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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!

It’s been a while since I shared my card for a recent team card swap. So I thought it was high time that I shared some of the colourful handmade cards I got. This team card swap is for the January-June Mini catalogue and so we needed to feature one of the stamp sets from it. After that we could use whatever we wanted to coordinate with it. Check out my card here.

This first card is made by Laura Seki. I always love her designs! This cards uses the Rainbow of Happiness bundles with Coastal Cabana and Real Red. She also used the Gingham Embossing folder and added a bit of Basic Black twine. That black twine is such a nice touch. The fun part about this card is that just the bottom half opens up. So the Basic White border around the Real Red cardstock in actually on the inside.

This other card is made by Lisa Gardner and uses one of my favourite colours… Highland Heather. It’s such a pretty shade of purple! The Tulips Fields bundle is a fun one. You can create some fun scenes with it. And if you use a brad the windmill blades will turn! In this card, Lisa used one of the Pastel Pearls and the windmill blades are in Early Espresso. She also sponged the edges of the cardstock with the phrase and popped it up with a couple of Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I always love joining our team card swaps! They’re such a great way to spark some inkspiration and see how others use stamp sets, etc. that I don’t have. And these colourful handmade cards are a great example of that and some of my favourites from this card swap. Remember to check out my card from this swap here. And if you want to get in on the fun then join my team! Here’s the link.

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Happy Canada Day!

Colourful Handmade Cards