Burple Birthday Hero

My little grandson, Parker, just turned two.  It's so much fun to talk with him now.  I wanted to make a birthday card for him in his favourite colour, Burple!  And he loves trucks of any kind, so I got out the You're My Hero stamp set for the firetruck image.

And this is what came out of all the creating chaos:

• The palette was Elegant Eggplant, Island Indigo and Real Red, quite a vivid combination!  I don't know if you'll like it, but I know that Parker will because they are all his favourites.  I might not have added the Real Red, but, you know, firetrucks gotta be red!
• The Elegant Eggplant DSP is from the Regals Collection Designer Series Paper Stack.
• The stamp set is You're My Hero and that includes the sentiments as well.

• The two is from ABC-123 Sketch Alphabet and Numbers which fits perfectly into a 3/4" Circle Punch.  Then I used the smallest Starburst Framelit and die cut an Island Indigo starburst to adhere it on to.
• There is a medium Rhinestone Basic Jewel, coloured with a red Sharpie, for the emergency light on the top of the firetruck!

I can hardly wait to see how Parker will react to this!  Being a Grandma is so much fun!

Here are this week's weekly deals:

WEEKLY DEALS

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• You're My Hero Wood-mount Stamp Set
• You're My Hero Clear-mount Stamp Set
• Abc-123 Sketch Alphabet Numbers
• Elegant Eggplant 8-1/2X11 Card Stock
• Island Indigo 8-1/2 X 11 Card Stock
• Whisper White 8-1/2X11 Card Stock
• Regals Designer Series Paper Stack
• Elegant Eggplant Classic Stampin' Pad
• Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad
• Island Indigo Classic Stampin' Pad
• Starburst Framelits Dies
• 3/4 Inch Circle Punch
• Basic Rhinestones Jewel Accents

Giraffe Wars

The giraffe is proof that God has a sense of humour!  Such an odd animal, but generally quite graceful for its height!



I have always thought of giraffes as sweet, graceful and long-limbed, but violent??  I don't think so!  Yet here is evidence to the contrary:

                                                                                                                                                                           

Ouch!  That's gotta sting!


My card today is in response to The Paper Player's Clean and Simple Challenge # 163 this week:

Most kids love animals, so I got out the stamp set Zoo Review, another set that hasn't seen ink yet, and this is what I came up with:

• Originally, I thought to watercolour the giraffe with the Aqua Painter on Watercolour Paper, but it wasn't suitable for good quality watercolour because of the small designs.  Then I tried Blender Pen and marker, but it still wasn't working as well as I wanted.
• Then I decided to watercolour the background instead and leave the giraffe black and white.  I was happy with that look because it added to the Clean and Simple (CAS) look of the card.
• You're My Hero stamp set has a perfect font for a child's happy birthday  So I stamped that in Soft Suede.
• Knowing my own little grandsons, I was tempted to leave off any embellishments, knowing how they love to put everything in their mouths, but I thought brads and candy dots would work for an older child.

Stamps:  Zoo Review (w128769; c122199); You're My Hero (w130306; c130309)

Paper:  Watercolour Paper (122959); Soft Suede (115318), Very Vanilla (101650) and Crushed Curry (131199) cardstock

Ink:  Classic Stampin' Pads in Soft Suede (126978) and Crushed Curry(131173); StazOn Jet Black (101406)

Embellishments:  Candy Dots Brad Bases (132293); Neutrals Collection Candy Dots (130934)

Tools:  Blender Pen (102845)