How to Make a Cute Birth Card With Elephant | Tutorial

Self-made is unique, just like the newborn miracle. This is how to make a cute birth card with elephant.

Animal babies are simply cute and fit wonderfully as a motif on a greeting card for the birth. For the birth of a little boy I drew a baby elephant – you can find the template for free download on the material list! He enters the stage of life and first trumpets: “Hello, here I am!”.

There are more and more happy parents in my circle of friends at the moment. A nice reason to rejoice and a great occasion to make a birth card with creativity, scissors and fun. I never make the same card, but always think about what the parents particularly like – and sometimes I just feel like a certain motif or craft material. On Greatime you can also find instructions for making a birth greeting card with baby name pennant.

If you have all the materials at home, it only takes about 20-30 minutes to make. You can simply print out the baby elephant on as thick a paper as possible – or if you have a talent for drawing, you can take up the pencil yourself. ? Always looking for creative inspiration? Browse through our Craft ideas!

Material List*

• Blank double card
• Printout of the baby elephant template
• Motif paper
• Kraft paper
• Washi Tape border
• Purple cardboard
• Zigzag scissors
• Hole punch
• Permanent marker
• Glue stick
• Glue gun
• Scissors

How to Make a Birth Card With Elephant

Do you have as much motif paper at home as I do? I love making things with it! You can easily change the style of your birth card with your choice of paper.

I made this card in the days of Corona. Luckily, you can find everything your heart desires on amazon* even when the craft shops are closed for weeks.

1. Design Baby Elephants or Print Them Out 

First draw your baby elephant in pencil and trace the lines with black permanent marker and erase the pencil lines. Then cut it out along the lines. My baby elephant is about 5 cm high and 3.5 cm wide. It should be no more than half the size of the card.

Alternatively, you can simply print out the baby elephant template in the materials list on paper as thick as possible.

2. Select Motif Paper and Cut to Size

I chose a motif paper sheet that had different patterns, one orange and one blue-grey. The paper strips on the right and left are 0.5 cm wide and 15 cm high, the strip at the bottom is 1.5 cm high and 10.5 cm wide. I stuck a border made of Washi Tape on it. The strip above the curtain is 1 cm high and 10.5 cm wide.

Then measure a 3.5 cm high and 10.5 cm wide piece of paper from a piece of motif paper in a contrasting colour (orange for me) and cut it out. Then cut bows into the paper as shown in the photo.

Now cut a 6 cm long and 2 cm wide rectangle out of kraft paper and cut out a prong about 1 cm deep on one side. Cut a “stamp” out of purple cardboard freehand or with pinking shears and stick it onto the kraft paper cut-out. I punched holes in the tag so that you can pull it out from under the baby elephant. I simply attached it to a piece of thread first and stuck it on with a glue dot under the baby elephant.

Now use the glue stick or hot glue gun to stick the individual pieces of paper onto the card. You start with the stripes on the edge, then you put the stage floor with the Washi Tape border on the bottom and the curtain on the top of the card.

Glue the baby elephant onto the card at the very end to get it in the perfect position.

Finally, I just drew the notes that the elephant trumpets directly above the trunk and added the little hairs on the tail and head.

Have fun making the birth card with elephant! 🙂

Never be bored again with 1001 ideas that you absolutely have to try out with your favourite people! On Greatime you’ll find new inspiration every week for leisure activities with kids, leisure activities with friends and ventures for couples. It’s worth dropping by…

We are also on Instagram and Facebook! We’d love for you to follow us. ?

Bestseller Nr. 1

Ideen mit Herz Duo-Design-Papiere | Block mit 20 Blatt Bastelpapier | 25 x 25 cm | 250g/m² | beidseitig bedruckt | Designpapier, Motivpapier | ideal für Scrapbooking, Basteln (Hintergründe 01)

Motivblock mit 20 Blatt Duo-Design-Papier; 25 cm x 25 cm; 250 g/m²

6,97 EUR

Bestseller Nr. 2

Ideen mit Herz 10 Bogen Design-Papier | Winter/Weihnachten 2 | DIN A4 | 250 g/m² | 10 verschiedene Designs | Kraftpapier mit aufwändiger Folienveredelung

10 Blatt Kraftpapier mit effektvoller Folienveredelung; 10 verschiedene Designs in 10 verschiedenen Farben

5,97 EUR

AngebotBestseller Nr. 3

folia 11549 - Designpapier Block Hotfoil, DIN A4, 165 g/qm, 12 Blatt - hochwertig illustriertes Papier mit Heißfolienapplikation

Block mit hochwertig illustriertem Papier mit Heißfolienapplikation; Ideal geeignet für Grußkarten, Scrapbooking und edle Bastelarbeiten

6,09 EUR

Bestseller Nr. 4

ewtshop® Motivpapier Celebrate und Explorer, 48 Bögen im Format 30,5 x 30,5cm, 24 Motive, beidseitig Bedruckt, Dekopapier für Bastelarbeiten, Karten

✅24 verschiedene Designs der Themen "CELEBRATE" und "EXPLORER"; ✅Format: 30,5 x 30,5 cm

5,95 EUR

Bestseller Nr. 5

ITD Collection - Scrapbooking-Paket 12x12 inches, Scrapbooking Papier, Dekorpapier, Decoupage, Kartenherstellung, Papiergröße - 310 x 320 mm (Vintage Tapestry, SLS052)

11,68 EUR

*There are affiliate links in this article. This means that if you buy a product via such a link, Greatime may receive a small commission without the product becoming more expensive.