Here is a cute little belated birthday card for your inspiration.  I paper pieced the elephant with Seattle and Cherry Petite Polka Dot card stock so that he could stand directly on the school lined cardstock.  Paper piecing is a simple way to use any paper you want for your focal image backdrop.

Thanks for stopping by!  Stamp ON!

Stamps: A Muse Studio Under the Big Top and Ovalicious
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and A Muse Sage Ink
Paper: A Muse Studio Bermuda, Seattle,  Petite Polka Dot in Cherry, Bermuda and Sage, School Lined Cardstocks
Accessories: A Muse Studio Onyx Bakers Twine, and Vanilla Not Your Grandma’s Bag of Buttons