I think this card is just adorable and these little meerkats are so cute. Thiis shadowbox card is an easy design and so quick to make and was the perfect design for The Gangs All Meer stamp set from Stampin’ Up.
To create this card, you just need a few things:
- Old Olive card stock (Stampin’ Up)
- Basic Beige card stock (Stampin’ Up)
- Impressions Abloom designer series paper (Stampin’ Up)
- The Gangs All Meer stamp set (Stampin’ Up)
- Black StazOn ink (Stampin’ Up)
- Stampin’ Blends
- Old Olive Light (cactus and lizard) and Dark (lizard spots)
- Bubble Bath Light (cactus flowers)
- Crumb Cake Light (ground) and Dark (two meerkats in group)
- Pecan Pie Light (three meerkats in group and individual meerkats)
- Decaled Circles dies
- Scoring board or paper trimmer scoring blade
- Paper trimmer
- Scissors
- Adhesive of choice
- Mini pop dots
With your Old Olive card stock cut two pieces to 4 ¼” x 5 ½” and score each at ½”, 1”, 4 ½” and 5” and then fold the outside score up and the second score down. From the Basic Beige card stock cut two pieces to 3 3/8” x 4 1/8” and a third piece to 3” x 3 ¾”. The from the Impressions Abloom designer series paper find the Old Olive piece with the stripes and dots, cut two pieces to 3 ¼” x 4”.
With one of the Old Olive scored pieces, adhere one of the Basic Beige pieces measuring 3 3/8” x 4 1/8” adhere to the popped-up center between your score marks. Then adhere one of the striped pieces. From the Decaled Circles dies find the one measuring just over 2 ¾” and cut out a circle with your die cut machine toward the top center.
Take the other Basic Beige piece measuring 3 3/8” x 4 1/8” and adhere to the under center of the second popped up piece of Old Olive. With the group of meerkats from The Gangs All Meer stamp set and your Black StazOn ink and stamp toward the top so it will align nicely through your decaled circle window. Use the Light Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blend to color three of the meerkats, the Dark Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blend to color the other two meerkats and the Crumb Cake Light Stampin’ Blend to color the ground. On a spare piece of Basic Beige card stock stamp the cactus, lizard and the two individual meerkats in the Black StazOn ink. Use all the Stampin’ Blends suggested to color all of these and then use a pair of scissors to cut them out.
Adhere the cut-out cactus to the lower left of your card with it hanging over the edge of the circle cut out slightly, and then with mini pop dots adhere the individual standing meerkat over the left side of the cactus. Adhere the other peeping meerkat to the right side. Adhere the lizard with a mini pop dot just below your group so that it will show through the circle. Adhere the ends of your Old Olive card bases together to form your shadowbox.
Adhere your last piece of Basic Beige to the last piece of striped designer series paper. Stamp the “We’re Here for You” stamp to the upper center of the Basic Beige piece and stamp the cactus to the lower left and color with your Stampin’ Blends.
There you now have this cute card to encourage a friend or family member and give then a cheerful boost with these little meerkats.
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