New Baby Giraffe Card

Friends from church just had their first baby recently, and I wanted to make them a special card to celebrate Veronica Ann's arrival. I decided to create a background using Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Whispers in the Canopy project set. I embossed a white panel and then used Altenew's Rounded Rectangles Stencil set to mask off the edge of the panel so when I used the coordinating stencils that match up with the embossing folder, I had a white edge. I used inks from Altenew's Bubblegum Dreams and Whispering Woodland collections to ink blend the embossed panel. 

For the giraffes, I used Altenew's Gentle Giraffes die set and layered them up in pink cardstocks. I've never made pink giraffes before, but I thought they would be perfect for a baby girl card. I added them to the a circle I die cut using a retired Altenew die set and some vellum. Then I added the vellum circle to the embossed panel using Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam tape behind the parts of the vellum covered by the giraffes. 

The "congratulations" and "on the arrival of your bundle of joy" sentiments are from Altenew's Gift From Heaven stamp set. 

I matted the embossed panel onto a pink panel and then added them to a top-folding white A2 card base. 

If you're interested in doing some crafty shopping at Altenew, I'd be so grateful if you used my affiliate link here: Carrie's Altenew Link.  I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Altenew carries many wonderful stencils, project kits, inks, and layering die sets like the ones I used here. 

Challenges I'm entering: 

Crafty Catz: ATG (2/5; ends 5/7/26)

As You Like It Challenge: Brights or Pastels and Why? I tend to use pastels on my cards because I love the soft, feminine look they give to my projects (2/3; ends 5/6/26)

Crafty Animals: ATG with animals/bees/birds/butterflies/bugs (unlimited; ends 4/27/26)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: feminine (2/5; ends 4/30/26)

simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/: Use more than 1 stencil (I used a Rounded Rectangles stencil as well as a layering stencil set that coordinates with the embossed background (1/5; ends 4/27/26)

Critter Crazy CHALLENGE BLOG: ATG with animals/butterflies/bugs/bird (3/5; ends 4/24/26)

Cut It Up: Colors of Spring (3/3; ends 4/27/26)

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

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (unlimited; 5/12/26)

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

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (2/5 for the week; 5/10 for the challenge; ends 4/29/26)

A Place To Start: ATG with option of ombré (6/8; ends at the end of the month) Rising Star Honors April Week 3

Inspiration Station: The season (spring) and the pink and green colors in the inspiration photo inspired my project (4/8; ends at the end of the month)

I'd like to leave a blessing for all the lovely visitors to my blog: 

 The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;

The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

--Numbers 6: 22-26