Too Wonderful with Stampin’ Up!’s Zany Zoo Bundle

Cheetahs dancing ballet, turtles singing karaoke, alligators riding a bicycle. These characters are fun and cute, but I dare you to point to a person who doesn’t love a knitting llama! Stampin’ Up!’s Zany Zoo Bundle, new in the upcoming 2023 Annual Catalog features a variety of animals having human fun, but it’s the knitting llama that caught my eye and forced me to add this bundle to my pre-order. SO CUTE! Here’s a card I made with the Zany Zoo Bundle:

Here’s a look at all the character and coordinating dies in the Zany Zoo Bundle:

Adorable, right?! I stamped my knitting llama with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and added a little color to the image with my Stampin’ Blends – I colored my llama’s face with Light Natural Tones, gave her a cozy Soft Sea Foam chair and a Fresh Freesia scarf. To make her even more groovy, I gave her some Fresh Freesia eye shadow (llamas really like to coordinating with their outfits). Here’s a closer look at the character on my card:

Behind the llama, I added three 1/2″ x 4-3/4″ strips of a black-and-white pattern from the Zoo Crew Designer Series Paper. To coordinate with my llama (remember: llamas love color coordination!), I used a Blending brush to add a little Fresh Freesia to one strip and another Blending Brush to add Soft Sea Foam to another. Here’s a closer look at the fun patterns and colors in the Zoo Crew Designer Series Paper:

I love the characters on the front of each page, but I also love the black-and-white patterns on the opposite sides. The other colors in this pack of papers are Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Lemon Lime Twist, Petal Pink, Pool Party and Pumpkin Pie.

When I first colored a llama image, I chose bright colors (I was working with Pumpkin Pie and Tahitian Tide), but I really wanted a softer look for my card. I thought Soft Sea Foam and Fresh Freesia looked great together, but they were too soft. Ugh! How would I work my way out of this dilemma?! Well, I decided to play up the Basic Black accents to modernize the soft tones a bit. If you love this mix of Soft Sea Foam, Fresh Freesia and Basic Black as much as I do, I hope you’ll save this for future reference:

Which of these characters is your favorite? I can’t wait to play with the other festive animals, but I knew I needed to ink up the knitting llama first. 🙂

Bundles: Zany Zoo Bundle  Stamps: Zany Zoo  Papers: Zoo Crew Designer Series Paper, Basic Black, Fresh Freesia, Soft Sea Foam, Thick Basic White  Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin’ Blends (Soft Sea Foam, Fresh Freesia, Light Natural Tones)  Accessories: Blending Brush, Zoo Crew Dies, Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by today!

Brian

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