I’m so excited to be joining in with the Tech 4 Stampers blog hop for the first time. I feel honoured to be allowed to join in with this wonderful group of talented crafters.

The theme this month is Cards for Kids. I needed to make a card for my great-niece, so this was very timely!

There are so many lovely stamp sets in the current catalogues you could use for children’s cards, but I decided to use Hippest Hippos. (You can get this stamp set and the matching dies for free with a £90 order from current catalogues.)

Instructions

I’ve used a Polished Pink card base (21cm x 14.8cm scored and folded at 10.5cm). The 2021-2023 In Colour DSP layer is 10cm x 14.3cm. I cut out the largest circle from the Stylish Shapes dies in vellum and added it with a small strip of tear and tape placed so it is hidden behind the hippo.

The Happy Birthday sentiment uses a retired die, cut from gold foil, but you could use the Biggest Wish stamp set (p40 in the annual catalogue) and emboss it in gold.

I stamped the dancing hippo and coloured it in using Smoky Slate and Polished Pink Stampin’ Blends. I used a retired large number die for the number 2 which I cut out of silver foil from the speciality pack (p139 annual catalogue). You could make your own template – I’d suggest using the “2” from page 158 of the catalogue and enlarging it,.

And never forget to decorate your envelope!

Thank you for reading

I love this stamp set and I have already used it to make many cards. I hope you enjoyed this one.

To continue hopping, click on any name in the list below and it will take you to the next blog. I’m looking forward to seeing what my fellow Tech 4 Stampers crew have created.

Happy crafting!

Carol x

Below is a list of the products that I have used to make this card. If you would like to shop on line with me to buy any of these products, please click on any of the items (or buy all!) and it will take you to my online store. (Don’t forget to use this month’s hostess code (SWCNJFV3) to receive a little thank you for shopping online with me.)

Product List