Happy Friday – and happy Groundhog Day! Carrying on with the weekly Valentine’s Instagram Hop I’m in, and today’s theme is “Shaped Cards.”
As a reminder, a bunch of papercrafters (not just Stampin’ Up! demonstrators) are gathering together to spread the love on the social media every Friday today through the end of February. If you want to follow along, be sure to follow me on Instagram!
Today’s project is inspired by Punxsutawney Phil – since today is Groundhog Day. I’m a native Pennsylvanian…so yes, it’s a holiday…just ask my mother, it’s her favorite day! She sent me this:
Anyway, what better way to celebrate and spread the love but to use the Fluffiest Friends Bundle by Stampin’ Up! My shaped card is Phil’s his burrow on Gobbler’s Knob where he’s emerging to predict the start of spring. Good news — early this morning, Phil did NOT see his shadow…so that means we’re in for an early spring! In case you were curious, this marks the first time since 2002 that Phil predicted an early spring, and the 21st time since records were kept.
Okay, enough about Phil – let’s take a look at my card!
This image is a beaver, but I simply cut his tail off to make a groundhog. Isn’t he cute!? For the Shaped card base, I cut my card base using the arched die from Fluffiest Friends dies (the Early Espresso piece) as a guide.
Here’s the shape:
Phil is colored with blends and his burrow is decorated with the greenery from that die set, making a cute Groundhog Day Shaped Card!
Here’s the Inside:
The sentiment comes from Enduring Beauty stamp set, and the hearts from Share a Milkshake stamp set.
To see more shaped cards, visit my Instagram page to hop along.
Happy Groundhog Day! Kelly