100% Perfect Precious Baby

Recently, a friend of mine had a beautiful baby girl named Madelyn Joy. This special occasion called for a custom-made "Congratulations" greeting card! 

I decided to make the card a different size than usual. The card measures 7" x 3.5" and the envelope punch board made it easy to create the perfect-sized envelope for this card. I used the "That's the Ticket" stamp set for the first time on this card and personalized it by adding the baby's name to one of the ticket stamps. The adorable toucan, itty bitty flowers, and rhinestones add the perfect touch to this card!

I got to hold sweet Madelyn today and am so happy for her family! What a wonderful blessing from God! 

Card Ingredients:

Stamps: Zoo Babies, That's the Ticket

Paper: Smokey Slate, Calypso Coral, Whisper White, Crisp Cantaloupe, 2013-2014 In-Colour DSP, 2010-2012 In-Colour DSP

Ink: Smokey Slate, Calypso Coral, Crisp Cantaloupe

Tools: 1-3/8" Circle punch, Large Scallop punch, Circle nestabilities, Scallop Circle nestabilities, Ticket Duo Builder punch, Itty Bitty punch pack

Accessories: Rhinestones (Michael's)

A Birthday Card for a 2-Year Old!

I'm a little behind on this post... but better late than never! A couple months ago, we celebrated our niece, Emma's 2nd birthday. I had the chance to spend some time with this adorable girl a couple weeks ago at West Edmonton Mall. She was full of smiles and cuteness with her pigtails and fashionable outfits. It was hard to say goodbye, but I got one last cuddle in before we went our separate ways. Here's wishing her the best year yet! 

The card I made for her was inspired by one of Karly's cards a while back (click here for the original post). I used the animal stamps from the stamp set "Pun Fun", cut them out and stacked them just like this:

I love the colour combo of Summer Startfruit, Primrose Petals and Raspberry Ripple - it's perfect for a girl's birthday card! I added rhinestones to embellish the animals and wrapped stitched satin ribbon around the card front.

I added a strip of matching polka dot designer paper on the inside of the card as well. I think I may do this more often. It's a great way to use up scraps of designer paper! (and I've got lots!)

Thanks for stopping by! Come back tomorrow for a new KCRR challenge! 

Card Ingredients:

Stamps: Pun Fun

Paper: Raspberry Ripple, Summer Starfruit, Primrose Petals, Print Poetry DSP

Ink: Basic Gray

Tools: Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, Circles nestabilites

Accessories: Raspberry Ripple stitched satin ribbon, rhinestones (Michael's)

KCRR31 - Zoo Baby Zebra

It has been WAY too long since Karly and I have posted a new KCRR challenge! After the busyness of craft fair season and then Christmas, it's good to get back into a routine with card challenges again!

We randomly chose the following two elements to be included in our papercraft project this week:

Elegant Bouquet Embossing Folder

Basic Gray

 



This was a nice and simple challenge to start off the new year with! To go along with the simple elements, I chose a clean and simple sketch from Sketch Saturday and decided to make a baby card. I used Basic Gray as my card base colour and then added a lighter gray - Smokey Slate - to complement it. It needed a pop of colour so I chose one of the new Stampin Up in-colours - Crisp Cantaloupe, as well as Pool Party. I pulled out my new favourite animal stamp set - Zoo Babies - and this is the end result:

 

I think this makes a very sweet baby card. The zebra is adorable and I love the pastel colour combo (my new Stampin Up Colour Coach came in handy!)

 

 

Thanks for stopping by! Make sure to hop on over to Karly's Creations to see how she used these two elements in her papercraft creation!

 

Card Ingredients:

Stamps; Zoo Babies

Paper: Basic Gray, Smokey Slate, Whisper White, Pool Party, 2014-2015 In-Colour DSP

Ink: Basic Gray

Tools: 1-1/4" Circle punch, 1" circle punch, Elegant Bouquet embossing folder

KCRR #30 - Happy Birthday Cupcake!

Last night I started another session of Zumba. It has been a while since I've had a good workout! One thing the instructor told us is that "there are no mistakes in Zumba, just unexpected solos" :) I thought this was quite funny, because I'm sure I'm one of those unexpected solos in some of the routines! In any case, it's still a lot of fun!

We introduce a new KCRR challenge today!

The items that were randomly chosen are:

Patterned Occasions Stamp Set

Pumpkin Pie

Pool Party

Patterned Occasions is a stamp set I use quite often, however I tend to use only one or two of the stamps in the set. This time I used the cupcake and made a colourful birthday card using the sketch from The Sweet Stop challenge this week.

A sketch with lots of layers - I like it! I chose Island Indigo and Daffodil Delight to go with the Pumpkin Pie and Pool Party colours. It makes for a fun colour combo, I think!

Thanks for stopping by! Hop on over to Karly's Creations to see how she used these elements in her card!

Card Ingredients:
Stamps: Patterned Occasions
Paper: Island Indigo, Pumpkin Pie, Pool Party, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Polka Dot Parade DSP
Ink: Island Indigot
Tools: Circles Nestabilities, Scallop Border punch, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder

1st Birthday Wishes!

Finally home after an awesome road trip! We did a lot of driving, but got to see SO many amazing sights! God's creation is awesome! We have a couple thousand pictures to sort through and I hope to share with you sometime this coming week!

Feels great to be back into blogging again and hope to start papercrafting this weekend. I miss it!

Today is a special day. We celebrate my niece's first birthday! She is one of the cutest, happiest little girls I know. Unfortunately, I don't get to see her often, as she lives in Uganda, Africa with her family, but my thoughts are with her and I'm sending virtual birthday hugs and kisses her way!

The first picture above is of me meeting Eliana for the first time. The 2nd picture is of Eliana wearing the dress I bought for her birthday (it arrived a month early!). I think it looks adorable on her! She is such a blessing to our family!

Along with the dress, I also made this card for her:

I used an older sketch from Sweet Sunday Sketches as a guide for this layout.

 

I changed it up a bit, but it closely resembles the sketch, I think. I chose Pink Pirouette and Melon Mambo as my main colours. The "happy birthday cupcake" stamp from Patterned Occasions was the perfect image for a 1 year old birthday card! I added a foam sticker number 1 as an added embellishment. Melon Mambo organza ribbon is wrapped around the card front and I stuck with a polka dot theme and embossed the background with Perfect Polka Dots.

Here's wishing her the best day!

Thanks for stopping by! I hope to post more regularly now that I'm back home and settled!

Card Ingredients:
Stamps: Patterned Occasions
Paper: Pink Pirouette, Melon Mambo, Regal Rose, Whisper White
Ink: Melon Mambo
Tools: Circles Nestabilities, Scallop Circles Nestabilities, 1" circle punch, 1-1/4" circle punch, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder
Accessories: Melon Mambo organza ribbon, foam sticker (Michael's)
 

Inspired By... Polka Dots and Stripes!

I'm starting to get SO excited for our upcoming road trip - it's only one week away! I'll be spending most of my weekend getting things ready... packing, groceries, cleaning... There is still lots to do before we leave!

Time for a new card challenge!

This week it was my turn to pick an inspirational photo. I often turn to Etsy for inspiration. There are so many crafty and creative shops! For today, I chose a fun photo with lots of patterns:

This comes from a shop called Winterpeach Patterns. Someday I would love to sew and make cute little shoes like these!

I was inspired to use these different patterns in my card and I came across a fantastic card sketch for my design from Paper Players.

This sketch gives the perfect opportunity to use different patterned designer paper. I chose similar colours to what's in the inspirational photo and created a fun birthday card:

 

The swirl on the sketch reminded me of the swirl stamp in Everything Eleanor. I embellished the card with small rhinestones, satin Pool Party ribbon and a Pool Party button with bakers twine to complete the design of the card.

 

 

Thanks for visiting! Make sure to stop by Karly's Creations to see how she was inspired by this photo!

 

Come back on Monday for a new blog post!

 

Card Ingredients:

Stamps: Made for You, Everything Eleanor

Paper: Basic Gray, Whisper White, Patio Party DSP, 2011-2013 In-Colour DSP, Tea Party DSP

Ink: Pool Party, Basic Gray

Accessories: Rhinestones (Michael's), Pool Party satin ribbon (Sale-a-Bration 2013), Button (Sale-a-Bration 2013), Pool Party bakers twine

KCRR #3 Chevron and Scallop

I can't believe it's already February! These past several months have flown by for me! I'm hoping it continues to speed through the winter months. Winter is not my favourite time of year...I'm a sunshine girl!:)

Friday means it's time for...

This week, we randomly chose from our list (through random.org) the following two items:

Chevron Pattern

Scallop Circle

These must be used in any way, shape, or form in the making of our card/project this week.
I really liked these two items! It really got my creative juices flowing... I didn't quite know what I was going to do until a couple days ago. I saw a great sketch from Deconstructing Jen and ideas started coming to mind. I went through my designer paper and found a few with chevron patterns, but decided to go with my favourite colour, Rich Razzleberry, from the Sycamore Street collection. I always struggle what colour to put with Rich Razzleberry. Generally, I go with So Saffron or Crumb Cake, but this time I wanted to brighten it up a little...

KCRR #3

What do you think? I really love this colour combo! Tangerine Tango coordinates so perfectly! I embossed the card front with the new Vine Street embossing folder from Sale-A-Bration. It matches with the Madison Avenue stamp set quite well. This was my first time using the stamp set and I love it! I punched out circles from different designer paper in the two colours and popped up the large scallop circle to make it stand out. The sentiment "happy birthday wishes" completes the card.

Because it's a 5" x 5" square card, I created a coordinating envelope using the same chevron patterned designer paper.

Now it's time to hop on over to Karly's blog to see what she has created!

Card Ingredients:

Stamps: Madison Avenue (Sale-A-Bration)

Paper: Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White, Tangerine Tango, Sycamore Street DSP, Howlstooth & Scaringbone DSP, Summer Smooches DSP

Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Tangerine Tango

Tools: Circle Nestabilities, Circle punches, Scallop Circle nestabilities, Vine Street embossing folder



Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to visit tomorrow for an "Inspired By..." challenge!