I can't believe this stamp set retired without me ever making a card with it. I'm pretty sure that should be a crime or something. I came across it when I was organizing my stamp space, and had to use it for the layout challenge over at the Great Swap Girls Blog spot. And at the time, my dear friends daughter was having her 1st birthday. Isn't this little giraffe ADORABLE? Almost as adorable as my friends daughter (Hi SP:).
Here’s how I made it: I first created the Vanilla and So Saffron Ovals using my Nestabilities dies. I then stamped the giraffe image in the center of the Vanilla oval in Close to Cocoa, then again on a scrap piece of paper. I colored him in using blender pens, cut him out and tied the itty bitty ribbon around his neck. I adhered him to the stamped image using dimensionals then assembled the two layers together. Last, I added the paper piercing in the scallops and set the image aside. On the Close to Cocoa layer, I stamped the start & swirls along the top in coordinating ink. I added the So Saffron Designer Series paper. The paper piercing along the top strip of DSP, and then the Chocolate Chip ribbon to hide the seam. I added the sentiment in Close to Cocoa, punched out three ¼” Chocolate Chip circles, adhered them to the bottom of the card, then added the So Saffron brads. I then assembled all the layers using dimensionals.
Here’s the supplies I used:
Stamps: Bundle of Joy, Sweet Stars Wheel
Paper: So Saffron, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip & Very Vanilla Cardstock, So Saffron Designer Series Paper
Ink: Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip & So Saffron Classic Inks
Extras: Paper Piercer, Dimensionals,
Cuttlebug &
Nestabilities, Chocolate Chip Wide Grosgrain Ribbon, Craft Store thin vanilla ribbon, Rich Regals Brads, ¼” circle punch
Measurements:
Base: 5 ½” x 8 ½” So Saffron
Layers: 5 ¼” x 4” Close to Cocoa, 3 ½”x 4 ½ So Saffron (large enough to accommodate Nestabilities Scalloped Oval die) 3 ¾” x 2 ¾” & 3 ¾” x 1 ½” Strips of So Saffron Designer Series Paper Image: 3 x 4” Very Vanilla (large enough to accommodate Nestabilities Oval die)
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