Hello little baby, and a project that’s not paper!

Last weekend my friend D hosted a ‘meet-the-baby’ party for her new little boy.  I’m so happy for D and her husband, and the little one is absolutely darling!  I made this sweet little 4x4 card (I’m a little addicted to them now) using some retired SU paper, which is perfect for a baby boy card.

The card base is Crumb Cake, with a Bashful Blue mat.  I used the Mojo Monday 193 layout, one that I will definitely use again.  I added a So Saffron circle to the bashful blue, and then layered some more ovals.  A simple knot of Bashful Blue grosgrain ribbon completed the card.

As for the gift, this is a project I’m really proud of, and it’s not paper!  I mentioned a few weeks ago that I’d gotten back into knitting.  When D first told me she was expecting, I knew immediately I wanted to knit something for her little one.  I decided to knit a baby cardigan from the book More Last minute Knitted Gifts by Joelle Hoverson from The Purl Bee/Purl Soho.

D and I actually visited Purl Soho when we were in NYC at Christmas; I had every intention to buy the yarn there…but to be honest, I was so intimidated by the gorgeous yarn and haven’t never knit a sweater of any size before.  Also, D and her husband decided not to find out the sex of the baby before the arrival.  I refused to knit in green or yellow, so I told her I’d start the sweater after the baby arrived.

When I got the text message from D  that it was a boy, and I headed up to the yarn shop to get some ‘boy’ yarn.   I chose some Berocco Comfort Chunky yarn in Navy blue.  This yarn isn’t what’s called for in the pattern, it calls for a merino/silk blend which I’m sure would be heavenly….not very baby friendly in my opinion. 

The Berocco yarn is delicious to work with! It’s so soft and knits up really well, and is machine washable.  I also found THE most adorable buttons for the sweater, which was a big hit with Mom and all the ladies at the party.  I just love those ducks!

If you’re a beginner knitter, I highly recommend the “More last minute knitted gifts” book; it’s easy to follow and has projects for every level of knitter. I took a bit longer than the time indicated for this sweater, but it still knit up quite quickly.

Happy Friday!

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Green and Grey and oh so sweet

Last week I received a call from a local customer (I highly recommend registering your business with Google places) who needed a Congratulations card for a best friend who is expecting her first baby.  My customer told me her friend’s favourite colour is green, and she loves trees.  They don’t know if the baby is a boy or a girl, and I had free reign to make this card as heavy and bulky as I wanted because it was being shipped Fed-Ex.

As soon as my customer mentioned trees, I thought of one of my favourite Inkadinkadoo stamps, with three small birds in a tree.  I thought it fit perfectly because the three little birds are a little family.  I used markers to ink up the tree and the birds, added a layer with my Spica glitter pen (it’s hard to capture in the picture), then coloured the leaves with two shades of green marker.  I used a blender pen to pull in some of the brown colour from the outline of the tree; I didn’t want to colour it completely. You can click on the picture to see it close up.

I used the MojoMonday 176 sketch for the layout and made the card 5.5” by 5.5”.

I love these little ivory flowers, they were a Christmas gift from a fellow stamping friend, and they worked great with the BoBunny paper I used.  A simple “Congratulations” was stamped in grey ink and added some balance to the bottom corner.  Of course, I had to add rhinestones, but I think it pulls it together quite well.

I love being able to do custom work, and my customer was very happy with the results!

Happy Saturday!

Ciao for now,

Technorati Tags: handmade greeting cards,Bo Bunny,Inkadinkadoo,A Paper Buffet,custom order,baby card,Mojo Monday 176

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Pitter Patter

No big announcements, just a custom order :)

 

I’m working on an order of 55 mini boxes for my dad’s cousin’s daughter’s baby shower.  If you understood that, it means my third cousin.  She might be once removed, but I’m not sure.

We don’t know if the baby is a boy or a girl, so we’re doing half of each.  The boxes are all made, and now the stamping is done.

Just a scalloped circle to cut out, in pink and blue for each box, add the ribbon and I’ll be done.

I’ll keep you posted on the progress, and this weekend I’m hoping to start some Christmas cards, and work on some more of the custom orders I have.

Happy Friday!

Ciao for now,

Technorati Tags: baby shower,party favour,baby feet,hand stamped,A Paper Buffet

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Hello Little Baby

I’ve made this card a few times, it’s one of those layouts which works perfectly, and this paper…ahh this paper! I’m going to be so sad when I run out!

So in case you missed it the first time around, here it is again, and now available in my Etsy store (the first round was for a custom order)

I changed up the ribbon from the first edition, using wider satin brown ribbon and tying a different knot.

 

I just love it!

 

 

 

 

I don’t think I’ve ever made so many of the same card…besides when I’m making a set of course.

 

This card makes me happy!

 

 

 

 

Happy Tuesday!

Ciao for now,

 

WAIT- don’t forget to enter my CASE challenge here!

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Small Wonder

I’ve had quite a few requests lately for baby cards, but most requests have been for neutral cards.  It was a nice change of pace to make a baby girl card for a customer and know it was ok to use pink.

I found some Bo Bunny paper I had left from Valentine’s day and paired it with SU Chocolate Chip and Pretty in Pink.  I used Very Vanilla for the main image, white was just a bit too bright.

The sentiment is SU, and I really have no idea if it’s meant for baby cards, but I think it fits perfectly.

The little footprint stamps are from my stash, I just love ‘em!

 

The Pretty in Pink ribbon is layered over some dark chocolate satin ribbon from Michaels.

 

 

 

Happy Thursday!

Ciao for now,

Technorati Tags: A Paper Buffet,handmade cards,baby cards,baby girl,Pretty in Pink,Chocolate Chip,Stampin Up,SU

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Mojo came home!

 

Turns out, I just needed a little Bo Bunny to lure Mojo back!

 

 

I had a request to make some neutral baby cards for a friend and this Bo Bunny paper was just the thing  to get my creative juices flowing again.

Using Bo Bunny Flutter Butter Honey, Flutter Butter Willow and Flutter Butter Breeze, and my favourite combination of SU Old Olive, Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla, these baby cards came out perfectly!

I saw this layout on a blog (which has totally gone missing from my bookmarks) as a way of using up scrap paper.  I was instantly inspired and really love how this one turned out.  I will absolutely be using this sketch again.  The original sketch used four different patterns, but I like the look of three.

 

 

I had to laugh at myself; I hate putting panels on cards (I never measure when I’m making a card). I typically ignore those sketches and pick something else. So for my first card in nearly a month to be one with panels, is really quite shocking.  

 

 

In case you’re wondering, I did measure for this one; the Old Olive mat is approx 4” wide; each panel of DP is 1 1/4” wide. I used my MS border punch and finished the card with some Chocolate Chip taffeta ribbon. On the inside is a piece of the Green DP layered on Very Vanilla, with the bottom border punched to match the front of the card.

“Hello little baby” sentiment is from the SU Sweet Little Sentiments set.

The next card, I used  the same paper, but a much different layout and stamp set.

Instead of using a horizontal piece of paper, I used SU Old Olive 1 1/4” Grosgrain striped ribbon.  I love this ribbon, but find it hard to use on a card and keep it flat enough to mail in a regular envelope, so this was a good compromise. 

I layered some more Chocolate Chip taffeta ribbon.  I love this stamp, it’s from the SU Big on Spring set; I paper pieced the onesie and added some MS Turquoise glitter. 

Three turquoise rhinestones balance the bottom corner and bring out the turquoise in the DP.

I kept the inside simple again, but matching the front; using the same DP I used to paper piece the onesie, layered on Very Vanilla and Old Olive.

 

 

 

 

I’m glad to have my Mojo again; especially since my mom has requested a special Birthday Box and half a dozen Easter cards!

Happy Sunday!

Ciao for now,

Technorati Tags: Bo Bunny,SU,Stampin Up,Old Olive,Chocolate Chip,Very Vanilla,Sweet Little Sentiments,Big on Spring,baby cards,handmade cards,A Paper Buffet

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Ethan’s Christening card and a sneak peek at a special project…sort of

Yesterday was Ethan’s Christening (my Godson), and what a day it was!

He officially turned 3 months old, was  Christened AND cut his first tooth in the middle of the ceremony!  All that and he was very good throughout the whole thing, getting a little fussy towards the end, but he did  cut a tooth.  Once I get some pictures, I’ll share them, but for now I’ll share with you the card I made for him.

I thought the “Little lamb” from the MFT Baby First set was perfect, since Ethan is now officially part of our ‘flock’.  I wanted the card to compliment his announcement cards that I made, but not be exactly the same.

Here’s his announcement card, made using a set from Inkadinkadoo:

And here’s his card for his Christening:

I just love the Little Lamb, and of course I used some more Fun Flock :)  The inside says “Blessings” and is from the Unity Easter set (I forgot to take a photo before I sealed the envelope).

I also created something else for him…but I can’t share it completely just yet. 

See, over at the TwilightTuesday.com forum, we’ve started a RAK mailing list, and this will be something that I will send out to my TwilightTuesday.com friends…so add your name to the list people!!

So here is a sneak peek, this was made to compliment Ethan’s gift  and card, so the Twilight version will be different.  It’s an envelope of sorts, and there’s some goodies inside (hint* they’re flat and sticky on one side)…can you guess what it is??? hehe, I know, so sneaky!

 

Happy Monday!

Ciao for now,

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Two for one: TECC64 and Sissy Scrap card challenge #1

This is my first entry in Margie and Sara’s Sissy Scrap Card Challenge, and I combined it using Taylor’s sketch for TECC64.

I worked on the baby cards for my customer, I got another two done with this design.

I used the MFT Baby First stamp set, I just love it! and again, went straight for the SU Salebration paper.

Margie’s challenge asked us to use inchies, ribbon and buttons.  I kept the stroller a true 1” x 1” by masking the handle and using floral wire instead.  I did somewhat cheat with the buttons, they’re brads….but I looked all over Michaels this morning and couldn’t find buttons! I swear.

I love the little “baby on board”  stamp and used Glossy Accents to make it a little more authentic.

I have two more cards to make for my customer, a special project (you’ll have to wait for that one) and I still have to make Ethan’s Christening card for tomorrow. It’s all planned in my head, I just have to put it to paper.

Happy Saturday!

Ciao for now,

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Holy Cow! She finally made a card!

Hello strangers!  I know, I know, it’s been too long!  Don’t you hate when that thing called ‘life’ and ‘responsibility’ get in the way??

So after nearly two weeks *gasp* of not stamping, I made the time tonight to start an order of baby cards that I received.  My customer asked for 6 cards in all, some babies have already arrived, one boy and one girl, 3 others will arrive shortly, and she asked for a spare card since she has a gut feeling she’ll be needing one soon.

Of course, since I haven’t stamped in a while, I wasn’t up to date on my supplies…meaning I’m running out of Tombo adhesive tape.  I had just enough to finish 2 cards, so the rest will have to wait until I can go out tomorrow. 

I used the layout from Taylor’s weekend sketch (last weeks) and I finally inked up a My Favorite Things stamp set that I’ve had sitting in the wrapper for about 2 months now.

I picked the stork stamp and set to work on the baby boy and baby girl cards.  I immediately pulled out the Fun Flock, and it worked perfectly!

Thank goodness for glue pens, that’s all I have to say!

Here’s a close up of the boy stork.  I used SU Salebration paper, it’s the perfect ‘boy’ colour combo.  The card base is Sahara Sand, and the dark blue paper is one I found in my stash.  I used some Bashful Blue ribbon and painted the end of a safety pin with blue acrylic paint to match. Cute, eh?

And here’s the baby girl card.  I used “My Little Bicycle” paper for this one, and some Bazzil Raspberry paper.  Again the card base is Sahara Sand, and I couldn’t find a pink ribbon I liked, so I went with white and tied a small bow. 

 

 

I’m really happy the Fun Flock worked just as I wanted it too, I was a little worried the image was too small.

 

 

Well, since I’m out of adhesive, that’s it for me!

Happy Thursday!

Ciao for now,

P.S. excuse the alignment of this post, apparently I've also forgotten how to use Live Writer :S

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