A special Happy Birthday for WCMD

Happy World Card Making Day.  

I bought the ZOO GLOBE STAMP SET recently in our Stampin Up sale and had a very special birthday card in mind to create with it... 

Our niece turns 1 in a few weeks time, and I wanted a shaker card.  Of course I was almost finished when I realised that I had also bought the domes to use with the card however it was too late to use and to be honest, because this is being mailed, I think a flat fronted card will probably travel better.  I've filled it with a small amount of pink and white glitter, just enough to shake around but not to fill and cover the grass.  I used masking whilst I was colouring, the elephant was masked so the giraffe was standing behind him and of course, the clouds were inked using a dauber and masking.  

Its definitely a set that is going to get a lot of use.

I've used inks from the Subtles collection for this and a blender pen to colour with the inks.  

Have you tried masking as a technique to layer your images?  Its really not as difficult as it may seem and involves sticky notes and a little bit of cutting but is lots of fun with great results.

Happy crafting, Rachael xx