Baby Elephants Cards with Catherine and Bobbi

Hi Friends! It’s Catherine here sharing a slimline shaker card featuring the adorable Baby Elephants! 

For the base, I trimmed a piece of white cardstock to 3.2”H x 8.2”W. I then die cut another piece of white cardstock using the rectangle in the Slimline Scalloped Frame set.  I then die cut three circles on the rectangle using the third smallest circle in the Stitched Circles- Large set to make the shaker front.

I made a slimline cloudy stencil by die cutting stencil paper with the cloud die from Slimline Nature Borders. I placed the rectangle on top of the base and I lightly ink blended a cloudy sky background with Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide.  I added a cloudy border at the bottom using the cloud from the Slimline Nature Border set.

I cut a piece of acetate the same size as the rectangle piece die cut with the three circles. I then glued the acetate onto the back of the rectangle piece. I added foam tape around all the edges of the rectangle piece making sure not to tape over the circles. I added Pastel Star Confetti onto the base and carefully attached the rectangle making sure that the clouds were lined up.

I wanted the Baby Elephants to have a soft appearance so I used light brown ink to stamp the images and sentiment. I die cut the stamped images with the coordinating dies and colored with Coptic Markers. I borrowed the balloon strings from Heart Bouquet and tied the balloons with a bow from Little Birdie. I added a flower on one of the elephants from Fabulous Flamingos, a crown on the other, and finished off the card by adding little stars.

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Hello friends! It's Bobbi Lemanski here thrilled to be sharing my first card as a Sunny Studio Stamps Design Team member! I am using the new Baby Elephants Stamps  and coordinating dies. I fell in love with the sweet baby elephant sleeping on the clouds, hanging from the moon, so I decided this cutie needed to be suspended in the sky on my card, too. The swinging motion makes this interactive card just a little more fun and lively to give the new parents!

How to Make this Card:

Feature Image: To create the sweet feature image, I stamped and die cut the elephant image and backed it with two more plain white die cuts. Adding additional backing to the die cut image helps by (1) by adding weight to the hanging piece, (2) concealing any color bleeding from my Copic Markers, and (3) concealing between the layers, the invisible fish line used to suspend the image. I used two lines to suspend the image. I colored the image using Copics: C3, C1, R22, R0, YG00, YG000, B45, B41, and B21. I used my glitter pen to add some shimmery dots to the moon, too. I stamped the "welcome baby" phrase from the Baby Elephant stamp set right below the opening. I attached two invisible strings between the top layer and the back layers using double sided tape. It's ready to suspend.

To house the feature image, I created a stand up card with a circular window opening in the front. I cut four pieces from Neenah 80lb cardstock as follows:

Two pieces measuring 5″ wide X 8-1/2″ tall. Both were scored 1/2″ down from top edge and 1″ up from bottom edge.

One piece measuring 5″ X 7″ in size. This will be the backing support for the front panel. It helps support the narrow sides around the window opening.

One piece 5″ wide X 2″ tall. This will be used as the hinge, connecting the front and back panels at the bottom and providing additional support.

Back Panel:  I cut a 5″ wide X 6″ tall piece of gray and white star pattern paper from the Subtle Grey Tones 6″ X 6″ paper pad and attached it to the back panel, positioning along the 1″ score line at the bottom. Only the bottom will show, not the top, so cover the bottom!

Front Panel: For the front panel, I layered the remaining two panels, positioning the smaller A7 piece between the scored lines of the larger piece, and die cut a 4″ circle in the middle. Since I'm coloring on the front, I wanted a backing to (1) conceal the color bleed from the front and (2) to provide extra support around the opening. I stamped clouds, star balloons and tiny stars in the sky on the larger panel and colored them using Copic Markers: B000, B00, R22, R20, B45, B41, B21, and YG00. I also used my glitter pen to add a few smaller glittery stars on the front.

Card Assembly: To assemble the card, I used double sided tape to connect the top 1/2″ scored areas that were folded inward, tucking the invisible line that suspends the baby elephant image in between the folded sections. I also used strong double-sided tape to attach the hinge piece on top of both of the bottom 1″ sections to make the folding bottom side. The hinge on top provides a nice, clean finish that shows, too.

Back Pocket: This card still needs a spot to add a personal message, a signature and/or a gift card. To create a place for this, I made a quick little card that tucks inside a half circle pocket (made from more pattern paper) on the back of the card. I used the same 4″ circle die to cut the pocket. I simply cut the circle in half, drew faux black stitching lines around the pocket edge perimeter, and attached it to the back panel using glue around the perimeter.

Notecard: For the little notecard, I cut a piece of white cardstock 6″ wide X 3″ tall and scored down the middle to make a 3″ square card. I stamped another image from the Baby Elephants stamp set on the front panel and added more faux stitching around the edges to match the pocket. This notecard tucks snugly in the pocket, much like a baby in a blanket!

This card folds flat for mailing. It fits neatly inside a 5″ X 7″ (A7) envelope. I think parents will love the rocking motion of the baby elephant. I hope you give this card idea a try!

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Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Fabulous Flamingos Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fabulous Flamingos Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Subtle Grey Tones Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Nature Borders Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Scalloped Frame Shop at: Sunny Studio
Stitched Circle Large Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Heart Bouquet Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Heart Bouquet Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Little Birdie Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Little Birdie Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Baby Elephants Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Baby Elephants Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio