I fell in love with these Cats Front and Back stamps from Rubbernecker and kept wondering to myself what would make all of these cats line up and stare. In my house, the answer is simple – a squirrel! So I decided to put together a cute encouragement card where a young squirrel is making a very important decision in a pretty springtime garden. Inside the card, if it fits the occasion, you can always write “but not stupid”. 🙂
- Stamp the back side of the Cats Front and Back stamp set onto white cardstock using Copic-friendly ink. Repeat with the squirrel, acorns, and bees from the Woodland Animals #3 stamp set and the tree limb and leaves from the Woodland Animals #2 stamp set.
- Color the images with Copic markers and cut them out using scissors or the coordinating dies.
- Die cut white woodgrain cardstock once with the Arch Trellis Die and twice with the Picket Fence Die.
- Die cut light green, dark green, and pink cardstocks using the Tabbed Grass Set Die, Leaves and Greenery Die, and Small Flowers #3 Die, respectively.
- Shape the petals of the small flower using a ball stylus tool.
- Trim a piece of light blue cardstock to 4.25″ x 5.5″. Lightly blend Sonata ink around the edges with a blending brush to give the background a bit of depth.
- Stamp a sentiment from the Be Wild stamp set onto white cardstock using Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink. Cut it out using the smallest Nested Deckle Rectangle Die (line it up once close to the top left corner of the sentiment and run it through your diecutting machine, then line it up with the bottom right corner and run it through your diecutting machine again).
- Blend Caramel ink around the die-cut sentiment panel to give the appearance of a wooden sign.
- To assemble, start by adhering the blue background panel to a top-folding A2-sized white card base with tape runner.
- Adhere the trellis and tree branch to the card front first with foam adhesive. Then add the fence on top with more foam adhesive. Adhere the grass and flowers directly on top of the fence with liquid glue, then pop the row of cats up on top with more foam adhesive.
- Add a tiny rope hanger made from natural twine to the trellis before adhering the sentiment sign over top with foam adhesive. Scatter vines and flowers around the sign with liquid glue.
- Add the squirrel in the tree, acorns on the fence, and bees around the scene with foam adhesive or liquid glue.
I hope you enjoyed this fun encouragement card and thanks so much for stopping by. Don’t forget to check out the latest release from Rubbernecker…you’ll find so many beautiful new stamps and dies for all of your spring projects!
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 Woodland Animals #3 Stamp Set Shop at: RN |
 Woodland Animals #3 Die Set Shop at: RN |
 Cats Front and Back Stamp Set Shop at: RN |
 Woodland Animals #2 Stamp Set Shop at: RN |
 Woodland Animals #2 Die Set Shop at: RN |
 Leaves & Greenery Die Shop at: RN |
 Small Flowers #3 Die Shop at: RN |
 Be Wild Stamp Set Shop at: RN |
 Nested Deckle Rectangle Dies Shop at: RN |
 Tabbed Grass Set Die Shop at: RN |
 Picket Fence Die Shop at: RN |
 Arch Trellis Die Shop at: RN |
 Color Fuse Set #8 Shop at: RN |
 Color Fuse Set #3 Shop at: RN |
 Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink Shop at: SB |
 Neenah Classic Crest Solar White Shop at: SB | CCS |
 Copic Markers Shop at: SBP | DB |
 Zig Two-Way Glue Pen Shop at: SB | SBP |
 ATG Tape Runner Shop at: SB |
 Foam Squares Shop at: SB |
 Cutterbee Scissors Shop at: SB | SBP |
 Picket Fence Life Changing Brushes – 4pc Shop at: SB | SBP |
 Paper Blossoms Tool Kit Shop at: SB |