I’m in love with Stampin’ Up!’s Awesome Otters Sale-a-bration stamp set! These little critters are adorable! This stamp set was one of my first Sale-a-bration choices.
I was so excited when I saw this birthday card to copy. Not only did it have the Awesome Otters Sale-a-bration item it but the designer paper, Simply Marbelous, is also a Sale-a-bration choice! Thank you, Monika, for the inspiration!
As much as I loved Monika’s card, I just couldn’t get the angled cardstock to work for me. I can’t do random and I’m not good at angles either. I decided to go with my strength which is lots of layers (that line up). Ha!
On Monika’s card it looks like she stamped the hat on the otter’s head before cutting it out. I didn’t want to try to line up the hat on the head since the Awesome Otters is a cling stamp set. I took the easier way out. I stamped and colored the otter and hat separately, cut them out and lined them up when I put them on the card.
Either one of these cards will be perfect for the next birthday on your calendar, especially if you like to color and fussy cut! Remember that you don’t have to do all of the fancy shading with your Stampin’ Blends if you don’t want to or don’t have the time. You can see that Monika did a much better job of shading on her otter than I did but that’s ok.
If you like my card you can click here for step-by-step instructions.
Now go get that Stampin’ Wish List started so you can choose both the Awesome Otters and the Simply Marbelous Designer Paper Sale-a-bration items on your next order! Have a great day. Take care and Happy Stamping!