Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Baby Elephant for New Baby


It is time for a new challenge at Retro Rubber!  So dig out your older stamps (older than a year) and give them some inky love!  This time around we want to see your baby critters . . . loosely defined as something alive that is a baby!


I have some friends who announced recently that they will be blessed with their second child.  They plan on waiting until the birth to find out the gender, so I wanted to create a somewhat gender neutral baby card.



I started by stamping the Fiskars Teeny Tiny (2012) image in Memento Tuxedo Black and coloring the sweet little elephant in Chameleon BL2 Baby Blue and BL4 Cornflower Blue.  The image was die cut with Spellbinders Label 34, which was pressure embossed with Gold Label 34.  The pressure embossed areas are inked with Versa Color in Baby Blue and the edges are inked with Versa Color Pink.  A second Labels 34 is die cut with Gold Label 34 hearts insert.  The area behind the hearts us also inked with Versa Color in pink on the card base.  The edges of the backing die cut are inked in Versa Color in Baby Blue.  The sentiment is stamped on white cardstock then die cut with Spellbinders Ribbon Banners.  It is pressure embossed and inked with Versa Color in Baby Blue and Pink.  The layers are adhered together with dimensional foam adhesive.


 
I decided to finish off the inside of the card with a sentiment from the set and the sweet little heart!

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12 comments:

  1. Your baby elephant is an example of my love for this theme... so sweet! Your friends are going to love this card. It's not often that you hear the parents are waiting until the birth to know if the baby is a girl or a boy... but I rather like it!! Kudos to them!!

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  2. Oh, how adorable! Elephants seem to be quite the rage right now and this one is the best reason why. I know this card will be appreciated and treasured.

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  3. What a truly lovely card...and totally suitable for either gender. Thank you for playing along with us at Dream Valley Challenge XXX

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  4. That background die with the heart insert is just a fabulous frame for your gorgeous elephant. I like the little pink hearts, that echo the front, on the inside.

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  5. Always enjoy a second chance to visit such an adorable card :D Thank you for playing along at CWWC Challenge XXX

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  6. I love your gender neutral card Neva, the Elephant is very cute. I really like the embossing and the die-cuts - especially how you have coloured them. Clairex

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  7. Neva, cute baby card, I love the layout of your card and love how you colored this elephant. Perfect card for a baby!

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  8. Oh how sweet, Neva! Precious little elephant and I love how you've inked the die cuts and embossing. Thanks so much for joining our Easter Pastels challenge at Aurora Wings. xxD

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  9. Oh Neva, this is one adorable baby elephant, it reminds me of baby Dumbo, how sweet he looked marching on the parade holding his little banner.
    Beautiful colors and amazing dies, your friends will love this card.
    Hugs,
    Maria.

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  10. Sweet image and card. Thank you for sharing with us at CWWC Challenge.

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  11. This card looks so soft and sweet! Perfect for baby! I love how you nade a "baby" card using your baby critter! The parents will love this!❤️

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  12. Adorable! I love that sweet bouncy elephant and the background makes him even more so! LOVE!

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