hippest hippos Archives - Inkspiration Cards

#SimpleStamping Birthday Card

Posted on August 12, 2022August 12, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

For this month’s #SimpleStamping challenge Stampin’ Up! is looking for a #SimpleStamping birthday card using stamps, ink, paper and a Sale-a-bration item. I’ve been having a lot of fun crafting with some of the Sale-a-bration products so I’m excited for this challenge. Especially since it gives me the chance to use these super cute hippos again! Check out one of my other cards using the Hippest Hippos here.

For this card I’m using a nice bright colour for my card base, Coastal Cabana. And Smoky Slate for my hippos. Then to make this a birthday card I’m pairing the Hippest Hippos from the Sale-a-bration catalogue with the Penguin Place stamp set from the July-December Mini catalogue.

I wanted the hippo to be the main focus for the card so I framed it with some more Coastal Cabana cardstock and popped it up with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. The “happy birthday” is also framed and popped up. Behind these I stamped a nice simple background. I used Coastal Cabana for the balloons and Smoky Slate for the presents.

Both these stamp sets are super cute! And I love how they worked together to create this #SimpleStamping birthday card.

To step this card up you can add some Wink of Stella Glitterbrush to one or more of the balloons. And you could colour in the hippos using Stampin’ Blends or Watercolour pencils. Adding some bling is another easy way to step this card up and there are so many options to choose from.

Check out the Hippest Hippos and the other Sale-a-bration products over in my online shop. Sale-a-bration ends on August 31st, but don’t wait til then to put in your order things are already starting to sell out!

Fun Fold Card

Posted on July 29, 2022July 29, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

I saw a post from Jo Blackman a couple of weeks ago showing this cute fun fold card and I knew that I wanted to give it a try. My first thought was to use the Penguin Place stamp set for my design. For the other design that I used for my YouTube channel, I picked the Sale-a-bration stamp set Hippest Hippos. Check out my video here.

From here I needed to pick the Designer Series Paper I was using so I could get my colour combination. For the Penguin Place card design I paired it with the Sale-a-bration Silver & Gold Designer Series Paper, so I used a Pool Party card base. And for the Hippest Hippos card I used one of the designs from the Hues of Happiness pack of Designer Series Paper with a Petal Pink card base. This piece of patterned paper also helped me pick the hippo for my card!

On the inside of the card I stamped the full versions of my cute critters. Adding some of the cute accessories for my penguin and the Watercolour Pencils to colour my hippo. My critters and phrases were all die cut using the Layering Circles dies, even the scalloped cardstock. Then I popped up the framed phrases using Stampin’ Dimensionals. But my plain critters I kept on the same level as the DSP.

I kept the outside of the cards simple. If you want you can add some Rhinestone Basic Jewels or Brushed Brass Butterflies. That would add a little something more to this fun fold card.

You can check out another of my recent fun fold cards here. Each month I join the Fancy Folds Design team for a blog hop and earlier this month we made a Mirror Fold card.

Happy Canada Day!

Posted on July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

Happy Canada Day everyone! I’m looking forward to this long weekend. Some nice warm weather… some time off from my “9 to 5″… and extra time for crafting!! What could be better?! So to celebrate I wanted to make a special card. The idea for this card came to me when I was looking at the Hippos dies from the new Sale-a-bration catalogue, which kicks off today.

The base for this card uses Basic White and Real Red to create a Canada flag look. I kept the Real Red cardstock plain. Although I wish I had the Leaf Fall 3D Embossing folder from the new July-December Mini catalogue! It would really add something to the Real Red panels.

In the centre I used the Layering Circles dies with some Real Red and Basic White cardstock in place of the usual Maple Leaf. Then in the centre of that I have one of the cute hippos that you can earn for free right now during Sale-a-bration, the Hippest Hippos. I stamped the hippo with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and then once that was dry I coloured it in with Stampin’ Blends; Smoky Slate and Flirty Flamingo.

The sparklers is where this whole card design began. I of course used the coordinating die to cut out my hippo, but I also used the flower dies to create the sparklers. The Brushed Metallic cardstock worked perfectly for this. I just layered the smaller flower on top of the larger one with a Mini Glue Dot. And then I cut a thin strip of another sheet to create the sticks.

Super cute right?!

Check out another project I made last year to say Happy Canada Day here. And if you want to check out the new Sale-a-bration catalogue, head over to my online shop! Remember every order of $60 will earn you one of the free products from the Sale-a-bration catalogue. If you have any questions about how Sale-a-bration works just let me know (inkspirationwithteresa@gmail.com). I’m happy to answer any of your questions!

Hippest Hippos

Posted on June 21, 2022June 21, 2022 by inkspirationwithteresa

Summer is officially here! I’m looking forward to a slower pace and more time for crafting. And I’m definitely looking forward to round 2 of Sale-a-bration. I especially love the Hippest Hippos stamp set and coordinating dies that you can earn for FREE starting next Friday with qualifying orders. So to celebrate the first day of Summer I thought I’d pair these cute hippos with the Friends are like Seashells stamp set.

With that in mind I went with a beach themed colour combination. Pool Party and Crumb Cake I feel work great for this. I used Crumb Cake for my card base. And then I added Pool Party to mat the images and phrase. Before I stamped my images I used my Blending Brushes on the main piece of Basic White cardstock. I used Crumb Cake along the bottom to create a kind of beach and then Pool Party along the top for a water/sky look. On top of the blended inks I stamped some specs of sand and a few seashells.

Then for the hippos I stamped them with Smoky Slate on separate pieces of Basic White cardstock. Once they were dry I used some of my Watercolour Pencils to colour them in. Then I cut them out with the coordinating dies and popped them up with some Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The phrase comes from the Friends are like Seashells stamp set. And I cut it out with one of the Stitched Rectangles dies. Then I popped it up with some more Stampin’ Dimensionals and added a few of the Faux Sea Glass Shapes.

This was such a fun card to make! I can’t wait to create some more with the Hippest Hippos. Stay tuned for more cards featuring these guys.

For information about how Sale-a-bration works check out this post from this past Sale-a-bration. And make sure to bookmark my online shop so you’re all set for when it kicks off.