I love growing my Stampin’ Up! Dream Makers team. Joining is a super special deal in February, because you get to add two extra stamps sets to your Starter Kit. And, the Starter Kit is already a great deal, because you get $125.00 worth of product of your choice for $99.00, PLUS free shipping. After that, there is no obligation, but if you choose to order, you get a 20% discount on all of your favorite crafting supplies. What could be better than that?

Would you like to join my team? Order the $99 Starter Kit today, and join Stampin’ Up! through me, CLICK HERE!

Now, for today’s card, created with the Awesome Otters Stamp Set. If you like cute animals, you will love this set, especially because it’s a FREE Sale-a-bration item. You can see the entire set below, and details about how to make it yours. 

The first thing I did was stamp the otter in Memento Black Ink on Basic White Cardstock, and fussy cut with my Paper Snips (cut by hand with scissors). Then, I colored him with Stampin’ Blends: Crumb Cake and Pale Papaya, and his fish is Pool Party and Daffodil Delight.

For his water, I used Simply Marbleous Designer Paper, which is also a FREE Sale-a-bration item. You can see all the pretty colors pictured below.

To give the water a wavy texture, I used the Timber Embossing Folder.

The wavy cuts were made with Diorama Dies. The outside curves were made with the second largest and fifth largest dies, and glued to a Balmy Blue card base, 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″, folded at 4 1/2″.

The middle curves were cut with the fifth largest and smallest dies. Then, I backed it with cardstock, attached it with Dimensionals, and glued the otter in place.

Isn’t the sentiment great? I stamped “you are otterly awesome,” in Memento Black Ink, on the “cut-out” from the middle curve. Then, I backed it with cardstock, attached it with Dimensionals, and my clean & simple card was complete.

Otterly Awesome

I was inspired by the Paper Players.

My February Host Code Gift

Just type the current host code (found beneath my profile picture) in the box provided, on your order of $75.00 or more, and I will send you the Butterflies & Flowers Layering Decorative Masks in March.

Create textured and colored backgrounds with Butterflies & Flowers Layering Decorative Masks. These stencils are an easy way to blend colors on your cards and other paper crafting projects. You can use the background masks on their own. But your images will really pop when you layer the detailed masks over the backgrounds to get even more depth and dimension. Use with Classic Stampin’ Ink and coloring tools such as Blending Brushes and Sponge Daubers for beautiful color. You can also use them with Embossing Paste and Palette Knives for textured designs.

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