Baby Eliana

Just sharing a baby card for Eliana who was born last month during isolation lockdown in Melbourne. Nice to receive happy news - first grandchild for our friends! 

Challenge:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Materials:

Kaisercraft Peekaboo collection and glitter card

Altenew Always There

Card for Baby Sophie

This is a card for my neighbour's newborn baby girl. I've used patterned papers from Kaisercraft to stamp and diecut the elements for the card. The alphabets were stacked with 3 layers of cardstock and the flowers and leaves were stamped and then diecut. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, we have not seen Sophie yet, hope to meet her soon! Hope everyone is well!

Challenge:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Dies and Punches

Materials

Kaisercraft Peekaboo collection

Altenew stamps and die, MFT Dienamics Alphabet 

Baby Orson

Yes, I have a lot of baby cards to share! Here is one I made for baby Orson using MFT and Hero Arts stamps and dies. I'm adding this to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Make it Masculine. Thanks for dropping by!

Materials
Dies - MFT Dienamics
Stamps - Mama Elephant Nursery Deco and Hero Arts
Paper - MFT and Kaisercraft (background)
Embellishments - MME 

Baby Sebastian

It must be baby season! I have a lot of friends with newborns the past couple of months. This card is for baby Sebastian, a first for some dear friends of mine. I'm adding this card to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes. This is a post for A Blog Named Hero's Facebook Fan Page. Thanks for dropping by!

Materials:
Stamps - Hero Arts lattice background, Congrats Stamp n Cut, Kelly's Outline letters
Inks - Hero Arts Pool, Clean colour brush markers
Others - HA white and silver EP, Kaisercraft glitter tape and glitter yardstick

A baby card for Nash

I've got some card to share for the current Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - Furry Friends. I made this card a while back during a Craft retreat. I added the name of the baby afterwards.

Materials
Dies - MFT Dienamics
Stamps - Mama Elephant Nursery Deco and Concord and 9th
Paper - MFT and Kaisercraft (background)
Embellishments - MME 

Baby Boys

I was commissioned to make two baby boy cards for a friend of mine. Both her daughters were expecting around the same time! I decided to use the Kaisercraft Peek-A-Boo paper and combined with stamps from Hero Arts and Lawn Fawn.

Stamps - Hero  Arts and Lawn Fawn
Ink - Ranger Archival Coffee
Patterned Paper - Kaisercraft Peek-a-boo
Dies - MFT Fishtail STAX and Rectangles STAX, Lil Inkers Stitched squares

Baby Girl!

I have a card to share made for a new Baby Girl arrival. I decided to go for a vintage look. I've based the card on the current CAS(E) this sketch challenge. Thanks for dropping by!

Materials used:
Stamps - Hero  Arts and Lawn Fawn
Ink - Ranger Archival Coffee
Patterned Paper - Kaisercraft Peek-a-boo
Dies - MFT Fishtail STAX, Lil Inkers Stitched squares

Baby Lennox

I have a cute baby card to share. One of my staff at work just had a baby 5 weeks early on the weekend! We were supposed to have a farewell morning tea for her this Friday! Oh well, when the baby wants to come out, it will come out!! After a busy weekend with overseas relatives in town and Father's Day yesterday, I got around to making this card before going to bed last night. I've decided to add it to Paper Smooches Anything Goes Challenge. I've also knitted (it's been a long time since I've done any baby knitting) a pair of bootees and hat for baby Lennox.

A Card for Baby Matilda

Friends of mine just recently became Grandparents again. A boy the first time and now a baby Grandchild. I have made a card for the proud parents of Baby Matilda. Congratulations!

The card was inspired by the latest Paper Smooches Sparks photo inspiration. Here it is!

Baby Kingsley

I took great pleasure in making this baby card for close friends of mine. I got out my favourite go-to patterned paper for baby cards - Fancy Pants Park Bench. The colours in this pad are just perfect. I wanted to combine this week's Cas(e) This Sketch and Case Study Challenge - Jaclyn Miller. I couldn't fit a sentiment to the card and I thought it really didn't need one. Did anyone see that I got another Retro Sketch Shout Out this week for this card? Thanks for dropping by!

Kingsley - 3 days old!

Ingredients
Card - Neenah Solar White, Fancy Pants Park Bench
Dies- Lil Inkers stitched squares, MFT alphabets, Simon Says Stamp hearts
Others - MME enamel dots

A Baby Card

I have a really huge baby card to share. This is a card made for a work colleague who is due in just under 5 weeks time. I'll take you through my thought processes for making this A4 card. I folded a white cardstock and also a kraft one (I thought white will go better for a baby card). I then took out the first 6x6 pad I saw which is perfect for a baby card. I then tear off various patterned papers from the pad and started to group the solid colours together and the small patterned papers together. The obvious die of choice is of course my new Paper Smooches Onesie die .... but it looks so small on a big A4 card. Then I thought I could make a whole lot of different patterned Onesies and scatter them on the card.. so I cut out about 4 different patterns and spread them on the card... still looked too small. I then got the solid patterned paper and cut out 'Baby' and grouped the onesie vertically with an alphabet on each one. Still not right. Back to square one, and I pulled out the Lil Inkers stitched squares and cut out four (they look like baby blocks). The 'Baby' got cut again on PP with adhesive at the back and layered onto 2 layers of cardstock. The result can be seen below (looked better on kraft than white card base).. And guess what? I have 3 more A4 cards to make for work colleagues leaving next week!!

Challenges
Paper Smooches Sparks - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Get Krafty

Ingredients
Neenah cardstock, Basic Grey Mint Julep, Papersmooches Onesie die, MFT DieNamics tall alphabets, Lil Inkers Stitched squares, Tim Holtz Gathered Twigs, white gel pen.

Baby Blues

I've got two baby cards to share, both for two families in two different countries. So I thought I would do them both the same. I used my favourite old-time trick of trimming off the front of the card and adhering patterned paper to the inside of the card, I haven't done this in a while. I also let the banner overhang the edge slightly. The 'New' in these cards are for the Newborns of course! Thanks for dropping by.

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Something New

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Blues

Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge - Anything Goes 

Addicted to CAS - Die Cuts

Ingredients:

Neenah card stock, PTI Tag Sale die, Paper Smooches Onesie die, Simon Says Stamp banner die, Hero Arts Typewriter letters, Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler, Hero Arts Navy ink, My Minds Eyes Meadow 6x6, Ribbon and hemp from Hemptique.

5 Days Til Christmas

…. and a baby was born… This card is for a work friend who delivered a baby boy yesterday! Congratulations Anu!
I'm adding this to Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge - Anything Goes and Basicgrey Challenge 110 - Anything Goes.

Ingredients
Neenah cardstock, Basic Grey 25th and Pine, MFT DieNamics Alphabets, Paper Smooches Motifs, Hero Arts Just Saying, Copics, BG enamel dot and twine from The Twinery.

Baby Thomas

I was very productive the last two nights and managed to make a few cards. One is for friends who just had their first child this week. I used the current Retro Sketch for the card and the lovely papers from Fancy Pants. Here is my card and thanks for dropping by!

Ingredients:

Neenah Solar White, Fancy Pants Park Bench, Spellbinders Nestabililties Scallop Squares, PTI Tag Die, MFT DieNamics Fishtail Layers STAX, MFT DieNamics Tall Alphabets, PS Sentiments Sampler, HA CL406, Ranger Archival Jet Black, HA Pool Ink, Black marker, MME enamel dots, Twine from The Twinery

Baby Cards

I have a a couple of baby cards to share. I just love making baby cards with the baby's names on them. These were both very quick one to make. The plain patterned papers were backed with cardboard before I diecut the alphabets for the first card. The card for Chole was made based on this week's Retro Sketch.  I'm submitting the card for Samuel into this week's Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes challenge. Thanks for dropping by!

Ingredients for Samuel:
Cardstock - Neenah Solar White
Paper - Fancy Pants Park Bench 6x6
Stamp - Kaisercraft Sentiment
Ink - Ranger Archival Jet Black
Die - MFT DieNamics tall alphabets
Others - Fancy Pants Park Bench chipboard buttons, Twine from The Twinery, My Minds Eyes Enamel Dots

Ingredients for Chole:
Cardstock - Neenah Solar White, Desert Storm
Paper - Basic Grey True Love 12x12 with Alphabet Stickers
Stamp - Kaisercraft Sentiment
Ink - Hero Arts Red Royal
Others - Basic Grey True Love Chipboard stickers, My Minds Eyes Enamel dots, Ranger Stickles

Baby Raelene

I received very happy news this morning of my friends having a baby girl overnight! Followers of my blog would know that I was in Jakarta for a wedding last year ... nine months later... a bundle of joy! Here is my card for Moxie Fab World Card Creations Challenge - Emphasizing the Negative and Simon Says Stamp's Anything Goes challenge. Thanks for dropping by!

Ingredients:

Cardstock - Neenah Solar White

Paper - Basic Grey Kissing Booth

Stamp - Hero Arts Luscious Flowers

Ink - Hero Arts Bubble Gum

Dies - MFT DieNamics Tall Alphabets and Fishtail STAX

Others - ribbon and Kaisercraft Sparklets

Card for Ruby

Finally, I'm trying to get back into the swing of blogging again! All my Chinese New Year activities are nearly all over now and I'm way behind in card making. I have a baby card to share which I have been dying to make since the baby was born two weeks ago! I wanted to use the lovely papers from Basic Grey's True Love Collection with the current Retro Sketch challenge. I'm also entering this card into Basic Grey's Challenge 88 - Anything Goes and Simon Says Stamp - Use An Arrow challenge (background paper).Thanks for dropping by!

Ingredients:
Cardstock - Neenah Solar White and Dessert Storm
Paper - Basic Grey True Love 12x12
Stamp - Kaisercraft
Ink - Hero Arts Red Royal
Others - Enamel brads from My Minds Eyes, Twine from The Twinery, ribbon, True Love chipboard letters, buttons and tag

Seeing Double!

Tonight is a night of doubles! My good friends in Queensland just delivered healthy twin boys this afternoon. I had a card prepared for them (as they had already announced the sex of the twins and their names a while ago) and I put the first born's name first. At work today, I was asked to make a double birthday card for a husband (51st) and wife (50th) celebrating their birthdays together. What a 'doubles' day! Here are my cards!

Ingredients:

Jeremy n Jayden Card

Cardstock - Via Vellum Kraft, Neenah Solar White

Paper - MME Blinking an Eye

Stamp - Hero Arts CL492, Hero Arts Studio Calico Roller Rink Kit stamp

Ink - Ranger Archival Jet Black, Tim Holtz Broken China

Dies - MFT DieNamics Fishtail Flags

Others - MME Enamel Dots, Hemp, Basic Grey Alpha stickers

Double Birthday Card

Cardstock - Neenah Solar White

Paper - MME Indie Chic Ginger

Stamp - Hero Arts CL530 657773

Ink - Ranger Archival Jet Black, Hero Arts Wet Cement

Dies - MFT DieNamics Tag Die, Numbers Die, Layered Labels Die

Others - MME Decorative Tape, Kaisercraft blossoms, hemp

Baby Oscar

A quick post with a baby boy card for a work colleague. This card is A5 in size and will be submitted to CAS-ual Fridays' Snips, Snails and Puppy Dog Tails challenge.

Ingredients:

Cardstock - Via Vellum Kraft

Paper - My Minds Eyes Away We Go

Stamps - Hero Arts CL544, CL606

Ink - Hero Arts Stone Wash

Dies - MFT Fishtail and High Rise Alphabets

Others - white gel pen

Baby Girl Card

Back with a quick and simple baby card. The tag was cut with a MFT Die-Namics tag label, the rest came together very easily! Thanks for dropping by!

Challenges:

Basic Grey - Anything Goes 

Hero arts August - CAS challenge

Moxie Fab World - Asymmetry Challenge

Ingredients:

Card -  Neenah Classic Solar White

Paper - Basic Grey Paper Cottage

Stamps - Hero Arts Four Flowers

Ink - Archival Jet Black

Others - MFT Die-Namics Tag, Kaisercraft Pearl, Twine from The Twinery