Parents-To-Bee Invitation

Hi my dears, here's an invitation I made for my sister-in-law and brother-in-law's baby shower last week. This invitation is actually a hybrid of a free bridal shower invitation download that I added stamping and cardstock to. I only made 4 of these invites since we used Evite to invite everyone to the shower. I made these for people who don't use email everyday.

I downloaded the invitation from Download & Print. Using Microsoft Word, I updated the text and printed it out on brochure paper. Since the invitation had a honey comb pattern, I used the bee image from Papertrey Ink's Baby Button Bits set. I used a black Copic marker to draw lines on a yellow button. I added a narrow strip of black cardstock to the invitation and a layer of black cardstock to make the invitation have more weight. I rounded all the corners with my Corner Chomper.

That's it! Simple right? Have a good one. I'll be back tomorrow.

Invitation Ingredients

Stamps: Baby Button Bits (Papertrey Ink)

Paper: brochure paper (HP), Basic Black (Stampin' Up)

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)

Tools: Computer, Microsoft Word, printer, Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers)

Other: Copic markers, lemon tart button (Papertrey Ink), Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue, Glue Dots

Paper Rosette Flower Arrangement Using Lawn Fawn Stamps

This past Saturday, we had a baby shower for my sister-in-law and brother-in-law. My new niece, Sabina, is due in a few weeks. I did a few stamping projects for the shower, including this paper rosette (or paper medallion) flower arrangement. In my rush, I didn't get enough pictures and I didn't notice that one flower is turned around.

I used Lawn Fawn stamps Bannerific and Jessie's ABCs on the vase and flowers. I mainly used paper from the Dear Lizzy Enchanted collection and some older Chloe's Closet paper for the paper rosettes. I would definitely recommend you use a tool like the Martha Stewart Scoring Board for scoring all the papers.

There are several tutorials out there on how to make these paper rosettes. If you've never tried making these, here's just one from Martha Stewart.

Ingredients:

Stamps: Bannerific, Jessie's ABCs (Lawn Fawn)

Paper: Dear Lizzy Enchanted (American Crafts), Chloe's Closet (Making Memories), white (Papertrey Ink)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Tools: Martha Stewart Scoring Board, Big Shot with Mat Stack 5 metal die ( Papertrey Ink), 3/4" circle punch (Stampin' Up), 1" circle punch (Stampin' Up)

Other: heart doily (Target), buttons (Papertrey Ink & Making Memories), glue gun, foam tape (3M), bamboo skewers, vase, paper grass, rhinestones (Michael's), Copic marker, redline tape

Baby Card

Hi there! Hope your weekend has been good. We had an awesome impromptu dinner at a friend's house last night: enchiladas (Michoacan style), carnitas, mashed Peruvian beans, Mexican rice, and a great pumpkin cake for dessert. {Burp!}

So on to the card. I made this simple card for a baby shower at school this week. The stamps used (Jessie's ABCs and Bannerific) are from Lawn Fawn. The stamps are awesome! I love how it's easy to line up the alphabet stamps. I also love that they included multiples of the same letter; very practical.

The patterned paper I used has texture. You can sort of see the glossy areas in this photo.

For the baby shower this week, I made a Raspberry Cheesecake that my friends love. I will provide the recipe tomorrow.

Card Ingredients

Stamps: Jessie's ABCs & Bannerific (Lawn Fawn)

Paper: White (Papertrey Ink), All About Boys patterned paper (DCWV)

Ink: Basic Black (Stampin' Up)

Tools: Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers)

Other: foam tape (3M), buttons (Stampin' UP), baker's twine (Etsy)

Welcome Little One

Hi everyone! I don't submit my work to magazines that often, but when I saw a recent publication call for baby cards in non-traditional colors, I knew I wanted to design a card. I love the use of non-traditional colors. The card wasn't accepted for publication, so I get to show it here. I like the look of white ink stamped on black cardstock. It looks like a vintage chalkboard.

All the stamps for this card come from the very talented Paloma Gomez and Dulces Ideas Clear Stamps. I randomly placed all sorts of sentiments on my acrylic block to create a background stamp. I love this look. I created a similar card here.

Thanks for stopping by!

Card Ingredients

Stamps: Welcome, Baby Shower, Decoracion (Dulces Ideas Clear Stamps)

Paper: Basic Black (SU!), patterned paper (Prima)

Ink: Fresh Snow (Papertrey Ink), Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)

Tools: Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers), Crop-a-Dile (We R Memory Keepers)

Other: ribbon (Michael's), bakers twine (Etsy), star brad (SU!), foam tape (3M), white gel pen (Sakura)

Welcome Little One

Hola! I hope your day is going great.

We're in Southern California at the moment for the 4th of July weekend.

Here's a card I made the other day using stamps from several sets of Dulces Ideas Clear Stamps.

I hope you have a great weekend too!

Card Ingredients

Stamps: Baby Shower, Welcome, Decoracion (Dulces Ideas Clear Stamps)

Paper: Soft Suede & Very Vanilla (SU!), Lemon Tart, Ocean Mist (Papertrey Ink)

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa (Tsukineko), VersaMark (Tsukineko)

Tools: Big Shot with square scallop Nestabilities, 3/4" circle punch (SU!), heat tool

Other: clear embossing powder, Copic markers foam tape (3M)

Felicidades En Tu Baby Shower

This is my second card today showing the new Baby Shower set from Dulces Ideas Clear Stamps and a preview of other sets releasing this week (Ya Nacio' and Decoracion). See the details on my previous blog entry.

This card is clean and simple; my favorite style. I used the small images to create a masculine background with VersaMark ink. The baby bottle has a tiny bit of paper piecing. I actually sewed the buttons onto the felt and then wrapped the linen thead around each button.

Thanks for stopping by!

Card Ingrdients

Stamps: Baby Shower, Ya Nacio', Decoracion (Dulces Ideas Clear Stamps)

Paper: kraft, Very Vanilla, Pumpkin Pie designer series paper (all SU!)

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa (Tsukineko), VersaMark (Tsukineko)

Tools: Big Shot with Fillable Frames Die #4 (Papertrey Ink)

Other: Ocean Tides felt (Papertrey Ink), Lemon Tart buttons (Papertrey Ink), Linen Thread (SU!), foam tape (3M)

Baby Shower

Hi everyone! Today we are starting to show you the July Collection from Dulces Ideas Clear Stamps. Paloma's new designs are all about babies! There will be 5 stamp sets this month (3 are 4x6 inches and 2 are 4x3 inches).

Too bad I don't know personally know anyone expecting a little one, because her new designs are awesome! I had trouble figuring out what image to use first. This first card uses the baby carriage (or pram) stamp from the new set call Baby Shower. This stamp set is 4x6 inches and will sell for $10.99, plus shipping. The small stamp sets will sell for $5.99.

See the rest of the design team and what they have created:

Paloma

Magda

Rosie

I used the colors from the latest Embellish Magazine challenge (which is a about babies too) as my guide for creating this card.

Thanks for stopping by!

Card Ingredients

Stamps: Baby Shower (Dulces Ideas Clear Stamps

Paper: Simply Chartreuse (Papertrey Ink), Melon Berry Bitty Dot Basics (Papertrey Ink), Very Vanilla (SU!), So Saffron (SU!)

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa (Tsukineko)

Tools: Big Shot with Classic Scallop Square Nestabilities, Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers)

Other: Foam tape (3M), So Saffron ribbon (SU!), brads (Making Memories), Copic marker