Stampin’ Up! Happy Hedgehogs Sunshine & Rainbows

Happy Happy Hawwwmp DAY!!  The week is marching on – and I’ll be marking mid-week with a trip to the dentist for a crown prep!

Yes.  I know.  You’re envious, right?  Hard not to be, really!  Not everyone can be lucky like that, though – sorry!  😉

My card today is so bright and cheery and features a hedgehog.  Yes.  It’s a Happy Hedgehog.  And he’s happy cuz he has a bundled PUNCH! 😉  I figured I’d use another happy-inducing  product – and added some Sunshine & Rainbows DSP.  Know why THAT is “happy-inducing”?  Cuz…you can get it for FREE right now during Sale-A-Bration with a $50 purchase (before shipping & tax).  Free stuff ALWAYS makes me happy.  Take a look-see:

The layout for this one is based on the sketch at the Global Design Project this week.

I started by adhering a piece of Granny Apple Green paper from the FREE Sunshine & Rainbows DSP to a So Saffron mat using Liquid Glue for the card front.

I cut a circle from a piece of Basic White cardstock using a Layering Circles Die – diameter of the circle is 2 5/8″.  Then I placed a square of So Saffron Sunshine & Rainbows DSP in my Stamparatus and stuck the circle on top of it – using a little repositionable tape runner to hold the die cut in place temporarily (a little tiny bit of Stampin’ Seal would also work if you don’t have repositionable tape handy).

I stamped the flower from Happy Hedgehogs in Granny Apple Green ink.  Then I picked up the circle and stamped the square again.  This took care of the weird little “gap” in the image between the die cut and the DSP.  I matted the square on So Saffron using Liquid Glue.

I used my Light Daffodil Delight and Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends to color the flowers and leaves.

Using Glue Dots to secure it in the back, I ran a length of Bumblebee 1/4″ Gingham Ribbon around the matted panel.

I popped the circle back into place – lining up the stamped image – using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The sentiment, from Happy Hedgehogs, was stamped in Polished Pink on a strip of Basic White.  I snipped a banner end and adhered the strip to the die cut circle with Liquid Glue.

I cut out a hedgehog “body” from Crumb Cake cardstock using the bundled Hedgehog Builder Punch.  I also cut out the second shape – which is the “back” of the hedgehog.

I embossed the “back” shape in the leafy Greenery Embossing Folder – then brushed Crumb Cake ink over the raised portions using a Sponge Dauber.  I also lightly sponged the second piece that I had punched (the body).  Note: don’t be all impressed – I totally CASEd this idea from the sample in the Jan – Jun 2022 Mini Catalog – thanks SU! 🙂

I adhered the embossed back piece to the little body with Liquid Glue.  Then I added his face with an Early Espresso Stampin’ Write Marker – with cheeks from a Calypso Coral Watercolor Pencil.  Then I adhered him to the card front with Liquid Glue.

I tied a little bow from the ribbon and adhered it with a Glue Dot.

On a piece of Basic White, I stamped the little butterfly from Happy Hedgehogs in Crumb Cake ink.  I colored him with my Light So Saffron and Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends – with a little help from the Calypso Coral Watercolor Pencil.  Then I fussy cut him and popped him onto the card front with a Stampin’ Dimensional.

I colored a Rhinestone Basic Jewel with the Dark Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blend and adhered it to the sentiment – and the card front was done. 🙂

On the inside, I stamped a second Happy Hedgehogs sentiment in Polished Pink on a Basic White panel.  I added the little butterfly and flower in Crumb Cake and Granny Apple Green – coloring everything as I’d done on the front.  I added a single Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blend-colored Rhinestone Basic Jewel.

I used Liquid Glue to adhere the panel to a So Saffron mat and into my Polished Pink card base, popped the card front on with Stampin’ Dimensionals and the card was done.

My Basic White Medium Envelope got the Happy Hedgehogs flowers and butterfly on the front…

…and more of the Sunshine & Rainbows DSP on the envelope flap.

Et Voila!  I dare you not to smile when you see these adorable little Happy Hedgehogs – and their butterfly and bird friends in the set!  I know you guys like punches, too – and this one is really fun!  I loved being able to make him a two-parter!  And – there’s no denying that Sunshine & Rainbows DSP is so cheerful and bright and pretty – you have to love it!  Oh.  And it’s… FREE!!

If you’d like to recreate this card, all the products and card cuts are listed below!

And…I’ve also created a printable PDF with written instructions and a list of the products used to create this project.  You can download, print and/or save it by clicking this image:

Missed any tutorials?  You can check out my past projects right here!

TTFN