Birthday Koalas

Hello! This is Nicky with you today with a ‘slimline’ card where I have used two older but much beloved Pretty pink Posh stamp sets, namely Koala Friends and Birthday Friends.

This card measures 8 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches with a panel cut at 8.2 inches x 3.2 inches.  You can purchase envelopes for a card with these dimensions – just search for Slimline, Invitation, #9 or Size 9 envelopes.

I ink blended my background using a Clarity Stencil Brush and Distress Ink in Mowed Lawn and Mermaid Lagoon. I used a hill stencil (of which there are many on the market). I stamped the sentiment and then backed the panel with white craft foam and adhered it to the base. Using craft foam not only nicely lifts your panel but it also helps cards with embellishments survive the rigors of the mailing system!

My images were all stamped on Bristol Smooth cardstock using Ranger Archival Ink in Potting Soil.  I watercolour painted them all using Kuretake Zigs.  Koalas were painting using Grey No.91 and Mid Gray No.96.  Three other colours were used for the accessories and they were Yellow No.50, Light Pink No.26 and Light Green No.41.  Certain areas were highlighted with a Uniball Signo white gel pen.

The images were then either die cut or fussy cut and applied with dimensional foam tape.  I embellished my card with Pretty Pink Posh jewels- Lemon Drop, Pink Blush and Spring Green– as seen in the image above and since I had one remaining painted image I decided to add it to the inside of my card as a cute little surprise.

I appreciate you stopping by to read today, thank you and happy crafting!
Nicky x