Welcome Baby

A lady requested a baby girl card for a baby shower but didn't want it totally girly. The invitation had big blue roses and one pink rose. The lady also had a photo of the blanket she was giving and it had these colors in it so that is what I went for. The flower paper for the banner had more pink flowers in it but they got cut off.

I used Sketch #5 of the September 2023 Card Sketch Challenge (original Sketch Cardabilities #85). See below for photo.

SUPPLIES:
Cardstock: Bazzill (Navy-OP, Romance), American Crafts (Blue Jay)
Patterned Paper: Close to my Heart (Lovely-Picture my life cards), Green background piece came from a kit (Annie's CardMaker kit of the month-A Beautiful Life)
Accents/Tools: Metal Dies (Queen & Company sentiments #2), Flower punch (EK Success), Metal Dies - leaves (Spellbinders - Marisa's Bouquet), Doddlebug Sprinkles (bumblebee glitter), Stampin' Up embossing folder (ornate floral)

It’s a Girl baby cards

I needed a baby girl card for one of the guys at work. She was born in May so I’m doing pretty good for me!! Several Christmas’ ago my husband picked out scrapbook supplies for one of my Christmas gifts. He picked out this ephemera pack by Carta Bella “It’s a Girl”. Well I had just reorganized part of my scrapbook room. So with cute supplies, several card sketches and organized supplies I started with this card and ended up making 5 cards since the inspiration just kept coming.

CHALLENGE:
1) September Inspirational Card Challenge – Favorites – used Try Stampin’ on Tuesday Sketch #519http://trystampinontuesday.blogspot.com/2021/08/challenge-519.html, I turned it on it’s side and made it horizontal.
2) September Happy Mail Challenge – finally getting a baby congratulation card for Campbell.

SUPPLIES:
Cardstock: Bazzill (Raven, French Vanilla)
Patterned Paper: Stampin’ Up Designer 6 x 6 paper
Ephemera Package: Carta Bella (It’s a Girl)
Embossing Folder: Cricut Cuttlebug (Swiss dots)
Metal die: Paper Smooches (balloons)
Accents/Tools: string, pop dots

This is a card I was inspired to make with a clean-ish room and cute supplies out. This was card #2 out of the 5 I was inspired to make. Several Christmas’ ago my husband picked out scrapbook supplies for one of my Christmas gifts. He picked out this ephemera pack by Carta Bella “It’s a Girl”.

CHALLENGE:
1) September Inspirational Card Challenge – Favorites – used Try Stampin’ On Tuesday card sketch #517 – I flipped it upside down.
Sketch found here: http://trystampinontuesday.blogspot.com/2021/07/challenge-517.html

SUPPLIES:
Cardstock: Bazzill (Hillary, French Vanilla)
Patterned Paper: Stampin’ Up 6 x 6 Designer paper
Embossing Folder: Cricut Cuttlebug (Swiss Dots)
Metal Dies: Life Style Crafts (Nesting lace rectangles)
Ephemera Package: Carta Bella (It’s a Girl)

This is a card I was inspired to make with a clean-ish room and cute supplies out. This was card #3 out of the 5 I was inspired to make. Several Christmas’ ago my husband picked out scrapbook supplies for one of my Christmas gifts. He picked out this ephemera pack by Carta Bella “It’s a Girl”.

My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge #555. Original Sketch found here: https://www.mftstamps.com/blogs/news/wsc555

CHALLENGE:
1) September Inspirational Card Challenge – Bonus Category – Sewing – there is faux stitching and the black die circle also has embossed stitching.

SUPPLIES:
Cardstock: Bazzill (Lava, Raven, French Vanilla)
Patterned Paper: My Mind’s Eye (On the Sunny Side “Parade paper”)
Metal Dies: Life Style Crafts (Nesting lace rectangles), Spellbinders (Fancy edged circles)
Ephemera Package: Carta Bella (It’s a Girl)
Edge Punch: EK Success (dotted scallop)

This is a card I was inspired to make with a clean-ish room and cute supplies out. This was card #4 out of the 5 I was inspired to make. Several Christmas’ ago my husband picked out scrapbook supplies for one of my Christmas gifts. He picked out this ephemera pack by Carta Bella “It’s a Girl”.

CHALLENGE:
1) September Inspirational Challenge – Favorites – My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge #553. Original Sketch found here: https://www.mftstamps.com/blogs/news/wsc553

SUPPLIES:
Cardstock: Bazzill (French Vanilla, Raven, Orange Juice)
Embossing Folder: Cricut Cuttlebug (Swiss Dots)
Accents/Tools: Queen & Co epoxy stars, Eyelet Outlet enamel dots, EK Success Corner Rounder
Ephemera Package: Carta Bella (It’s a Girl)

This is a card I was inspired to make with a clean-ish room and cute supplies out. I made 5 different cards (this is #5). Several Christmas’ ago my husband picked out scrapbook supplies for one of my Christmas gifts. He picked out this ephemera pack by Carta Bella “It’s a Girl”.

CHALLENGE:
1) September Card Sketch Challenge – Bonus Sketch. Original sketch: MOJO Monday 324

SUPPLIES:
Cardstock: Bazzill (Sunbeam, Hillary, Cajun)
Ephemera Package: Carta Bella (It’s a Girl)
Accents/Tools: Cuttlebug Cricut embossing folder (Swiss Dots), EK Success edge punch (dotted scallop), black string, pop dots

Football Themed Baby Cards

A friend at work ordered a Vikings Themed Baby Card for a guy she works with that is having a baby girl. I found this image on the internet and thought it was perfect. I cut it out and popped dotted it.

I used MFTWSC244 as my inspiration which is Sketch #1 at the September Card Sketch Challenge on Scrapbook.com.

SUPPLIES:
Cardstock: Bazzill

I then realized I made this card in 2016 and forgot to post it. This is another card I made for a guy I worked with that year. He had a baby boy and they did his room in Alabama Crimson  Tide.

I used a cut file for the onsie but I can’t remember which one.

Stitched Baby Congratulations

This is my 2nd card with sketch #1 from the August Card Sketch Challenge. I saw this sketch and thought it would be perfect for a friend of mine who just became a grandma for the first time. The colors on the card are the colors of the nursery. I wanted a fun happy card cause that is the type of grandma my friend will be. Now the card didn’t come out as cute as I pictured but she loved it so that is all that matters. And I finally used my Sew Easy that I have had forever!!

CHALLENGES:
1) August Card Sketch – sketch #1
2) August Inspirational Card Challenge – Bonus – Make a simplistic card.

SUPPLIES:
Stickers: Doodlebug Shin Dig

We R Memory Keepers Sew Easy – floss (blue, pink, purple)

We R Memory Keepers – Sew Easy – Large Stitch Piercer Attachment Head – Loop de Loop

We R Memory Keepers – Sew Easy – Large Stitch Piercer Attachment Head – Scallop

Baby with Ruffles

So one of my co-workers is having child #3 that wasn’t planned. He has 2 boys now and isn’t so sure about having a girl. I laughed and said it will take 2 seconds when she arrives and he will be wrapped around her finger. So I decided I was going to make him a total girly baby card. Then another friend at work needed a baby card for her daughter-in-laws baby shower. She saw a baby card that was of shorts with ruffles on them and wanted something similar. So I pulled up this FREE image and thought “ohhh can I stick ruffles on those diaper shorts!!” Hobby Lobby had trim on sale this week so it was perfect timing. And that is how this card came about! My friend wanted teal and hot pink since that is the colors her DIL is using. I still have to make one for my co-worker but I think I will make his a little different.

CHALLENGES:
1) August Inspirational Card Challenge – Favorites – I used a Sweet Sketch Wednesday Sketch 2-92 I had saved in my favorites.
2) MelonHeadz Friends Challenge – Use your favorite stamp or stamp set or Anything Goes if you use a Melonheadz digital stamp. I used a Melonheadz FREE stamp so I went with anything goes. (**I made top 3!!**)

3) Tuesday Throwdown Challenge #306 – New Addition (baby or pets…)

SUPPLIES:
Digital Image: Free Baby Girl from MelonHeadz Illustrating.
Cardstock: Bazzill (Kachina, White), AC Cardstock (Taffy)
Patterned Paper: Doodlebug (Sugar Shoppe – Icing on the Cake)
Inks: pre-colored digital image printed on Canon Inkjet Printer
Accents/Tools: Cricut, Elegant Edges Cricut Cartridge, Hobby Lobby Decorative Trim, American Crafts enamel dots (Dear Lizzy), Scor-tape

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Farm themed baby card

Inside: It’s a Boy! Congratulations

One of the guys I worked with last year just had his first baby so I wanted to make him a congratulations card. From what I could get out of him is that his wife was doing a vintage farm theme…well that’s how I interpreted it! So I went through my files and searched the internet and thought Farm Critters and Barn from Doodle Pantry fit the theme. I was stumped at first as what to do with the image because I just didn’t want to print it out and stick it on the card. So I went back to the internet where I found this awesome card on The Rubber Cafe Design Team Blog. The design it was the perfect design for all the elements I wanted on the card. My best friend, Stephanie, took my ideals and made the cute saying!

CHALLENGES:
1) August Inspirational Card Challenge – Favorites Category – Recreate a card or sketch you’ve saved in your favorites either on this site, a blog, or Pinterest.
2) Doodle Pantry – Ants in my Pantry Challenge #20 – Anything digital goes.
3) Crafting By Designs Challenge – Down on the Farm.

SUPPLIES:
Digital Image: Farm Critters and Barn @ Doodle Pantry Digital Doodles
Cardstock: Bazzill
Inks: pre-colored digital image printed on Canon Inkjet printer
Accents/Tools: EK Success 1/16 pop dots, Martha Stewart fringe scissors, Scor-pal

Sweet Baby Boy and Girl

 

I made three cards for my old boss to choose from…this is one of them. I was inspired by this card
http://sylvia-anne-poppyspapercraftpatch.blogspot.com/2014/03/sweet-baby-girl-at-atcas.html
I don’t do white space well so I decided to have a colored background that matched by alphabet stickers!! I used the Hammer Embossing Technique. The blue one wasn’t done well because it was my first try…I learned you do have to hit pretty hard.

I also made this in pink since I had pink stickers just like the blue… and I made 2 in each color since I did one in all caps and the other in all lower case.

CHALLENGES:
1) July Inspiration Card Challenge @ Scrapbook.com  – Technique Category – Hammer embossing.

SUPPLIES (Blue Card):
Cardstock: Bazzill (white, bluebell)
Stickers: SEI (Retrospect – blue pop)
Accents/Tools: Cuttlebug embossing folder (polka dots), 1/16 EK Success pop dots, computer, Fiskars corner punch

SUPPLIES (Pink Card):
Cardstock: Bazzill (Romance, white)
Stickers: SEI (Retrospect – pink pop)
Accents/Tools: Cuttlebug embossing folder (polka dots), 1/16 EK Success pop dots, computer, Fiskars corner punch

 

Baby Boy Congratulations

So my ex-boss asked me to make a baby boy card for one of his current employees. So this is one of 3 cards I made for him to choose from….he picked this one!

I’m sure I’m the only one that still HAS this paper! It was perfect for the sketch Karen used in the July Inspirational Card Challenge – Sketch Category. The patterned paper was punch in squares to get the images.

CHALLENGES:
1) July Inspirational Card Challenge – Sketch Category. Original Sketch by Studio Calico found here:
http://www.studiocalico.com/2013/09/sunday-sketch-michelle

SUPPLIES:
Patterned Paper: My and My Big Ideas
Cardstock: Bazzill (Parakeet, lemonade)
Accents/Tools: 7/8″ square punch, pop dots, xyron x

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Baby Girl Booties

Inside: Ten fingers, ten toes and the cutest little girl you have ever seen! Best wishes on the birth of your daughter.

I made this card for a guy at work that is having a baby on Friday. I found out they did the baby room in coral and teal (more bluish teal) so that is what I went with. Sorry the picture doesn’t show the colors great and is tilted….still learning this new camera.

CHALLENGES:
1) January Card Sketch Challenge @ Scrapbook.com – Sketch #1 (originally Freshly Made Sketches #136)
2) January 2016 Card Challenge @ Scrapbook.com – Theme Category – celebrate something new. Celebrating a new baby girl!!

3) Craft Your Passion Challenge #293 – Always Anything Goes!

4) Crafting By Designs Challenge – Anything Goes.

 

 

 

SUPPLIES:
Digital Image: Bitty Baby – Diane’s Daydream Designs (no longer in business)
Cardstock: Bazzill (Flamingo, Blue Oasis, white)
Patterned Paper: Recollections (blue polka dot)
Accent/Tools: cord (Michael’s), Cricut, Basic George Cricut Cartridge.

Baby Blessings

It’s the last Wednesday of May so it’s the last sketch for May’s Outlawz Sketch Challenge. The Outlawz DT is doing a special twist with Baby Cards since one of their members is expecting. I decided to play along since I needed a card for my neighbor who just had baby #3. I love how this came together….thanks for the awesome sketch!

CHALLENGES:

SUPPLIES:

Digital Image: Baby Blessings Girl @ Deedee’s Digis

Cardstock: Bazzill (Passionate T1-134)

Inks: pre-colored digital image printed on Canon Inkjet Printer

Accents/Tools: Marvy Punch Bunch (flower), EK Success 1/2 in Circle Punch, Martha Stewart Border Punch (lace), pop dots