Card Share: Animal Humor

Now for the cards I created with this kit:

I received a border sticker strip that had a bunch of animals lined up on it. Instead of using it as-is, I cut several of the animals out of the border strip and used them as focal points on my cards. And I came up with some fun sayings that worked with the animal featured on each card...that was the most fun part was coming up with the sentiments to use! :)

Here's the first card, featuring a kangaroo:

I punched out a focal point shape from white cardstock, then stamped some clouds at the top and used a green inkpad and a sponge to create a grassy area for my kangaroo sticker to sit on. I sponged the edges of the punched shape with a black inkpad to help it stand out more. I cut the kangaroo from the border sticker strip, then outlined it with a black marker.

I layered some scraps of paper and ribbon on my card, stamped the first part of my sentiment on the card front, and outlined the entire front section with a black marker to help border it. Here you can also see some of the yellow stars I punched from some cardstock and sponged with a black inkpad.

Supplies Used:
* Imaginisce: Animal Crackers Collection
* -Pixie Sticks Embossed Paper
* -Hot Buttered Popcorn
* Imaginisce Embossed Border Stickers: Animal Crackers

* Bo Bunny Double Dot Ribbon: Orange Citrus

White and Yellow Cardstock
Studio G Wooden Alpha stamps
American Crafts Stamps: City Park
Ranger Distress Inkpad: Peeled Paint
Stampin Up Inkpad: Bermuda Bay
Uchida Marvy Matchables Inkpad: Black
Zig Black Marker
Star Punch
EK Success Punch: Real Estate
Foam Squares

* Products I received as design team member. All other products used were purchased personally by me.

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On to the second card:

This was a really simple card and used lots of left-overs. I basically just layered strips of paper onto some white cardstock for the background, then added a leftover piece of the banner sticker and the monkey sticker that was cut from the border sticker.

Supplies Used:

* Imaginisce: Animal Crackers Collection
* -Kaboom!
* -Step Right Up! Embossed Paper
* Imaginisce Embossed Border Stickers: Animal Crackers
Studio G: Wooden Alphabet Stamps

Uchida Marvy Matchables: Black Inkpad

White Cardstock

Foam Tape

* Products I received as design team member. All other products used were purchased personally by me.

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Now for card three:

 I started with the background for this little card by stamping the bubble wrap texture in clear ink on white cardstock, then heat embossing it with white embossing powder. Then I sponged on some color with a yellow inkpad and the parts that took the color were the parts that weren't embossed.  I also sponged the edges of the papers I used for this entire card. For the focal point, I punched the larger shape from white cardstock, stamped the ticket image on top, and colored the ticket with colored pencils. The area around the ticket was colored with a copic grey marker for subtle color. I also used a black marker to highlight the edge of the little crocodile that was cut from the border sticker strip.

Supplies Used:

* Imaginisce: Animal Crackers Collection
* -Come One! Come All! Embossed paper
* -Step Right Up! Embossed Paper
* Imaginisce Embossed Border Stickers: Animal Crackers
* Imaginisce Snag 'Em Stamps: Animal Crackers: Ticket
KaiserCraft Stamp: Bubble Wrap Background

Studio G: Wooden Alphabet Stamps

Tsukineko: Versamark Inkpad

CTMH: White Embossing Powder

Ranger Distress Inkpad: Scattered Straw

Uchida: Marvy Matchables Black Inkpad

Copic Marker: C1 Cool Grey

EK Success Punch: Real Estate

White Cardstock

Colored Pencils

Foam Squares

* Products I received as design team member. All other products used were purchased personally by me.

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And on to the last card:

For this card, I started with the background image and stamped the bubble wrap texture onto the yellow cardstock with a clear inkpad, then heat set it with clear embossing powder to give a subtle texture.

I punched out some small red hearts to use on the card, stamped my sentiment on front of the card. For the focal point, I punched the main shape from white cardstock, then stamped the ticket image, and colored it in with colored pencils (red). I also added some shading to the outside of the white image by coloring the white background around the ticket with a grey copic marker, and added black sponging. The seal sticker was cut from the border strip and placed on top of the ticket image to cover up the numbers.

Supplies Used:

* Imaginisce: Animal Crackers Collection

* -Hot Buttered Popcorn

* -Under the Big Top Embossed Paper
* Imaginisce Embossed Border Stickers: Animal Crackers
* Imaginisce Snag 'Em Stamps: Animal Crackers: Ticket
KaiserCraft Stamp: Bubble Wrap Background

Studio G: Wooden Alphabet Stamps

Tsukineko: Versamark Inkpad

CTMH: Clear Embossing Powder

Uchida: Marvy Matchables Black Inkpad

Copic Marker: W1 Warm Grey

EK Success Punch: Real Estate

EK Success Punch: Heart

White and Yellow Cardstock

Colored Pencils

Foam Squares

 * Products I received as design team member. All other products used were purchased personally by me.