Greetings and Salutations! Today I'd like to share a birthday card made with those ever popular and oh- so-cute Penny Black hedgehogs! Yup, I love 'em too. I've been collecting these fun stamps for at least 12 years or so.
Fun fact about me...I used to have a real live hedgehog! Her name was Emma and she was an African Pygmy Hedgehog. She lived about five years - which is a good life for a pygmy hedgie. She was such a fun pet! She had the cutest little feet and her tummy was soft fur. Too much fun! Only down side is that hedgies only eat live food - in the form of meal worms! EW. You know I loved her because I would go to the pet store every week to buy her food. Again...EW. Other than that she was cool and unusual and fun to have around the house!
Emma:
Here's my card to share today:
Can you tell that I am SERIOUSLY in love with that blue and white polka dot paper? I know, two posts in a row... The hedgies were colored with Copics and then I added some glitter accents to the balloons, present and flowers. This card, again, cute and simple. I let the image speak for iteself.
I started coloring the hedgies with E00 for their tummies and hands/feet. I then used RV10 for their cheeks. I used three or four shades of both warm grey and cool grey to fill in their spikes. No real pattern to it, just keep going until it looks the way you like.
You truly have a love for all kinds of pets...how cute was Emma? Um yeah, big EEwww on the live mealworms! Okay, adorable hedgies card! Yeah, you gotta stop using that Pink Persimmon banner stamp set...you're such an enabler!
Posted by: TeaDub! | 06/11/2010 at 04:58 PM
Loved the Emma story...so sorry to hear that Emma only lived 5 years. Sweet photo, loved the card...Penny Black is great. Love her stamps. Keep up the great work..
Posted by: Cynthia | 06/11/2010 at 07:38 AM
How sweet! Loved the Emma pic and story. Reminds me of rescue squirrel named Snuggles. Had her only for a short time, but I loved her like no other. She even gave me kisses. I miss her.
Your card is adorable, as always.
I'm still "...your number one fan!"
Olivia
Posted by: OLIVIA | 06/11/2010 at 07:02 AM
Hi Wanda
I love Emma never heard of a pet hedgehog.
Did you buy her in a petshop?
Love the card too so sweet!
Groetjes Holly
Posted by: Holly Saveur | 06/11/2010 at 02:11 AM
AHH the Emma days! She was a great pet! Excellent card!
Posted by: Mark | 06/10/2010 at 07:02 PM