Happy Hamsters

Welcome August and a new release at Whimsy Stamps!  Before I get to today's "Happy Hamster's" card, let me tell you a sad little story about a not-so-happy hamster. . . the pet one I had when I was around 10 or 12 years old.  My poor little guy (or girl, maybe?  How do we even know the gender of a hamster?!) tragically died by choking on a piece of broccoli that I didn't cut small enough for him. Yup, I am a ruthless hamster
​ murderess. . . It's untimely death still haunts me to this day, so I wasn't sure to laugh or cry when I received this new stamp set from Whimsy!  Also, I'm pretty sure that I have always thought the word was "hamPster", so here's to learning something new today!

Card details: 

*A full list of supplies is located at the end of this post.

The base of this slimline card is made from Neenah Solar White 80 lb cardstock.  Using the new Birthday Slimline dies, I cut the frame from Crumb Cake cardstock.  I created an ink blended background on a 8" x 3" piece of Bristol Smooth cardstock.  I blended Squeezed Lemonade Distress Oxide ink on the top 1/3 of the card, Broken China Distress Oxide ink in the middle and Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide ink on the lower 1/3 of the card.  I then spritzed the cardstock with water to develop those ink splotches.  I stamped the sentiment in the upper right corner in Bermuda Bay ink.  

I stamped the hamster images in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on a piece of Neenah Solar White smooth cardstock.  I colored the images with Copic markers and then die cut them using the coordinating "Happy Hamsters" dies.  I adhered the die cut images to the card using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension.  Lastly, I added a coat of clear Wink of Stella to the images for added sparkle. 

Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

XO, Crystal 

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