It’s Your Special Day

Cute! Remember that cute little elephant card I made a couple years ago? It used a pre-printed cardbase and I think was one of the designs from the catalog… well here it is again with a Cutest Cow instead of the elephant.

Measurements

Full list of supplies needed, listed below. A die cutting machine is needed for this card.
Basic White Cardstock:

• Scrap for background circle
• Scrap for Sentiment Circle

Basic White Thick Cardstock:

• Scrap for cow, milkcan, bell, and roosters.

Shy Shamrock Cardstock: scrap for sprigs

Soft Seafoam Cardstock: scrap for sprigs

Shaded Spruce Cardstock:  scrap for sprigs

Lemon Lolly Cardstock: 4 ½” h x 2 ½” w

Let’s Create

1. Use a Bone Folder to burnish the green Mix n Match card at the scoreline to create the card base.
2. Use Paper Snips to banner tip the bottom of the Lemon Lolly Cardstock. Attach with Stampin’ Seal.
3. Run the Basic White Cardstock through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with the large and small Every Day Details Dies. 
4. Stamp the sentiment on the small die cut circle in Tuxedo Black ink. Attach with Stampin’ Seal.
5. On the large die, use a Blending Brush to apply Balmy Blue for the sky and Shy Shamrock for the grass. Stamp blades of grass in Shy Shamrock on the grass. Attach with Stampin’ Seal, just above the bottom of the Lemon Lolly flagged end.
6. Use Paper Snips to cut two pieces of Natural Polka Dot trim about 3 ¾ – 4” w. Then use the Snips to cut the trim on the lines. Attach to the blended die with Tear N’ Tape.
7. Use the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine to die cut several branches of the Textured Floral Dies with the Soft Seafoam, Shaded Spruce, and Shy Shamrock cardstock. 
8. Stamp the cow, milkcan, bell, and roosters in Tuxedo Black ink on the Basic White Thick cardstock. Then color with Stampin’ Blends:
   1. For the cow:
      1. Balmy Blue
      2. Copper Clay
      3. Petal Pink
      4. Bronze
   2. For the milkcan and bell:
      1. Gray Granite
   3. For the roosters:
      1. Copper Clay
      2. Pretty Peacock
      3. Blueberry Bushel
      4. Poppy Parade
      5. Daffodil Delight
9. Use Paper Snips to fussy cut the cow, milkcan, bell, and roosters.
10. Assemble the cow. Add a Balmy Blue Baker’s Twine bow to the cow.
11. Attach the bell to the cow with a Mini Glue Dot.
12. Arrange the cow, milkcan, roosters, and sprigs, then attach with Stampin’ Dimensionals and Mini Glue Dots. 
13. Sprinkle on some Neutrals Sequins.
14. Ca-ute!!! Who needs a pick-me-up?

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