diff --git a/examples/widgets/tabs.dart b/examples/widgets/tabs.dart
index cd9c0679e05..cd78032b29e 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/tabs.dart
+++ b/examples/widgets/tabs.dart
@@ -125,7 +125,8 @@ class TabbedNavigatorAppState extends State<TabbedNavigatorApp> {
     assert(selectedIndices.length == 5);
 
     ToolBar toolbar = new ToolBar(
-      center: new Text('Tabbed Navigator', style: Typography.white.title)
+      center: new Text('Tabbed Navigator', style: Typography.white.title),
+      elevation: 0
     );
 
     return new Scaffold(
diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/card.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/card.dart
index 89a59c26ff9..cb790a311b4 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/card.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/card.dart
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class Card extends StatelessComponent {
       child: new Material(
         color: color,
         type: MaterialType.card,
-        elevation: 8,
+        elevation: 2,
         child: child
       )
     );