Hello, welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop! This month our Design Team’s theme is “Cute Critters” – showcasing their card/project with adorable animals, birds, or insects for any occasion. We hope you enjoy and will be inspired by them! Don’t forget to leave comments! We love hearing from you. At the end of my post, you will find the full line-up to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal.
For my critter card, I picked the Kangaroo & Company Stamp Set and Dies Bundle. Are they not the sweetest images you’ve ever seen? The extra images and sentiments in the set make it super versatile — for baby, birthday, Valentine’s Day, thank you, Mother’s Day, or just a “Hi!”
Card Details
- Thick Basic White card base, 8-1/2″x 5-1/2″, scored and folded at 4-1/4″
- Shaded Spruce layer, 5-1/4″x 4″
- Mint Macaron DSP layer, 5-1/8″x 3-7/8″
- Basic White Cardstock, cut with the largest of the scalloped rectangle dies in Stitched So Sweetly Dies
- Mama Kangaroo is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black in the center of the scalloped rectangle, then cropped out with the matching die. Crop another Mama K. out of craft foam or an Adhesive Foam Sheet.
- Stamp and crop Baby Kangaroo and the flower bunch with Memento. Color all three pieces with Blends.
- Glue Mama K. to the matching craft foam sheet and let dry thoroughly.
- Stamp grass with Shaded Spruce ink, three hearts and the sentiment with Memento. Color the hearts with Blends.
Assemble
- Glue the green layers down to the front of the card base.
- Glue the scalloped rectangle in the center of the card.
- Apply liquid glue and snuggle Mama Kangaroo into the cut opening of her shape in the scalloped rectangle.
- Gently pull open her pouch and put Baby K. into the slit. Add a Glue Dot behind his head to secure.
- Add the flowers to the lower right. Adhere pearls to the flowers.
- Finish with a white Baker’s Twine bow.
Here is a look at the side. You can see the depth of the craft foam under the kangaroos.
So sweet! To achieve the textured look on her fur, squiggle a Color Lifter Blend Marker over her after coloring with the browns. Add a colorful envelope with a piece of Flowers For Every Season DSP to the back flap.
More inspiration awaits! Use the Blog Hop Line-up below to visit the rest of this month’s Design Team. My fellow Pals are excited to show you what they’ve created! Mark your calendars for our next blog hop on April 14th when our theme is “Great Family Occasions” when our Design Team creates a project for any special occasion. Don’t miss the fun! Until then, please stay safe and have fun in your craft space.
Stampin’ Pretty Pals Blog Hop
- Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
- Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
- Jeanie Stark at Just Stampin’
- Windy Ellard at Windy’s Wonderful Creations
- Debbie Crowley at expressively deb…
- Rae Harper Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
- Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
- Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
- Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
- Jennifer Roque at Stamp Camp with Jen
- Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stamping Habit
- Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
- Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
- Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
- Lori Pinto at LollyPop Paper and Ink
- Melissa Seplowitz at The Stamping Ninja
- Sara Stuart at Sentiments by Sara
- Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
- Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
- Jennifer Michalski at Stamping Serenity
- Deb Walker at Deb Stamps Life
- Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
- Rosanne Mulhern at Heartfelt Stamping
- Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
- Lori Webb at Clever Copies
- Lisa Milligan at Stamping Made Simple
I am so glad you hopped with us today! If you’d like to see the products I used on my card, check the Product List below. Thanks for joining us. Have a fabulous day!
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Super cute Karen! Loved the flowers at the bottom and the envelope too!
Such a cute and sweet card Karen! Those kangaroos are adorable!
So sweet, Karen! I really love this bundle and it’s great for so many occasions. Love the dimension from the craft foam. Thank you for joining the hop this month!
Karen~This card totally makes me smile! What a great idea to raise it up with the craft foam.
This is such a sweet card, Karen. I never expected this set to be as much fun as it is. Glad we both used it today.
Me too! Thanks Rosanne! It is a very sweet set.
Karen, your Kangaroo & Co card is sweet perfection!
Aww, thanks, Tricia!
Karen, these Kangaroos are so hopping cute! I love the coloring and that beautiful bouquet of flowers 🙂 Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Jennifer!
So hoppin’ cute! Love the pink cheek on the little guy. Very cute!
Thanks, Chris!
Beautiful card Karen, love it!
Thanks so much, Jenn!
Such a sweet card Karen. I love all the matching details, including the envelope.
Thank you, Melissa!
Such a sweet card, Karen! Beautifully done!
These Kangas are sweet, aren’t they? Thanks, Su!
Adorable! Love the use of the foam sheet to really pop the dimensional effect. Thanks for the inspiration.
Thank you, Linda!
Just too cute! The flowers at the bottom are the perfect, and unexpected, touch! I love that.
Thanks, Jackie!