Throwback Thursday – A Little Wild

Today I’m mixing a bit of new with a bit of old, and calling it Throwback Thursday. It’s really a mix up of several different years ~ a taste of my craft room, if you will! I am soooo excited about my new (to me) baby bundle, A Little Wild! It’s the “new” in today’s card. I want to give credit to Stesha Bloodhart for this cute layout. My card was inspired by hers, and I followed some of her elements quite closely. Why mess with perfection?!

A Little Wild was new last year, in the 2017-18 Annual Catalog. It is bundled there with Little Loves Framelits Dies (10% discount), but the bundle is retiring. The stamp set and framelits will be carried over to the new catalog, but they will be sold separately only.

Do you see the “old”? That DSP is called Go Wild and it was part of the 2015-16 catalog. And yep, I still have some! I love how the colors and print go with the elephant.

I layered the DSP with Early Espresso cardstock and used thick Whisper White for my base and top layer. You can’t tell, but I used Shimmery White for the elephant and flowers, because it works very well with watercolor.

I watercolored the elephant with Smoky Slate and Blushing Bride, then cut the head off one and layered it to another with Dimensionals.

The grass is Always Artichoke. I watercolored the flowers with So Saffron, Calypso Coral, and Pear Pizzazz.

I did a quick watercolor wash with Sahara Sand to give Mr. Ellie a place to stand.

I did the same on the inside and used another old sentiment from yesteryear, Made With Love, also from 2015-16.

This bundle is just so stinkin’ cute, I am looking forward to using it over and over! Newborn Baby Jax will love it, for sure 🙂 Well, maybe his parents will!

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Have a blessed day! And go a little wild! 😉

Karen

 

Card Cuts:

Thick Whisper White – 4-1/4″ x 11″ for base, and 3-1/8″ x 4-3/8″ for top layer

Early Espresso – 4″ x 5-1/4″ and 3-1/4″ x 4-1/2″

Designer Series Paper – 3-7/8″ x 5-1/8″

Shimmery White scraps for elephant and flowers

Always Artichoke scrap for “grass”

Product List

A Little Wild Clear-Mount Bundle [145328] $43.00	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock [140272] $7.00	Early Espresso 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [119686] $8.00	Shimmery White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [101910] $8.00
Always Artichoke 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [105119] $8.00	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $7.00	Aqua Painters [103954] $17.00	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin’ Pad [131179] $6.50
Blushing Bride Classic Stampin’ Pad [131172] $6.50	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad [131180] $6.50	So Saffron Classic Stampin’ Pad [126957] $6.50	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Pad [126983] $6.50
Sahara Sand Classic Stampin’ Pad [126976] $6.50	Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad [126974] $6.50	Big Shot [143263] $110.00	Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $10.00
Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.00