I know I use the adjective "cute" a lot when I'm describing High Hopes stamps, but they just are! So, how about a cute hippo card today? *wink* As soon as I saw this hippo, it became one of my favorite stamps from the new release. But I have a confession, I had never heard of the song "I want a hippopotamus for Christmas" before I saw the release stamps. Crissy enlightened me and sent a link to the song. It was recorded in '54 by Gayla Peavey, who was ten years old at the time You can listen to it here. hee hee Love it!
I chose some Wassail patterned paper from Basic Grey and colored my image in coordinating colors. I masked the hippo after coloring it and sprayed the wall behind it with a cream colored copic marker. Lots of stitching and buttons and a prima flower and leaves finish off my card.
Happy Stamping!
Niki
Recipe
Stamps: Party Hippo, Hippopotamus for Christmas (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)
Cardstock: white, rustic white (Papertrey Ink), always artichoke (SU)
Patterned Paper: Wassail (Basic Grey)
Accents: flower and leave (Prima Marketing), buttons
Tools: copic markers, air compressor, sewing machine, embroidery floss
19 comments:
This card is Super Cute!!..love that hippo and the fabulous papers you used!!..Thanks for the link to the song...it is Cute!!..Hugs, Ila
Oh... the hippo is so cute!!
Love the card
Gorgeous card Niki, yes the hippo is cute and i love the beautiful papers and lo. Hugs Nikki x
Don't feel bad--I only first heard that song a couple of Christmases ago...but your card TOTALLY made me smile!!!! I think your card (and the song) are ADORABLE!!!
Happy Friday!
I absolutely adore this card! Your coloring is outstanding and I love the layout! My sil gave my son a Christmas card 2 years ago that played this song when you opened it...and he opened it A LOT! He found it again recently and opened it A LOT! I can't wait to use this stamps and make this card for both of them! It looks awesome on the Wassail paper! LOVE THIS!
I just love this card! It's great to see him come to life in color. Everytime I see the stamp, I sing the song...can't get it out of my head!!
~Lacey
Totally cute!! Love it!
This is cute... I don't think I have heard that song either. Will have to check it out! I have heard the one about wanting my two front teeth... ha ha!
Adorable!! I love your card, and I LOVE the song!! I wait to hear it on the radio every year.
What a cute card! Love the papers you've used. Gotta learn how to colour like that too...
So darn cute! :O)
Many Blessings,
M.
Woo hoo, bring on the Christmas cards!
I love this, it's just fun and festive (and High Hopes stamps ARE cute!)
Oh the memories!!! I was 5 yrs old in 54 and had a Gayla Peavey record (all I want for Christmas is my two front teeth) Thought she was the greatest thing that ever came along - probably because she was just a kid too and that amazed me - only big people had records. Thx for jogging that old memory out of the recesses of my brain.
Elaine M mtn.moven.faith@comcast.net
Cute.. adorable.. spectacular.. sweet.. ect..ect.. They are just WONDERFUL!! They make you happy just looking at them!
Mishy
Oh, now I'm totally singing that song!!! Love the card!!
This is just adorable! What a cute Christmas card.
16. I love it, how adorable you've made this card! Your coloring always amazes me!!
This is one of my favorite silly Christmas songs. The Oklahoma City Zoo (our family's favorite zoo!)used the song in 1953 for a fundraiser to "buy a hippo for Gayla" to bring a hippo to the zoo.
TFS!!
I love this card, it's so great and your coloring is beautifull.
Oh my goodness, this is just adorable Niki! Love it!
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