While I didn’t track the time involved to the minute, I’d estimate that no less than 70 hours went into sourcing + verifying the accuracy of the words, creating the more than 100 different graphics involved, and writing the post itself.

I adored every minute and hope to put together a second edition one day. However, as I worked for long hours across several consecutive days on that post, it did leave me a touch drained energy and productivity wise.

I contemplated taking a brief “spring break” sort of breather from blogging this week to recharge my batteries, yet ultimately decided against it.

My energy was bouncing back and, moreover, I wanted to share my most recent paper crafting make here with all of you.

You Make My Heart Smile Elephant Themed Birthday Card

Spring officially begins in the Western Hemisphere on, or around, the 20^th of March. And while I readily and happily embrace the Spring Equinox/Ostara, for the whole of my life, a second event has also marked the changing of the seasonal guards in my books: my mom’s birthday.

Beginning life under the sign of Aries, my mother’s special day has always held a very meaningful place in my heart (after all, if she hadn’t been born, neither myself nor my siblings would be here either).

I cherish my mom. We’re blessed to have a very close bond and love each other dearly.

Not being able to visit and see one another whenever we please (we live about an hour’s drive apart) during the pandemic has been tremendously difficult. Just, of course, as being unable to do the same with their own families has been for countless others around the world, too.

This year was the second birthday running that I was not able to celebrate in person with my mom, so I wanted to make sure the card that I sent her way was extra special (just like her!).

My mom has numerous interests and enjoys a wide range of things, however she is not one of those folks that you automatically associate with a certain hobby, passion, sport, or so forth.

Save for a small array of beautiful angel figurines, she doesn’t really collect much, so there too, you didn’t think of my mom and have “x, y, or z” type of collection instantly spring to mind.

Without any of these things in place, it can sometimes be a bit tricky to come up a birthday card that I feel is highly tailored to my mom herself.

Luckily though, I’m not without a few helpful jumping off points.

For example, my mom loves the colour purple, adores flowers, and her favourite animal is the elephant.

I am also a big fan of elephants. However, as I discovered recently, I currently have next to no elephant-themed products in my post-fire paper crafting stash.

Surely, I figured, there’d be a stamp set or pack of stickers to the rescue. Nope, no dice. What about ephemera or patterned paper? Again, it was crickets all around.

Hope was not lost though, as I did have one charming elephant themed die in my collection. Phew!!!

And not only an elephant die, but one in which the sweet pachyderm pictured is composed from flowers, leaves, and vines.

Now we’re talking!

I went into this card with a rather different end result in mind. I had initially thought that I would made a shaker card and even created a shaker component for it.

However, as more layers and elements began to be added, I really wasn’t digging the overall design and decided to save that shaker element for a different project.

Holding fast to the cute little elephant, I pretty much started from square one again, and am considerably happier with how the final result turned out.

Not only does this card feature an elephant, but there’s plenty of blooms and hearts (to convey love and to reinforce the “You Make My Heart Smile” sentiment), along with touches of purple as well. Not to mention a balloon, which works perfectly for a birthday card.

I haven’t made too many elephant themed projects over the years. Given how much my mom adores this beautiful animal and how fun a subject matter they make, I’ll definitely be looking to grow the number of elephant products in my craft room.

I am happy to report that my mom loved this card and that while her b-day wasn’t observed as it would have been had the pandemic not still be going strong, she was able to have an enjoyable day all the same.

Products used to make this cute, shabby chic elephant birthday card

-White cardstock (pale grey would work fabulously here, too)

-Navy or midnight blue cardstock

-Light blue cardstock

-Pink cardstock

-Pinky-red metallic cardstock – Opera Red Mirror Card from Tonic Studios

-Silver metallic cardstock

-Nested circle die set with at least three different sizes of circle dies

-Blue tone-on-tone floral print paper

-Elephant floral filigree die – Ali Express (bought 2 – 3 years ago; still available, at the time of writing, from various sellers, such as this one)

-Happy birthday word dies (or letter dies, stickers, stamps, etc to spell the same sentiment)

-Filigree (or other style of) leaf die

-Flower, butterfly, and “You Make My Heart Smile” sentiment die cuts – Poetic Rose Ephemera from Prima

-Small pearlescent white plastic heart embellishments

-Heart design border punch – Hearts border punch from Fiskars

-Either an adhesive with a very fine, precise tip or double sided sheets of adhesive used to use on the elephant and word die cuts (not having any of the latter, I employed a light-handed amount of Ranger Glossy Accents in the mini squeeze bottle size to adhere these components)

-Dimensional foam, pop dots, or similar to elevate some of your layers

-Adhesive, such as a tape runner, of your choice (I often use my Scotch Tape Glider)

How to make a beautiful elephant birthday card

Begin by making a card base from white cardstock. Next, cut a piece of pink cardstock slightly smaller than your card base and adhere it to your base.

Cut a piece of blue tone-on-tone floral print paper a little smaller than the pink cardstock. Use the Fiskars Hearts border punch on the top and bottom of this piece of paper. Adhere the blue floral print paper to the pink card base.

Using a ruler and scissors (or small suitable punch or die, if you have one) cut four equal sized mini photo corner shapes from Opera Red Mirror Cardstock. Adhere one corner piece to each corner of the blue patterned paper.

Next, die cut three different sizes of nestled circles, one each from silver, pink, and navy blue cardstock. Layer and adhere the three circles to one another, then adhere this “stack” to your card base.

Die cut the filigree elephant from silver metallic cardstock. Adhere it to the centre (or thereabouts) of the navy blue circle. Repeat process with the words “happy birthday”, using Opera Red Mirror Cardstock.

Die cut two pairs of filigree leaves from light blue cardstock and two pairs from Opera Red Mirror Cardstock.

Arrange Prima Poetic Rose ephemera flower die cuts, along with the die cut leaves you created, around the top and bottom of the largest nested circle die cut, as shown.

When you’re happy with the placement of the leaves and flowers, adhere them down, then place a few small white heart shaped embellishments throughout the leaves and blooms.

This elephant die cut includes a heart shape balloon component, top that heart shape with the “You Make My Heart Smile” sentiment from the Prima Poetic Rose ephemera pack.

Lastly, arrange two butterflies from the same Poetic Rose ephemera pack on the largest-sized nested circle die cut. You may wish (as I did here) to gently fold the wings of the butterflies upward to give them a greater sense of dimension.

And voila! Your adorable handmade elephant birthday card is complete.

Cards take on even more importance when you are not there in person

I have touched on this subject here and there across various posts in the last thirteen months and counting, but I feel that it deserves revisiting now that we are squarely into year two of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The longer this pandemic carries on, the more important it becomes to find ways to safely connect with our loved ones.

Thankfully, many of us are fortunate to have access to things like emails, text messages, DMs, Zoom meetups, and good, old-fashioned phone calls.

Each of these can enable us to stay in touch with those we cherish, and it’s safe to say they’ve been godsends for a lot of people during these highly challenging times.

Yet, with safe in-person face-to-face interactions still being rare (or impossible) for a lot of us, the act of sending and receiving a physical item – be it a letter, card, gift, or all the above – takes on even greater meaning.

It is a small part of ourselves that we have selected, or created, with a specific person in mind, sent with love and care, and which can travel from our home to theirs.

If you have the ability to make (or purchase) and send cards to your loved ones, I highly encourage you to do so.

You need to not wait until a major event such as a birthday, Mother’s Day, or Christmas rolls around.

“Thinking of you”, “miss you”, and “just because” cards can be every much as meaningful and special as those for big events.

Perhaps, it could be argued, even more so in some ways, as they’re often wonderful surprises that (unlike special occasions) we didn’t see coming.

If you can tailor your card to your recipient, all the better. But doing so isn’t necessary. Had, for example, a deer, bird, fox, or dolphin appeared on this card, I doubt my mom would have enjoyed or appreciated it any less.

In card making and giving, it is the thought behind the card that often matter more than the actual subject matter depicted.

Sending or giving a card shows not only that you care, but that – in what must surely be an act approved by elephants everywhere – you have not (and likely could not possibly have) forgotten about that person.

PS: Fun birthday related fact: today marks exactly three months until mine returns.

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Each of our answers to these questions is apt to vary. They hold some universal similarities, however, and attest to the fact that a good many of us, especially those who are presently self-isolating, are missing loved ones, be they near or far right now.

The majority of my own (small) family, lives within about a three-hour radius from our home. As we’re all isolating though, we haven’t been able to get together for several weeks now and it’s anyone’s guess as to when doing so will be possible again.

My family is far from alone in this boat. It’s a scenario that many of us are experiencing right now and is, for some people, proving to be amongst the most difficult aspects of life as it presently exists.

I’m missing my relatives something fierce and have begun making thinking of you cards to send to some of them, as the pandemic stretches ever onward.

Recently I whipped up this eye-catching, generously sized thinking of you card for a younger member of our family who is the picture of au courant style, modernity, and hip personal taste.

Well before this thinking of you card came into being, the moment I saw Carta Bella’s chic, gorgeous Spring Market collection, its imagery and colour palette made me think of this person, so I knew it would be just the ticket for a card destined for them.

Modern shabby chic thinking of you card

What is modern shabby chic?

Glad you asked!

While I doubt there’s an official definition chiselled in stone anywhere, I personally tend to view it as a 21st century adaptation of the classic shabby chic style that has a youthful, slightly less vintage centred aesthetic to it.

Feminine details (such as flowers, gingham, ribbon and bows) can still be present, as can pale colours, but this take on shabby chic welcomes you to use darker hues, modern patterns, and fun, quirky details (oversized plastic fern, anyone?) as well.

Were we talking home décor, you might even find some industrial or Scandi details thrown into the mix, and of course they can come out to play on your paper crafting projects as well.

I hesitate to call it the millennial take on shabby chic, but objectively, that would be a fair way to describe it, if one was so inclined.

This is a big card. Perhaps the tallest I’ve ever made. While plenty of store bought cards measure eight inches or taller, we don’t tend to see nearly as many oversized cards in the handmade card world.

I tend to favour larger cards to begin with, so upping the height of mine a bit more than (my) usual wasn’t tricky at all.

I won’t be reaching for a card base this size every day, of course, but every now and then it can be heaps of fun to play with a larger card front that almost feels a bit like a small LO or a good sized mini album page.

The sentiment cut-apart piece was the jumping-off point for the colour palette and embellishments that I used here. A mix of white, pink, red, soft green, light browns, and eye-catching black, as well as a few hits of light cream peppered throughout the design.

Putting this feminine thinking of you card together

To start with, I created a generously sized card base out of basic white cardstock, followed by various layers of patterned paper and coloured cardstock.

I then mixed harmoniously hued patterned papers from the same collection here to add to the stylish modern feel of this design.

Two heart-shaped doilies (one red, one white), an ornate die cut rectangle and its respective frame (from glossy black cardstock), tags cut out of patterned paper, the sentiment piece, and some die cut grey and light brown branches/springs came next.

Once those elements were in place, I added a green plastic fern leaf, some paper flowers in various sizes and colours, a skinny text print strip (at the bottom of the card), and a few grey enamel dots to pick up the grey that appears in some of the other elements on this card (including the sentiment piece).

Unlike a lot of my makes, where I scrutinize every last detail, rearrange things multiple times, and generally take hours to create a single card, I took a much more devil-may-care approach, if you will, here and went with my first instincts on the entire design.

I have to say, it was both strange and liberating feeling to put something down and essentially let it live there when all was said and done. While I didn’t glue my card elements in place until I was pleased with the final design, again, I did take things easy and let the moment guide me.  

This wasn’t a card that felt like it needed to be over thought to death and I rather love that about it. 

Card making tips and ideas from this project

–Use the negatives (borders/areas left after you cut out a die cut shape) from your die cuts on your projects. While some might not work well in this capacity, others, especially when they create frames or easily recognizable shapes definitely can be used and they are a great way to get extra mileage out of your paper and card stock stash.

-Raid the artificial flower selection of dollar, craft, houseware, and big box stores for materials to use in your paper crafting projects.

Plastic, fabric, and silk versions of leaves, ferns, branches, and blooms can all be put to work on cards, layouts and other projects. Plus, in some cases, you may be able to get more flowers (or leaves, etc) for your money than with similar pre-packaged selections from paper crafting brands.

–Let ornate doilies do the job of die cuts. You could easily use ornate (circular, heart-shaped, mandala, etc) die cuts here, if you wished, but as I had two lovely, fancy heart-shaped doilies on hand in colours that worked fabulously with my project, I opted to put them to work on this make.

And remember, you can altar the colour of many white or variously coloured doilies, if needed. I didn’t do so here, but had I wanted to, things such as light layers of spray ink, pencil crayons (colour pencils), pastels, chalk, ink, paint, glitter, and embossing power would have been ways of going about doing so.

-Repeat motifs in different sizes and materials. Here, the two heart-shaped doilies are joined by a dimensional cream coloured wicker heart to create that trusty design standard: an uneven number of similar elements.

-To convey a sense of shabby chic, tear or otherwise distress some of your papers and/or cardstock, as I did with one of the pattern paper layers.

-A card like this can get mighty busy, mighty fast, so aim for cohesiveness in your colour palette, pattern sizes, and the types of embellishments that you use.

-Sending or hand delivering bouquets or arrangements of actual flowers to perk up their day might not be possible at present, but we can convey a similar sense of floral cheer by including blooms of all sizes, shapes, colours, styles and designs on our cards.

-While I didn’t do so here, a card of this nature would take kindly to things such as a splattering of paint, gouache, or spray ink, if you fancied.

Products used to make this layered, contemporary style card

-White, dark red, light grey and light brown cardstock

-Glossy black cardstock – Glossy Black Mirror Card from Tonic Studios

-Various patterned papers – Spring Market 6×6 inch paper pad from Carta Bella

-Floral tag cut-aparts – Spring Market Floral Tags from Carta Bella

-Ornate frame die

-Branch, spring or slender leaf die(s)

-White and red paper doilies (or similar die cut hearts)

-Assorted sizes of black, pink, red, white and/or cream flowers

-Plastic fern, leaf or branch (or similar die cut piece)

-Cream or white coloured woven wicker heart (dollar stores, craft stores, eBay and AliExpress can be good sources for these kinds of woven heart embellishments)

-Grey enamel dots – Classic SS728D Enamel Dot Stickers from Forever In Time

-Dimensional foam, pop dots, or similar to elevate some of your layers

-Adhesive, such as a tape runner, of your choice (I often use my Scotch Tape Glider)

Thinking of you cards are like hugs in our mailboxes

Given that a good many of us are presently in isolation, I realize that popping out to the mailbox (unless perhaps you have one located right near your house; which we do not) isn’t the easiest or potentially safest of tasks. As such, ending our handmade thinking of you cards out may not be a breeze right now.

If you are leaving your house, be it regularly or occasionally, that does make things simpler. If not, one option is to make cards and then take photographs or videos of them, sending those pics or vids to the respective recipients of your greetings.

When dashing out to the mailbox becomes feasible again, you can then post your greetings with a heartfelt personal message inside letting that person know how much they are (or were, if it’s after the fact) on your mind during the pandemic.

And, if applicable, perhaps inviting them together again once it’s safe to do so.

While I do plan to post this card on a future (rare) excursion out of the house, in general, that’s my approach between mailbox trips right now.

There are few things more heartwarming or meaningful than knowing you’re on the mind of someone who cares about you.

If you have the chance, I highly encourage you to whip up a few thinking of you, missing you, just because or similar types of cards for your loved ones to convey precisely that message.

Your thoughtfulness will brighten their day and hopefully help them to feel like the circumstances that are presently keeping you apart are a bit easier to bear.

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Indeed, the intensity of these juicy hues – which immediately reminds me of classic Popsicles – is as suitable for spring as it is for summer.

Plus, as we’ll discuss later on in this post, there are a number of different occasions and events throughout the year for which this design card would also work smashingly.

With Brave Wings She Flies card

At the start of 2020, someone who is immeasurably close to me went through a breakup. While the relationship itself hadn’t lasted all that long, it was the first one of serious merit for that person following the very abrupt and unforeseen end of a twenty-year partnership they had experienced with a different individual.

Within minutes of hearing the news about this most recent conclusion of a relationship, I knew that I wanted to make a heartfelt card of support for my loved one.

Mere moments later, an image of angel wings sprung to my mind and proved to be the catalyst for the creation of this thinking of you card.

I knew that I had a package of two pairs of fabric angel wings in my stash. They were a circa 1980s or early 1990s Etsy find a while back that I’d been tucking away for just the right paper crafting project.

This was definitely it and once I’d dug them out of a basic of assorted dimensional embellishments, I set about finding a suitable sentiment for my card.

I scanned my stamps, dies and stickers, and there were some lovely options, but none that felt 100% right for this instance.

Next, I turned to my 12×12 inch cut-apart sentiment papers and it was there that this touchingly beautiful message all but leapt off the page at me. Its colour scheme of warm oranges and intense pinks set the tone for the rest of the elements that I used on this project.

The fact that the orange and dark pink sentiment was grounded in a sea of pale pink worked excellently with the white angel wings, and between the two components, very few other colours entered the picture.

Conveying a strong sense of positivity and support was paramount for me with this card.

To that end, I embraced the strong, energy bolstering hues, used multiple types of heart embellishments (to represent the love and support I have for my recipient), and utilized the inherently upbeat properties of both flowers and dragonflies.

The later of which came in the form of both a paper die cut and pre-made embellishments complete with that most cheerful of crafting ingredients: glitter!

Putting this encouragement card together

As usual for me, I started with a decent sized card base (I didn’t measure it before giving this card to my recipient, but I’d guess that it was in my normal 5” x 7” size range). Classic, subtly textured white cardstock did the trick there this time around.

Next, I selected two patterned papers (one floral print, the other tone-on-tone orange) and a solid coloured dark pink (almost fuchsia) cardstock to compliment the colours in the sentiment.

I die cut a rectangle with a standard stitched border die and then embossed it with a cute heart design embossing folder.

This was followed by die cutting two different elegant shaped frames (one from the orange patterned paper, the other from the dark pink cardstock).

Using the backside of the pink floral print paper, which had a different orange print from the paper that I just mentioned, I die cut an ornate border strip.

With these elements ready to go, and having lightly inked a few paper and cardstock edges, I began assembling my card.

I don’t own a lot of washi tape at the moment. However, I felt the urge to dig into my tiny collection for this project and was delighted to find a white and dark pink floral print washi that coordinated wonderfully with this upbeat card.

It was put to work alongside the orange die cut border strip, as well as on the top and bottom of the sentiment.

While I wasn’t going for an overly thick/dimensional design this time around, I do love including at least a few layers on most of my makes, so once the paper and cardstock elements – plus the washi tape and fabric wings – were in place, I dove into my die cut shapes and found these thoroughly lovely flowers from Schimelle’s Head In the Clouds collection.

I partnered these die cut shapes with natural coloured wooden hearts, two sparkly pre-made dragonfly embellishments, and some cute adhesive heart gems that I picked up a while back from Pink and Main.

When everything was in place, I stepped back – something I do with almost all of my paper crafting makes – and assessed if this card felt complete or not to me.

It was close, no two ways about it, but I felt that it needed just a little something more so I reached for my trusty white Uniball pen and drew some faux stitching on the dark pink die cut layer (which echoes the die cut stitched design of the heart embossed white cardstock layer).

That’s it, my dears. This card is quite easy to make and took somewhat less time to construct than many of the others that I create.

Card making tips and ideas from this project

-No premade angel wings of any kind (fabric, resin, wood, chipboard, etc)? No problem! You could use pre-made die cut wings (Christmas die cut packs sometimes include angels and angel wings), die cut your own with metal dies or an electronic die cutting machine, fussy cut some from patterned paper, use wing-shaped stickers, shape white feathers to resemble wings, stamp and cut out a pair of wings, or drawn and cut some out freehand.

–Dragonflies are a fun, somewhat unexpected change of pace from butterflies, but if you don’t have any dragonfly products to hand, that’s totally fine. Butterflies would look smashing here, too. As would ladybugs, some types of birds, and even bumblebees (especially if they were in similar colours to the rest of the card).

-Tilt some of the elements of your project at an to add visual interest to your design. When doing so, I generally like to keep some elements straight (be it vertically, horizontally or both) and slant others at an angle. This helps to ground the angled pieces and create a lovely sense of balance throughout your design.

-Hand drawn stitching is one of my all-time favourite paper crafting techniques. It’s easy, versatile and can really add a lot of pizzazz to your projects. You could, of course, use hand or machine stitching, stitched design run-ons or stickers, or stitching themed stamps here as well. Each would be classic, fun and delightful looking.

-I’ve touched on this in past project shares and no doubt will again in the future, as it’s such an important design element, but don’t forget to work in uneven numbers for at least some of your design components.

Here, for example, I used three wooden veneer hearts and two glittery, dimensional dragonfly embellishments. This totals five, which is itself an uneven number. I also utilized one flower-shaped and one dragonfly shaped die cut piece. Once more, this totalled up to an uneven number: seven. As did the three heart-shaped bling embellishments.

-If you don’t have – or don’t want to use – washi tape, sub in ribbon, twill tape, seam binding, a border strip, border die cut, long rub-on applied to a slender piece of cardstock or paper, fabric trim, strip of burlap, piece of felt (or other fabric), skinny sentiment strip, or even a row of pre-attached rhinestone gems instead.

–Repeat design elements in different forms throughout the same project. Here, for example, hearts appear three times, stitching elements twice, dragonflies twice, and each main colour at least times. Taking this approach really helps to pull a paper crafting make together and can aid in ensuring the various components involved jive well with one another.

-While not done intentionally, the colour palette here would be a natural fit for someone dealing with breast cancer.

Products used to create this feminine pink and orange card

-Stitched border square or rectangle-shaped die (such as this set of stitched square dies from Lawn Fawn)

-One or two different elegant border dies (or border punches)

-Heart patterned embossing folder

-Dew Drop Memento Ink in Tangelo and Love Letter

–Singo Unibal White Gel Pen

-Fabric angel wings (or see alternative ideas above) – somewhat similar looking fabric angel wings

-White and dark pink cardstock

-Sentiment cut-apart or another sentiment of your choice – the one that I used here came from the Paige Evans 01 sheet from Pink Paislee

-Two – three printed papers of your choosing

-Die cut ephemera pieces – Shimelle Head in the Clouds Ephemera from American Crafts

-Wood veneer hearts – similar looking wood veneer hearts

-Dimensional dragonfly embellishments (try dollar stores, craft stores, Ali Express, eBay, and Etsy for similar looking products)

-SMall heart-shaped embellishments – Rose Gold Glossy Hearts from Pink & Main

-Dark pink washi tape (or see notes above for alternatives)

-Dimensional foam, pop dots, or similar to elevate some of your layers

-Adhesive, such as a tape runner, of your choice (I often use my Scotch Tape Glider)

Other occasions that this angel wing design would work wonderfully for

If you like this general design, but aren’t feeling the combo of pink, white and orange, why not swap in 2 – 4 other colours that you’d prefer instead?

The following are a few possible options:

-Red, white (or grey) and pink for Valentine’s Day.

-Aqua or mint green, light purple, dark purple and soft yellow for a spring, Ostara or Easter card.

-Dusty rose, pine green, burgundy and cream or ivy for a Mother’s Day card, anniversary card, birthday card, or thinking of you card.

-Peach, turquoise, and either coral or navy blue for a summertime greeting, birthday card, or party invitation.

-Rose gold, white, black and clear (sequins, acetate, sheer vellum, etc) for a wedding card, anniversary card, love card, or New Year’s card.

-White, black, grey and/or silver for a sympathy card.

-Baby blue, soft peach and light butter yellow for a baby shower or baby’s first birthday card.

-Orange, silver and black for Halloween (bat or owl wings would make a fun alternative to the angel wings).

-Copper or terracotta, olive green, kraft or soft brown, and teal for Thanksgiving.

-Red, green and white or grey plus (cabbage roses and holy leaves partnered with doves or cardinals could be gorgeous) for Christmas.

-Gold, ivory and chocolate or espresso brown for New Years, Imbolc, or a more masculine design.

These are but a small handful of possible options. The sky is the limit! And there’s nothing to stop you from going monochromatic here as well.

I am happy to report that things have, thankfully, turned around for the better already for my loved one who received this cheerfully hued handmade card.

It helped to brighten their week and bolster their mood, plus it reminded me to utilize wings more often in some of my paper crafting makes.

As for the ultra-bright colours? They’re unlikely to become an everyday occurrence here, but they are certainly fun to bust them out every now and then.

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