Adorable Elephant Birthday

         We have a big occasion coming up in our family this month!  Our only grandchild turns 4!  She is such a delight and loves to color and spends time just about daily coloring and drawing.  I wonder where she gets her love of color.  LOL!!  I can’t wait to get moved next month so I can share some of my crafting time with her!  Especially as she gets older!  For now, we limit her coloring tools to things that are not permanent!  But as she gets older, who knows!?!?!?

         With the remake of Walt Disney Studios Dumbo coming out soon, this cute little guy from My Favorite Things Stamps seemed perfect.  This is such a cute set!  Perfect for the kiddos in your life!  Here is my list of items used in this card!

·      Stamp set(s):  MFT – Adorable Elephants SS   

·      Ink(s):  PTI – Spring Rain, Blueberry Sky, Enchanted Evening, New Leaf, Green Parakeet; Memento – Tuxedo Black

·      Paper:  PTI – Stamper’s Select White

·      Dies & Embossing folders:  Honey Bee Stamps – A2 Scallop Honey Cuts; MFT – Adorable Elephants & Stitched Fishtail Flags Die-namics

·      Embellishments/Other things of note:  Copic Markers (photo below); Spica Pens – Black and Clear; Wink of Stella – Clear; Picket Fence Studio – Life Changing Blender Brushes; Pretty Pink Posh – Summer Flowers Sequin Mix

Copic Markers used in this project!

You may notice that one of my tools I used is Picket Fence Studio’s Life Changing Blender Brushes.  The verdict is in!  I love them. I’ve used sponge daubers for backgrounds and they’ve been ok, but these really are a game changer.  They are easier to use and really make blending inks on cardstock quick and easy.  As I play with them more, I’m sure that I will be using them a lot more often. They blended well on Papertrey Ink’s Stamper’s Select white cardstock.  It has a nice smooth finish and is a good heave weight cardstock.  To add dimention without taking away from my beautiful background, I used my new Honey Bee Stamps A2 Scallop Honey Cuts to pop up the center and use the rest of the A2 size panel to frame it.  Perfect outcome if I do say so myself!

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Many Blessings,

Donna