Today I have the pleasure to once again be guest designing for Kleuren Met Potloden (Coloring with Pencils); if you're a pencil colorer, come join the fun!
I've also got a treat for you today! Scroll down to get the Di's Digi Stamps hedgehog freebie used on this card. Di normally only shares freebies on her private Facebook group, but she's made an exception for Paperesse readers and is allowing me to share it here with you (thanks, Di!). If you're a regular reader you know how much I like using Di's hedgehog digis on my cards. This Hedgehog Snowy Post holiday card is one such (that particular post also gives more info on hedgehogs or hérisson, as they're called in France).
Btw, given my fascination with hedgehogs, I was pleased to see that Switzerland has named the humble hedgehog its 2026 Swiss Animal of the Year! Yeah!!!
This particular card was sent to a male friend of ours so I chose my papers with that in mind. I think I'm channeling a 70's retro vibe lately. These colors and the colors on my last masculine birthday card just seem so 70's to me. These colors were my mom's favorites and as a kid our home was furnished with this color scheme (I just dated myself there, didn't I?). Out of curiosity I googled 'Retro 70's Colors' and yep, these came up. I noticed the results also referred to these colors as 'Vintage 70's' (so I guess I'm vintage now, too :-). Base dies are my favorite go-to generic ragged edge rectangles, dressed it up with my much loved ric-rac border die and dirty bronze Nuvo Crystal Drops. The French birthday sentiment was created with Parisian BT font.
And here's Di's freebie! If you use it and post your creation online, please credit Di's Digi Stamps and link back to her accordingly.
Paper – cardstock, digital printed paper scraps
Dies – generic ragged edge dies, Gemini Fancy Borders Ric-Rac
Embellishments – Dirty Bronze Nuvo Crystal Drops
Font – Parisian BT
Caran d'Ache Luminance 6901 pencils
Gelly Roll white pen
Thank you for guest designing for us at Kleuren met Potloden. Your card is - as always - fantastic! Love the colours you've used.
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Lovely card with such a cute hedge image and beautiful colouring, thanks for sharing at Fab’n’Funky.
ReplyDeletePat xx
Those papers make for such a cheery card with the lovely colouring on the digi. Thanks for sharing with us at We Love Stamping challenge.
ReplyDeleteSuch a sweet little guy, love all your layers and papers and fabulous colouring, and yay for Switzerland I must tell my DIL as that is where she comes from..
ReplyDeleteLuv CHRISSYxx
Such an adorable image. Love your card. Thanks so much for joining us at The Paper Funday Challenge.
ReplyDeleteWonderful card, Shani! Perfect colours for a masculine birthday card....and to pay homage to the 70s. (:
ReplyDeleteI love the colours you've used on this lovely card. Thank you for sharing at We Love Stamping. Sarah
ReplyDeleteSo very sweet! Hope fun that the hedgehog is Switzerland’s animal of the year for 2026 too!
ReplyDeleteYour colouring is fantastic and your papers work so wonderfully well. I’m loving the 70s vibe!
Thanks for joining us for our “It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me” (vintage/retro) challenge at Little Red Wagon this week! We’re delighted that you chose to play along!
Kate
Small Bits of Paper
This is such a fun card. I feel right at home in the 70ʻs and often listen to the hits from that era on iTunes. (How come I can remember lyrics to those songs and canʻt remember things to do for the week?) Thanks so much for the sweet digi too!
ReplyDeleteLovely card. Very much a fun card. Great colouring and colours. Thank you for joining us at Crafty Gals Corner this month. Hope to see you back here again soon. Judy DT
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