What Does the Fox Say?

Oooh, I'm ridiculously excited to post this one!  I hope no one else gets the idea before this is published. First, though, you need to have seen this video.  It's made by a Norwegian comedy team, Ylvis, and is a pop music parody that went viral, much to the surprise of Ylvis!  But, I write too much.  You need to watch it.


            

Now, what you need to know is the The Paper Players' Challenge #170 is to use wildlife in your card.

As soon as I saw the fox on the Challenge sketch, the idea hit me.  The stamp set Storybook Friends has a great fox image carrying a banner, and then I went crazy!  Here's my card:

• Even though all of this is in fun, there are some serious techniques used here.  I did some sponging and masking of the background and I used repeated stamping without reinking  to create depth in the background forest and give a mist effect (See video).  And this is my first starburst background as well.
• I used Daffodil Delight, Bermuda Bay, Pacific Point, Midnight Muse and Basic Black as I sponged from lightest to darkest.  
• I used a torn post-it note and sponged Midnight Muse and Basic Black to create ground levels.

• Do we have a stamp that says "What does the Fox say?"  No, but I created a banner in My Digital Studio, cut it out and mounted it on my project.
• To create the starburst effect, I took a sheet of silver foil cut to the same dimensions as the background panel.  I decided where my focal point would be and then, on the back of the foil, used the smallest of the Circles Collection Framelits to trace a small circle around the focal point.  I then drew lines from an edge right through the focal point to a spot on the other side of the card.  I cut out every other ray to form this design.
• The fox is from Storybook Friends and I stamped him in StazOn Jet Black, then sponged some Cajun Craze on him and touched up the details with Cajun Craze Stampin' Write Marker.  Then I hand cut him out and popped him up on dimensionals.

• And here's how I made this card into a usable birthday card!  This inside panel uses the Deco Label Collection Framelits and another fox image from Storybook Friends, just making use of his head.  I printed a second banner from MDS to cut and adhere to this page and the Happy Birthday sentiment is from Itty Bitty Banners stamp set.

It's crazy the way some things go viral for no discernible reason!  Maybe because they are so random and people are willing to look silly.  Anyway, I hope you got a chuckle out of this post!

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Hey, guess what??  Weekly Deals continue in November!  Here's this week's loot:

WEEKLY DEALS!

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	Adorning Accents Textured Embossing Folder Item # 125601 Regular Price: $10.95 Discounted Price: $8.21  25% off
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Stamps:  Storybook Friends (w132079; c126737); Itty Bitty Banners (w132022; c126257); Lovely as a Tree (w128655; c127793)

Paper:  Silver Foil Sheets (132178);  Island Indigo (122923), Basic Black (121045) and Whisper White (100730) cardstock

Ink:  StazOn Jet Black (101406); Classic Stampin' Pads in Daffodil Delight (126944), Bermuda Bay (131171), Pacific Point (126951), Midnight Muse (126860),Basic Black (126980) and Cajun Craze (126965); Stampin' Write Marker in Cajun Craze (131262, as part of the Regals Collection)

Tools:  Stamping Sponges (101610); My Digital Studio software (130646); Deco Labels Framelits (130102); Circles Collection Framelits (130911); Paper Snips (103579)

Circles Collection Framelits

Deco Labels Framelits

Itty Bitty Banners Stamp Set

Lovely as a Tree Stamp Set

Paper Snips

Stamping Sponges

StazOn Jet Black Inkpad

Silver Foil Sheets

Storybook Friends Stamp Set

Family Visits

Although my daughters weren't able to be with us for Mother's Day, my youngest daughter and her family were able to visit last weekend instead.  They brought my oldest grandson with them, 16 month old Parker, and I remember much more vividly the energy it takes to look after a busy little guy like he is.  We had some delightful times, however, including dancing together to the demo track on our electronic piano.  Parker seemed to love that and he would just snuggle up close and enjoy being twirled and whirled to the music.  When the demo track was winding down, he would signal "More!" and away we would go again.

We paid a visit to Kangaroo Creek Farm as well and enjoyed learning about kangaroos and being close to them and petting them.  Parker, however, was way more enamoured with the many gates at the farm - not quite what we had in mind!

Jaimie, my youngest, brought me a Mother's Day card she had made and I wanted to share it with you.

The stamp image is a retired set from the 2011/12 Catalogue called Oval All, but I love Jaimie's layout and colour choices, inspired by the flag of Patio Party DSP which will no longer be available after June 3. (So better stock up now!)  Her card base is Crumb Cake topped with a layer of Summer Starfruit card stock and the hand cut flags, the other from Primrose Petals card stock.

The Pool Party layered behind the Whisper White sentiment panel is the perfect colour choice and is echoed in the DSP as well. 

Parker brought me a really cute card as well, but I suspect he had a little help with his!  He did write in it, though! 

He knows his Grandma loves cats!  This beauty is from the stamp set Storybook Friends and it was watercoloured.  The DSP is an old friend from the Fall Holiday catalogue.  It was good to see it again.

Thanks for dropping by today, and enjoy your weekend!

Stamps:  Oval All (retired); Storybook Friends (w126735; c126737)

Paper:  Crumb Cake (120953), Summer Starfruit (126839), Primrose Petals (126841), Midnight Muse (126843), Whisper White (100730) and Pool Party (122924) card stock; Patio Party DSP (126916)*; Orchard Harvest DSP (retired)

Ink:  Classic Stampin' Pad in Midnight Muse (126860) and Early Espresso (126974)

Accessories:  Linen Thread (104199)