The Gang’s All Meer Happy Birthday!

Hi, Friends,
I hope everyone is doing well today.  I am loving the more sunny (even partly sunny) days!  We took a walk earlier this morning and sometimes take a second one in the afternoon.  Since our neighbors are also outside more right now it is a good time to meet our new neighbors.  The neighborhood is very busy, with four houses under construction.  Lots of truck traffic, delivering materials, and the construction crews start early and work until it is too dark to see.

Today I have a birthday card to share with you.

I used The Gang’s All Meer stamp set, one of the Sale-a-Bration stamp sets.

I stamped the meer cats onto a scrap of Whisper White cardstock and used the Stitched Shapes dies and Big Shot to cut it out.  I colored the center meer cat using Crumb Cake Blends markers and stamped the birthday hat in Bermuda Bay ink, fussy cut it, and adhered it to the meer cat's head.

On the inside, I stamped the single meer cat, colored it with Blends and also added a birthday hat.

Here is my recipe for this project:

STAMPS:  The Gangs All Meer (SAB)

CARDSTOCK:

     Crumb Cake:  5-1/2 x 8-1/2, scored at 4-1/4

     Basic Black:  4 x 5-1/4

     Daffodil Delight:  3-7/8 x 5-1/8

     Birthday Bonanza DSP:  1-3/4 x 3-7/8

     Basic Black:  3 x 4

     Terracotta Tile:  2-7/8 x 3-7/8

     Basic Black:  3/8 x 3-7/8

          SCRAPS:  Daffodil Delight, Whisper White

          INSIDE:  

               Basic Black:  3-3/4 x 5

               Whisper White:  3-5/8 x 4-7/8

INK:  Memento Black, Bermuda Bay

BLENDS:  Crumb Cake

ACCESSORIES:  Stitched Shapes Dies, Layering Circles Dies, Coastal Weave Embossing Folder, Magnetic Platform, Big Shot, Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Linen Thread

HOW I DID IT:

1.  Use scoreboard to score Crumb Cake card base at 4-1/4.  Fold and burnish with bone folder.

2.  Stamp signature stamp using Memento Black ink on back of card base.

3.  Use Memento Black ink to stamp meer cat on lower right corner of inside panel.  Color using markers.  Stamp birthday hat using Bermuda Bay ink on scrap of Whisper White cardstock.  Cut hat out using scissors and adhere to the meer cat's head.

4.  Adhere inside panels together; adhere to inside of card base.

5.  Use Coastal Weave Embossing Folder and Big Shot to emboss Daffodil Delight cardstock.

6.  Adhere strip of Birthday Bonanza DSP to embossed Daffodil Delight cardstock.  Adhere Basic Black strip to seam.  Wrap linen thread around Basic Black strip and tie.  Adhere panel to front of card base.

7.  Use Memento Black ink to stamp sentiment on lower right corner of Terracotta Tile cardstock.  Adhere to Basic Black cardstock.  Attach to card base using dimensionals.

8.  Stamp meer cats on scrap of Whisper White cardstock using Memento Black ink.  Cut out using framelit and Big Shot.  Color middle meer cat using markers.  

9.  Cut out scalloped circle from Daffodil Delight cardstock using framelit and Big Shot.  Adhere stamped circle to scalloped circle.  Attach to card front using dimensionals.

10.  Use Bermuda Bay ink to stamp birthday hat on scrap of Whisper White cardstock.  Cut out using scissors and adhere to head of center meer cat.  

11.  Add rhinestones to either side of sentiment (see sample for placement).

Hope you like the project I shared today!  Thanks so much for stopping by.  Don't forget to make-a-card send-a-card to someone special!  

Happy stamping,

Linda