Giraffe Shaker Card
This card was for my friend who had recently painted a giraffe at her art class. I’m not capable of drawing a giraffe but it was a good excuse to dig out a stamp set that I’ve not used for a while, Party Animal by W Plus 9. To form the layers for the card, I die cut some stacking rectangles using Waffle Flower’s Lacy Layers Dies. Since I wanted a shaker element to the card, I die cut the balloon using the dies that match the stamp set. The balloon was stamped on the background piece and I added a sentiment from one of the Anita Jeram sets. I inked around the edge of the balloon to try to give some illusion of 3D form but once the sequins are in, this isn’t obvious so I’d probably skip this step next time. On the top layer, I stamped one of the giraffes and coloured him with Copic markers. Using a fine liner, I added a few grassy patches and a string to the balloon tied to the giraffe’s tail. Rather than use foam strips to form the ...