Baby Quilt and Card

Here is the full card that accompanied the quilt for my granddaughter. I used a Stampin' Up! note card as my base. I had a scrap of Pink Pirouette that was leftover from die-cutting an Apothecary Framelits shape some time ago. It fit perfectly on the front of the card. 

Next, I used the Stocking Punch (retired) and punched out two pink "booties" by cutting off the tops of the stockings. I covered each bootie with Gingham Garden Washi Tape. I used the foot and heel pieces in Pink Pirouette to cover those areas. Across the top of each bootie, I used some Pom Pom trim that I got at the fabric store. A flower from Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack and a Basic Pearl accents each bootie. 

Matching Washi Tape was put around a baby bottle that was in my wrapping paper drawer. I popped each of those elements into the frame using Stampin' Dimensionals. More Washi Tape decorates blooms outside the frame. 

My sentiment is from Itty Bitty Banners and stamped in Rose Red ink onto Pink Pirouette card stock. I cut it out using the Bitty Banners Framelits. This is a sweet card for a sweet baby. Here is a photo of me and the baby:

I found an unfinished quilt top about 25 years ago at an antiques store. My daughter was about 4 years old at the time. I took apart the pieces (the squares were stitched very beautifully, however they were not "square") and stashed them in a basket. I remembered about three weeks ago that I had those squares and I had not yet decided what type of quilt to make for my granddaughter. I went to Wal Mart and got some pink fabric (two different patterns) to use as frames and a backing and a very thin layer of batting for the middle. In one afternoon, I put the quilt together. 

I am thankful for "Bella", who in 1934, spent a lot of time and talent stitching each of these squares! She made my job so easy.

I love the old fashioned vignettes of this little girl's chores. Especially dear is the one where she is rolling out pie dough. You see, my daughter is a Pastry Chef by profession! I'm sure that my daughter and granddaughter will have plenty of time in the kitchen baking just like "Bella" of the quilt! I hope you enjoyed looking today and I'd love to read your comments!

This Too Shall Pass and Fabric Frenzy!

Hello! Happy Monday. I'm jazzed again with another beautiful Designer Build A Brad, this time using a teeny circle of flowers cut from a print in the Twitterpated Designer Series Paper. It's a perfect bouquet to fit onto the brad!

I love the sparkle these blogs of plastic give off! (I'm sure there is a proper name for the plastic bubbles, but it escapes me!

Thanks for visiting today! I hope your week is fantastic. Won't you let me know how you like my card? I love to read your kind comments. 

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Seamstress or not, you will love using this high quality designer fabric that coordinates with Stampin' Up's papers and other products. Available in extra-wide fat quarters (18" x 26").

Page	Item	Description	Retail Price	Sale Price
170	126892	Essentials Designer Fabric	$29.95	$14.98
171	126983	Floral District Designer Fabric	$9.95	$4.98
171	126894	Comfort Café Designer Fabric	$9.95	$4.98
171	125411	Summer Smooches Designer Fabric	$9.95	$4.98
171	125412	Twitterpated Designer Fabric	$9.95	$4.98
171	122337	Timeless Portrait Designer Fabric	$9.95	$4.98
171	122336	Beau Chateau Designer Fabric	$9.95	$4.98
171	124066	Spice Cake Designer Fabric	$9.95	$4.98
171	122335	Flirtatious Designer Fabric	$9.95	$4.98
6*	129308	Tea for Two Designer Fabric	$9.95	$4.98
13*	129307	More Amore Designer Fabric	$9.95	$4.98

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This Too Shall Pass Card Supplies:

Card Stock: Pretty In Pink, Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler

Designer Series Paper: Twitterpated

Stamps: Love & Laughter

Punch: Itty Bitty Shapes (circle)

Big Shot: Labels Collection Frames, Tulip Embossing Folder

Embellishments: Designer Build A Brad, Certainly Celery Taffeta and Whisper White Organdy ribbons

Love & Laughter - Three Views

More wedding wishes are on their way! I used some extras from this post, because whenever I emboss, I always emboss several images on different colored card stock just in case I don't like the one that I had the idea with. It does take a bit of effort and extra tools to emboss, so you might as well make it worth it!

This time, I kept the Pool Party and Island Indigo theme and added So Saffron. I love how it turned out!

Card Supplies:

Card Stock: So Saffron, Pool Party, Island Indigo, Whisper White

Stamps: Love & Laughter, Fabulous Phrases

Designer Series Paper: '11 - '13 In Color Patterns

Ink: Whisper White Craft Ink, Island Indigo Classic Ink

Big Shot: Floral Fusion Die, Framelits Labels Collection

Punches: Word Window, Large Oval, Scallop Oval, Small Heart

Adhesives: Snail, Sticky Strip, Stampin' Dimensionals

The second card used Island Indigo for the dress and flower accents, and I chose a Gumball Green accent using Adorning Accents Edgelits and embossing folders. The other Gumball Green accent is the 3/8" Stitched Satin ribbon. 

Of course I had to add a bit of *bling* on those cute little flowers that were punched using Itty Bitty Shapes punch set.

Card Supplies:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Gumball Green, Island Indigo

Stamp Set: Love & Laughter

Ink: Whisper White Craft Ink

Big Shot: Adorning Accents Edgelits and Embossing Folders

Punches: Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack

Embellishments: 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon in Gumball Green, Basic Rhinestones

Adhesives: Snail, Sticky Strip, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

This is my favorite! I used some Whisper White taffeta ribbon and Basic Pearls to glam this dress up! I love how it makes it look. I added So Saffron to the Pool Party this time. The sentiment is from Love & Laughter.

Here is a close up. I had to pop the dress up on TWO Stampin' Dimensionals to accommodate the ruffle. I kept the pearls just along the edge of the cut out wedding dress and across the waistline. *Dreamy*

Card Supplies:

Card Stock: Pool Party, So Saffron, Whisper White

Stamps: Love & Laughter

Ink: Whisper White Craft Ink, Pool Party

Big Shot: Elegant Lines Embossing Folder

Punches: Large Oval, Scallop Oval

Embellishments: Basic Pearls, 3/8" Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon

Adhesives: Snail, Sticky Strip, Stampin' Dimensionals

So, which card do YOU like best? 

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Pals Paper Arts Challenge - Heat Embossing

Welcome to the Pals Paper Arts Challenge! This week our Design Team challenges YOU to create using Heat Embossing! This involves stamping and image with VersaMark or a craft ink in color, then pouring on Embossing Powder while the ink is still wet, shaking off the powder and heating with a heat tool. It sounds complicated, but it really is fun!

Here, I hope you can see clearly in this photo that my Itty Bitty flowers are each embossed and finished with a tiny pearl. I also adhered them between my dry embossed diamonds using the Perfect Details Texturz Plates and my Big Shot. They are slightly elevated because I used Mini Glue Dots to pop them up slightly. Simple, but I love how this turned out. What do you think? I love to read your comments.

Supplies for this week's challenge card:

Card Stock Colors: Soft Suede, Pool Party

Stamps: Itty Bitty Shapes

Ink: Craft Whisper White

Embellishments: Basic Pearls

Tools: Big Shot, Perfect Details Texturz Plate, White Embossing Powder

Punches: Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack

Adhesives: Snail and Mini Glue Dots

Have a great day!!

Itty Bitty Beauty

The August issue of Stampin' Success, which is a Stampin' Up! publication just for demonstrators, had a card similar to the one above. I used it for inspiration in creating my card. Using the Itty Bitty Bits shapes and Itty Bitty Shapes punches makes this card a snap to create. It's final size is too big for the 3-1/8" x 3-1/8" mini envelopes, but this card would make a beautiful tie on for a gift bag, and the card would jazz up the bag in a big way!

Card Supplies:

Card Stock: Textured Baja Breeze, So Saffron, Whisper White

Stamps: Itty Bitty Bits

Ink: Riding Hood Red, Baja Breeze

Extras: Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Basic Pearls, Stampin' Dimensionals

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PPA54 Masculine K.I.S.S.

This week's Pals Paper Arts Challenge is Keep It Simple Sweetie with a masculine twist. Can you do it? It's easy because it's SIMPLE above all else! See what my Pals have created here and then add yours to our website.

I used the Stamp set Teeny Tiny Wishes here for my sentiment. It peeks through the Word Window punched out of the Night of Navy card stock. Next to the sentiment is a trio of punched circles using the Itty Bitty Shapes circle and a standard hole punch in the colors Crumb Cake and Marina Mist. I ran a piece of Blueberry Crisp Designer Series Paper through my paper crimper to create some depth on top of my card front. Simple!

I hope you enjoyed looking and I enjoy all of your comments.

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