Every Little Bit Baby Cards

My dear friend is due to give birth to a baby boy any day now. I am so excited for her, as she already has an adorable little girl, and her family will be complete with the arrival of her baby boy. I made her a set of thank you cards that will come in handy for the gifts she will be receiving.

She loves teddy bears, so I knew this super-cute bear from the Every Little Bit set would be perfect for these cards. Actually, I have to admit, this bear image convinced me that I had to have this set. Look at him in this close-up; how could I resist?!?

Every Little Bit has 28 image stamps in total, and they are all just as cute and versatile as this little bear. They fit perfectly in the Stampin' Up! punches; I punched the bear out with a 1'' circle punch and popped him up on a Scallop Square. It was a cinch to watercolour him quickly with ink and a blender pen. I kept the layout very simple, and made five Chocolate Chip cards and five Crumb Cake cards. I also made a simple box to put the cards and envelopes in and wrapped the whole thing up in a cello bag. I hope she likes them!

Supplies:

Stamps: Every Little Bit, Short and Sweet, Family Phrases

Ink: Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip, Early Espresso, Pretty in Pink

Paper: Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue, Whisper White

Accessories: Blender Pen, Scallop Square Punch, 1'' Circle Punch, Piercing tool, Mat Pack, Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon

Artistic Etchings Gift Card Holder

I was looking for an idea for a gift card holder recently and came across this idea on LeeAnn Greff's blog. I love how it uses a standard sized card (4 1/4 x 5 1/2); you just need to score and fold the front of the card in half lengthwise and use the Word Window punch to create the slot.

I heat embossed and cut out the gold crown, and used my Colour Spritzer tool on the Very Vanilla layer.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: Artistic Etchings, Short & Sweet

Ink: Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Versamark

Paper: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler

Accessories: Colour Spritzer, Early Espresso 1/8'' Taffeta Ribbon, Gold Embossing Powder

White Christmas Tree

Are you dreaming of a white Christmas? It looks like we won't be having one here in Metro Vancouver, but that doesn't mean I can't make it a white Christmas on paper, right? I used the same technique with the scallop circle punch (see my previous post) to make this snowy tree. I just sponged the edges of the scallops a bit with Old Olive ink.

May your Christmas be filled with joy and peace!

Supplies:

Stamps: none

Paper: Crumb Cake, Baja Breeze, Whisper White, Brushed Silver, Chocolate Chip

Ink: Old Olive, Whisper White

Accessories: Northern Frost embossing folder, Basic Jewels, Scallop Circle Punch, Ticket Corner Punch, Star Punch (retired)

Scallop Circle Christmas Tree Card

Hi Stampers! Sorry for my prolonged absence from blogging recently; as you know, this time of year can get crazy. I do love the Christmas season, and have been enjoying time spent with family and friends, as well as some relaxing time off. We went to check out the Vancouver German Christmas Market this evening; the sights, sounds and smells of this traditional German-style market were lovely. It's definitely a must-do if you're in the Vancouver area.

The card I'm sharing with you today has an awesome 3-D effect, and actually comes together pretty quickly and easily. I first saw this idea for a scallop circle tree on Dawn's blog. She has a great video on how to make it. These trees are a lot of fun to make, and a bit addictive once you get going. Check back tomorrow to see a "snowier" version of this tree.

Supplies:

Stamps: Christmas Collage, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper: Old Olive, Real Red, Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight

Ink: Early Espresso, Real Red

Accessories: Scallop Circle Punch, Star Punch (retired), Crop-a-Dile, Dazzling Diamonds

Door with Wreath Card

I thought this idea of card that looks like a door with a wreath was too cute and clever when I saw it on LeeAnn Greff's blog and had to give it a go. LeeAnn's door was white, but I thought I would make mine from Crumb Cake cardstock so I could use my Woodgrain background stamp. The wreath image is from Northern Hearts, a level one hostess set available until December 31 in the Holiday Mini Catalog.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: Northern Hearts, Tiny Tags

Ink: Real Red, Old Olive, Soft Suede

Paper: Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Whisper White

Accessories: Jewelry Tag Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, 3/4'' Circle Punch, silver brad

Got Merry? Gingerbread Man

Here's another quick and simple card to share with you today. This little gingerbread man from the Got Treats? stamp set just puts a smile on my face. The Got Treats set was designed to coordinate with Stampin' Up's mini milk carton die, but the images can certainly be used on cards as well. I coloured in his buttons at first, but I wasn't happy with how it looked, so I added some bling. Much better! To get the smaller size punched with the Word Window, I stamped the sentiment, punched it out with the Word Window punch, then put the end with the excess cardstock in one side of the punch again and punched that side only. Hope that makes sense!

Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Got Treats?, Punch Pals

Paper: Real Red, Old Olive, Crumb Cake, Whisper White

Ink: Soft Suede, Old Olive

Accessories: 1-3/4 Scallop Circle Punch, 2-3/8 Scallop Circle Punch, 1-3/8 Circle Punch, 1-1/4 Circle Punch, Word Window Punch, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder

2-Step Bird Punch Christmas Cardinal

Here is another card we made at my Christmas Stamp-a-Stack this past weekend. The idea of using the 2-step bird punch to make a cardinal isn't mine; I think I first saw it on Becky Jensen's blog. I used a Basic Black Stampin' Write marker to draw in the detail on the bird's face, and a white gel pen for the eye. A bit of sponging around the edges of the bird adds depth, and the point on his head is simply another wing stuck behind the head. I found that the weight of the grosgrain ribbon didn't work well for this ruffled ribbon treatment; it lifted off the adhesive after a few days, so I changed the look of the ribbon to a knot for the class.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: Baroque Motifs, Contempo Christmas

Paper: Crumb Cake, Real Red

Ink: Real Red, Early Espresso, Old Olive

Accessories: 2-Step Bird Punch, Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon (retired), Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker, Signo White Gel Pen