Card-in-a-Box for a Baby Shower

I'm lovin' these card-in-a-box requests! I was asked to make one for a baby shower - a baby girl. I started with a brown card base and added a bunch of baby elements - any that I could think of - in the colour pink! 

Using punch art, I created a little onesie, a small bib and little baby shoes. A rattle was stamped and cut out, and a banner was created, hanging from the back panel. 

Thanks for stopping by! 

Card Ingredients:

Stamps: To the Moon (Verve), Little Additions (ret.), Rain or Shine (ret), Button Buddies (ret)

Paper: Early Espresso, Strawberry Slush, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Subtles DSP, Love Impressions DSP (ret)

Ink: Strawberry Slush

Tools: Petite Banner punch, 1/2" Circle punch, 1-1/4" Circle punch, 1" Circle punch, Word Window punch, Small Oval punch, Scallop Oval punch, Scallop Trim Border punch (ret), Owl Builder punch (for the hearts)

Accessories: Strawberry Slush Ruffle Stretch Trim, Early Espresso bakers twine, Rhinestones (Michael's)

KCRR #8 {Pumpkin Pie and Scallop Trim}

Happy Friday!!

Yesterday was a long day. It felt like Friday, which makes the week go by even slower! Even though I woke up feeling tired, I was quite productive throughout the day. I stopped by the mall after work to kill some time before my hubby came home. I haven't gone shopping in a while and I'm in need of another purse. Well okay.. maybe I don't NEED another purse... but I would definitely love a new one for a change :) I'm looking for a larger cross-body bag, one that would be great for traveling as well. Unfortunately, I had no such luck... I think I'll wait a couple more weeks until more spring clothes and accessories start to make their way into the stores. Just another excuse to go shopping! :)

I was so happy to see my hubby last night! He came home with some delicious fish (including halibut, which I have yet to try) and he found an ocean treasure - a glass ball! These things are quite rare to find. They were once used by Asian fisherman to keep their fishing nets afloat. It is estimated that most floats that have washed up on shore have been afloat for 10 years! (wow!). It usually takes people decades to find one of these! Here's what it looks like:

We have collected a fair number of seashells and stones while we've been living out West. This will be a great addition to our collection!

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Now it's time for another card challenge!

These are the two elements that were randomly chosen:

Pumpkin Pie

Scallop Trim Border Punch

 

This was one of the easier challenges that we've done so far. The only struggle I had was choosing a good colour to go with Pumpkin Pie. It is such a vibrant colour and orange is not a colour you can match up with anything. So I had a look through my cardstock and ended up using Cajun Craze and Daffodil Delight. Since Pumpkin Pie is so bright, I like to use it for kid's birthday cards. I embossed the card front with Perfect Polka Dots. A banner is created with the Petite Pennants Builder punch and the stamps from Pennant Parade. It's such a fun and festive stamp set! I paired it with a birthday sentiment from a hostess stamp set called Happiest Birthday Wishes. To embellish the card I added orange striped bakers twine and small rhinestones on the pennants. Finally, I added the scallop trim border in Cajun Craze.

 

 

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Thanks for stopping by! Make sure to visit Karly's Creations to see what she has created with these two elements!

 

Card Ingredients:

Stamps: Pennant Parade, Happiest Birthday Wishes (ret.)

Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White

Ink: Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie

Tools: Petite Pennant Builders punch, Scallop Trim Border punch, 1/2" Circle punch, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder

Accessories: Autumn Terracota bakers twine (CTMH), Rhinesones (Michael's)



 



FM92 Colours & Patterns

It's the weekend! This week felt like it would never come to an end. I always find it a challenge to come back to work after the holidays. This year we were in Alberta for Christmas holidays visiting family. It was a great time! So nice to have some time off! But so hard to return to work the following day... By Friday, I finally felt like I was getting back into the routine of things again. However, my Christmas decorations are still up... On my to-do list for this weekend :)

Last night I tried my take at the Friday Mashup Challenge. I just love this blog. Each week they present not just one challenge, but two, giving the choice of either picking one challenge or mashing them up and doing both!

This week it's a colour challenge with the extra challenge of using a combination of different patterns.

 

I love this challenge! I found an older sketch from Deconstructed Sketch and decided to make a Birthday card using a combination of colours and patterns. Here's my card:



The new Sycamore Street DSP from Stampin Up's Sale-a-Bration collection has already become one of my favourites. The colours coordinate so well together and they are just so vibrant! (Sale-a-bration is coming soon, starting on January 22nd! A great opportunity to get free stamps, paper, buttons, ribbon, and more!)



  

I used a combination of patterns on this card, as well as 3 of the colours listed in the challenge (Island Indigo, Tangerine Tango, and Sahara Sand). Sahara Sand is not a colour I normally turn to, but it coordinates so well with this designer paper and I'm quite happy with the results!

Card Ingredients:

Stamps: You're Amazing

Paper: Island Indigo, Pool Party, Sahara Sand, Sycamore Street DSP

Embellishments: Buttons (Sale-a-Bration), Pool Party Bakers Twine

Thanks for looking!