It's time for a new challenge at Festive Friday where every challenge is an inspiration list based on a selected holiday/festivity from the traditional to the unusual. Challenge projects must include at least three items from the festivity inspiration list. Your project does not have to go with the challenge theme. You can just use 3 or more items from the inspo list for your creation.
Today's festivities are inspired by Global Tiger Day which takes place on July 29th. Wild tiger numbers have dropped by more than 95% since the beginning of the 20th century. Tigers can be found in isolated forests and grasslands throughout Asia. Their habitat is wide ranging – from evergreen and monsoon forests, to mixed coniferous-deciduous woodlands, and mangrove swamps. There are estimated to be around 3,900 tigers in the wild.
The challenge runs from July 8th - July 18th.
I like to create a card for our challenge that goes with the theme. I had the purr-fect supplies in my stash for this. All products that I used in creating this card are from Hero Arts. I punched a circle from masking paper to ink the sun. I then masked the sun with that circle so that I could ink blend the rest of the background with various Distress Oxide Inks. I used embossing paste with the Hero Arts Tribal Shapes Stencil on Kraft card stock for some texture and interest, added that panel to the left side of my card and glued the distress ink panel to the right of it. I die cut the grass and tree with the Hero Arts Thorn Tree and Grasses Fancy Dies and glued them onto my blended panel. I then stamped and die cut my tigers using Hero Arts Color Layering Bengal Tigers. I stamped the sentiment from Hero Arts Safari Huge Thanks stamp set with VersaFine Onyx Black and heat embossed it with clear EP. I glued the inked and stenciled panels on to a piece of black Gina K black card stock, and my card was complete.
I used tigers, stripes, orange, black & fur from the Inspo list.
I'm also playing at:
Top row - Something round, Outdoors, Stencil.
Beautifully layered over that pretty sunset you created! Fabulous card, Stephanie!
ReplyDeleteWow Stephanie! I love that you are always able to make a card with the theme. This card is stunning with a gorgeous background.
ReplyDeleteStephanie that beautiful sunset background really makes those tigers stand out and I love the shine from the embossed sentiment. Great texture from the stencilled paste panel too. A fabulous on-theme card as always!
ReplyDeleteThose tigers look real, great coloring. Love the background you created for them. Thanks for your lovely comment on my card.
ReplyDeleteWow, Stephanie! Your card is gorgeous! These tigers look amazing against the stunning blended background. As always, it is a delight to see theme-based cards.
ReplyDeleteWow, Stephanie, you've created such a gorgeous scene! The sun and background sky are so beautiful, and of course your majestic lions create the magic for the FF theme. Thank you so much for joining us at the Tic Tac Toe Challenge this week!
ReplyDeleteLove the beautiful blended background and your strip of stenciling down the side. Fabulous card!
ReplyDeleteStephanie what a wonderful card, I love the background and that tree. You have captured a beautiful scene
ReplyDeleteSo many interesting elements in this card: the tree, grass, stenciled pattern and the animals in their natural habitat! Love the sky colors you created! Thanks for joining us at Tic Tac Toe this week!
ReplyDeleteI love this HA set, and you have created a fabulous scene for your tiger. Fabulous card, Stephanie!
ReplyDeletehugs
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