My oldest grandchild just turned 8 in June and I realized I forgot to show the card that I made for him. The theme of his party was “sharks” so I had to think out of the box on this one.  I checked out Pinterest for a few ideas, then made this one.  It is made 100% from Stampin’ Up! products, but there are some retired ones on here!

PUNCH ART BIRTHDAY SHARK

Stampin’ Details:

• The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Bermuda Bay cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
• On top is Ombre Bermuda Bay Circles print DSP (retired).
• The shark body is Layering Ovals and 1″ circle punch for fins (both retired), cut from Smoky Slate and Basic White cardstock and trimmed.
• The tail is the Bow punch trimmed (retired).
• The eyes are 1/4″ circle Basic White and 1/8″ circle Basic Black cardstock.
• The hat is punched from Calypso Coral print with the Ice Cream Cone Builder Punch.
• All were popped up on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
• The hardest to figure out was the mouth, but ended up using the mouth from an jack-o-lantern in the retired stamp set, Sparkly Seasons.  Stamped with Basic Gray Ink on Basic White and hand-cut.
• The number 8 from Playful Alphabet Dies and the seaweed from Smooth Sailing Dies were cut from Shaded Spruce cardstock and added to the front.
• Happy Birthday was stamped with Basic Gray Ink on Basic White and cut from the Floral Gallery Die.  It was popped up on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
• A gold Glitter Dot was added to the top of the hat for a little bling!

Isn’t that fun?  It was a great match to his party plates and decorations!

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