I am so excited that I got to ink up my new-to-me The Greeting Farm “Wild Child” stamp set as well as the Mama Elephant “Pandamonium” stamp set that has been untouched in my stash for over six months (so many cute stamps, so little time — sigh) to make this CAS card for my mom’s birthday.
I used my new My Favorite Things Black Licorice Hybrid Ink Pad to ink up the images (and I filled in any gaps and darkened the details where I didn’t stamp well with a black Copic Multiliner pen in 0.3 pt).
I used the following Copic colors to color in the images, which I fussy cut out afterwards:
Girls’ skin: E000, E00, YR20 and R20 (I used the YR20 to give her a yellow undertone for an Asian look)
Hair: C7, C9, B32
Bow on hoodie: YG09 and G09
Panda hoodie: C1, C2, C5 and C7
Girl’s skirt: C2, C5, C8
Pandas: C1, R30
After inking the edges of the fussy cut images, I glued together the girl with the panda bears to make it look like they were holding hands and then popped them all up on foam adhesive.
For the background, I used a scrap from my scrap box from an old paper collection (sorry I don’t remember the name) that had yellow and green dragonflies with glittery sparkle. The painterly quality and shape of the dragonfly wings reminded me of bamboo leaves, so I thought they would be a nice backdrop for the dancing pandas. I matted this strip with black card stock and also added a strip of black card stock on top to give the girl and pandas a place to stand.
I wanted a fun sentiment to go with the dancing trio, so I hand wrote in the title of the C + C Music Factory song, “Everybody Dance Now” in an Asian-style font. LOL Lastly to add a little more sparkle and to finish off the card, I added five spots of green and blue-green sequins with Glossy Accents.
The following is a video share of this card:
This card is being entered into the following challenges:
March Farm Fresh Animals Rule Challenge
CASology Laugh Challenge
MFT Color Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday A Bit O’ Green Challenge
Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge
Penny Black and More Feature a Creature Challenge
Seize the Birthday the Great Divide Challenge
613 Avenue Create with an optional twist of All That Glitters Challenge
Crafty Gals Corner All About Girls Challenge – WINNER
Crafty Girls Creations Anything Goes Challenge
MFT Sketch Challenge
Fabulous coloring on such a fun card! Thanks for joining us at CASology this week!
Thanks so much Sherrie! It was super fun to make this card and think back on that silly 80s tune. 🙂
The Pandas and dragonfly are so harmonious. Thank you so much for entering our 221st challenge. We are always delighted to see your entries and appreciate your inspirational creativity.
Blessings,
Carole Robb Bisson
Word Art Wednesday
DT Member
Thank you so much Carole! I was going for fun and zen. 🙂
A really pretty card and very striking colours, many thanks for joining our March challenge at Penny Black and More.
B x
Thank you so much Brenda! I wanted this to be a fun and fresh card. 🙂
Super cute images! So glad you joined us at CASology this week!
Thanks bunches Ardyth! I love CASology and it was super fun to play along!
Totally adorable! Love the green in this! The pandas are so cute! Thanks so much for playing Simon Says Stamp Wednesday “A Bit O’ Green” Challenge!
Aww thanks so much Virginia! I love greens — there’s something zen and fresh about it. 🙂
Great fun! Jo x
Thanks so much Jo! It was fun to craft this while humming that silly 80s song. 🙂
Beautiful coloring!! this card just makes me happy!!
Patti
Thanks so much Patti! I love these cute panda stamps. 🙂
such a cute and beautiful card! I love it. 🙂
Thanks for playing along in the 613 Avenue Create Challenge.
Hugs,
Natalie
Thanks so much Natalie! It was super fun to make as I hummed the tune from that song. LOL 🙂
Thanks a lot! That song has been stuck in my head since I saw the card and then watched the video. It’s never leaving. LOL Good thing I love it! I could just see those Panda’s dancing. So cute!
LOL sorry about that! My hubby and I have been humming that song for days now! hehehe TF stopping by and always leaving such kind and encouraging comments! Hugs, Kristina
LOVE! The color combo is gorgeous with the images. Thank you for playing along at Crafty Gals
Corner All About Girls Challenge. Lisa DT
Thanks so much Lisa! This card was super fun to design and create. 🙂 My mom loved it–bonus!
OMGoodness, this is just totally adorable 🙂 Love, love this card. Thank you for playing along with us at Crafty Gals Corner.
Hugs ~ Lena, DT
Lena’s Creations
Oh thanks so much Lena! I really had fun singing the song as I crafted this card. 🙂 lol tf stopping by! Hugs, Kristina
What a fun card and the image is adorable. Thanks so much for joining us at Seize the Birthday.
Thanks so much JoAnn! It was super fun making this birthday card and humming that old 80s tune. 🙂
Wonderful card and it’s sure to bring a smile to anyone’s face! Really love the leaves in the background! Thanks for sharing your talents with us over at Seize the Birthday!
Thanks so very much Nancy! The card was a hit with my mom on Sunday. 😀 lol TF your sweet comment! Hugs, Kristina
Aaaah adorable panda’s and thanks for joining us at Penny Black & More this month, Luv Sam x
Thank you so much Samantha! I loved being able to use these cute stamps together and make this cute critter card. 🙂