Cute baby easel card!

Good morning!

Today I'm going to show you a card I made a while ago for a customer order.

I used the very cute Baby We've Grown set (only available to order until June 1st) for the cute little shoes, and an old, retired set for the two sentiments. I die cut the sentiment panel using one of the Apothecary Accents Framelits, and used Sweet Dreams DSP and some Blushing Bride Chevron Ribbon to make it 'girly'!

To create the stamping on the name, I first die cut the Little Letters and lined them up against a straight line...I used my Grid Paper for this. I then stamped onto the letters, then onto the card panel. I lined up the letters with the base stamping and popped them up on Dimensionals. This was a really subtle way to make the new baby's name the main focus of the card.

What are your plans for today? We don't have any yet, but I'm sure it will involve a day out somewhere!

Have a good one, whatever you're doing!

A pair of new babies!

Hello everyone!

I had a little play making new baby cards yesterday... can you spot how I used the Painted Petals stamp set??

I used the cute bunny and the sentiment from the lovely Baby We've Grown stamp set...I really love this little cutie!

And yes, you got it! The stripes are from the Painted Petals...I simply ink, stamped and repeated lots of times over the card base before adding my sentiment panel. I punched little notches out at the top of the panels with the 1/4 inch handheld punch, then wrapped and tied the Baker's Twine. 

I decided to make one in each colour so I have a couple to add to my stash...that's a great way to build up stock. I just need to book into a couple of craft fairs to sell them now!

I mentioned yesterday that I am going to try entering more challenges in the future... well I am entering these into a couple...

CASe This Sketch #108 

Less Is More - Little Ones

EDIT* I got an honourable mention at CAS(E) This Sketch!

Before I go, have you seen the fab new Weekly Deals this week??

Check them out and grab yourself a bargain!

I'm starting my first day of 5 days off today...yay!

Have a good one!

New Baby for CAS-Colours and Sketches

Hi everyone!

It's Thursday so it must be time for another challenge at CAS-Colours and Sketches....

I was very organised with this card...I made it in December for Mike's daughter on the birth of her daughter.

I used the really sweet Baby We've Grown stamp set for the little shoes, which I added to my computer printed sentiment, die cut from Labels Collection Framelits, and pierced using the Festive Paper Piercing Pack.

I think the paper piercing gives a lovely border, don't you? The designer paper was printed from MDS...it was always one of my favourites as it's perfect for baby cards, so I was thrilled to find it as a download!

We had such a lot of gorgeous entries into last week's challenge...we're going to have a tough time choosing our top 3! I hope to see as many entries again this week!
Now go get creating! ;)

Grandma or not??

Good morning! 
Wow I can't believe I'm late with my Sketch Saturday post again!
But, here it is!
This week's sketch has been designed by the lovely Carla...

So I used it to design a new baby card for Mike's son and his girlfriend...

I created the sentiment in MDS and then I embossed some hearts across the bottom using a retired embossing folder. 

The cutie little shoes are from Baby We've Grown and I coloured them with Rose Red ink and a Watercolour Pen.

So...if Mike is a Granddad now, and I am dating him, does that make me a Grandma??

On that note, I'm off to work! Have a lovely day!

Lullaby Baby

Good morning!

I hope you had a great weekend? I did! I went to Harry Potter Studios on Saturday, and London on Sunday. It was a really fun weekend, but now I'm back and blogging!

So I am going to show you a card I made for a commission...a cute new baby card...

I used some gorgeous DSP for this card...Lullaby...isn't it sweet? I used the cute bunny from the Baby We've Grown stamp set.

The sentiment was created on MDS and I finished with some Baker's Twine and three pearls.

Here is what I used...

Lullaby Designer Series Paper

£9.95

Baby, We've Grown

£17.95

Basic Gray A4 Card Stock

£6.25

Blushing Bride Baker's Twine

£2.50

Basic Pearls Jewel Accents

£4.50

Mds Download - Digital Download

£13.95

So would you like to see some photos of our weekend away? Ok...go on then!

Here is my very own little Harry Potter!

Keiran with a Sabre Toothed Tiger at the Natural History Museum

And here he is reflecting at the poppies at the Tower Of London. This really was an incredibly moving experience, to think that for each poppy, a UK military life was lost in the First World War....

And there are still more poppies to be planted...so sad.

With that, I hope your day is a worthwhile one...

New Baby in a Box card

Hello everyone!

I have a really special card to show you today...I made this for my gorgeous new niece's arrival.

This really was a labour of love! It took me a few hours to make but I really enjoyed making it! I have used stamps from various current and retired sets and attached them using strips of Window Sheet. 

The DSP is printed from MDS, as is the main sentiment panel and the 2 side panels have lovely little verses from 2 of the stamp sets.

If you would like instructions on how to make a card like this, feel free to see my post here.

Stampin' Up! supplies used

     

Please click on the pictures to find the items quickly in my online shop.

I am going to enter this card into a couple of challenges...

SU-per Challenges - Birth

Stampin' Royalty - Oh Baby

I think this is a really pretty card and I hope it is treasured long enough for little Evie to see it!

Have a lovely day!