Welcome Baby

I  love all the layers in this month's Viva La Verve sketch.    I decided to create a baby card for the challenge.     It was perfect for the baby shower card I needed to create.     Just add different layers of pink paper and the card slowly came together.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Set from Lawn Fawn
Ink:   Basic Black, Copic Markers
Paper:   Whisper White, Rose Red and Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Enamel Dots, Button and Baker's Twine from a local craft store
Tools:  Circle and Scallop Trim Sizzex, Project Life Corner Rounder

Congrats

I was drawn to this Sugar Pea sketch challenge.     I needed to make a few baby cards and I love this cute little stork.   An oval was the perfect shape to showcase this cute little stork.     I of course added a few new elements to the challenge.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Lawn Fawn
Ink:   Basic Black, Copic Markers
Paper:   Whisper White, Perfectly Artistic Designer Series Paper, Designer Series Paper from a local craft sote
Accessories:   Black Button, Enamel Dots and Baker's Twine from a local craft store
Tools:   Oval Framelits and Tasteful Trim Sizzex

Paper Craft Crew

I love all the elements in the Paper Craft Crew, but I decided to strip away elements for a change instead of adding to the sketch like I usually do!  

This was the week of baby card making.    I had a baby shower to go and inspired me to create with my baby stamp sets.

Here is a Lawn Fawn stamp set paired up with a sentiment that I have from an old TPC Studio set.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Lawn Fawn and TPC Studio stamp set
Ink:   Versamark, Basic Black, Blendabilities
Paper:   Welcome Neighbor Designer Series Paper, Whisper White, Basic Black
Accessories:    White Embossing Powder, Enamel Dots and Baker's Twine from a local craft store
Tools:   Project Life Corner Rounder, Heat Gun and Embossing Buddy

Color Challenge

This week at Stampin' Royalty we are challenging everyone to a color challenge.   How pretty is Night of Navy, Whisper White and Mint Macaron together.   I knew when I saw these colors that I would be making a baby card.   I decided to make it a nautical card in the end.

This week's My Favorite Things sketch was just perfect to help me put this card together.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Cottage Greetings, Made with Love and Sea Street
Ink   Night of Navy
Paper:   Whisper White, Mint Macaron, Night of Navy, Maritime Designer Series Paper, By the Shore Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Regal Candy Dots
Tools:   Project Live Corner Rounder, Triple Banner Punch

Welcome Baby

How great is this week's Pals Paper Arts color challenge.    How great is Pool Party, Real Red and Night of Navy.    I saw this great card on the Reverse Confetti blog and I just knew I had to case it using the products that were in my craft stash!

The whale was a stamp from the dollar bin.   I love the retied Maritime Designer Series Paper, I wish they would bring it back at least on the clearance rack.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp set from a local craft store
Ink:   Night of Navy
Paper:   Whisper White, Pool Party, Real Red, Maritime Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Regal Candy Dots
Tools:  Mini Treat Bag Thinlits

Most Room In Your Heart

So here is my favorite sentiment from the new 2016-17 Stampin' Up! Idea Book &    Catalog from the Layering Love stamp set.

I got some great gingham paper and it was just perfect for my baby nautical card that was perfect to be paired up with the Fusion challenge of the week and the My Favorite Things sketch of the week,

How much are you enjoying the sneak peeks into the new catalog.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Laying Love, Settin' Sail
Ink:   Real Red, Brillant Blue
Paper:   Whisper White, Real Red and Gingham Paper from a local craft store
Accessories:  Button, Enamel Dots and Baker's Twine from a local craft store
Tools:   Tasteful Trim Sizzex

Swirly Scribbles Baby

So after creating the bridal card in Swirly Scribbles, I decided to pull out the floral again, but this time to make a baby card with beautiful new stamp set called Layering Love.   I love the beautiful sentiments    This one is one of my favorites, Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.    Love, love, love.

This time I pulled out the Sweet Sugarplum In Color for the floral and the accents.   Since I don't have the new InColor Patterns designer series paper.   I decided to make my own by just cutting strips.

I used the Freshly Made Sketch of the week for inspiration and continued with creating amazing florals for the Paper Craft Crew flower challenge.    Stay tuned for my next post that will give you a sneak peek into the new 2016-17 Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalog.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Layering Love

Ink:  Sweet Sugarplum

Paper: Whisper White, Sweet Sugarplum, Pear Pizzazz, Playful Palette Designer Series Paper

Accessories:   Pearls

Tools:  Swirly Scribbles Framelit

New Arrival

Thank you As You See It for this week's color and photo inspiration.   One of my cousin's girls has a baby boy this past week.   I can't believe these little girls are now woman becoming mommies!

The challenge was a perfect opportunity to create a baby card to send.     Have you seen this great tip.    Click here to see Jennifer McGuire's video.   Did you ever have a clear stamp that doesn't get you a crisp stamped image.    Versamark is the key!   How great is that.   I tried it with this image and it worked perfectly.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Cottage Greetings, stamp set from a local craft store
Ink:   Early Espresso, Copic Markers
Paper:   Whisper White, Soft Sky, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso and Soft Sky Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Neutral Buttons and Linen Thread
Tools:  Corner Rounder Project Life

Sweet Baby Color Challenge

This week at Stampin' Royalty we have an amazing color combination!!!   The colors are: Sahara Sand, Tip Top Taupe and Watermelon Wonder.    I love these colors!!

I used last week's Retro Sketch as inspiration for the challenge!  

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Baby We've Grown
Ink:   Tip Top Taupe
Paper:   Whisper White, Sahara Sand, Neutral and InColor Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Neutral Candy Dots
Tools:   Heart Punch and Heart Framelits.

Baby Stork Cards

I was so excited when I saw Jan's project on the As You See It Challenge site, I knew exactly what I wanted to create.   My cousin just had a little baby girl so I knew a stork would be perfect for the card I wanted to make for them!   I also made another set of cards for the coffee shop and make another baby girl and one for a boy.  

I think I was most excited to be able to find a place to put blue heart enamels!

Thank you As You See It for the inspiration.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets from an online store
Ink:   Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Soft Sky and Strawberry Slush
Paper:  Soft Sky, Whisper White, Subtles Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:    Soft Sky and Blushing Bride Ribbon and Enamel Dots from a local craft store
Tools:   Triple Banner Punch, Circle Framelits, Banner Punch

Unity Red and Kraft

So I have to say Red and White paired up with Kraft is a striking and beautiful combination.   I love the red and white combination, it always makes me happy.

Here is my favorite little monkey with a great sentiment let the spoiling begin!   It is perfect to give to anyone becoming an aunt.   I should know about spoiling.   I am the queen of spoiling for my nieces and nephews.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Set from an online store
Ink:  Basic Black, Copic and Chameleon Markers
Paper:    Whisper White, Crumb Cake and Designer Series Paper from a local craft store
Accessories:   Enamel Dots and Washi Tape from a local craft store
Tools:  Corner Rounder from a local craft store

Freshly Made Sketch

I got super lucky recently and found some really really cute dollar rubber stamps at my local craft store.     How great is this a Baby fills our Hearts with Love sentiment.   So cute, it looks great as a chalkboard image.

I was completely inspired by Kim Singdahlsen on the Freshly Made Sketch this week.  Thank you Kim!

Ingredients to make the card;
Stamp sets from a local craft store
Ink;   Pretty in Pink, Purely Pomegrante, Versamark
Paper:   Whisper White, Basic Black, Pretty in Pink, Designer Series Paper from a local craft store
Accessories:  Basic Black Baker's Twine and Heart Enamel Dots from a local craft store, Whisper White Embossing Powder
Tools:  Circle Framelits, Heat Gun, Embossing Buddy, Sponge Dauber

Baby Girl

I got this great little onesie on a hanger stamp set.   How adorable is this stamp set!    I just couldn't leave this in the dollar bin!   So cute!

Thank you Paper Craft Crew for the inspiration to help me in creating my baby card!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Border Banter
Ink:   Basic Black,  Chameleon Markers and Blendabilites
Paper:   Whisper White, Pink Passion,  Cheerful Treat Designer Series Paper, Designer Series Paper from a local craft store
Accessories:   Enamel Dots from a local craft store

Baby Challenge

This week at Stampin' Royalty the theme is a baby challenge.    The colors in the baby card were inspired directly from the Toys R Us free wrapping paper.   I wanted to make a card that I can put on top of the package, but it would match the wrapping paper so it would be a gift topper and not something I needed to put in an envelope.   It also gave me a reason to use the Bow Builder punch!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Zoofari
Ink:  Cucumber Crush, Pumpkin Pie, Blackberry Bliss
Paper:  Whisper White, Wild Wasabi, Pumpkin Pie, Blackberry Bliss
Accessories:  Subtles Candy Dots, Linen Thread
Tools:  Circle Framelits, Paper Piercing Essential Pack, Bow Builder Punch, Project Life Corner Rounder

Sweet Baby

Don't you just love this week's Freshly Made Sketch of the week.   There is so many inspiring projects made by the design team that all I can say is wow!

Here is my baby card made with this week's sketch and the ingredients to make it:
Stamp Sets:   Zoo Babies, Baby We've Grown
Ink:   Crumb Cake
Paper:   Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Go Wild Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Whisper White Baker's Twine, White Perfect Accents
Tools:   1 3/8" Square Punch

Pooh Baby

I love, love, love this week's Paper Arts Crew sketch of the week.   Love all the little details and as soon as I saw the hexagon I thought of my gingham Six Sided Sampler stamp.   It also made me think of Pooh bear.   I have had these Pooh stickers in my collection for the longest time. I got them at a warehouse sale and I am so happy to have a reason to use them.   Not only that I am extremely happy with the beautiful card I created!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Petite Pairs, Six Sided Sampler
Ink:   Early Espresso
Paper:   Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Early Espresso and Sweater Weather Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Neutral Candy Dots and Pooh Stickers from a Warehouse Sale
Tools:  Project Life Corner Rounder, Hexagon Punch

Nautical Baby

How super simple and versatile is this week's Freshly Made Sketch.   It seems like something is in the water lately.   Everywhere I turn around someone else is having a baby!   So it doesn't hurt to be prepared and have a few baby cards on hand.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Made with Love, Sea Street
Ink:   Night of Navy, Soft Sky Blendabilites
Paper:   Whisper White, Night of Navy, Subtles Designer Series Paper Pack
Accessories:   Silver Buttons, Silver Brads, Smoky Slate Baker's Twine
Tools:  Ticket Corner Punch

Zebra Onesies

Here is this week's Mojo Monday sketch.  I decided to go with two circles versus the three in the sketch.      I decided to take the beautiful Go Wild designer series paper and make very stylish ones for a little baby girl topped off with pearls and flowers.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Baby Love
Paper:   Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Go Wild Designer Series Paper, Something Borrowed Designer Series Paper, Subtles Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Pearls, Whisper White Baker's Twine, Whisper White Button
Tools:  Trio Flower Punch, Little Letters Frameliets, Hello You Thinlit

Freshly Made Sketch

I love this week's Freshly Made Sketch of the week.   As always I start with the original sketch and before you know I am adding and making the sketch my own.    Here is the Go Wild designer series paper paired up with the Zoo Babies!  

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:  Sweet Essentials, Zoo Babies
Ink:  Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Versamark
Paper:   Whisper White, Basic Black, G Wild Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Neutral Candy Dots, Basic Black Baker's Twine, Whisper White Embossing Powder
Tools:  Circle Paper Piercing Framelits from an online store, Heat Gun, Embossing Powder

Baby love

When I saw the little boxes in the Paper Craft Crew sketch of the week, I knew they were perfect for all the little guys in the Baby Love stamp set.     I am lovin' the pumpkin and soft sky combination especially in the onesie and deer!

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Baby Love
Ink:   Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie and Soft Sky Blendabilities
Paper:  Sweet Lil' Things Designer Series Paper, Whisper White, Soft Sky
Accessories:  Calypso Coral Baker's Twine, Subtles Candy Dots