Cutest Crew, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you that is made with LOTS of squares. I found it on Pinterest and thought I'd give it a try. I had always wanted to try this technique/layout. You can see the original card by clicking here. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top. I cut a 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Misty Moonlight card stock for the large layer. On top of that a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White will be taped down. I haven't taped anything down yet. I needed to cut a square from the center of the Misty Moonlight piece. I used the 3rd largest square in the "Stylish Shapes" set. 

Next I cut a number of squares from the "Paper Medley" 12" x 12" package of Designer Series Paper (DSP).  I used the 4th square die in the "Stylish Shapes" set. I taped them to the Basic White layer. I used round toothpicks as spacers so I could get the spaces as even and equal as possible. I overlapped squares and trimmed them when I was done. I did not like doing this part and this is going to be a one of a kind layout. I found it tedious and I'd rather fussy cut anything than do this!  LOL. Once the squares were all in place an all the little corners were filled in, I taped the piece to the Misty Moonlight piece. 

I had some ribbon that was close enough in color so I taped it to the back. Then I taped the piece to the front of the card base.

I need a Basic White square so I cut one using the 4th largest die in the "Stylish Shapes" set. 

The penguin is from the "Wild Bunch" set and was stamped using Basic Black ink. It needed to be fussy cut but I had used my Scan N Cut to cut a bunch of these out a few days ago.  I colored the penguin in using Blends Pens. I used light Basic Black, light Pumpkin Pie and light Pool Party for around the eye area and the left side of the belly. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on top of the Basic White square. Then that was taped to the Misty Moonlight square. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card. 

The words are from the same "Wild Bunch" set and was stamped using Basic Black ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I trimmed it to measure 2 x 3/8" and was set in place on the front of the card using tape on the left side and a couple of Dimensionals on the rest of the piece.  And that was it. I was done!

I do like how it looks but I will not be making another one. I know, never say never, but I'm pretty sure it would be a very long time before I attempt this again! Doing a layout like this makes you appreciate those who put these cards together. 

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's birthday card,
Wanda