Gentle Giraffes Fun Fold Card

My youngest daughter's favorite animal is the giraffe, so when I saw Altenew's Gentle Giraffes die set, I knew I had to purchase it! I'm about to send out a care package for her (she's in the Navy and stationed far away from our family, so I send her regular care packages). Of course I have to include a special card in every package, so this time around, I decided to follow the prompt from Jen Rzasa's last Livestream on the Altenew YouTube channel to make Emily's card.

I started by choosing the fun fold base I wanted to use and trimming and scoring all the pieces for the base and the layers. I used white cardstock and then ink blended Altenew's Desert Night Crisp Dye ink to color the background layers. I added a bit of Altenew's Titanium White Gouache that I thinned with a little water and put on an acrylic block to splatter on the background. Then I adhered the blue panels to the white card base and set to work die cutting.

I used the Gentle Giraffes and Creative Cuts: Houseplants set for the animals, flowers, foliage, and "hugs" sentiment. I ink blended the foliage using Altenew's Reindeer Moss Fresh Dye Ink and used colored cardstocks and cardstocks I had watercolored and/or sprayed for the rest of the die cuts. I trimmed a piece of cream-colored cardstock the same width as the center blue panel and then cut it to look like a hilly area for the giraffes to stand on. Then I ink blended a little Memento Toffee Crunch dye ink onto it and adhered it to the panel. 

After I had cut and assembled all my die cut pieces, I adhered them to the card using Art Glitter glue and Altenew's new 1/4-inch wide and 1/8-inch thick foam tape. For the "hugs" sentiment, I die cut a piece of yellow fun foam and adhered the die cut "hugs" to the fun foam for dimension. I hope my daughter will love getting this giraffe-themed card! 

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Challenges I'm entering: 

Creative Creases Challenge: I'm entering for fun since I'm on the DT now!

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (3/5 for the week; 3/10 for the challenge; ends 3/26/25))

simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge: A bit o' green (3/5; ends 3/17/25)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: A bit o' green (3/5; ends 3/19/25)

Art Impressions Blog: I like to Move it, Move it! (My card folds flat and then pops up in the center when opened) (1/2; ends 3.26/25)

As You Like It Challenge: Favorite: Monochrome or Colorful and Why: I love colorful cards! It's so fun to experiment with different colors and see how they play together! Sometimes I find a new color combination I can't wait to try again with different themes (1/3; ends 3/19/25)

The Diva's that cut ....paper!: Die cuts and critters (4/4; ends at the end of the month)

Critter Crazy CHALLENGE BLOG: ATG with critters (4/5; ends at the end of the month)

Crafty Animals: ATG with animals/birds/insects/etc. (ends at the end of the month)

Cardz 4 Galz: For a Special Lady (1/3; ends 3/19/25)

Craft Rocket Challenges: For the Girls (3/28/25)

Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Garden Party: ATG with things found in a garden (1/5; ends 4/7/25)

Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge: ATG (1/4; ends 4/7/25)

The Paper Shelter: ATG with option of Alter it (1/2; ends 3/19/25)

A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: ATG (ends at the end of the month)

Ellibelle's Corner: I spy with my little eye: No designer paper (3/3; ends at the end of the month)

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with optional twist of weather related  (3/6; ends at the end of the month)

Paper Rocks Scissors: ATG with paper and/or scissors. I used scissors to create the little hills the giraffes are standing on (5/5; ends at the end of the month)

613 Avenue Create: ATG  (7/8; ends at the end of the month)

Let's Craft and Create: ATG with option of Purple and Green: 3/3; ends at the end of the month)

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: ATG (3/3; ends 3/21/25)

Crafty Catz: ATG with optional twist of add a sentiment (3/5; ends 3/21/25)

A Place To Start: ATG  (7/8; ends at the end of the month)

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog: Green + a sentiment (2/5; ends at the end of the month)

Crafty Calendar Challenge: More than 1 Fold (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

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