Let's Party! Meerkat 60th

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First post of 2021 ... please stay safe everyone.  I've wanted these Hobby Art Meerkat stamps for ages and finally treated myself to the set at the end of last year ... I think most of my male birthdays will feature them for a while.  First outing for this party card for my brother who is celebrating a big birthday, well as much as you can during lockdown 3!


I started by sponging two colours of distress inks onto the background for ground and sky leaving some whitish areas as clouds.  The banner stencil came next using distress oxides then I added some stitched details with white & black pens.  Trees stamped on the horizon water coloured with DO and a few stamped grasses closer to the foreground.

The three happy Meerkats are coloured with Promarkers, fussy cut, shaped and adhered with silicone gel plus glossy accents on the eyes.  Gave two of them some party accessories to hold and of course the number 60 with some holographic EP for a bit of sparkle.  Left just enough room for the Let's Party! sentiment above the banner.

I've used -
White square card base
Claritystamp stencil card - DIs tumbled glass, scattered straw
Funky Fossil banners & bunting stencil - DOs spiced marmalade, evergreen bough
Hobby Art Meerkat Madness stamp set
Neenah ultra smooth solar white card - Promarkers
tan & cinnamon (meerkats), pumpkin (hat),
burnt orange (eyes), apple green (balloon/bottle)
Diamondpress block numbers die – DO evergreen bough & holographic EP

Linking up with -
Shopping Our Stash #436 - What's New With You?                 Crafting Happiness Ch# 78 - A - Animals


Make My Monday #139 Something New in Your Stash            Use Your Stuff #413 All About the New
 
       The Male Room Challenge #146 - Animals
Thank you for visiting - I'd love you to leave a comment if you have time - Steph x

Comments

  1. Billie AThursday, 07 January, 2021

    cute fun little critters. Great scene. Thanks for sharing over at Make My Monday

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  2. Alison59Thursday, 07 January, 2021

    What an amazing and fun card Steph :-) Happy New Year to you and let's hope it is better than the last one. Stay safe x

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  3. EmmaTThursday, 07 January, 2021

    Fantastic fun card, the meerkats are great fun and not just for male cards, love the scene you've built for them. Stay safe. Hugs xxx

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  4. WickclissSaturday, 09 January, 2021

    such cute and fun looking animals. Thank you for joining us at The Male Room, Clarissa DT

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  5. Nozomi DesignSunday, 10 January, 2021

    MEERKATS! Fantastic! Just what we need to cheer us up at the moment! Love the colours and the glossy accents on the eyes really finish it off! Love it! x

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  6. Faith A at Daffodil CardsMonday, 11 January, 2021

    I love those meercats, great eyes too and the bunting, a Super card. Thank you so much for joining us in our Animal challenge at The Male Room Good Luck and I hope you will join us in our next challenge.
    Faith DT

    We would love it if you could display our challenge badge on your post too, thanks.

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  7. DianeTuesday, 12 January, 2021

    Your meercats are just delightful, what a fun design.

    Hugs diane

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  8. Maria ValenteSunday, 17 January, 2021

    Wow fabulous design! Thank you playing along at Make My Mondy Challenge.

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  9. MA-MIWednesday, 03 February, 2021

    You did a great interpretation of the Animal challenge! Thank you for sharing your creative talents with us at The Male Room.

    Maja, DT

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