I love the Hippest Hippos stamp set! the images are so cute and it is so easy to create really sweet cards with this set. This card would be perfect for any child who does ballet or an adult who loves dance.
You know the best bit to love about the Hippest Hippo stamp set? It is free during Sale-a-bration! Simply make a $90 Aust Stampin’ Up! order and you can select this stamp set for free. It is not available to purchase, this is the only way to get it into your hands. Time is running out though. Sale-a-bration ends August 31. After that date the Hippest Hippos will be gone for good!
To create my hippo ballerina line up I stamped the central image then I masked the image. Masking is not as hard as it sounds. To do this technique, stamp your image to be masked onto masking paper or a post it note. Fussy cut around the image cutting just inside the outline. Cutting inside the outline avoids getting gaps between your next stamped image and your original image when the mask is removed.
The images either side of the central one were stamped with the mask in place over the centre image. Colouring was done using Stampin’ Blends. Because I knew I would be using Blends I used Shimmery White card for my images to be stamped on. Shimmery White works so well with the Stampin’ Blends pens as the colours don’t bleed outside the stamped images as it tends to do on Basic White card. Plus you get that pretty shimmer effect with your card when you use Shimmery White cardstock.
Also when planning to colour with Blends alcohol pens always stamp with Memento ink. Your colours will run if you use an alcohol based ink like Staz – On.
When stamping images on blank paper with no background it is important to “ground” your images. To do this just add in a small area of light shading in a pale mauve or blue or grey at the base of your images. This then makes the image appear fixed to the page and not floating in the air.
If you are wondering about the dies used. They are the Stitched Rectangles and the Scalloped Contours die sets.
to see some more ideas for this stamp set, click here to see another post featuring the Hippest Hippos.
Do you have a little ballerina in your life who would enjoy receiving a Hippest Hippo card? Then get to and make a $90 order between now and August 31 for your free Hippest Hippo stamp set compliments of Stampin’ Up! and Sale-a-bration.
Happy Stamping!
