This Little Piggy All Wired Up in the Mud

This little piggy is so adorable, 

standing with his feet in the mud and smiling up at you.

This was a fun card to make not only because of the images

but also from a construction and design stand point.

I wanted the sentiment layers to catch the eye but also blend in.
The black half-circle frame draws your eye to the word
but doesn't set it apart, it leads the eye down to the pig.

And the shape on the ends of the Classic Label Punch
matches the shape of the chicken wire fence stamp in the background.

The All Wired Up background stamp works with more than just chickens.
Although this farm girl is quick to point out
that a chicken wire fence will NOT contain a pig.

If you're going to fussy cut images like I did with this little piggy
and like I did with the birds from yesterday's post,
then be sure you have a really good pair of scissors. 

Check out this little piggy's nose and hooves. . . . eye-catching, right?
A little dab of glue from the Fine Tip Glue Pen gives the shine.

If you're a fan of pigs then be sure to
check out this other card with a flying pig!

This Little Piggy is a fun stamp set with 4 different pigs.
by the way, its also available in French

What's your shopping list look like?  Do you need any supplies?

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Thanks for stopping by the blog today - I hope this gives you some ideas for playing with your supplies.  And please leave a comment below  to let me know what you think of this technique. 

This Little Piggy Cling Stamp Set [151227] - $20.00	All Wired Up Cling Stamp [149262] - $16.00	Blushing Bride 8-1/2" X 11"  [131198] - $8.75	Paper Snips [103579] - $10.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" [100730] - $9.75	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" [121045] - $8.75
Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] - $7.00	1-1/2" Circle Punch [138299] - $16.00	Classic Label Punch [141491] - $18.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] - $5.00	Sahara Sand Ink Pad [147117] - $7.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] - $6.00

Dimension with Paper Layers using Good Morning Magnolia

Today's project shows an easy way to create dimension as well as advocating for one of my favorite must-have craft tools.  The technique is paper-layering and the must-have tool is my paper snips.

The card itself if very clean and simple, yet also very elegant. The elegance comes from the stark color contrast and the gold embossing. The paper piecing adds one more subtle way to catch the eye.

To be effective you need to choose an image that has some layers.  The flower in the Good Morning Magnolia stamp set was perfect.

• I stamped and gold embossed it 3 times. Once on the green and twice on the pink.  
• The pink flower was then cut out and adhered to the green base
• Then I trimmed just part of the flower and adhered it with Dimensionals (little double-sticky bits of foam) to raise the center of the flower up from the base. 

    

I'm sure you understand the importance of the Dimensionals, those little foam bits that help raise up the center of the flower.  I just want to stress how important the scissors are too.  A good pair of paper scissors makes all the difference and the Stampin'UP! Paper Snips are the best I've found. The blades are long and narrow and have the best cutting edge for paper that I've used. If you've ever been frustrated when cutting small pieces of paper then these Paper Snips are the solution to your problem. There is a full list of supplies and buying links at the bottom of the post.  

 I also liked the image from Good Morning Magnolia set because the single image offered 3 layers:  the leaves, the flower base and the center of the flower.

Thanks for visiting the blog today. I hope you give paper piecing a try. Its a fun and easy technique and definitely will get a "wow" response from people who see your work.  I'd love to hear your thoughts and comments below.

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Good Morning Magnolia Cling Stamp Set [149298] - $36.00	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045] - $8.75	Blushing Bride 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131198] - $8.75	Pear Pizzazz 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131201] - $8.75	Paper Snips [103579] - $10.00
	Versamark Pad [102283] - $9.50	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129] - $6.00	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] - $30.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] - $4.00