Love Ewe

Here’s a simple but super sweet card for this week’s Waltzingmouse sketch challenge. I combined images from three different WMS sets on this little pink cutie that will be perfect for Valentine’s Day.

I used the little lamb from the Lil’ Buddies set as my focal image. To add interest to the image, I stamped it twice in gray ink on white cardstock, then embossed it with a dotted pattern. I cut out the images and used foam tape to get a dimensional look for the head and body. The mouth area is paper pieced with pale pink cardstock. I attached the image to a circle stamped with the set’s heart border image.

I made my own gingham patterned paper for the strip across the cardfront using the Gingham & Co. stamp set with a combination of pink dye and distress inks. The strip is set on a rose card base with a piece of pale pink grosgrain ribbon knotted around it. I added a heart border strip at the bottom to bring in an additional heart patterned element. For the sentiment at the bottom of the card, I combined the word “love” from one of the sentiments in the Half-Pint Heroes set with the word “ewe” from one of the sentiments in the Lil’ Buddies set. I love being able to mix and match sentiments—or pieces of sentiments—to get exactly what I want to say and with WMS’s clear stamps, it’s easy to do just that.

Materials Used:
Lil’ Buddies, Gingham & Co., and Half-Pint Heroes stamp sets (Waltzingmouse Stamps); Regal Rose and Pretty in Pink Classic inks, Regal Rose, Pink Pirouette, and Whisper White cardstock (Stampin’ Up!); London Fog ink (Tsukineko); Spun Sugar distress ink (Ranger); Swiss Dot embossing folder (Cuttlebug); Queen of Hearts border die (The Cat’s Pajamas); pink grosgrain ribbon (Morex); foam tape