I was so excited to finally pick up the Winnie & Walter Happy Dance stamp set<\/a><\/span>! It has been on my wish list since it first came out and I saw how adorable these dancing critters were. I mean, look at the way the shoulders are up on that little boogie woogying bear! It’s just too cute!!!<\/p>\n

<\/a>So I decided to do a fun card with lots of visual movement and energy by using the smooshing technique on Strathmore Bristol Paper<\/a><\/span> and Distress Ink in Twisted Citron, Mustard Seed and Broken China. I dabbed the ink pads onto a non-porous mat and sprayed it down with water. Then I smooshed in a piece of plastic and transferred the diluted ink to the paper. I dried the card front with my heat tool in between about 3 applications of ink and I really liked the splotchy look.<\/p>\n

For the dancing critters, I used the following Copic colors, fussy cut them out with my Fiskars Spring Loaded Scissors<\/a><\/span> and inked the edges with a Momento Tuxedo Black Marker<\/a><\/span> for a clean finished look:
\nBear: E53, E55, E57, E59 with R30 for ears and W7 for mouth and nose
\nElephant: W0, W1, W3, W5, W7 and R11 and R30 for ears and paw pads
\nKitty:E000, E00, E11, E13, E99 and R30 for ears and paw pad<\/p>\n

Then for the sentiment, I used a stamp from the same stamp set that reads: “wishing you the happiest of birthdays” but wiped away the “of birthdays” before stamping it out. To complete the sentiment I die cut “2018” from the card front as well as five times from some scrap card stock. I stacked and glued with Art Glitter Glue<\/a><\/span> all the layers together and inlaid each number back into place on the card front to give a subtle but noticeable raised dimension.<\/p>\n

To make the critters pop from the card front, I popped them up on double sided foam adhesive to match the raised dimension of of the die cut 2018. I matted the card front with some teal\/blue card stock and mounted the whole assembly onto a bright green card base to coordinate with the splotchy background colors. As a finishing touch, I also added varying sizes and layered sequins for some sparkle. Now these critters look like they are dancing the night away at a new year’s eve party!<\/p>\n

The following is a Copic coloring and card designing process video:<\/p>\n