I have a fun card to share today.  It is a bit whimsical in design and the paper I chose.  The title of the post should give you a hint.

 

 

Did you guess the Zany Zebra stamp set?  I love this cute little guys. I stamped them using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and then hit the highlights with the Light Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blend.  I debated on how to cut them out, would it look best with circles, squares, ovals, etc.  I finally decided just to do a quick trim around the image with my Paper Snips.  This is a design that is easily trimmed in this manner.  I did not get into detailed cutting, I just went easily around the edges.  New stampers, or those without a die cut machine could use this method for quite a lot of stamps.

I paired these cuties with the Snail Mail Designer Series Paper to add to my whimsical idea.  I used both sides of the same sheet of DSP.  The “Hello” side is 1 3/4 X 3 7/8, and the mushroom side is 3 3/8 X 3 7/8.  To help tie the pieces together, I added a layer of Pool Party cardstock beneath the two pieces.  Both it and the card base of Pretty Peacock work well with the colors of the mushrooms.  To finish the coordination, I added a piece of the Pretty Peacock Scalloped Linen Ribbon across the center.  The zebras are grounded by the ribbon.

The finishing touch is the sentiment.  The DSP says Hello and Bonjour, so I simply added the “Kick Up Your Heels”.  The left side zebra took me up on that and has his heels kicked up a bit.  For the flags of the sentiment, I first punched the sentiment using the Classic Label Punch.  I then placed each pointed end back into the punch to make the flags.

I appreciate you stopping by today.  Please come back tomorrow for the March Pals Blog Hop.  There will be a great variety of cards for your to hop through.

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