I have really wonderful vegetarian friends whose daughter and son-in-law (who live with them) have recently opened a farm-to-table restaurant. While the restaurant is not totally vegetarian, it has a large veggie section, and I thought I would send a fun shaped card expressing my love and support for all of them. I also think this would make a fun summertime card for a guy who likes to BBQ, and you could change the sentiment to something like “Cute Critters are Yummy!” (LOL)<\/p>\n

<\/a>I constructed the card base shaped shirt and apron card using the following Diemond Dies (the video below shows how each die was used):<\/p>\n

Baby Onesie Mini Album Die<\/a><\/span>
\nCandy Corn Mini Album Die<\/a><\/span> (for the bottom of the shirts and apron)
\nCandy Die Set<\/a><\/span> (larger candy corn used to make apron arm holes)
\nNesting Flower Pots Die Set<\/a><\/span> (for collar opening of apron)<\/p>\n

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The cardstock I used for this card are all from the Scrapping for Less May “In the Countryside” Card Kit<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0 For the true red shirt card base, I used the Wild Cherry cardstock and the apron was made from the Whip Cream cardstock. I printed the sentiment, “FRIENDS [space for critters] (not food)” sentiment onto the Whip Cream cardstock directly from my computer printer before I cut out the apron shape, and I later traced the letters with a Sakura Black Glaze Pen<\/a><\/span> to give it a more finished rich look.<\/p>\n

The adorable little critters are from the Scrapping for Less “Piggy Picnic” stamp set and the Avery Elle “Barnyard” stamp set<\/a><\/span>, both also from the Scrapping for Less May “In the Countryside” Card Kit<\/a><\/span>. I used the following Copic colors to color up the critters:<\/p>\n

<\/a>Chicks: Y11, Y21, Y35 and Y38
\nLamb: W0, W3, E01 and R30 with C6 for hooves
\nPig: R11, R12, R21 and R22 with C6 for hooves
\nThe cow on the inside liner of the card is colored with:
\nW0, E000, W7, R30, E23, E29, C7 and Y35<\/p>\n

Then I fussy cut out each animal and inked the edges of the cut paper with a Momento Tuxedo Black Marker<\/a><\/span>\u00a0for a finished look. Finally, I used double sided foam adhesive to pop up each of the critters on the front of the card for a little dimension. I simply glued the cow directly onto the card liner, because I didn’t want to add any bulk to the inside of the card.<\/p>\n

For finishing touches, I added Ranger Glossy Accents to all the hooves and beaks of the critters as well as to the bell hanging off the cow. I also used my bone folder, a ruler, and my mouse pad (for cushion) to mimic the impressions left by die cutting along the edges of the apron front that I hand cut with scissors. While something like this dry embossing might seem like a small detail, it really gives a clean finished look.<\/p>\n

Disclosure<\/span>: Many of the supplies I\u2019ve used for today\u2019s project are linked.\u00a0Some may be affiliate links, which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support toward the costs of running this blog!<\/em><\/p>\n

The following is a process video of creating this shaped card:<\/p>\n