For this new Festive Friday Challenge I have created a Paper Piecing Hippo Card

The theme for this Challenge is Global Tiger Day. This celebration of these beautiful creatures is coming up on 29th July. It is with this celebration in mind that the Design Team have curated this Inspo List.

The Inspo List is 10 items you can choose from to create your project in our card making and paper crafting challenge.  Incorporate THREE of the items in your project and link up! And guess what? Your project doesn’t have to be about the theme at all!  The selected festivity is just a unique way to come up with a fun and interesting inspiration list! 

My project used:  frame, paper piecing, stripes, enamel embellishments

Paper Piecing Hippo Card

Paper Piecing Hippo Card using Hippest Hippo stamp set and dies and Design a daydream DSP from Stampin' Up!

As you can see, I chose a different animal altogether for my card. This cute dancing hippo is from two of this summer’s Sale-a-Bration offerings. The Hippest Hippo stamp set coordinates with the Hippo dies. You can either of these products free with any £45 order between July and the end end of August.

For this card I have partnered these stamps and dies with the Design a Daydream Designer Series Paper. This bumper pack of patterned paper from the Annual Catalogue, is a special host set. As well as choosing one sheet for the background of the card, I also used some of the patterns for my paper pieced hippo.

The pirouetting hippo has been placed in a die cut frame with an ink blended background. The sentiment was cut into individual words and stuck around the hippo, alongside some die cut hearts and Pool Party solid faceted gems.

The finishing touch was a bow of Pool Party Sheer Ribbon.

Let’s Hop

I hope you have enjoyed my project. Do leave a comment if you can, because it certainly makes my day. Then it is time to hop around all the other projects

For more inspiration, be sure to visit the rest of the  Festive Friday Challenge Design team.

Ann Schach

Beth McCullough

Sharon Hashimoto Burkert

Melanie Hungerford

Helen Jennings

Stephanie Lanzalotto

Melva Peters

Jaydee

Diane Evans 

Joanne James

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Product List
Hippest Hippos Cling Stamp Set (English)
£0.00
Hippo Dies
£0.00
Design A Daydream 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Host Designer Series Paper
£17.00
Fabulous Frames Dies
£29.00
Blending Brushes
£11.75
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
£5.75
Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad
£7.50
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad
£7.50
Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock
£8.25
Pool Party A4 Card Stock
£8.75
Blackberry Bliss A4 Cardstock
£8.75
Basic White A4 Cardstock
£9.75
Pool Party 3/8" (1 Cm) Sheer Ribbon
£5.75
Solid Faceted Gems
£7.50