New Baby with Boutique

My friends up in Auckland have just had their baby girl, and I am excited to go visit soon!

Of course I needed to create a baby card, and so I got inspiration from the Atlantic Hearts sketch this week.



I've been waiting to use my new Baby Animal Doodles stamp set and it paired perfectly with the Boutique papers.



Here is the completed card!

I used a PML card behind the panel and also a strip of ribbon.



I chose to use the giraffe because I love the pops of Saffron in the paper.



I stamped the sentiment in the new colour of the year, Sugarplum, and I added some dots around the giraffe using one of the accent stamps from the September Stamp of the Month, Just Treats.

Thanks for stopping by!

Sweet Baby elephant card

Sometimes I struggle to create a baby card when I am unsure if it will be a boy or a girl, but I still like to incorporate pinks and blues into baby shower cards.

I was luckily inspired by the Color Dare and Addicted to CAS challenges this week.

I knew I wanted to use the baby elephant die cut and stamp set, and the rest of my card just came together- I love it when that happens!



I added a few grey embellishments but I still think the overall affect is quite simple and clean.

Throwback to Circus Alphabet

It's Throwback week at Heart 2 Heart Challenges!

I decided to go back to the Stamp of the Month from July 2014, which was Circus Alphabet. I have also paired this card with an older stamp set, B is for Baby.

I stamped the letter B all over the Pixie cardstock, and added a Cricut cut and stamped image to the middle of the card. Then I added some Silver Shimmer Trim and I had a completed baby card!



I love all of the Close To My Heart Alphabet stamps, as they are easy to use for personalizing projects and also make a great background feature.

What will your Throwback feature be? Link up with us!

Embossed Baby Cards

I have been busy creating baby cards recently for an upcoming craft fair, and this card is one of my creations after being inspired by the colours for this week's Color Dare.

I used some Cricut cut circles, embossed everything with the Chevron embossing folder, and added some bling and a stamped sentiment.



The finished card is bright, fun and cheerful and I hope it brings a smile to some new parents!

I also created a feminine version of the same card.



Thanks for stopping by today!

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #158

I can't believe we are in to May already! I am loving this term with the Atlantic Hearts Design Team, and this week's sketch is fabulous as usual. 

My sister had her baby shower in the weekend, and we had a neutral themed shower since she has not found out the gender. I used the Georgie Paper Packet to create each of the squares, and the B is for Baby stamp set for the middle piece. I added a Zip Strip down the bottom and accented it with one of the Gold Fundamental Assortment bows. The finishing touch was some Gold Sequins on each square.



I love the greens, greys and yellows for a gender neutral card! The bold sentiment really stands out on this card, which is exactly what I wanted, and I love the little bow on the zip strip. I hope my sister loved the card too.

If you are inspired by this week's sketch, we would love for you to link up with us.

E is for Elephants

 Welcome to the Everything ABC's Blog Hop!

For this hop we will be featuring the letter E. This may be the name of a paper, a stamp set or an embellishment. Whatever the crafter has chosen as their E element will be featured in their post.

If you came from Catherine then you're on the right track!

My E is for Elephants- I created some cute items for a baby shower, where the theme was Elephants.
This is of the adorable animals featured on the Georgie Paper Packet and also one of the stamps from this month's SOTM, Balloon Animals, so it made my job a lot easier!

I created a card to celebrate the arrival using the Georgie Paper Packet and the SOTM. The sentiment and elephant were popped up on Foam tape and I added a banner cut from the Artfully Sent cartridge.



These scallops were cut and layered with the paper and a cute elephant to be used as cupcake toppers with toothpicks.



I also made some large rosettes for a centerpiece and the banner. I cut the rosettes from the Georgie paper packet using the elephant design and used another Cricut elephant on top with Slate, Canary and Honey cardstock.



Every party needs cupcakes, so these elephant cupcake wrappers with cut using Slate cardstock.



To make the banner, I cut large circles and layered them with different Georgie papers.



Here is the whole banner, complete with the elephant rosettes on each end.



Your next stop on our Everything ABC'S blog Hop is Darlys of Crafty Happy.

In case you get lost along the way…go to Catherine Nowak for a complete list of participants!

Cheers, 2016 S1511: CTMH Stamp of the Month Australasian Blog Hop

Hello and welcome aboard our Stamp of the Month Australasian Close to My Heart Blog Hop. If you have arrived here from Shaunna's Blog then you are in the right place. If you landed here by accident, no problem, please join in by following the link at the end of this post.

Today I would like to share with you this card, which features the November Stamp of the Month Cheers, 2016! available exclusively throughout November for $33 or for just $10 when you spend $75.

I have been playing with the Georgie paper pack and so created this sentiment by combining the stamp set with a cricut cut and using the letters to create the title. I also cut the moon from the Cricut, and accented it with the stamped stars. Lastly, I added a scalloped edged border to finish the card.

November's Stamp of the Month is only available until 30th November from your CTMH consultant. I'd love you to leave a comment before heading off to the next stop,  Denise's Blog, Scrap Stamp Share.

CTMH supplies used:
Cardstock: Canary, Whisper, White Daisy
Cricut: Artistry
Ink: Juniper, Slate
Paper Packet: Georgie
Stamp set: Cheers, 2016!
Tools: Scallop Border Punch