A Little Birthday Love... From Elmo!

My Favorite nephew turned 1 last weekend!!! Here's a cute card that I made to send with his gift:

Inklings Tips:

~ Using Stampin' Up! punches to make an Elmo head is cute, but I can't take credit for it... this idea has been around for awhile! I cased it from several different websites/ blogs, so I'm not sure who the original artist is. However, THIS is how you do it:  The "head" is the 1 3/4 inch scallop circle punch.  The black "mouth" is the 1 inch circle punch cut in half.  The whites of the eyes are the 1/2 inch circle punch, and the centers are the circle punch from the Punch Pack set.  I used the word window punch to make the nose, and then my paper snips to cut the top off in a triangle, to fit in between the eyes.  Assemble it with some snail adhesive, and there you go! Your very own elmo head

~ I ran the Lucky Limeade background through the big shot using the vintage wallpaper embossing folder, and then ran the top note die through to form the 2nd layer.  I used real red ink ands the 1 from Calendar alphabet & numbers to stamp the background. The sentiment is from the "Look Who's Turning" stamp set.

 

~ Last, I used a piece of old, scrap designer paper and adhered it to a "1" from my Chipboard Timeless Type Alphabet. I cut the paper to fit, and then adhered the 1 to my card. 

Stamp Sets:

Calendar Alphabet & Numbers (111610)

Look Who's Turning...(114403)

Paper:

~Lucky Limeade (122926), Whisper White (100730), Basic Black (121045), Real Red (102482) & Tangerine Tango (111349) cardstock.

Ink:

~Real Red Stamp Pad (103133)

~Basic Black Stamp pad (102283)

Punches:

~ 1 3/4" Scallop Punch (119854)

~ 1" Circle Punch (119868)

~ 1/2" Circle Punch (119869)

~ Punch Pack (118309)

 ~ Word Window Punch (119857)



Extras:

Big Shot Die-Cut Machine (113439)

Timeless Type Chipboard Alphabet (112083)

Top Note Big Shot Bigz die (113463)

Textured Impressions Embossing folder ~ Vintage Wallpaper (120175)

 Happy Birthday, Lucas!! 

Love, Aunt Becca & Elmo.