Wild About You Giraffe

Well, I'll admit that when I received the Animal Outing stamp set as a gift from Stampin' Up at On Stage in April, I was grateful for the freebie but not "wild about" the stamp set and it has languished, unused, on the shelf ever since.

Card for a young boy with a leaf-eating giraffe

However, it caught my eye while I was looking for something appropriate for my small great nephew's birthday card and suddenly the possibilities started rolling into my mind!

I've combined it with the branch from the Seasonal Layers Thinlits and leaves stamped and cut out with the Rooted In Nature bundle.

I never bought the Animal Friends Thinlits that coordinate with the Animal Outing stamp set and didn't feel inclined to fussy cut the giraffe, so I stamped him with Soft Suede ink directly onto the Balmy Blue cardstock.  Of course, this created something of a colouring challenge - I didn't want an overly dark giraffe but, then again, nor did I want him to be green! Hopefully, he looks sufficiently giraffe-like!

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - All available in my online store

Animal Outing Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$37.00

Rooted In Nature Clear-Mount Bundle

$126.75

Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock

$14.75

Balmy Blue A4 Cardstock

$14.75

Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock

$14.75

Old Olive A4 Card Stock

$14.75

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Whisper White Craft Stampin' Ink Refill

$8.00

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Wild About You My Darling

Stampin' Up! very generously gave all of us who attended the On Stage event in Sydney in April a copy of the Animal Outing stamp set.  Naturally, I was very grateful for the gift, however, I didn't immediately like the set and it's been languishing on my shelf ever since.

A Fathers' Day card made with the giraffe from the Animal Outing stamp set

However, today it caught my eye while I was in search of appropriate images for a child's birthday card (which I'll be sharing on 30 September) and one thing led to another.  I think this one is going to be a light-hearted Fathers' Day card for my wonderful husband!  He's been supporting my latest attempt at dieting - so he can probably relate to the leaf-eating giraffe!

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - All available in my online store

Animal Outing Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$37.00

Rooted In Nature Clear-Mount Bundle

$126.75

Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock

$14.75

Old Olive A4 Card Stock

$14.75

Card Stock A4 Coastal Cabana

$14.75

Pool Party A4 Card Stock

$14.75

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Whisper White Craft Stampin' Ink Refill

$8.00

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00