Hip Hip Hooray! Have A Happy Birthday!

It's time for the Favorite Things release by Simon Says Stamp, and it's available now!!  My card features a super cute stamp set call Hip Hip Hooray.

I hadn't made a card with masking in quite a while, and it's so fun!  I stamped both hippo images and the water  from the Hip Hip Hooray stamp set onto masking paper.  I used my scissors to cut each one out.

Next I planned where I wanted to stamp each image and which one would be in the foreground.  That's important to know since it is the first image you will need to stamp.  I stamped the hippo on the left first with alcohol marker safe black ink.  I placed the coordinating mask over that hippo.

Next I stamped the water, then placed its mask over it.  Then I stamped the hippo with the watermelon.  I placed a mask over it so I could use blending brushes with green and blue inks to fill in the scene.  The ink colors I used are in the list below.

Here's a photo collage showing the scene after removing each mask.  The reveal is so fun!

I used my Copic markers to color the stamped images.  Then I used a rectangle die to cut out the piece.

Next I chose two sentiments from the Hip Hip Hooray stamp set.  I stamped these with black pigment ink.  Then I stamped the two butterflies and colored them with Copic markers.

I added foam tape to the back of the panel and adhered it to an A2 card base.

While it's not a one-layer card, it is a one-layer scene, which I rarely make!  It was fun and I like how it turned out.  I hope you do to and found some inspiration to make a card with this adorable Hip Hip Hooray set.

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