Hello Little One card by designer Deborah Nolan

Hey, there, stamp fans! Welcome to the Hampton Art Blog!
My card today features a beautiful rubber stamp - Hello Little One (PS0835) from the 2015 CHA show; I really love it! (Isn't it sweet?)

Hello Little One by Deborah Nolan

S  U  P  P  L  I  E  S
Cardstock; Patterned Paper (Jillibean Soup); Rubber Stamp: Hello Little One (Hampton Art); Media: ink, colored pencils (Spectrum Noir); Accents: enamel dots (MMI), gems (Mark Richards); Other: foam dimensional tape; Die: Stitched Circles (Die-Namics); Tools: paper cutter, scoreboard, bone folder, Vagabond

I  N  S  T  R  U  C  T  I  O  N  S

1. Make card base for a 4.25” x 5.5” card from white cardstock.
2. Cut 3.75” x 5” white cardstock panel and 4” x 5.25” dark blue cardstock panel; layer and adhere to card.
3. Cut 1"-wide strips of patterned paper, cut banner ends at bottoms, and adhere to card on a diagonal.
4. Stamp sentiment portion of the image on white card stock and die cut circle so the sentiment fits across the bottom.
5. Stamp the image on white cardstock; color with pencils and fussy cut owls, branch and heart.
6. Adhere owls, branch, and heart to die-cut circle with foam dimensional tape.
7. Adhere die-cut circle to card with foam dimensional tape.
8. Adhere dots and gems.

T I P

There's no reason you can't do a little "redesign" of a stamp if your spacing needs won't accommodate the image exactly as it is. When I first tried to put my owls on my die-cut circle, the heart over the mama's head felt crowded. So I just cut it out and moved it over to the side where there was more room. (Works for me!)
Thanks for stopping and have a blessed day!
Deborah