Polka Dots and/or Stripes for Let's Craft and Create Challenge #198 on the 5th of August, 2023

 For this month's challenge at Let's Craft and Create Challenge Blog we have the optional theme of

Polka Dots and/or Stripes

I decided to colour a few Winter Hippos from La-La Land Crafts and then use some of the dies I have been meaning to use.

So here is my card:

I have stamped the three hippos from the Winter Hippos Clear Stamp Set by La-La Land Crafts on to X-Press It Blending card using London Fog Memento ink and then coloured the Hippo with the star with Copic inks as follows:

• hippos - E40, E41, E43, E44, R30
• hooves and teeth - BV20, BV23, colourless blender
• eyes - BV29
• blue scarf - B12, B14, B16, B18
• lilac hat - V000, V01, V04, V06
• star - YR21, YR23, clear Wink of Stella

I have used dies from La-La Land Crafts. I have die cut the Staircase die twice - once in white cardstock and once in Kraft cardstock and glued them together, but slightly offset. The garland from the same Staircase die, I have die cut three times in green cardstock, then die cut the bow three times in gold cardstock. I have die cut the Christmas Tree with Trimmings in one of the green spotted papers from the Christmas Hodgepodge Paper Pack. Then die cut the little photo frames from the Staircase die in the other side of the green spotted paper from Christmas Hodgepodge Paper Pack.

 

To bring everything together: I have stamped the sentiment from Winter Hippos Clear Stamp Set using Elderberry Memento ink on to the staircase, then adhered a striped paper from Christmas Hodgepodge Paper Pack on to a white square card from Envelope Solutions. I then used double sided tape on the back of the Christmas Tree and turned all the ornaments around and adhered them back into place. I tried colouring them with clear Wink of Stella, but I think I need a new one! I then adhered the Christmas Tree behind the staircase, adhered the green garland with the gold bows on to the balustrade.

As I thought it was missing something in the top corner, I added the photo frames - I used washi tape from my stash (I think it was from OfficeWorks!) under two of the frames and then turned the paper around for the other two.

Here is a close-up photo of all three hippos - I haven't finished colouring the one with the lamp:

Here is the layout of the card before I attached the hippo and "photo frames":

and after I adhered everything:

As usual, I have taken inspiration from the wonderful Alyce at Kit and Clowder and definitely used some inspiration from the cards of the La-La Land Crafts Design Team on the La-La Land Crafts blog and Facebook.

I would like to enter this card into a few challenges:

Classic Design Challenge August 2023 #8 - Anything Goes

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge August #8-2023 - Anything Goes

The Creative Crafters Challenge #66 - Anything Goes

Mix It Up Challenge MIUCB #66 - Anything Goes plus optional Aperture

Creative Fingers Challenge #259 - Anything Goes

Let's Craft and Create Challenges are monthly and go live on the 5th of every month and you have until the end of the month to add your creations which can be anything goes plus an optional theme.

There is inspiration from the rest of the Let's Craft and Create DT over on the Let's Craft and Create Challenge Blog, so please pop over to everyone's blog by clicking on their name. We always appreciate a comment or two! :) You can also find out what other challenges are out there, which could give you some ideas for your card stash.

Thanks for looking!