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Cute Animal Wreath Card with Cutest Crew Bundle

Do you love creating cute handmade cards with animals, then the Stampin’ Up! Cutest Crew Bundle is an absolute must-have. This adorable bundle features playful cats, dogs, birds and butterflies, making it perfect for creating cheerful cards that are guaranteed to make someone smile.

Today I’m sharing a fun square card design that uses the images to create a sweet animal wreath around the sentiment “Just a Little Hello.” It’s a simple layout but incredibly effective, and perfect for sending a quick hello to a friend.

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Handmade square card featuring a wreath of stamped cats, dogs and birds using the Stampin’ Up! Cutest Crew Bundle with the sentiment “Just a Little Hello”.

Designing the Card

For this card I started with a 4½” x 4½” square card base, which gives plenty of space to create a circular wreath design.

To help position the images evenly, I lightly traced a pencil circle using a tin lid that was the perfect size. This simple trick makes it easy to arrange stamped elements in a balanced circle.

Inside the circle I added a soft Pool Party ink blend around the edge. The gentle colour adds depth while keeping the centre light so the sentiment remains the focus.

The sentiment “Just a Little Hello” was stamped in Mhttps://www.stampinup.nz/products/tuxedo-black-memento-ink-pad?demoid=4015937emento Black ink in the centre of the circle, with a few cute paw prints in Pecan Pie underneath for an extra playful detail.

Stamping and Colouring the Animals

The Cutest Crew stamp set includes a delightful mix of cats, dogs and birds, which are perfect for colouring.

I stamped the images using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, which works beautifully with Stampin’ Blends markers.

For this card I kept the colouring simple using Stampin Blends:

You can absolutely add more shading if you like, but even simple colouring gives these characters plenty of personality.

Once coloured, the images were die cut and lightly fussy cut where needed.

Creating the Animal Wreath

The fun part is arranging the animals around the pencilled circle.

I placed them so it looks like they are chasing each other around the card — a bird, cat, dog combination repeated around the wreath. It creates movement and makes the design feel playful.

Before adhering anything, it’s always helpful to lay everything out first so you can adjust spacing and balance.

To add extra detail, I stamped the butterflies from the set between the animals in Daffodil Delight ink.

The animals were then attached with Mini Dimensionals to give the card a little dimension and bring the characters to life.

Creating the Animal Wreath

The fun part is arranging the animals around the pencilled circle.

I placed them so it looks like they are chasing each other around the card — a bird, cat, dog combination repeated around the wreath. It creates movement and makes the design feel playful.

Before adhering anything, it’s always helpful to lay everything out first so you can adjust spacing and balance.

To add extra detail, I stamped the butterflies from the set between the animals in Daffodil Delight ink.

The animals were then attached with Mini Dimensionals to give the card a little dimension and bring the characters to life.

Finishing Touches

To complete the card:

  • The panel was mounted onto a Basic Black mat layer to frame the design.
  • Everything was adhered to the white card base.
  • A few Natural Matte Dots were added for subtle texture.

Once everything was adhered, the pencil guideline was gently erased.

Two handmade cards featuring cute cats and dogs sitting on a paw print border created with the Stampin’ Up! Cutest Crew Bundle and warm brown tones.

Watch a short video on how i put this card together HERE

Bonus Card Ideas

This pecan Pie, Crumb Cake Monochromatice card cuteness was designed for my in person class. They were able to choose the ctas or dogs perfect for those that have a passion for either!

For this second card Using the birds this time, I also created a quick 4″ x 4″ note card featuring just the birds and the same “Just a Little Hello” sentiment.

This is a fantastic option if you want to mass produce simple cards for your stash.

Clean and simple handmade card with three yellow birds and the sentiment “Just a Little Hello” using the Stampin’ Up! Cutest Crew stamp set.

Watch a short video on how i put this card together HERE

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Comments

  1. Marian Barnes says

    I love your cards. Have started following you.
    You make things look so easy to do and they are so elegant.
    Thank you
    Marian