I’m participating for the first time in the Stamp, Ink, Paper challenge. I couldn’t go past the Gingham Gala Designer Series Paper for this card featuring this cute squirrel from the Fable Friends stamp set. For me, this is the cutest stamp set in the Occasions Catalogue. 

I have made my card just a little bit smaller to work in with the Rectangle Stitched Framelits dies. The card base is 10.5cm x 13.8cm whereas usually it would be 10.5cm x 14.8cm. 

The squirrel has been stamped in Tuxedo Black ink and coloured with Stampin’ Blends. The grass was added with Soft Sea Foam ink.

I picked up on the daisy the squirrel was holding and decided to pull out the old favourite Daisy punch. In our previous Annual Catalogue, this bundle was a firm favourite but I’ve not used it much lately. So, what better way to use it than to celebrate a bright and cheerful Easter. 

I stamped 3 daisies on Daffodil Delight cardstock. Then I added some highlights with the Dark Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blend. The petals were curled using a bone folder to add extra dimension. Offset the daisies when assembling them for a fuller look.

As I had run out of large Clear Faceted Gems, I was forced to use a Gold one in the centre. This blended in too much with the flower and didn’t stand out at all. So I added more depth to it by colouring it in with the Dark Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blend. This matched well with the daisy in the stamp. 

The Easter sentiment has been heat embossed with White embossing powder.

Ok, it’s not a bunny but it’s cute and I think it still works. Make sure you check out all the checks and stripes on the Stamps, Ink, Paper blog for more inspiration.

Product List

Fable Friends Cling Stamp Set [148670] $38.00	Daisy Delight Photopolymer Stamp Set [143669] $30.00	Gingham Gala 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [148554] $19.25	Highland Heather A4 Cardstock [147010] $14.75
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $14.75	Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock [121680] $14.75	Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin’ Pad [147102] $13.00
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $15.75	White Stampin’ Emboss Powder [109132] $8.75	Heat Tool [129056] $50.00
Highland Heather Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack [147276] $15.50	Soft Sea Foam Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack [148059] $15.50	Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack [144601] $15.50	Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack [144045] $15.50
Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack [144603] $15.50	Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies [148551] $61.00	Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705] $58.00	Daisy Punch [143713] $31.00
Gold Faceted Gems [144141] $8.75	Bone Folder [102300] $12.00