Kickin' Donkey

We have a custodial staff member who had  back surgery earlier this week.  I saw this posted somewhere else and CASED it.  So cute and I think it also fits the challenge this week for the Global Design Project #269 This week's challenge was a theme challenge.  The theme- 'animals'.  Only a week left of Sale-A-Bration and this is one of my favorites- can you believe you can get this FREE?!??!  

The sentiment on the bottom come from the SU! set Back on Your Feet

The base of the card is created and scored then the front panel is cut in half and off of the card to create half panel, which really lends itself to the cute donkey theme.

I backed the front with white card stock in order to have a space to write a message. 

As always, I don't like a naked envelope so I added the same DSP to the flap of the envelope. I am just addicted to dressing up envelopes.  It just makes the recipient of the card that much more excited to open it up and see what's inside.

Card Recipe

Standard Side Fold design 8.5in x 5.5 in card, scored at 4.25.  

Ink: 

SU! Pacific Point

Momento Black

Paper: 

White cardstock

SU! Pacific Point cardstock

SU! Smoky Slate cardstock

Stamp Sets:

Images: 2021 Sale-a-bration Darling Donkeys                                                                  

Sentiment: 2021 Sale-A-Bration Set: Darling Donkeys,                       

Back on Your Feet

Other:

Alcohol Markers: light and dark Smokey Slate

Dimensionals: 104430

Techniques:

Score card at 4.25 and then cur the front panel in half.

Layered panels on top of one another to create a barn door look.

Hello

I wanted to stick with the same idea and use similar products as the last post, but different colors.  I am enjoying the brightness of Bumblebee from this year's SU!  In Colors. 

I am in a monthly Card making group and our challenge for this month is to 'Banish the BLAHS!' The card cannot have any black or grey on it.  I think this does the trick. 

 I had a couple of different versions- some I used a strip of vellum to soften the die cut, others I completely left the vellum off.

Here I used paper from Artsy Blooms DSP.  I embossed using SU! Tasteful Textures Embossing Folder.  I think you can really see the embossing on the image to the right.  I also used the Artsy Blooms DSP when I cut out the green wreath to get some variations in the leaves.

Card Recipe:

Card Stock Colors: Bumblebee(SU!),

DSP: Artsy Blooms(SU!)

Die: Etched Eucalyptus Wreath (SimonSays Stamp!) hello die cut (old, unknown)

Embossing Folder: Tasteful Textures

PRO TIP:

Try using an embossing folder on the flap of an envelope.  I have received so many comments about the texture- people are loving it