This Hello Friend Zoo Crew Card turned out pretty cute, I think! I just recently saw a card made like this one and I’ve had fun making a couple. It is very easy to make.
The card base of Pool Party cardstock is cut at 4 1/4″ x 11″. Instead of scoring it in the middle, score each end at 2 3/4″. Crease on those score lines being careful that the two ends line up as perfectly as possible in the middle.
I added a piece of the Zoo Crew Designer Series Paper to each flap to decorate the card. Each one measures 4″ x 2 1/2″.
For the focal point of the card, I diecut a scalloped rectangle using the Scalloped Contours Dies. in Pool Party cardstock. Then I added a rectangle of Basic White cut to fit inside the rectangle. On this piece, I stamped the “hello friend” greeting using matching stamps in the Biggest Wish Stamp Set. Usually, I use one word in block letters and one in script letters, but for this card, I just used both cursive words. The words are stamped with Memento Ink.
Next, I diecut this cute beaver holding the balloons using the Zany Zoo Dies. I colored him with Pecan Pie Light and Dark Stampin’ Blends with a little Crumb Cake on his face and belly. I love using the Stampin’ Blends to color. I just glued him to the greeting using Multipurpose Liquid Glue being careful that anything that wouldn’t be on the rectangle wouldn’t have glue on the back of it. Then I glued on the greeting rectangle, making sure the glue was only applied on the side that would be on the left flap of the card.
For a finishing touch, I adhered three Pastel Adhesive-Backed Sequins in each color to the greeting for a little glimmer. I will add a layer of Basic White cardstock inside the card on which to stamp a greeting or write a personal message, although I could just use the Pool Party since it is a light enough color.
This is basically an easy card to make. You could cut a circle or just a rectangle or square of any size for the focal point of the card if you didn’t have dies to use or a punch.
