Read all about it! “This Little Piggy Says Happy Birthday!” And, I’m shouting from the rooftops that This Little Piggy Bundle is part of this month’s Perfect Partners promotion. That means that Stampin’ Up created exclusive, Playful Piggy Dies to go with This Birthday Piggy Stamp Set. Check it out in my Product List below. You can also scroll down to see the other five, Perfect Partners sets. Don’t delay, because the promotion ends September 30.
This week’s Global Design Project is a sketch challenge, which is always a great source of inspiration. See what our designers created, then add your design to our gallery!
For today’s card, I began by stamping the birthday pig in Memento Black Ink on Basic White Cardstock, and using his Playful Piggy Die for cutting. The image was easy to color with Stampin’ Blends in four colors: Ivory, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight and Parakeet Party. After coloring, I attached the pig with Dimensionals.
Next, I stamped the sentiment in Memento Black Ink, used its Playful Piggy Die for cutting, and attached it with Dimensionals. Then, mimicking the sketch, I glued five, For Everything Fancy Sequins, in place.
The crooked newsprint in the background is actually Layering Vellum Designs, cut with the largest Deckled Rectangles Die. It is secured to the Thick Basic White card base (8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″, folded at 4 1/4″) by adding glue beneath the pig, the sentiment, and the sequins. I used this trick to keep the glue from showing.
My September Host Code Gift
Type the current host code (found beneath my profile picture) in the box provided, on your order of $75.00 or more, before tax and shipping, and I will send you a “Mystery Envelope” in October. It will contain unused, Stampin’ Up! Products, with a value of at least $50.00, in a Priority Mail Envelope, and I pay the shipping!
World Card Making Day is October 1st. Click here to read about the fun stamping event, and register to join in the fun!
Stampin’ Up! is offering six new die sets to coordinate with current stamp sets for the month of September. The promotion is aptly named Perfect Partners, and the dies are available in a bundle with the stamp set, or separately.
Stampin’ Up! has another exciting promotion the month of September! Every Wednesday, (9/8, 9/15, 9/22) there will be weekly deals announced. I can’t wait to find out what they are! Click here to go to my store, where you will find rotating banners; then click on “Weekly Deals.”
We’re getting ready to go to the Rady Shell. It’s Disco Inferno night with the San Diego Symphony.
I always appreciate you visiting, and hope you’ve had a great summer!
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would love a video on how you colored the little pig, turned out great
Thank you, Grace! No video, but I’ll explain: I colored the pig all over with Ivory. Then I added a few Light Crumb Cake spots where you see it’s darker, and blended over with more Ivory. Hope that helps.
Great idea. Great card.
Thank you for sharing
Thank you, Mary Katherine! I’m so glad you like it!