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Silhouette Sunday -- Baby

Used my Sihouette to cut out the Buttercup polka dot panel (cardstock from A Muse Studio).  Trimmed, tied ribbon, added faux stitching and layered onto a white card.

MOOD WHEN DONE = Happy

Already

Every parent knows the feeling.  The baby is there and you turn around and he is turning one.  (Just wait until he is turning 21!). 

I have a co-worker whose son turns one next month and thought that this card would capture that feeling.

Card Construction Details:

1.  A2 card made with Sugar A Muse Studio cardstock.

2.  Die cut  the t-shirt image with the Silhouette SD and A Muse Studio gingham cardstock.  I adjusted the image so that it was narrower (more rectangle than square).  Colored hanger with black Copic marker.

3.  Stamped image with number from Get to the Point (PTI) -- forgot that Waltzingmouse's Free Spirit Sentiments has numbers...

4.  Stamped sentiment from WMS Free Sprit Sentiments.

5.  Added clear tiny stars to shirt, glued with Quickie Glue pen for added stickiness and then touched them with a black Copic marker.

6.  Adhered t-shirt with dimensionals.

7. Used PTI envelope die to cut liner for envelope. 

MOOD WHEN DONE = Remembering when my son was 1.

Non Traditional Pregnancy Congrats

At my age, most of my friends are too young for grandchildren and way too old to be having babies, so I was delighted when one of my colleagues at work shared that she is expecting!  I have only one baby set and it doesn't fit the "congrats on expecting a baby" theme, so I decided to take a different approach.  This card, by Maile Belles, served as my jumping off point. 

Since the sex of the baby is unknown, I decided to use both pink and blue.  I love how it turned out and I think my friend did also. 

Card Construction Details:

1.  Listening to some really strange talk radio at 3 am!

2.  Stamped butterfly "half border" in black and colored in with a Copic marker.  (All stamps from Papertrey Butterfly Dreams.)  Trimmed panel.

3.  Stamped blue butterfly from same set and stamped sentiment over it.  Routine move for many; advanced for me.  Rounded corners. (What looks like a white line along the right side of the panel is the shadow in the photo...)

4.  Punched out sentiment, added eyelets and threaded with white cotton floss.

5.  Assembled white circle over panel and adhered.

6.  Needed more white.  Added white "antennae" with a pen over each butterfly.

7.  Needed something.  Used leftover blue cut out from a rectangle scallop die and adhered to edge.

8.  Popped up with dimensionals on white card.  Round corners.

9.  Needed something.  Added tiny rhinestone colored with Copic marker over "i" in Flight. 

10.  Not sure "tying down" a butterfly dream is a good idea, but card is done and looks cute.

Mood When Done = Dreamy

Baby Giraffe or Letter h????

First, a confession.  Things have been just a touch out of control here, and I do not know the name of the Memory Box stamp set with this giraffe.  It is no longer on the Memory Box website.  I have this clear set in a box and I think it is In the Zoo, but I can't find the box under the enormous mess I've produced the past few weeks.

All right -- does this look like a baby giraffe suitable for a new baby boy card, or does it look like a lower case "h"????

I'm hoping it looks like a cute giraffe because this is supposed to be for a baby boy whose first name does NOT begin with "h". 

The paper is from Memory Box Homespun collection and the Blue cardstock, eyelets, ribbon and ink are all from Stampin Up.  The little equal sign is from Papertreyink and the sparkle in Mr. Giraffe or Mr. Letter h's eye is a little Amuse Twinkle.