Buttons and Bows

Hi all,

Just sharing a quick post to show you a lettering project I created.  I think it would look perfect in a little girls room!  Hope you enjoy.

Baby Dedication Gift Reveal (and bonus download)

I’ve been working hard on a dedication gift for my grand-niece.  I thumped my brain as to what to get her that could be a keepsake… a pretty little locket?, a Children’s Bible?, an engraved sterling silver bracelet? … none of those really felt right.  And then I thought to myself, “Sharon, you are crafty … make her something she will always treasure (I hope, lol).  So here is what I came up with (sorry in advance for the photo but it was hard to take without getting a reflection from the glass)…

 

 

It’s a Shadow Box Frame that has the bible verse from Jeremiah 29:11-13 (word art created by me) as well as a couple of pictures of her; one of her momma holding her and the other of her sleeping so preciously (is that a word, lol?).

 

 

I covered the backing with some light pink patterned paper and added some pink & white pearls inside for an extra added touch.  Her name was cut-out with my handy dandy Cameo and, of course, using my Square 1 “vinyl” (I put that in quotes because it’s not really vinyl, it’s more of a textured, tightly woven adhesive backed fabric but that too complicated so I simplified it, lol).   

 

 

 

 

You can’t really tell in the photos but I printed 2 pictures of her sleeping, cut around the arm and part of the sleeper on one of them, and popped it up over top the other one with pop dots to give it some added dimension.   I also popped up the photo of her in momma’s arms.

 

 

 

 

I’m really happy with the way it turned out.  Even my husband said it was amazing and he never pays attention to anything I make, lol.

As an added bonus, here is a download file of the word art in both black and greyscale (PNG & JPG) for you. The quality may not be quite up to par because I didn’t originally set out to do this so I had to go back and alter a flattened version instead of creating from scratch.  I think it’s still good enough to share, however, but I’ll let you be the judge.  DOWNLOAD HERE

As well as continuing to post my cards, I’m also going to be sharing some of the home décor items that I plan to make on this blog.  It’s an area that I’m beginning to delve into and hope to make a few dollars from sometime down the road so I’d love to get your opinions first before attempting to sell any to people in my community.   I hope you don’t mind :-)

Baby #2

I made another baby card this week.  I don’t like this one as well as the one I shared the other day but thought I’d share it anyhow.   Hope you are having a great weekend.  I’m off to make some more cards.

 

 

 

 

SUPPY LIST:
Cardstock:	Michael’s Recollections Copic Paper
Patterned Paper:	K&Company Itsy Bitsy 8.5 x 8.5 Baby Girl Paper Pad
Image:	DigiDarla's Blessing Of Heaven 7
Copic Markers:	Hair – E11/E37 Skin – E000/E00/E13 Sleeper & Hair Bow - RV13 Bunny – R81/R83/R85 Cloud – W00 (hard to see in the pic but it’s there.)
Other:	Buttons from Walmart Ribbon from Walmart Scalloped die cut from Michaels

Clear It Out Challenge–Button Up

Time again for another Clear It Out Challenge.  This week’s theme is “Button Up” and the stash to be used is, of course, buttons.  

I mentioned earlier that my nephew and his girlfriend will be having a baby at the end of May.  Since we are having a baby shower this coming Sunday, I decided to kill two birds with one stone when creating my card for the shower.  I think it turned out as cute as a button … pun intended, lol.  Since we know it’s a girl, pink and white were my main colors of choice. 

The cute little baby stamp was created by Digi Darla who is one of the sponsors for this Challenge.  She’s offering 5 digital images of your choice to the winner of this challenge.  Our second sponsor is QKR Stampede who is also offering 5 free digital images of the winner’s choice.

 

 

 

I used last Friday’s featured freebie as the perfect sentiment for this card.  I colored in the little heart with some pink to make it pop.  If you look closely, you can see that I scored the white card stock behind the sentiment with my scor-pal for an added touch of texture.

 

 

 

 

 

I used my copics to color in the sweet little baby.  The following colors were used:

• Hair: E11/E37
• Skin:  E000/E00/E13
• Sleeper:  R81/R83/R85
• Bunny & Bow:  RV13
• Cloud: W00 (hard to see in this pic but it’s there.)

 

 

 

I added a pink frilly ribbon and attached a safety pin brad to it.

 

 

Pink buttons were added to all four corners of the card in keeping with this week’s theme.   Here’s a better look at the embossed lines made with the scor-pal.

 

 

To finish off the card I prettied up the inside with some matching cardstock, 3 buttons and some homemade baker’s twine tied on the button in the middle.  (Click here to see pictures of the baker’s twine that I’ve made using this tutorial.)

 

 

For more information about this challenge, please visit us on the Clear It Out Challenge Blog … and while you are there why not link up your own challenge card.

 

100 in 100 Challenge–Card #16

Loving this challenge! I am not, however, loving the way the ribbon doesn’t show it’s true colors in the photo.  It appears to be more peachy where, in real life, it is definitely a baby pink.  Not sure how I feel about this one overall but it does make card# 16 in the 100 cards in 100 days challenge.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Fab ‘n’ Funky Challenge #26 – Polka Dots
Crafty Creations Challenge #175 – Baby Baby

Pretty in Pink

I wanted to make a card for my co-worker who just had a baby girl but I didn’t have any solid pink cardstock.  Instead, I improvised and took some white layering cardstock and completely sponged it with pink pigment ink and then mounted it on my white base layer.  I added a frame and used some liquid pearls for the centers of the flower bursts, an epoxy word quote, and a little sheep to make this the perfect card for a baby girl. To finish it off, I sponged a white envelope with the pink pigment ink to make it match.

Have a great day!

Baby, Baby …

Sorry for the poor lighting. I’m still learning how best to photograph my cards. If you have any tips please feel free to leave me a comment.

Have a great day!