Foxy Birthday Card

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I recently became a Fun Stamper's Journey (FSJ) coach and have been having fun playing with my new stamps and cutting dies.  I love that the FSJ inks match their cardstock.  You can see the results here with Happy stamped on Cranberry Bliss cardstock and Birthday stamped with Cranberry Bliss ink.  The same is also true for the Palm Fronds behind the fox, which are stamped with Kiwi Slice ink on Sweet Pear cardstock and the Palm Fronds stamped with Black Licorice on Kiwi Slice cardstock. It all co-ordinates and I didn't have to waste a bunch of time trying to find the right combination.

Here's what I used to make this card as well as step by step instructions.  You can order most of these supplies from Spellbinders *

SUPPLY LIST

Stamp Sets

• Creature Comforts Stamp Set *
• To You (Retired)
• Palm Fronds ATS *

Card Stock

• Pumpkin Bread Card Stock *
• Kiwi Slice Card Stock *
• Sweet Pear Card Stock *
• Cranberry Bliss Card Stock *
• Buttercream Card Stock *
• Oatmeal Cookie Card Stock *
• Orange Creamsicle Card Stock *

Ink Pads

• Black Licorice Ink Pad *
• Cranberry Bliss Ink Pad *
• Kiwi Slice Ink Pad *
• Pumpkin Bread Ink Pad *

Cutting Dies

• Journey Rectangles Die Set *

Embellishments

• Journey Thread Natural *

Adhesives

• Journey Foam Squares - Medium *
• Journey Foam Squares - Small *
• White Liner *

INSTRUCTIONS

Stamping

• Stamp Palm Fronds onto the right side of the Kiwi Slice rectangle with Black Licorice ink.
• Stamp Palm Fronds onto the Sweet Pear cardstock with Kiwi Slice ink
• Stamp the fox (Creature Comforts) onto Butter Cream and Pumpkin Bread cardstock with Black Licorice ink.
• Stamp Happy from (To You) onto Cranberry Bliss cardstock with Black Licorice ink.
• Stamp Birthday (To You) onto Butter Cream cardstock with Cranberry Bliss ink.
• Stamp the log (Creature Comforts) onto Oatmeal Cookie cardstock with Pumpkin Bread ink.
• Stamp the mushroom onto Butter Cream, Cranberry bliss and Orange Creamcicle cardstock.

Cutting

• Make the card base from a piece of 8.5" x 5.5" Pumpkin Bread cardstock, scored at 4.25"
• Use the largest Journey Rectangles die to cut one rectangle from Kiwi Slice cardstock
• Use the 3 3/4" x 2 5/8" Journey Rectangle die with the corresponding piercing die to cut one rectangle from Sweet Pear cardstock
• Cut out the tip of the fox's tail and the fox's face and tummy from the Butter Cream cardstock.  Glue them to the fox image on the Pumpkin Bread cardstock.
• Cut out the fox from the Pumpkin Bread cardstock.
• Cut out the top of the spotted mushroom from the Cranberry Bliss cardstock and glue it to the mushroom stamped on Butter Cream Cardstock.
• Cut out the top of the small mushroom from the Orange Creamcicle cardstock and glue it to the small mushroom stamped on Butter Cream cardstock.
• Cut out the mushrooms from the Butter Cream cardstock.
• Cut out the log from the Oatmeal Cookie cardstock.

Assembly

• Wrap Natural Journey Thread around the stamped side of the Kiwi Slice rectangle 3 times and finish with a bow.
• Adhere the Kiwi Slice rectangle to the card base with White Liner.
• Pop up the Sweet Pear rectangle on foam squares and adhere it to the left side of the Kiwi Slice rectangle.
• Glue the mushrooms to the lower right area of the Sweet Pear rectangle.
• Use Journey Foam Squares to pop up the log in front of the mushrooms.
• Use Journey Foam Squares to affix the fox to the lower left corner of the Sweet Pear rectangle.
• Use Journey Foam Squares to attach Happy Birthday to upper section of the Sweet Pear rectangle.

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