Lolly & Sand: Stampin' Up! So Much Fun with Zany Zebras!

As I flipped through the pages of the new Annual Catalogue, an adorable little set had me giggling. How darn tootin' cute are Zany Zebras!!!

For this card I started by stamping the Zebra in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, and thought I'd build on it, as I hadn't decided what I would do. Honestly, this was one of the quickest cards I've designed and finished. So, I used one of my Stitched Shapes & Layering Circles dies to cut the Whisper White and Real Red cardstock respectively.

Next I cut a 2" strip of the woodgrain Night of Navy sheet from the 6 x 6 Neutrals Designer Series Paper, then found a scrap of Playful Pets DSP. I then embossed Real Red cardstock using one of the Greenery folders - that piece is roughly 1 1/2" wide and glued each of those strips onto the Thick Whisper White cardbase.

When I made the Playful Pets scrappy strip card on my Tuesday video (check it out here), I hadn't received the coordinating embellishments to that suite. The Real Red Grosgrain ribbon, from the Playful Pets Trim Combo Pack makes such a cute little bow - the perfect size for the Zebra. I just love the heart trinket from the Playful Pets Trinkets!!

Let's not forget the inside of the card!! I used Real Red ink for the sentiment, and another cutie-pie Zany Zebra inked in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink.

There are 5 great sentiments in the Zany Zebras stamp set so it was hard to choose, but this little guy looks like he's ready to party, so Kick Up Your Heels was the winner! I stamped it in Night of Navy, then cut a piece of the 6 x 6 Neutrals Designer Series DSP with the circles on it, then cut each piece using the Tailored Tag punch. The last step was to add a few Elegant Faceted Gems!

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