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Tractor and Co.

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I used this fun tractor and Christmas tree die set to make a kiwi Christmas card. Tractors are a common sight around NZ but our Christmas time is always in summer so I wanted a Christmas card that showed that, and this is what I came up with.

I chose green and yellow to be like a John Deere tractor. These tractors also have a yellow stripe along the side, so I used the thin piece that makes the roof to die cut the side stripe.

Aren’t the Christmas lights cute? They are die cut from the heads of corn die (which is part of this same tractor set). They’re the perfect shape to make little lights!!!

Inside the card, I used the sentiment from the Notes and Totes stamp set and I sponged a bit of yellow on first to keep it looking bright and summery.

What do you think? Does it still look like a Christmas card even though it’s a summer Christmas?

Hippest Hippos at the beach

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I am having so much fun playing with the “Hippest Hippos” stamp set. I used the paper piecing technique to create this poka dot swim suit for this little hippo.

I used the Oceanfront stamp set to create sand and palm leaves. The sentiment is from the Paradise Palms stamp set. The little starfish dies are a free SAB (sale-a-bration) item with a qualifying purchase. It is part of the Hippo dies which contain 19 dies and not only cut out the hippo stamps but also have interesting shapes like sunglasses, water drops, snorkels, boat etc.

To make the swimsuit I stamped the hippo again on in colour paper and used a marker to draw in the sleeves and a extra panel down the tummy. I then fussy cut the swum suit out and glued it on top of the original stamped image on the card front.