SSINK - Welcome Baby

Today, on the SSInkspiration blog we are all sharing baby ideas.  Pamela Wu from our design team is expecting a baby any day now, and we wanted to share baby projects to share in her excitement.

Here is my card:

For my card, I started with a Marina Mist cad base.  I wanted a watercolor wash background.  I used a piece of watercolor paper, and my Aqua Painter to swish on some color.  I used Lemon Lime Twist, Marina Mist, and Daffodil Delight.  While I waited for it to dry, I used my circle punches, and some Daffodil Delight cardstock scraps to make a little duck.  Before gluing the pieces together, I inked around the edges with my sponge, and Daffodil Delight ink.  When my background was dry, I stamped my greetings in Basic Black Archival Ink.  The Oh Joy comes from the Watercolor Christmas stamp set available in the holiday catalog.  I also used a Hello Baby greeting from Teeny Tiny Wishes.  My watercolor wash layer is matted in Lemon Lime Twist.

That is all I have to share for today, be sure to stop by the Stylin' Stampin' Inkspiration blog to see what the other design team members are sharing!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Nichole

June International Highlights - Baby

Hello everyone! Welcome to the June International Stampin' Up! Blog Highlight, hosted by Kylie Bertucci.  Each month, demonstrators from around the world participate in this themed highlight.  This month our theme is Baby.  

I do not make a lot of baby cards, and don't even own any "baby" stamp sets.  At first, I was pretty panicked about what I was going to make in order to still participate in this month's event.  Then I was looking at a wood crate I made the other day and thought, hey - that is almost a baby crib!

Here is my card when it is closed:

I love the double-z fold cards.  But sometimes, I don't like the way mine look when they are folded flat for mailing.  So, I took extra care to be sure this card still looked great, even when flat.

But the real "WOW" comes when it is opened.  I used the Wood Crate Thinlit Dies, Wood Textures Designer Series Paper, and the Pretty Label Punch to make a crib.  I decorated my crib with a Delicate White Doily, and a Powder Pink blanket made from a scalloped circle that I separated the paper layers on.  The little tiny elephant is from the Tabs for Everything stamp set.  On the side of the crib, I used the heart from the Wood Words stamp set, in Berry Burst.  The heart was used again in Powder Pink on the greeting label.  The adorable little banner hanging above the crib features more Wood Textures Designer Series Paper, a sliver from a Delicate White Doily, and the tiny elephant in Berry Burst, on Powder Pink card stock.  The banner is hung with Whisper White Bakers Twine.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  If you like my project, please go vote for me in Kylie's International Highlights.  There is sure to be many more awesome baby cards to look at there.

Have a great day!

~Nichole

Product List

Wood Words Clear-Mount Bundle [145316] $46.75	Tabs For Everything Photopolymer Stamp Set [143907] $17.00	Better Together Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141736] $37.00	Powder Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [144084] $6.50
Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad [144083] $6.50	Berry Burst 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144243] $8.00	Powder Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144244] $8.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00
Fresh Florals Designer Series Paper Stack [144131] $22.00	Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack [144177] $10.00	Delicate White Doilies [141701] $3.00	Pearl Basic Jewels [144219] $5.00
Powder Pink 1/2" Finely Woven Ribbon [144134] $7.00	Whisper White 1/8" Sheer Ribbon [144172] $6.00	Twine Baker's Whisper White [124262] $3.00

Baby Sprinkle Emergency

I have a friend who came to me the other day with a plan.  She was going to buy some letter stickers from a big box store, and make a baby shower invitation.  She was then going to use her one original and make copies on a copy machine to hand out.  

Of course, being the craftaholic, pinterest wannabe that I am - I immediately asked her if I could help.  I knew I didn't have time to make 20+ card invitations.  So, My Digital Studio would be the answer.  I don't do a ton with MDS, but I do love it!  I also knew that using MDS, and a local photo print shop would keep the project pretty fast and inexpensive.

She sent me a picture of an invite she'd found on pinterest that she liked, and told me about the color scheme she was going for.  I got right to work.  As, I said, I do not use MDS a ton, so I am not super proficient at it.  So, creating this took me a few hours.  If you are looking for a faster project, you could make our own invitations using one of the fabulous template downloads available in MDS.

I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.   What do you think? 

Thanks for stopping by!