Hedgehog Card with Painted Harvest Set

Don't you just love this little hedgehog?!  I'm not usually one to jump on the hedgehog bandwagon, but when I saw how people were stamping this one I couldn't resist!  And yes, it's stamped with the sunflower from the Painted Harvest stamp set!

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Materials

Stamps
* Painted Harvest (2017 Holiday Mini Catalog) (sunflower and leaves)
* Colorful Seasons (sentiment)
* Dragonfly Dreams (inside sentiment)

Paper
* Early Espresso card stock (8-1/2" x 5-1/2"; 4-1/4" x 3-1/2")
* Cajun Craze card stock (5" x 3-3/4")
* Very Vanilla card stock (2-1/2" x 2-3/16"; about 2-1/4" x 1-1/2" for label; 5-1/4" x 4" for inside)
* Pear Pizzazz card stock (about 5-1/2" x 1-3/4" for leaf punch)
* Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper ("DSP") (5-1/4" x 4")
* Wood Textures DSP Stack (about 3-1/2" x 2")

Ink
* Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad
* Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad
* Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad
* Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

Accessories and Tools
* Big Shot Die Cutting Machine
* Wood Crate Framelits Dies
* Rose Garden Thinlits Dies
* Leaf Punch (2017 Holiday Mini Catalog)
* Stampin' Sponges
* Black Rhinestone Jewels
* Metallic Enamel Shapes
* Adhesives: SNAIL Adhesive; Multipurpose Liquid Glue; Stampin' Dimensionals

Instructions
(Unless otherwise indicated, SNAIL Adhesive used throughout)

1. Score 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" card stock at 4-1/4"; fold away from score line to create card.

2. Center and adhere 5-1/4" x 4" DSP on front of card; adhere Cajun Craze card stock over DSP; adhere 4-1/4" x 3-1/2" Early Espresso card stock about 1/8" from top of Cajun Craze card stock.

3. Use Soft Suede ink to stamp sunflower image near bottom of 2-1/2" (top to bottom) x 2-3/16" (left to right) Very Vanilla card stock.  Use Stampin' Sponge to apply Old Olive ink around top and side edges of card stock and to lightly daub ink around stamped image.  Adhere about 1/8" from top of Early Espresso card stock.

4. Use Big Shot and Wood Crate die to cut out the front piece of crate (use scissors to trim edges on side score lines; leave bottom panel of crate intact -- meaning, don't cut on that score line).  BEFORE ADHERING TO FRONT OF CARD, see steps 5 and 6 below . . . .

5. Use Pear Pizzazz ink to stamp three solid leaf images on Pear Pizzazz card stock; use Old Olive ink to stamp detailed leaf images over the Pear Pizzazz images; punch out with leaf punch.

6. Apply Multipurpose Liquid Glue to back of panels on crate; lightly set crate about 1/8" from bottom of Early Espresso card stock and tuck stems of leaves down behind panels -- then press down to adhere crate and stems to card stock.  Add tiny dots of Multipurpose Liquid Glue to backs of each leaf and press down to secure.

7. Use Early Espresso ink to stamp sentiment on scrap of Very Vanilla card stock; use Big Shot and label from Rose Garden dies to cut out sentiment.  Use Stampin' Sponge to apply Old Olive ink around edges of label and lightly daub a little more ink across label.  Adhere to front of card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

8. Adhere self-adhesive Black Rhinestone Jewels to add eyes and nose transforming this sunflower into a sweet little hedgehog!!!  Adhere Metallic Enamel Shapes to label to add just a touch of bling.

DON'T FORGET THE INSIDE!!!

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Use Early Espresso to stamp sentiment; Old Olive to stamp the detailed leaf image and to sponge color around edges and daub a light hint of color over card stock.

That's it!  I have lots of friends who make me smile, so this will be a perfect, kind of fall-themed card for them.  Today I used this card for a swap with some other Stampin' Up! demonstrators.

Over the weekend I plan to post photos of the other cards I received in today's swap, as well as some cards from recent stamp camps and other swaps with demonstrators.  Lots of great ideas to inspire you!!!

Cathy  ;D