Miss Monday- Rainbow Counting Sheep

Miss Monday with some more Counting Sheep before Sale-a-bration comes to an end. An Australia Stampin' UP! Demonstrator (Mandy Witherby) shared this card design and I knew I had to recreate (with a twist) and share with you!  I used the Sale-a-bration Counting Sheep stamp set (which you can get for FREE with a $50 order until September 30th) and the Counting Sheep Dies!

 

Just look at these fun, rainbow colored sheep! They just crack me up and almost look like cotton candy to me! Mandy had used the Rainbow Glitter paper for her background for the sheep but I used ink and a blending brush for one and the other just embossed paper. 

Of course for Miss Monday I wanted this to be a Birthday card and have stamped the "so glad it is your Birthday" in the inside. 

Embossed Paper

For the embossing paper look I used the 4 colors and cut them to 1 3/8 x 4. Then I glued that onto a 4 x 5 1/4 piece of Basic White. Lastly I embossed it with the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder. 

For the fence I used the new Silver Foil paper that comes with 3 different shades of silver. I used the darker shade on the card below. 

Blending Brush & Ink

For the background for this card I used the Blending Brush and the ink pads in the same colors that were used for the sheep: Highland Heather, Balmy Blue, Pool Party and Granny Apple Green. 

Make this card and send it to someone who loves a fun, colorful card. Pick which background you like best and give it a try!  Order all the supplies from my online store and follow my steps below to help you create your own Rainbow Sheep. 

Supplies

*Counting Sheep Stamp Set

*Sheep Dies

Tasteful Label Dies

Silver Foil Paper

Paper- Basic Black, Basic White, Highland Heather, Granny Apple Green, Balmy Blue, Pool Party

Stampin' Blends- Highland Heather, Granny Apple Green, Balmy Blue, Pool Party. Gray Granite

Ink- Highland Heather, Granny Apple Green, Balmy Blue, Pool Party,  Black Memento Ink

Essential Twine Combo Pack 

Blending Brushes or Painted Texture Embossing Folder

Wink of Stella

*Sale-a-bration item only available with a $50 order and sale ends September 30th

Always Recommended

Paper Snips

Trimmer

Simply Shammy

Die Cutting Machine

Bone Folder

Adhesives: Tombow, Tear Tape, Seal, & Dimensionals

Measurements

Highland Heather Cardbase: 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 scored @ 4 1/4

2 Basic White: 4 x 5 1/4

Basic Black: 4 1/8 x 5 3/8

*optional: strips of paper 4 x 1 3/8

Steps

1. Measure, score, and cut your paper. 
2. On a scrap of Basic White stamp in Memento Ink 4 sheep and 4 party hats. Die cut them out and color with the blends.
3.  Stamp the Birthday greeting for the inside piece and glue to to the inside of the cardbase.  
4. Did cut the banner from the Tasteful Label Dies and stamp in Memento ink "You're Amazing!"
5. Die cut out 2 Silver Foil Fences. 
6. Die cut out 3 balloons and color them with some wink of stella. 
7. Emboss Version: glue the pieces of paper over the 4 x 5 1/4 piece of Basic White and embossing with the Painted Texture embossing folder. 
8. Blending Brush Version: Use the blending brush and inks to create a line of colors starting with Highland Heather, Balmy Blue, Pool Party and then Granny Apple Green.
9. Glue the Basic Black matte to the background piece and then glue that to the front of the card. 
10. Assemble: Glue the fence to the bottom of the card and add each sheep with a dimensional. Add the balloons with dimensionals and then tie a bow and attach with a glue dot over the balloon strings. Glue the stamped banner piece with liquid glue. Glue each party hat on the sheep with just a drop of glue. 

Happy Stampin' Everyone!!!