SCRAP'N STAMP BIRTHDAY BASH BLOG HOP

Hi Everyone and welcome to my blog!

It's the first Friday of the month so that means it's time to hop with Scrap'n Stamp Canada! This month the theme is Birthday Bash.

To celebrate the hop Scrap'n Stamp is giving away a $50 Gift Certificate. All you have to do for a chance to win is to leave a comment below. Be sure to leave a comment at all the stops on the hop to increase your chances of winning.

AND How would you like to save on some birthday related stamps and dies - cakes, candles, sentiments etc? Until Monday March 8th at Midnight EST you can save 10%! Click here to check it out.

My card today uses My Favorite Things It's a Mice Time To Celebrate stamp set - there's also coordinating die for it which I might just have to get soon. I started with a panel of Lawn Fawn White card stock cut with a Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangle Die then stamped the sentiment along the long side. Next I stamped the dancing mouse.

This is when I decided the mouse needed a little something so I used another image from the same set and masked off the portion I didn't want then inked up the balloon portion. I stamped it so that it appears to be tied to the tail. I used a fine tip black marker to draw on the bow portion.

Now to add some color. I decided to use my very neglected Copic markers. They're neglected because I'm not very good with them but I won't get better if I don't use them right?

I kept the coloring really simple - using 2 or 3 shades of each color I start with the lightest one, then work my way up to the darker ones keeping the darker shades to the outer edges where there's more likely to be shadows. Then I work my way back to the lightest color being sure to blend them together. Make sense?

To finish the card I figured out where the panel was going to go then before adding it I stamped another sentiment onto the card base. I added the panel with some craft foam for dimension.

Now it's time to HOP!

Before you go be sure to leave me a comment for a chance to win the $50 Gift Certificate I mentioned above. Let me know what your favorite style of card making is - mine started out very differently from what it is now. I am definitely more of a clean and simple card maker but I do like to try all styles.

Next on the hop is Nancy

All the stops are linked below for you.

Tara

Lindsey

Chala 

Susan - you are here

Nancy - Next Stop

Kia

Deborah

Jessica

Happy Stampin'

and thanks so much for visiting!

Stay safe everyone!!

Susan

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