Welcome to this month’s Tech 4 Stampers Academy Blog Hop

This month’s theme is Cards for Kids

You know when you think you have a certain stamp set and then after hours of searching you realise that you did not order it. Well that was me this month. My original idea for a birthday card for a child was going to be using the Robot Buddies Kids Card Kit but I ended up using the Hippest Hippos stamp set and matching dies to make my birthday card for a little girl instead.

It is often most little girls dream to be a ballerina so I just had to do a very girly dancing hippo.

How I made the Birthday card for a little girl.

I started by cutting a A4 sheet of Basic White Thick card stock in half to make two landscape card bases. Next I cut a Highland Heather mat layer. I then die cut the middle of the mat layer using the Stitched with Whimsy dies and the Stitched Rectangle dies to make a frame. Next I decided to use the leaf velum from the Lovely Layers velum pack which I stuck to the back of the frame. My idea was to make a stage.

I then stamped the ballerina hippo using Black Memento ink onto a piece of Basic White card stock. Next I coloured in the hippo using the Smoky Slate Blends and I used the Highland Heather Blends for her cardigan and tutu.

I then die cut out the umbrella and coloured it in using the Highland Heather Blends and the Dark Basic Black Blend for the handle.

I stuck the hippo and the umbrella onto the velum background using Stampin’ Dimensionals and Mini Dimensionals.

How I finished off the Birthday card for a little girl

I added some Wink of Stella to the tutu and to the umbrella. Next I stamped the sentiment from the Hand-Penned Petals stamp set onto a strip of Basic White card stock using Gorgeous Grape ink. I added the sentiment to the frame using Stampin’ Dimensionals. Finally I added some bling using the Pastel Pearls around the frame and added one to the top of the umbrella.

I am really pleased how my birthday card for a little girl turned out. Now to hide it away from my granddaughter as I may give her it for her birthday.

Thank you for visiting my website today and seeing my birthday card for a little girl. I will be trying a similar version this time turning the hippo into a cow.

Remember the Hippest Hippos stamp set is FREE when you make a purchase of £45 and the Hippo dies another purchase of £45 but only while stocks last.

Until next time, keep stampin n crafting,

Please click on the names below to see what the other members of the Tech 4 Stampers Academy have made for their Cards for Kids theme. Please do leave comments as you visit each one. Thank you.

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