Mama Elephant Panda Birthday Card...

Hello,

Love, love, love Pandas! They are just so adorable! These cute little guys are from a Mama Elephant stamp and die set by Hampton Art. 

I have used a white card base, followed by a black card layer, then black patterned paper, another black layer and finishing with a co-ordinating white patterned layer. On top of all these layers I have added a white die-cut frame to sit the pandas in/on.

Last of all, the "Happy Birthday" is from a Kaszazz stamp set - Happy Birthday Mini Messages. The images and the wording were all stamped with versamark ink and heat embossed with black embossing powder.

Interesting fact about Pandas - baby Pandas are born pink!

Thanks for visiting!

Shell

xox

Hampton Art Owl Stamp Birthday Card

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Hello, another Happy Birthday Owl card for you - this card is made with a Hampton Art Set - I have used one of the owls and a branch from the same set.  I coloured the stamp with markers and when I stamped it on my white cardstock, I was not happy with the blotchy result, so I then coloured over the top of the image with the same markers.  (The stamp set is a clear cling set - and I have a few of this style stamp, which for some reason don't always seem to stamp out as clear and as crisp as I would like - even after doing the soapy water thing....anyhow, I just work around that.... )

I used a glossy purple square card, a piece of white cardstock, which I embossed with a dotty embossing folder.  The background paper is a painted background which I dragged a plastic scraper through the paint to create a particular finish.  I added a piece of white ribbon across the middle to disguise the join in the card and background paper.  The wording is from a Stampin Up Set - Express Yourself, punched out with a Stampin Up Punch.  I added rhinestones to the corners of the cards and to the owl eyes.  I then used a stardust/gelly roll glitter pen to outline the owl and her branch etc - bit hard to see in the photo though.   When I attached the owl to the card, i taped the main part of the branch flat and used dimensional tape under the owl and some of the leaves for added dimension.

Isn't she cute?

Shell

xox