A birthday with Freaky Friends - Stampin' Up Artisan blog hop

Hello! I'm delighted to welcome you to another Stampin' Up blog hop brought to you by our lovely group of designers from around the world. Each member of the team are sent boxes containing the same Stampin' Up products and I'm constantly amazed by how differently we all use our goodies!

FREAKY FRIENDS FOR A BIRTHDAY
My own project this week is a simple card using the cute Freaky Friends stamp set. Come and see:

The little monsters in this set just make me melt! I let this little chap loose on a Project Life-style panel made with Coastal Cabana card stock, a strip of designer paper and rounded corners.

Let's take a closer look at that little cutie! I stamped him in Tangelo Twist ink and gave him a bit of shine with clear embossing powder. For extra detail, I stamped him again in black ink on crumb cake, and popped up his little face over the orange one. Don't you think it looks as if he's wearing a onesie?!

He was such a good little monster that I gave him a balloon!

It was made with one of the Word Bubbles framelits dies! I tied a piece of bakers twine to it and glued it into place before stretching the twine down, threading it into a pierced hole under the monster's hand and taping to the back of the panel.

I think these little monsters make great cards for small boys (or even grown-up ones!)

READY TO HOP?
Now the rest of the team have got heaps of ideas to show you, so click the button below and hop over to see the lovely Allison Okamitsu's fab project!

BUY THE SUPPLIES TO MAKE THIS CARD NOW!
(Click on each item to find it quickly in my online shop) 

Freaky Friends Wood-Mount Stamp Set £19.95	Freaky Friends Clear-Mount Stamp Set £14.95	Amazing Birthday Wood-Mount Stamp Set £25.95	Amazing Birthday Clear-Mount Stamp Set £18.95	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad £5.50
Tangelo Twist Classic Stampin' Pad £4.95	Word Bubbles Framelits Dies £20.95	White Baker's Twine £2.50	Card Stock A4 Coastal Cabana £6.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock £7.50
Card Stock A4 Crushed Curry £6.25	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock £6.25	Motlley Monsters Designer Series Paper £9.95	Project Life Corner Punch £7.25	Paper Snips £8.95

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When my boys were little they would amuse themselves for hours with a balloon. One rainy afternoon I went to investigate a terrifying disturbance upstairs and found that they had somehow managed to drag the beds to the edges of the room and made a 'net' in the centre of the room with a bench. They had devised their own form of volleyball! They called it Ballyball and it became a regular feature of their playtime together. They made up all sorts of complicated rules for it and the only problem was that the ball would gradually become smaller and smaller as the air leaked out!

Do come back and visit me tomorrow when I'll have another new project to show you!