Pink & Brown Baby Zoorific

Okay, This was a simple card, but has lots of little tips for fun things I did when I made it. I hate when it takes longer to explain something than it should so I took pictures.

Originally I was going to use my air brush, so I took pictures of how I mask the image to show you. I ultimately chose to sponge two colors but the masking technique is the same. First I stamp the image on White cardstock, Iused Timber brown for this because I am going to watercolor the image. After the first stamping I stamp the same image on a Post it Note type pad. Since I choose the zebra I stamped it sideways on the pad so that more of the image would be over the sticky edge. I repeated 6 times because this was for a swap. I trim close but I do not worry about the mane and tail becasue I need the sponging to mix in with it. I sotre the masking with the stamps after like shown in a previous post. For this swap I sponged heavily with Pretty In Pink and lightly with Close to Cocoa. After removing the mask the image looks like this. I painted the zebras with close to cocoa Ink pad and an H2O fine tip painter.

Then I trim them down to size 2" by 2 1/16". I used my Double circle punch to punch to holes around the image to tie my ribbon through. Next I made the tags. I used my Word Window punch for "baby" from SU Noteworthy SAB set, and shortend it by repunching the end. I left enought room for it to hang down below welcome and punched a 1/8" circle punch so I could attach it to the ribbon . The SU Word Window was to small for "Welcome" so I had to be more creative. I punched out "welcome" with my Cuttlebug rounded top mini tag Die. I didn't like the flat edge. So I tried the 1/2" circle punch(too Small) and the 3/4 circle punch(too big) to get the other end rounded. Finally I pulled out my Marvy scalloped corner rounder and it fit just right. I put the punch upside down and inserted the tag and centered it then pushed down to punch. I use down word pressure with out punching to help hold the tag inplace while I position it in the center of the punch so that the little corners were all that was punched off. I tied the Chocolate and Pink 1/4" and Pink organza ribbon and tags around the zebras neck attaching the tags with the organza ribbon. I used my Cricut and Mini Monograms to cut a 3" scalloped sqaure and I sponged it with Pretty in pink on the edges. I cut a 3" Chocolate square from a chocolate Square weave Paper I picked up at Michaels. I used my ticket corner punch to add an extra touch to the sqaure. All the levels of the focal image are mounted on 1/16" dimensionals. The Light Pink card stock was embossed with D'vine Swirl in my cuttle bug and then a piece of the same Choc and Pink gingham was attached with Zots Dots and then adhered with the same dots to the card base of White cardstock. THe focal image was then attached lining upthe ribbon on the neck withthe ribbon onthe fron of the card, and attached with Med Zots glue Dots also.

This was a fun card to make I hope you enjoy all the extra pictures I hope you enjoy the card also. I need to get them bith in the mail now for my Pink & Brown/Black swap on SCS.

Until Later ... Happy Stamping!