Oh, Baby!

Hi there and happy Monday!  Hope you had a wonderful weekend.  Yesterday I attended a baby shower for a good friend of our youngest daughter.  This is the card I made, which is a side-step dresser card.  The directions can be found here on Jackie Topa's blog.  Love her work - she's so creative!  It's actually an easy technique and can be decorated for many different occasions.  You're only limited by your imagination!  This card was definitely a work of the heart in the details!  A piece of Victoria crochet trim is hanging out of the middle drawer.  (I couldn't believe that Stampin' Up! was retiring this trim!  Don't worry, there is a replacement in the new catalog.  Whew! )  The giraffe, from Zoo Babies, was stamped with So Saffron ink and fussy cut.  His mane was made from some thick Baker's Twine left over from Sale-A-Bration.  It was a bit time consuming to adhere and fray each small piece but it added so much, at least in my opinion.  A second giraffe was stamped and cut out  to cover the back.  The foot prints are from Baby Prints, which is retiring the end of this month but being replaced with a great set and coordinating Framelits!  The teddy bear is from a retired set.  Sorry, but I don't remember the name.  He was in my box of discarded bits and pieces that didn't get used on projects for one reason or another.  Do you have one of those boxes?  The Curly Label punch and the retired Pinking Hearts border punch give the bottom of the card that "dresser" look. 

That's all for now.  Hope you have a fabulous day and thank you for stopping by!

Everyday Enchantment - Last Stamp Camp Card

Hi there!  Here is the last Stamp Camp card from this past Saturday.  The dress was cut from a portion of the DSP that had been embossed with the Manhattan Flower embossing folder.  Yes, there is a dress shape in there!  Somewhere (don't remember where) I saw a wedding card using this technique. Sorry I can't give you proper credit.  It amazes me how people come up with these wonderful ideas.  So glad they do!  The edging around the circle was made from a border punch.  You have to cut notches along the strip so you can ease it around the circle - like in sewing.   

Stamps: Happiest Birthday Wishes (w-122615, c-122617 Hostess set)

Paper: Pool Party, Very Vanilla, Everyday Enchantment DSP (126154 – 2012 SAB)

Ink: Calypso Coral

Tools: Manhattan Flower embossing folder (114517), Pinking Hearts border punch (117649), 3” circle punch (non-SU!), retired Star punch (to make notches on border strip), snips, Crop-A-Dile

Other: Calypso Coral 3/8” ruffled ribbon (122976), Everyday Enchantment 1/8” Calypso Coral Organdy ribbon (126060 – 2012 SAB), Everyday Enchantment Brads (126126), Dimensionals, acrylic blocks

Border Punch Technique: Maria Vanderform  www.craftymariasstampingworld.blogspot.com 

Have a great weekend and thanks for coming by today!

Another Greeting Card Kid Valentine

Well it's a new month. Can you believe it's already February?  Valentines Day will be here before you know it.  So with that, let's get on with today's card.  Yep, it's another card with the little girl from Greeting Card Kids. This is such a cute set. Love it!  Can you tell?

Recipe:
Stamps: Greeting Card Kids
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Pretty in Pink, retired DSP - Sending Love, watercolor paper
Ink:  Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip, Real Red
Tools: Pinking Hearts border punch
Other: Pretty in Pink 5/8" satin ribbon