Hello There Baby card with CTMH Lucy, Zoology, Vintage Type and Art Philosophy

I think ever since I saw Dumbo as a little girl I've always associated elephants with babies.  It must be that heart-breakingly lovely "Baby of Mine" song in the movie.  Here I took the cute little elephant from our Zoology set and paired it up with Lucy for a sweet bannered and be-ribboned baby card.

I used my craft knife and cut along the seam of the elephant ear and then put a pop dot behind to accent the dimension.

If you'd like to make this project, get these supplies:

Paper:  Lucy

Stamps:  Zoology (elephant and sentiment), Vintage Type (alphabet on the banner)

Ink:  Gray Wool, Sweet Leaf

Other:  Art Philosophy Cartridge for shapes, Color Ready Seam Binding, Licorice Opaques, Paradise Paper Flowers, Hot Pink Ultra Fine Sharpie (for coloring the letters in Baby)

Adorable Elephant Card with Zoology and Elemental

One of the very best things about a new Idea Book is seeing all the wonderful new artwork - not only do I use it for inspiration but sometimes I like it so much I just copy it right out of the book!  I fell in LOVE with the new Zoology stamp set when I saw this adorable little elephant card in the new book.  I admit I'm a sucker for any kind of animal stamp (I have a whole drawer of just critter stamps) but this set also has a fab ticket and several awesome smaller scale sayings to add to projects.

When I first set out to copy this card I didn't even realize that they had actually made the center panel into the card closure.  It wasn't until I was making it that the full cuteness of this one in action dawned on me!  Here is the front panel swinging out (its held closed by the silver photo clip).

And here is the card fully opened.  Isn't that clever?  Our new 6x6 scalloped die cut Kraft cards are da-bomb!  They come in a 10 pack with kraft enevelopes for just $6.95.  You can even use these as photo cards because of the size - just slip a 4x6 into the center of the card!

Thank you CTMH art department!  You ROCK!

If you'd like to make this card, get these products:

Paper:  Elemental
Stamps:  Zoology
Ink:  Creme Brulee, Desert Sand, Pacifica
Other:  6x6" Kraft Die Cut Cards, Pewter Photo Clip (retired but there is one in the new Pewter Mini Medley), White Daisy Ric Rac (retired)