July Technique Card # 2

Although Convention does not start until Thursday, I started on my way today.  My husband, a friend and I are driving out to Utah.  It will take a number of days to get there but we are going to stop and visit various fiends of ours along the way.  

But in the meantime, I would like you to see the second card that we made this month at my July Technique Class.  With this card, I was demonstrating how you use the Masks.  One way is to sponge over top of the Mask to apply the color.  If you look at the section down at the bottom of the card, you will see yellow polka dots.  I created those by sponging on top of the Mask.  

The supplies that I used for this card were:

STAMP SETS:  Zoo Babies, Itty Bitty Banners
PAPER:  Whisper White, Basic Gray, Smokey Slate, Daffodil Delight
INK:  Daffodil Delight,  Smokey Slate
ACCESSORIES:  Circle Framelits, Itty Bitty Banner Framelits, Large Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Daffodil Delight Seam Binding, Dimensionals

Gray and yellow or any color with gray seems to be a hot color combination for baby bedding right now.  So this card fits right in with what is trending.  I had no intention of making a baby card for class this month. But as I went, the card just seemed to go in that direction.

Oh well, we will be driving for the next couple of days.  But I will be posting, so keep checking back.  Enjoy the day!  Salt Lake City here I come! 

Quick and Easy Baby Gift Tag

Right now because I am so overloaded with everything going on, I am leaning towards very quick and easy projects.  So I want to show you a quick and easy gift tag that I made for one of the many baby showers that I will be attending over the coming months.

This gift tag is  a 3" x 3" size.  I started with a 3" x 6" piece of card stock and folded it in half.  The supplies that I used for this project are:

STAMP SET: Something for Baby
PAPER:  Coastal Cabana, Whisper White, Lullaby DSP
INK:  Coastal Cabana, Night of Navy
ACCESSORIES:  2-1/2" Circle Punch, Baby's First Framelits, Dimensionals

With the Baby's First Framelits, it is so quick and easy to cut out the tie and baby's onesie after the image is stamped.  The circle punch creates the circle behind the onesie.  A cute tag to write a sentiment inside to give along with your baby gift.

Been running with the little guys all morning.  I was able to finish this post while they are sleeping.  Another busy day for Grandma!  Enjoy the day!

Coastal Cabana Baby

While trying to come up with some ideas for a baby card, I thought that the new In Color Coastal Cabana would be a nice color to use.  My daughter never was one that liked the baby blue that most baby boy layettes use.  So when coming up with a baby boy card, I kept that in mind and used Bermuda Bay and Coastal Cabana.  I love that color combination.  I used a very simple layout for this card.
 The supplies that I used for this card were:

STAMP SETS:  Baby Prints, Cuddles and Kisses
PAPER:  Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana
INK:  Coastal Cabana, Smokey Slate
ACCESSORIES:  Alphabet Press Embossing Folder, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Jewel Rhinestones, Dimensionals

When I stamped the foot prints, I stamped it off first and then stamped it.  I just thought that it made it look more like real print.  I love the Alphabet Press Embossing Folder and I have been waiting for something like it for a long time to use with making baby cards.  I will be using this embossing folder a lot. This is another card that I plan to use for my upcoming Card Buffet.  I am thinking about doing a similar card using colors that are more feminine.  We will see if my babies will give me a break today and take a nice long nap.  Enjoy the day!

Babies and More Babies!

I was working on some cards for an upcoming Card Buffet that I am hosting.  I am working on All Occasion Cards.  So I started off creating a Baby Card when I get a call from one of my close friends that her son and daughter-in-law just gave birth to a boy!  Although I knew she was going to have this grandchild, he came a few days early.  This is the card I had just finished when I got the call.

These are the supplies that I used for this card:

STAMP SET:  Best of...Babies and Brides

PAPER:  Baked Brown Sugar, VEry Vanilla, Pistachio Pudding

INK:  Baked Brown Sugar

ACCESSORIES:  Pistachio Pudding3/8" Ruffled Stretch Trim Ribbon, Delicate Designs Embossing Folder, Large Scallop Edgelits

I was working on a neutral gender card for the card buffet.  I will now have to go back to the drawing board and come up with one for a boy.  I need to send a card to them and also my friend who is a first time Grandma.  It is a very exciting time for my close group of friends.  There are 5 of us that are very close.  Our group has 10 children and last weekend, we married off the 8th one.  So we have 2 more to go.  This week, the 5th grandchild was born and we all have BOYS!  At this time all the grandbabies are aged 2-1/2 and under.  And another baby (boy) is due in September so you can understand how excited we all are.

Tomorrow I will post another baby card.  It seems I really am going to need a lot of them in the future.  These cards will be part of the Card Buffet that I am trying to put together.  I am off to do my Grandma duties today.  All three are here and will be indoors all day because we are having thunderstorms right night and heavy rain.  Enjoy the day!

There is a New Kid in the Neighborhood

Yes, there is a new kid in the neighborhood!  Little Libby.  One of our family members lives across the street from us and she just had a baby girl!  She is so cute and tiny! I made a card for this wonderful occasion.  Joy loves  it when I make cards for her for special occasions.  So I needed to make one for the arrival of her baby girl.  The supplies I used for this card were:

STAMP SETS:  Baby Prints, Cuddles and Kisses
PAPER:  Whisper White
INK:  Pink Pirouette, Regal Rose
ACCESSORIES: 3/8" Pink Pirouette Taffetta Ribbon, Flower Trim, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Big Shot

I love the "Cuddles and Kisses" stamp set in the Spring Catalog.  It is  (in my opinion ) the best baby sentiment stamp set they ever offered.  It has sentiments for adopted babies, new grandparents, twins and the usual boy baby, girl baby, and congratulations.  I think it is an extremely versatile set and I made sure I bought it.  If you need an all purpose Baby Sentiment stamp set, this set is for you.  

Since Libby is a very tiny girl, I wanted the card to be delicate and light.  I think this is the perfect card for her.  Since she lives right across the street and Lori's boys and Joy's girls are very close in ages, so I am sure we will be seeing a lot of them.   Enjoy the day!