Happy Birthday from the Gang

I got the inspiration for this card when I saw some in a store. They were expensive and not nearly as good (if I do say so myself). It took me hours (or so it seemed!) to do this card, but it was worth it. I didn't really know exactly what I was going to do, I knew I wanted the animals as pop ups and the rest evolved from there. I searched through all my stamp sets to see what I could use and I was surprised at what worked!

Stamp sets: June SOTM, Happy Birthday, Spring Leaves, Paradise, Jungle Leaves, April Word Puzzle and Weathered Backgrounds.

Everything is CTMH except the copics, cuttlebug folders and grass is from cricut!

Here is the card closed: The sky and grass are textured cardstock that has been chalked for dimension. The bird is colored with copics. The talking bubble is hand drawn. The tree is from the Paradise set and I used copics over top. The bird and the talking bubble are on foam squares. Here is the inside of the card. The trees were made using Weathered Backgrounds on Bamboo cardstock. Some of the leaves are on foam squares. The lions mane uses sassy strands. The alligator and elephant have been run through cuttlebug folders and the heads are on foam squares. The grass is from the cricut. I am thinking of making a sign in ther that says 'from the gang' or something like that.