Zoo or Safari Animals for Cardz 4 Galz # 168
Welcome to the latest Cardz 4 Galz biweekly challenge! Dawn S. chose the theme of safari or zoo animals for challenge # 168. When you are done here, I hope you will visit the challenge blog to see what all the other design team members created. So many beautiful and fun cards await your visit.
When I started looking for zoo and/or safari animals in my Stampin’ Up! stamp set collection, I found that I just might have to get myself some new stamp sets to go with this theme.
Here’s my card, which mixes old with new:
I’ve always loved this rhino from the retired Animal Outing stamp set. I paired it with a DSP (designer series paper) pattern from the Artfully Composed pack, from the current January – June mini catalog. I’ve almost used the whole pack and will have to order another pack very soon. As a matter of fact, I could order an animal stamp set with the DSP pack. Perfect!
Measurements and Such:
This card came together very quickly.
- The Evening Evergreen base measures 5-1/2 inches by 8-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 inches to form a tent card.
- I didn’t try to measure and match up the DSP with the embossed cardstock. Therefore, the DSP measures 5-3/8 inches by 4-1/8 inches. I also trimmed a piece of the DSP to 2-1/2 inches by 6 inches for the envelope flap.
- Next, I embossed a piece of Evening Evergreen cardstock using the bark 3D embossing folder. After I embossed the cardstock, I trimmed it to 5-3/8 inches by 1-3/4 inches.
- HINT: Since this is a 3D embossing folder, meaning you will get a deep emboss, it is much easier to emboss first then trim. If you trim first, the cardstock will shrink up and you will be left with a too short embossed piece of cardstock.
Stamping, Coloring, Adhering, Oh My!
- I stamped the rhino and bird in Momento tuxedo black ink, which enabled me to color it in using the Smoky Slate blends combo.
- Then, I used the Just Jade and Mango Melody Stampin’ Write markers to color in the bird. The markers won’t bleed so for this little guy, I went with the markers.
- Next, I outlined the rhino using a Basic Black marker.
- The last thing I did for the rhino was to color in some “grass” using the light Old Olive blend.
- Using a scalloped contour die, I cropped out my focal image.
- I stamped the sentiment in Just Jade then used a stitched rectangle die to crop it out. I used the Mango Melody marker to outline the sentiment block, which pulled in the Mango Melody in the DSP.
- After wrapping a piece of Just Jade ribbon around the DSP/cardstock layer, I adhered it to the base using multipurpose liquid glue. I popped the rhino panel and sentiment block up on dimensionals.
- Finally, I adhered the 4 inch by 5-1/4 inch white cardstock to the inside of the card, trimmed the DSP on the envelope flap, and made the envelope seal. With that, this coordinated card set was complete.
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Have a Peachy Day!
Sue
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