adhered the stamped label to it. I adhered both of these to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

I finished the card with a little bling--because who doesn't love a little bling?! That bling comes by way of two Glitter Enamel Dots adhered to the label.

Come on back tomorrow and see what other cards I've made with this adorable suite of products!

 

tams# 25727

Product List

Animal Outing Clear-Mount Stamp Set [146600] $21.00	Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad [147143] $7.50	Call Me Clover 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146969] $8.50	Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144245] $8.50
Berry Burst 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144243] $8.50	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Animal Expedition Designer Series Paper [146902] $11.00	Everyday Label Punch [144668] $18.00
Berry Burst 3/8" (1 Cm) Metallic-Edge Ribbon [145489] $7.00	Glitter Enamel Dots [146934] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00