Kangaroo Animal Outing - LICI-B-23

Stamps: Animal Outing, Suite Sayings (Occasions 2016, inside).

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Everyday Enchantment DSP (SAB 2012), Soft Sky.

Ink: Black Tuxedo, Soft Suede, Soft Sky (inside), Granny Apple Green (inside and envelope).

Blends: Light Crumb Cake, Dark Crumb Cake, Ivory, Bronze, Light Smokey Slate, Light Old Olive.

Tools: Stamparatus, bone folder, purchased envelope, sponge, dimensionals, Tombow adhesive, snail adhesive, regular and mini glue dots, sequins, Softly Falling embossing folder, Black Baker’s twine, Elegant Dots embossing folder.

Punches/Dies: Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, Layering Circle Framelits Dies, Bitty Banners dies, Animal Friends dies.

Use a full panel from your Love It Chop It pile (5-1/4” x 4”).  Sponge edges with Soft Suede ink.  Set aside.

Cut a scrap of Very Vanilla 3” square for the giraffe and another at 3” x 1-3/4” for the phrase.  Set these on the Stamparatus and stamp both at the same time with Black Tuxedo ink.  Set aside to dry.

Cut Soft Sky ¾” x 4-1/4”.  Sponge edges in Soft Suede ink.  Run through the Softly Falling EF with sponging facing the Logo.  Set aside.

Cut a scrap of Very Vanilla 1” x 4-1/4”.  Punch using the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch.  Sponge one long edge in Soft Suede ink.  Adhere to one long edge of the Soft Sky strip.

Adhere strip about 2-1/2” from the top of the DSP panel.  Trim and sponge edges. 

Cut Baker’s Twine 11”.  Fold in half and tape ends to the back of the card in the center of the blue strip.

Adhere panel to a Soft Sky card.

Cut a scrap of Very Vanilla 3” square.  Die cut a #6 circle from center.  Sponge edges in Soft Suede ink.  Set aside.

Cut a scrap of Soft Sky 3” square.  Die cut #F scallop circle from center.  Adhere to the Very Vanilla circle.  Add dimensionals and adhere to card front.

Color the Kangaroo - Light Crumb Cake Blends for most of the kangaroo, and a bit of the Dark Crumb Cake for the noses and ears. The kangaroo’s pouch is colored with a bit of Ivory with Bronze on the shaded areas. Light Smokey Slate for the Panda.  Light Old Olive for the grass.

Die cut using the Animal Friends dies.  Add dimensionals and adhere to card front.

Die cut the phrase close to the left side of each with the Bitty Banners dies.  Trim the right edge by hand.  Sponge both pieces in Soft Suede ink.  Adhere to card front.

Cut Baker’s Twine 11-1/2”.  Make a bow using Wayne’s wooden bow maker.  Adhere to the twine on the card front with mini glue dots. Trim.  Add sequins.

Stamp a phrase and some images to the inside of the card.  Decorate the envelope.

I’m still working on the Everyday Enchantment DSP that I have loved and now chopped.  I chopped the entire package into 5-1/4” strips then cut the strips into 4” pieces.  Kept the leftover strips too.  I have them stored in a Full Wide Stamp case. Kylie Bertucci has given us permission to Love It Chop It!