Hippo Bird Day! – CAS(E) this Sketch #221

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True Story: Awhile back (during a period of time when I was not an active Stampin’ Up! demonstrator) I had the AWESOME opportunity to work at The Stamps of Life booth at a scrapbooking/stamping expo. It was SUCH a fun day chatting with fellow stampers and enabling them to take Stephanie Barnard’s designs home with them! At the beginning of the show Stephanie had taken me aside and asked me to remember if customers asked for a design she didn’t have and let her know at the end of the show. So…I made sure to tell her that there was a lady looking for a hippo stamp. She gave me a look like “Really?”, I nodded yes, that the lady’s young daughter was set on a hippo birthday party and the lady was DESPERATE to find a hippo stamp! (Parents, we’ve ALL been there, right?!?)

Fast forward six or eight months and I was so surprised and delighted to see the darling stamp sets hippo2stamp and solids4hippo and their coordinating dies come out!! Of course they had to come live with me! I am delighted and in love with how cute my little girlie hippopotamus is!!

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And she painted her nails special for this card 🙂 Are you dying with me?? Cuteness overload!!

And now, forever more, just in case someone asks me if I happen to own a hippopotamus stamp set, I will be able to say “Why Yes…Yes, I DO!!”

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Get it?? BIG TIME?? HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa I’m killing’ myself here!

No details today, this card is so clean and simple that they just aren’t necessary!!

I’m playing along with the CAS(E) this Sketch challenge today. Not sure what “CAS(E)” means? Hop on over to their blog to find out!!

I can’t wait to hear if you love this girlie as much as I do!!

Products Used:

Card Stock: Powdered Sugar by The Stamps of Life

Pattern Paper: Thank You Collection by The Stamps of Life

Ink: Tuxedo Black by Memento Ink; Ocean, Guava, and Banana by The Stamps of Life

Stamps:   hippo2stamp and solids4hippo by The Stamps of Life

Dies: Envelope Line Die (Retired) by Stampin’ Up!

Tools:  MISTI; Shin-Han Twin Touch Marker CG0.5 (for face)

Embellishments: Random Sequins

Other – Envelope – Stampin’ Up!

One Last Christmas Wish

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Here’s one last Christmas wish for you, inspired by the sketch this week over at CAS(E) This Sketch.

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I had two goals for this card; one, to follow the sketch, and two, to use this darling sentiment by Clearly Besotted THIS year!! lol, It’s too cute to wait until next year!

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I pulled out some paper I’ve had for YEARS, sorry I have no idea who the manufacturer is. I wanted to incorporate several of the patterns so I also pulled out these new to me dies by ‘Lil Inkers.  I love the waves, they remind me of snow, with the patterns just peeking out, particularly the words. So fun! I managed to get five patterns one one card…and I don’t think it looks too busy!

Because there was so much going on between the patterns and the very swirly font of the sentiment, I decided to finish it off with one layer of twine and a simple button.

I hope you have a wonderful Christmas Eve! I am all ready to go and looking forward to enjoying this special day!

Wishing you joy and blessings!

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Products Used:

Cardstock: Ivory by Papertrey

Pattern Paper: Unknown

Ink: Early Expresso by Stampin’ Up!

Stamps:  All Occasion Sentiments by Clearly Besotted Stamps

Dies:  Border Builders by ‘Lil Inker

Embellishments: Early Expresso Button by Stampin’ Up!, Twine from Michael’s (on clearance!)

Other: Envelope by Stampin’ Up!