Inspiration Team Surprise Baby Shower!

Surprise! Today, the Eileen Hull Inspiration Team is hosting a special surprise baby shower for our teammate, Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Anna-Karin recently gave birth to the most adorable little boy, Leo. Even though we can't be there to celebrate, we wanted to do something special for her, to let her know how much we care.

I decided to use Eileen's elephant die to make a tiny little pull toy. Since these dies are Thinlits, the thickest material they can cut is very thin chipboard. By stacking the die cuts, though, you can make the pieces quite thick and sturdy. I also used one of the die cuts from Eileen's new Make it 3D die to make this into a cute little container. Here's how I made it:

I started by cutting six elephant dies from thin chipboard (I used a cereal box). I glued them together in two sets of three. I also cut two of the detail layer die.

Using the same dies, I cut coordinating paper to cover the inside and outside of the chipboard elephants. I covered another piece of chipboard with polka dot paper and cut the 3D piece.

To assemble the pull toy/container, I painted the edges of the stacked chipboard white and then covered the front and back with paper. I cut the 3D piece to length and adhered it to each of the elephant panels, creating a box. I finished the box off with vintage buttons tied with baker's twine.

We invite you to visit each of the team member's blogs to see what they created for baby Leo.

Diana

Lisa

Oxana

Pam

Donna 

Tracy

Nicole

If you'd like to leave a message of congratulations for Anna-Karin, be sure and stop by Eileen Hull's blog and leave your well wishes in the comments!

The supplies I used can be found at Amazon and Simon Says Stamp via the links below.

Sizzix Make-It-3D Box Sizzi by 6-Inch by 13.75-Inch ScoreBoards Die, X-Large Sizzix Thinlits Dies, Elephant and Giraffe, 7-Pack Be Amazing Follow Your Heart 6X6 Paper Pad (My Minds Eye) Sizzix MAGNETIC PLATFORM FOR WAFER-THIN DIES Accessory 656499 Tim Holtz Distress Ink Stain PICKET FENCE White Ranger TDW31246 *Beacon's 3 IN 1 ADVANCED CRAFT GLUE Crystal Clear Instant Grab Fast Dry Glue 00210 Lawn Fawn CLOUDY Single Cord Trimmings

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