Nuts About Squirrels Sketch Challenge

 Nuts About Squirrels Sketch Challenge

I absolutely love squirrels! They are cute, silly, funny and they make me smile! So when I saw the sketch challenge at Freshly Made Sketches I knew immediately I was going to use the "Nuts About You" Stamp Set!

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Isn't she just adorable! 

I added a small flag piece from Early Espresso Card Stock embossed with the Tasteful Textiles Embossing Folder. I just thought the card needed something up top. Then I took some Gold Shimmer Ribbon, cut off the raw edge, pulled out some threads and tied a bow. After I attached it with a Glue Dot, I carefully used my fingernail to curl the ends.

I started with a 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" piece of Crumb Cake Card Stock for my base that I scored at 4 1/4". 

I added 3 strips of the "Beauty Of The Earth" Designer Series Paper cut at 1/2" and glued down on a diagonal.

Stamp the squirrel onto Very Vanilla C/S using Memento Black Ink then stamp the body in Basic Grey Ink.  Stamp the acorn in Early Espresso and Soft Suede Inks. 

Die cut the image out using the Layering Circles Dies and a scalloped circle using Cajun Craze C/S. Attach together and add to the card using Dimensionals. 

Stamp "Happy Birthday" onto a small strip of Very Vanilla C/S using Memento Black Ink. Attach to the card using Dimensionals.

Cut a strip of Early Espresso C/S, flag one end, emboss using the Tasteful Textiles Embossing Folder and attach to the card front at the top left.

Attach the Gold Shimmer Ribbon threads. 

Happy Stamping and Creating!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Arlene

Product List 

Nuts About Squirrels Photopolymer Stamp Set [156475] $23.00	Beauty Of The Earth 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [155841] $15.75	Layering Circles Dies [151770] $48.00
Tasteful Textile 3 D Embossing Folder [152718] $12.25	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953] $12.00	Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119686] $12.00
Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119684] $12.00	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101650] $13.25	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $8.25
Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad [149165] $10.25	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $10.25	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115] $10.25
Gold 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Shimmer Ribbon [152156] $9.50	Paper Trimmer [152392] $34.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $163.00
Paper Snips [103579] $13.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $7.25	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $5.50

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