Autumn Squirrel Card

I couldn't resist making a squirrel card again this fall because it is my grandson's favorite animal. ( He sleeps with 6 identical stuffed squirrels. They are not identical to him. They all have names and he can tell them apart!) Anyway, I worked hard on the backgrounds for these cards. I started by impressing the solid colored paper with the Sizzix texture folder.  Then I rubbed the surface with Inka Gold paste, sprayed it with Ranger Distress Mica, and applied Ranger Distress Pearl Crayons here and there.  I applied and rubbed and applied some more until I was satisfied with the look.  Next the squirrels and nuts were stamped with the three part stamps, layering one over the other.  I used the matching dies to cut them out.  The embossed panels were sized to fit the card blanks which were made from printed autumn themed 12x12 card stock.  The inside of the the top card has small leaves which will not distract from a message written inside so I think this card stock was a fortunate find.  The squirrels were adhered with foam dots.  The top card message was actually a tag that was cut to fit.  I really like the message. 

The background for the second card looks very different from the first but it was created in the same way....cool huh?  The William Blake quote was clipped from the edge of an Authentic paper.  It pays to save stuff that appeal to you. You never know when it will be useful and just what you need.

A SCARY SQUIRREL STORY:  Recently, while in Boston, I was waiting in a car when I spied a squirrel cutely wiping his face with his paws. I was about to go out and take a photo of the lovable grey animal when he got off his haunches and slithered away swishing his snake-like tail behind him. It was a RAT! This is my belated Halloween TAIL! LOL!