Carousel Birthday Horse

I've never had a stomach for fun fair rides - except I do still have a soft spot for the good old carousel!  I used to love going around in circles on one of those painted horses!  So this stamp set gives me an enjoyable feeling of nostalgia.

This image brings back fond memories of carousel rides at the local fun fair

I think the combination of colours and the cupcake shapes on this piece of paper from the Cupcakes & Carousels pack, would make this card ideal for a young girl - or maybe someone young at heart with a nostalgia for carousels!

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - To visit my online store, click on a product image below (Australian Residents only)

Carousel Birthday Clear-Mount Stamp Set

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Cupcakes & Carousels Designer Series Paper Stack

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Birthday Banners Photopolymer Stamp Set

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Bunch Of Banners Framelits Dies

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Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay

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Whisper White A4 Card Stock

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Basic Gray A4 Card Stock

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Blooms & Wishes Photopolymer Stamps

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Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

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Layering Ovals Framelits Dies

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Bermuda Bay 1/8" Stitched Ribbon

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Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

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Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad

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Watercolor Pencils

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Aqua Painters

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Gold Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

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Stampin' Dimensionals

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Carousel Birthday

This is a card that evolved!  After the Christmas rush, I made myself tidy and clean my craft room (I even finally got around to painting the ink storage units that I bought a couple of years ago!).  Part of the resolution involved using up the growing pile of extras and rejects - things that hadn't quite made it into previous projects and had been cluttering the end of my table.  Such had been the fate of the pretty pink shimmery sunburst until now.

Using up a spare sunburst in pink glimmer paper

It was the work of minutes!  I stamped the carousel in Basic Black onto a square of Crumb Cake and cut a Basic Black mat for it before round cornering.  

With markers, I added a touch of Basic Gray to the legs of the crousel and Melon Mambo to the cupcakes. I then added some sequins to go with the glimmer paper.  The sequins on the cupcakes are from the Brights Sequins Collection and the larger sequin in the centre is from the Good Vibes Project Life Accessory Pack.

I stamped the greeting in Basic Black onto Crumb Cake and cut it out with a square Stitched Shapes framelit, then added a Basic Black mat.

A brightly coloured horse relieves the starkness of the inside of the card

Inside the card, I used a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock that was already trimmed.  It's smaller than I would normally use but, as it turns out, I don't mind the larger border!

To offset the large area of black, I stamped the horse in the corner and coloured it bright colours with the Watercolour Pencils and an Aqua Painter.

Thank you for your visit.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - To visit my online store, click on one of the product images below (Australian Residents only)

Carousel Birthday Clear-Mount Stamp Set

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Sunburst Thinlits Die

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Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

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Blushing Bride Glimmer Paper

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Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

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Basic Black A4 Card Stock

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Card Stock A4 Blushing Bride

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Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

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Punch Corner Project Life

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Many Marvelous Markers

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Watercolor Pencils

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Aqua Painters

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Brights Sequin Assortment

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Good Vibes Project Life Accessory Pack

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Fine-Tip Glue Pen

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