Monday's Motivation - Foxy Friends

Monday…Monday…Monday… Somehow I just wasn’t ready for you, even though I knew you were coming! As I write this, I am on my 2nd cup of coffee already! My kids DO NOT sleep in… WHYYYY???? Growing up, my brother and I slept in as long as we could! Except for school days of course. My Hubby has always been an early riser, so they must take after him. (insert exhausted sigh)
 
My older daughter has already played 20 questions with me this morning and persistently asking to go see her boy friends down the street. My younger daughter has been extra clingy and does NOT want to be put down – she just wants to be held! (I savor it, but at the same time, I need to make my card for today and to finish writing today’s post)
 
COFFEE COFFEE COFFEE!!!!  So, I put on Peppa Pig in one living room for my oldest with some yogurt and Baby Signing Time in the other living room for my youngest with some string cheese. (insert quiet sigh of relief for the quick break)
 
So, I present to you, today’s card:
 
Using this week’s featured stamp set – Foxy Friends – I just wanted to show you some ideas that to help inspire you!

Foxy Friends
Featuring
Flourishing Phrases
and
Hardwood

Measurements:
Early Espresso card base: 5 ½” x 8 ½”
Very Vanilla: 5 ¼” x 4”
Crumb Cake: 5” x 3 ¾”
Early Espresso banner: 3 ½” x 1 ¼”
Very Vanilla banner: 3 ¼” x 1”
Very Vanilla scraps
Early Espresso scraps
 
 
Instructions:

1. Using your Stampin’ Trimmer, cut your cardstock to the measurements above. Score your Early Espresso card base in half at 4 ¼”. Use your Bone Folder to make your fold crisp and smooth.
2. Ink up the Hardwood stamp with Early Espresso ink and stamp the Crumb Cake layer.
3. Cut out circles with the Layering Circles dies from the Crumb Cake Layer.
4. Cut out slightly larger circles with the Stitched Shapes dies and cut out the centers with the circle used to cut out the circles from the Crumb Cake Layer.
5. Adhere the Early Espresso circle with Fine Tip Glue.
6. Stamp the fox body in Calypso Coral ink on the Very Vanilla layer where the holes line up.
7. Adhere the Crumb Cake layer to the Very Vanilla layer to the card base using Snail Adhesive.
8. Stamp the fox heads in Calypso Coral ink and punch out with the coordinating punch.
9. Stamp the eyes and noses with Memento ink.
10. Cut out the 2 banners – 1 in Early Espresso cardstock and 1 in Very Vanilla cardstock.
11. Stamp a sentiment in Calypso Coral ink. I used one from Flourishing Phrases.
12. Stamp the paw prints in Early Espresso ink on the Very Vanilla banner.
13. Adhere the 2 banners together using Snail Adhesive.
14. Add Stampin’ Dimensions to the banner and the fox heads and adhere to the card base.

 
What do you think? I love how it turned out!
 
Please join me tomorrow as I share another card featuring this set!
 
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Have an amazing Monday!!! Enjoy that extra cup of coffee!