STAMPlorations Monthly Challenge - January

 

I've entered a card challenge!

I'm entering a card challenge for the STAMPlorations January challenge.

I didn't use the optional colors this time.  The card I'm entering in this challenge is one of my Africa "Have a Great Day" cards that uses the STAMPLorations stencil "Prim Pattern" as the background.

I've also entered it into the STAMPlorations Never Ending, Anything Goes Challenge

Africa - Have a Great Day

 

I discovered a new stamp company just after Christmas.  STAMPlorations.  Thanks to their stamps, I already have 2 of next year's Christmas card ideas.  This Africa card utilizes one of the several stencils I bought from them.  I thought it was a perfect background for this Africa themed card.  I have created my own set of card challenges to help keep me inspired and I started this card for Challenge #11, Make a single layer card, but then without thinking about it, I added a mat of green.  So much for that challenge!  It really is a challenge for me!  I also created one with an elephant because I didn't like how the background showed through the stamped image.

Besides the STAMPlorations stencil, I used Local King Rubber Stamps for the tree, giraffe and elephant.  The Have A Great Day is from a set that I am not sure of the stamp company.

Another Africa Card

Safari 9 Patch

I saw THIS card on Pintrest and thought it was sooooo cute.  I CASEd it, but changed to a safari theme.

Paper:  Marco's Paper "Carton" for the card
             DCWV Safari Chic pack for the map background
             The Paper Studio's Safari

Stamp:  A SU thanks from an unknown set

Ink: Memento Tuxedo

Accessories:  SU Curly Label punch, twine

Zoo Cards

I made some zebra and elephant cards for my sister-in-law last year and thought I didn't have any pictures, but I stumbled upon a picture of one.

The card itself is a DCWV zebra print card, the Zebra (and elephant that I don't have a picture of) are from a swap (on Splitcoaststampers of course) and I don't know who made them. I wish I did, because now that I have a job, I'd buy them. I colored the zebra with watercolor pencils and used gamasol to blend the colors.