Tri Shutter Critter Birthday Card for the Pals Blog Hop

Hello, welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop! This month our Design Team’s theme is “Cute Critters” – showcasing their card/project with adorable animals, birds, or insects for any occasion. We hope you enjoy and will be inspired by them! Don’t forget to leave comments! We love hearing from you. At the end of my post, you will find the full line-up to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal. I have such a fun card to share with you today! Firstly, I have a confession – I love large image stamps and know what to do with them. However, small stamps are much more difficult for me. Although I love the “critter” theme, it was just a wee bit challenging for me. Not backing down, I went for the Hippo Happiness bundle, gulped a time or two, and thought about how to make those small images work on a card. Moreover, I even found more stamp sets to round out this card. In my opinion, the Tri Shutter fun fold was a great – and really fun – card to make and made the most of those adorable stamped images. If you are interested to using your smaller stamps in a creative way, read on!

My secrets to making this Quiet Meadow project

• Are you interested in trying this card? If so, here is a great tutorial by Splitcoaststampers. It’s a whole lot easier than it looks!
• Place 5 ½” x 12″ piece of cardstock horizontally with your trimmer, then score at 2”, 4”, 8” and 10”.
• After that, turn cardstock a ¼ turn and cut from the 2″ score line to the 10″ score line at 1 ½” on both sides. Then, fold on the score lines.

Now, the FUN Part!

• Here are the measurements I cut for the panels:
• Cardstock: 1 3/4″ x 5 1/4″ (2)
  • 1 1/4″ x 1 3/4″ (4)
  • 1 1/4″ x 3 3/4″ (2)
  • 2 1/4″ x 3 3/4″ (1) (I did this panel in Whisper White for a personal message)
  • 1 3/4″ x 2 1/4″ (2)
• If you want to add patterned paper, here are the measurements for each cardstock panel:
  • 5″ x 1 1/2″ (2),
  • 1 1/2″ x 1″ (4),
  • 3 1/2 x 1″ (2),
  • 1 1/2″ x 2″ (2)
• After all your cutting is done, you can adhere them and place them on the card base. Now, have fun and create a great card for your loved one! All of the products I used have links at the end of my post.
• If you have any questions, please let me know in a comment.

More inspiration awaits! Use the Blog Hop Line-up below to visit the rest of this month’s Design Team. My fellow Pals are excited to show you what they’ve created! Mark your calendars for our next blog hop on April 14th when our theme is “Great Family Occasions” when our Design Team creates a project for any special occasion. Don’t miss the fun! Until then, please stay safe and have fun in your craft space.

Stampin’ Pretty Pals Blog Hop Line-Up

1. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
2. Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
3. Jeanie Stark at Just Stampin’
4. Windy Ellard at Windy’s Wonderful Creations
5. Debbie Crowley at expressively deb…
6. Rae Harper Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
7. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
8. Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
9. Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
10. Jennifer Roque at Stamp Camp with Jen
11. Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stamping Habit
12. Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
13. Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
14. Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
15. Lori Pinto at LollyPop Paper and Ink
16. Melissa Seplowitz at The Stamping Ninja
17. Sara Stuart at Sentiments by Sara
18. Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
19. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
20. Jennifer Michalski at Stamping Serenity
21. Deb Walker at Deb Stamps Life
22. Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
23. Rosanne Mulhern at Heartfelt Stamping
24. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
25. Lori Webb at Clever Copies
26. Lisa Milligan at Stamping Made Simple

Hippo Happiness Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [152644] $18.00	Hippo Happiness Bundle (English) [154080] $48.50	Kangaroo & Company Photopolymer Stamp Set [154502] $16.00	Kangaroo & Company Bundle [156269] $36.75	So Much Happy Cling Stamp Set (English) [152624] $21.00	So Much Happy Bundle (English) [154076] $45.75
Snailed It Cling Stamp Set [154472] $19.00	Snailed It Bundle [156255] $44.00	Zany Zebras Cling Stamp Set [152536] $19.00	Oval Occasions Cling Stamp Set [154477] $19.00	Snail Mail Designer Series Paper [154577] $11.50	Blushing Bride 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131198] $8.75
Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [102482] $8.75	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045] $8.75	Subtles 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Cardstock [147004] $12.00	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [147113] $7.50	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $7.50	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154904] $9.00
Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154884] $9.00	Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154881] $9.00	Soft Sea Foam Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154902] $9.00	Real Red Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154899] $9.00	Hippo & Friends Dies [153585] $36.00	Layering Ovals Dies [151771] $35.00
Snail Dies [154327] $30.00	Happy Dies (English) [152708] $30.00	Dies Kangaroo [154334] $25.00	Classic Label Punch [141491] $18.00	Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels [146924] $7.00	Snail Mail Twine Combo Pack [154579] $7.00