Monday, 16 October 2023

Capybara Birthday Card

My son Tom’s favourite animal is the capybara, it has been for more years than I care to remember, so this year his requested birthday present was a met and greet capybara experience at a nearby family attraction.

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 https://www.allthingswild.co.uk/attractions/capybara-experience/

So, it goes without saying that I had to make him a capybara birthday card!

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As you can see, there are no great shakes to it, made using a white, 5ins square card blank as the base ………

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….. with a random selection of self adhesive, alphabet letters and confetti stars and a scattering of three black dots here and there, made using a fine tipped pen.

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The large capybara sticker came from Temu, part of pack of  50, that cost around £1.50 (the prices vary every time you look for anything on Temu, so it pays to shop around before putting anything in your basket).  I trimmed a little of the white edging from around the sticker, before giving it a generous coating of Ranger Glossy Accents to help the cartoon stand out. I also attached adhesive foam pads to the back to add extra dimension.

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With 49 stickers left, I also able to make Tom this fridge magnet, using a blank magnet frame, part of a box of 20 or so, found in a charity shop a couple of years back for just £1.99 ……… sooooooo now ……. only 48 stickers to use up!