The neutral color palette for Dawn's Raspberry Suite Color Challenge #16 was perfect for a masculine birthday card for the Hero Arts Man Week challenge.
I needed a birthday card for a friend's son who is very near and dear to my heart. I thought the Hero Arts Playful Animals set would be the perfect place to start.
I stamped the elephant on the kraft card base (for the tail) and then again on gold card stock. I trimmed around the ear and curled out the end of the truck for dimension. While searching through my Hero Arts stamps, I realized that the Flourish from the Thank You Flourishes set reminded me of a spray of water coming from the elephant's trunk. I added tiny gold adhesive bling to the open circles in the stamped design for a bit of sparkle.
The sentiment from A Little Note was stamped in Chocolate on Ivory and matted on a gold scalloped circle. I think it looks like a ball balancing on the water. I used a light blue copic marker to help ground the elephant in the design.
When I showed the card to my husband, he suggested making a palm tree to fill out the open space on the right side of the card. I stamped the Wood Finish in Chocolate on Kraft and hand-cut the trunk. I sponged around the edges for a bit more dimension. The leaves are punched ovals that were hand trimmed.
I love how it turned out ... a playful birthday card for a great little guy.
Super CUTE!!!!!
Posted by: ~amy~ | September 02, 2009 at 10:49 PM
This is such a fun card! Great mix of stamping and paper piecing, love it!
Posted by: Taheerah | September 03, 2009 at 02:32 AM
This is adorable Steph, I just love that little Hero Arts ellie - your colours really pop against the kraft! Jo x
Posted by: Jo | September 03, 2009 at 03:39 AM
Love this card! The pop of the leaves is so much fun and the trunk on the tree is fantastic with the woodgrain stamp!
Posted by: stampersuzz | September 03, 2009 at 05:21 AM
Love this card! How creative.
Posted by: Kim Jennings | September 03, 2009 at 06:38 AM
oh, this is so fun! love the tree and flourish!
Posted by: Maureen P | September 03, 2009 at 09:43 AM
This is so so so cute! I love the ellie and the tree
Posted by: Ashley | September 03, 2009 at 11:11 AM
This is so stinkin' cute!!! Love the palm tree.
Posted by: Andrea M | September 03, 2009 at 12:17 PM
That little tree is just too incredibly adorable! WOWIE on how the colors worked for your card.
Posted by: Linda Beeson | September 03, 2009 at 01:01 PM
Love your use of the scroll with the elephant and the leaves on the tree are wonderful!
Posted by: Edna | September 03, 2009 at 06:43 PM
Too CA-UTE! :)
Posted by: Heather P. | September 03, 2009 at 08:18 PM
Adorable palm and elephant. Fabulous job with Dawn's color challenge.
It's a good life!
Terri E.
Posted by: Terri E. | September 07, 2009 at 07:57 AM
So cute! Love the tree! :)
Posted by: Winter | September 07, 2009 at 02:49 PM
this is a cute and a very very beautiful colour combo card! love the tree and the cutie ellie!
Posted by: E.T | September 12, 2009 at 09:56 AM
I love you elephant and tree! Very cute card:)
Posted by: WIndy Robinson | September 18, 2009 at 04:43 PM