Showing posts with label Baby Card. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Baby Card. Show all posts

Monday, August 26, 2019

Stampers Showcase Blog Hop: Babies & Kids


Hello and welcome to my blog; today I am going to share with you my card for this month's Stamper's Showcase Blog Hop.  This month the theme was  Babies and Kids so everyone came up with projects that represent that theme.  For my project I created a super cute card using one of my favorite  Babies & Kids stamp set from the Annual Catalog.  I loved this stamp set since it came out like I said it's one of my favorite sets and in reality it can be used for more than just babies and kids.  I am talking about the Little Elephant Stamp Set.  Here's a look at my card before we talk a little more about this stamp set.
With the Little Elephant Stamp Set you have little Elephants, tulips, balloons, and more fun sentiments and other little images to complete fun cards for any age.  I started out my card today with a piece of whisper white and I used my Stampin' Write Markers in Poppy Parade, So Saffron, and Shaded Spruce to stamp the tulips around the bottom 1/3.  I then added a 1" x 5 1/4 piece of designer series paper from the Subtles Paper Pack.   I then stamped the two elephants in Gray Granite and used the Elephant Builder Punch to punch them both out.  I popped them up on the what will be the card front using a couple dimensionals.  But before I added the small elephant I stamped the balloons from the stamp set using the Stampin' Write markers that I used before but added a Mint Macaron one also.
I then added the card front to a piece of Shaded Spruce Cardstock just slightly larger than the card base.  I then added a little Mint Macaron Textured Ribbon to the card and then popped it up on my So Saffron Card base.  I added a simple knot to the ribbon for more added interest. I stamped my Hello Little One sentiment on a scrap of Whisper White and punched it out with a 1" circle punch.  I then used the 1 1/8" scalloped circle punch to punch out a piece of so saffron cardstock. I then layered the two together with dimensionals and then popped it up on the card front with one more.
I added a piece of whisper white to the inside along with a 1/2" x 4 piece of matching designer series paper to tie everything together.  Next it was time to decorate the envelope to match the card.  I started out by using a matching piece of Mint Macaron Designer Series Paper.  I placed this on the envelope flap and cut it out.  I just added adhesive all around the flap and then added the paper, and again just cut around it.  Next I stamped a row of the elephants along the bottom of the envelope.
Thanks for dropping by today, I hope that you have a wonderful day hopping along.  You can click on the next bottom to go to the next blog.  You will find a full list of supplies below the next button.

Happy Stampin' 
Rick 



Sunday, July 21, 2019

Weekly Recap: 7/15/19 till 7/20/19

Hello and welcome to my blog; today I am going to share with you this weeks recap of all the posts from this week.  In this post you will find a link to all this weeks posts just in case you missed one. 


Monday July 15, 2019:  Christmas in July Card featuring Lots of Cheer 


Tuesday July 16, 2019:  Inspiring Iris Video Tutorial


Wednesday, July 17, 2019:  Soft Spring (May God Bless and Keep You) & My Weekly Special 

Thursday, July 18, 2019:  To A Wild Rose Facebook Live Mini Class replay






Friday, July 19, 2019:  Time for Tags Baby Card

Saturday, July 20, 2019:  Rick's Saturday Simple Stamping Episode 27:  Garden Goodness

Happy Stampin' 
Rick 

Friday, July 19, 2019

Time for Tags Baby Card

Hello and welcome to my blog; today I am going to share with you a super cute baby card using one of the host/hostess sets in the 2019 Annual Catalog.  Baby cards are always something you will need.  Plus it never hurts to have a few on hand because you never know when you will get a shower invitation, or find out that someone you know will be having a baby.  I like to design them (unless I a certain person in mind and I know what the gender is) where they can be used for either gender, this makes it easier to have them on hand when you need them.  Plus with the Time of Tags stamp set you can do some super cute ones and do a little coloring also.  Here's a look at my card today.

 Tips & Tricks: 

One of the big things is to have a gender neutral color scheme.  Here I went with Mint Macaron, Soft Suede, Soft Sea Foam, Daffodil Delight, and Whisper White.  I threw in the Daffodil Delight because I wanted there to be a little more pop of color with the little giraffe toy since its such a small image surrounded by all the Mint Macaron.  It needed to stamp out even being so small and by adding in the Daffodil Delight it does just that.  
You can see in the Color Combo image and in the card how they all work nicely together.  Sometimes you may not think about adding some colors together but in reality they work really nicely and you don't think about them, but it's the unexpected that makes you look twice at a project.  Don't be afraid to throw in a color you like but aren't sure of, it just may be what you need to make your card pop.  
For the background I didn't want just a plain Mint Macaron card base I needed something to help draw attention, but ground the card as well.  The Buffalo Check Background stamp was just the ticket.  I already knew I wanted to use some of the Mint Macaron Gingham from the Subtles 6 x 6 Designer Series Paper, but needed something that wouldn't really compete with it but would help compliment it.  I love mixing patterns sometimes and mixing the large and small gingham pattern was the perfect combination, neither would over power the other.
Since this was a baby card I added the 1/4" Textile Mint Macaron Ribbon to add just a little more softness, texture, and to draw your attention to the little tag as well.  By using a ribbon in the same color as the card base I achieved just that.  By using the ribbon as an embellishment it helped to draw your attention down to the smaller element without overpowering the rest of the card as if I had added some rhinestones, sequins, or pearls.  This option kept the emphasis on the little tag instead of the larger card itself.   I punched the tag out using the Timeless Label Punch which by the way was intentional on Stampin' Up!'s part when they designed this stamp set.  Coordination is one of the key reasons I love this company.  There's not many companies that design for multiple products to work together so effortlessly to make your card making and paper crafting this super easy to create without a ton of hunting or guess work involved.  

Thanks for dropping by today, I hope that you have enjoyed my project for you today.  If you would like to recreate this card you will find a list of all the supplies below in the shopping list.  The Time for Tags Stamp Set as I mentioned earlier is a Host/Hostess set and can only be earned with a qualifying order using your Stampin' Rewards.  If you are one of those people that never place a large enough order to hit the Stampin' Rewards or you just haven't gotten this set yet.  I have a special deal for you this week.  For everyone that places a $100 (before shipping and taxes) order using my host code this week (until Midnight July 23, 2019) You can pick any hostess stamp set for free with me.  All you have to do after placing your order is email me which hostess set you want.  And I will order it for you when I close out the host code at the end of next week.  So if you would like to have this stamp set you can pick it as your free offer with a qualifying order.  I hope that you have a wonderful day and I will see you tomorrow with Episode 27 of Saturday Simple Stamping.  
Happy Stampin' 
Rick 



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