Birthday Animals!

Hey there - I'm continuing my trend of something different than the Christmas cards!! Up today - a birthday card, again using new products courtesy of the Hero Arts ShopBox Spring 2024*. I had a bit of a spree shopping locally on Wednesday...

Supplies: Paper - Neenah white; Bazill A2 card;

Doodlebug Hip Hip Hooray

Paper Studio glitter

Stamps with dies - Hero Arts Birthday Animals Bundle*

Stamps - Hero Arts Events & Everyday Planner Icons (retired)

Dies - Frantic Stamper Slimline Frames

Other - Copic Markers; foam tape; 

Hero Arts Greens Enamel Dots & Iridescent Spray

embossed subsentiment from bits box

I couldn't resist the darling gator in the new Birthday Animals Bundle*. The sweet toad & turtle also came in this set, plus a bunch of sentiments & other critters and party stuff. Colored all the critters with Copic markers, then stamped some party confetti from the set onto the gator for some texture (maybe he has tattoos??).

I used the HAPPY & BIRTHDAY stamps from the set, as well as a bitty party hat for Mr. Toad (the other two had a party hat as part of the stamp). I thought a birthday cake would be fun riding atop Mr. Turtle. Found the perfect size in a 2016 Hero Arts planner set; stamped, colored & fussy cut the cake. 

I spritzed the top half of the card base (don't you love that blue?) with some shimmer spray. Got a splotch over to the right so covered it with the "make a wish" - it was an extra I'd stamped & embossed from the Dec 2022 My Monthly Hero Kit (sold out but you can see it on this post). Added some patterned paper and a glitter strip to the bottom half then added the critters. A label die gave me a spot for the bday sentiment along with some enamel dots - done!

The Spring products will be available on the Hero Arts site on February 14th & at select online retailers (including Simon Says Stamp where I shop all too often) starting January 25th. I'm entering my card at the January Stay Crafty with a Blog Named Hero Challenge to combine old (label die & bday cake stamp, Copics & paper) and new (Spring ShopBox items). Also linking up to Darnell's January NBUS Challenge since using my Spring items for the first time.

I hope to be back with more HA ShopBox tomorrow. Thanks for visting!