Family Favourites

I have been trying to make more children's cards lately and this is one I came up with.

The stamps are from Family Favourites, a fun little set.

Stamps:  Family Favourites, Party This Way

Card:  Pink Pirouette, Wisteria Wonder, Blushing Bride, Concord Crush, Daffodil Delight, Regal Rose, Patterns DSP Stack

Ink:  Basic Black

Accessories:  Basic Rhinestones

Thanks for stopping by!

Anna

The customer is always right

Our last special occasion card was a baby card.   For baby cards,  the three qualities I identified were, soft/delicate, subtle and with lots of white.

Our first card used the now retired Stitched Stocking punch and Sahara Sand.  Petronella Hardy has beautiful versions of this card on her blog in pink and blue.  I loved her design but I went for the neutral to suit any baby!  The frill around the oval is done with the Doily Triple Layer punch.  Cut each piece in half and glue to the back of the oval with Tombow then sponge to give depth.

One of my customers, Jean,  wanted to go a little simpler and thought she might add a teddy in the centre and thought she had a teddy stamp at home.  She obviously underestimated my stamp collection as I was able to quickly find a teddy stamp.  The result was a cleaner and simpler design which I loved.

Some dimensionals give the design depth.  This was a much better second version of the design than I had dreamed up.  Thanks Jean!

And we tried it again as a birthday card...

Stamps:  Stitched Stockings (retired), Family Favourites, Pocket Silhouettes, Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Card:  Sahara Sand, Whisper White

Ink:  Crumb Cake

Tools:  Big Shot, Ovals Originals die, Designer Frames Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Extra Large Oval Punch, Doily Triple Layer Punch



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Thanks for stopping by!

Anna

Neutral baby cards

Quite often customers would like baby cards for when they don't know whether bub is a boy or girl (and it's good to have some surprises in life!)  Crumb Cake DSP teamed with Whisper White make a great combination for a crisp result.  I started with the traditional rectangular card - that teddy is so cute.

Then I experimented with a circular card.  The Scallop Circle Bigz Die run through the Big Shot produces this cute round baby card.  This one was a snap to put together!  Be sure to stick the strip of Whisper White layered with Crumb Cake DSP onto the card base before you run it through the BIg Shot.  It will cut through the layers like butter!

Stamps:  Short and Sweet, Family Favourites, Baby Tees Jumbo Wheel
Card:  Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Neutrals Collection Patterns DSP Stack
Ink:  Crumb Cake
Tools:  Big Shot, Scallop Circles Bigz Die, 4.4 cm Scallop Circle Punch, 3.5 cm Circle Punch, 3.2 cm Cirlce Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, Jewelry Tag Punch
Accessories:  Silver Brads, Whisper White 1 cm Taffetta Ribbon

A Thankyou

A small departure from the retiring samples and sneak peeks.  My son has had a fabulous soccer coach for his first season of the game.  His last game is this Saturday and I have made the card for the team to sign.  The team colours are red and black...can you tell??  I have based this card on a beautiful design from awhile ago, by Carrie Gaskin,  a Canadian demonstrator, who created a good-bye card for a teacher.  At the time, I bookmarked her design as it was so clever, knowing I would use the idea if the opportunity arose.

I love the All in the Family set and all its variations.  I was a little out of alignment with this arm on the little guy below!

One team member had very long hair.  After I made the card (see below) he arrived at training with a crew cut!

LOVE the Big Shot letters and numbers - so useful for this type of card.

Check out Carrie's blog, Artistic Avenger for more fantastic inspiration.

Stamps:  All in the Family, Family Favourites

Card:  Whisper White, Basic Black, Real Red

Ink:  Basic Black, Real Red, Baja Breeze

Tools:  Big Shot, Simple Letters Alphabet die, Pinking Hearts Border Punch