Hello Crafters,
We have an adorable baby giraffe card tutorial for you today, crafted by our amazing Glynis using the super-cute Baby collection. Although Glynis created this card with a baby girl in mind, it's so easy for you to adapt the design for a little boy.
Read on for a full step-by-step project tutorial, complete with a materials list that has been linked so you can click on each product to go to its respective web page, making it easy for you to shop.
YOU WILL NEED:
- Baby collection:
- Stamp and die sets – Giraffe and Sentiment Builder Baby
- 8x8” die set – Dainty Rectangles
- 8x8” paper pad – Baby
- Smooth white card
- Mirror card – Silver
- Sparkelicious glitter – Crystallina and Watermelon Crush
- WOW! embossing powder – Clear Gloss
- Bling Box – Leafy Lace
- Marker pens
- Versafine Clair Black inkpad
- Glossy Accents
- A4 double-sided sticky sheet
- Art Glitter Dries-Clear PVA glue
- Pinflair 3D glue gel
- Foam pads on a roll
- 8x8” white straight-edged card base
- WOW! heat tool
- Die-cutting machine
INSTRUCTIONS:
1 Using the largest die from the Dainty Rectangles die set, place the top of the die just over the fold on the base card and die cut. Using the same die, cut a single panel in white card and affix to the main card. Cut the next die in set in white card, colour around the four sides with a marker pen and embellish with Crystallina Sparkelicious glitter. Trim a sheet of patterned paper from the Baby paper pad, then matt and layer both panels together and secure onto the main card with foam pads.
2 For the next layer, repeat the same process only this time use smaller dies from the set and affix with foam pads once again.
3 Stamp, heat-emboss and die-cut the giraffe and flowers onto white card using the black inkpad and Clear Gloss embossing powder. Colour with the marker pens, embellish with Crystallina Sparkelicious glitter, and apply Glossy Accents to the hooves. Stamp, heat-emboss and die-cut an extra head for a 3D effect. Colour and glitter, as before, then apply the Glossy Accents to the eyes and nose. Once dry, affix to the main giraffe with 3D glue gel and secure onto the base card.
4 Colour and glitter the flowers using Watermelon Crush Sparkelicious glitter, affix a pearl from the Leafy Lace Bling Box, and secure in place with 3D glue gel.
5 Colour a small piece of white card with a marker pen, place the sticky sheet on top and die-cut using the outline dies from the Baby Sentiment Builder stamp and die set. Die-cut the inner dies in silver mirror card.
6 Peel the top off the sticky sheet, place the words on, and cover with Crystallina Sparkelicious glitter. Secure onto the main card using foam pads. Finally, decorate the background with pearls from the Bling Box.
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