Jun 15 2007
Sweet Bundle of Joy
I’m going to a baby shower this weekend and I’ll be taking this and a big basket full of baby goodies with me. I love baby cards — so soft and sweet. This is the SU! Bundle of Joy set from the Spring Mini, my first card with it.
Mom and Dad have chosen not to know the baby’s gender until the big event so I thought I’d keep the colors neutral, but I couldn’t resist this pretty blue Petal Patch paper. I punched 1 1/4″ squares of two different patterns and pieced them together for the background. They’re faux stitched with the white gel pen but I see the stitches don’t show in the photo. The scallops were made with the slit punch and the giraffe is colored with SU! markers.
I hope you have a nice weekend ahead of you. I’ve got a busy one, it seems, but if I’m lucky it’ll include some stamping, too. Enjoy yourselves, and happy Father’s Day to all those important guys in your lives!
This card is absolutely adorable! CUTE to the Nth degree!! Thanks for the great idea and sharing!
This is totally precious! Among other things, I just love the piercing & faux stitching!
~Bev
Love the punched and sewn squares. I really debated on this set and never did get it but I sure love the cards made with it. Such a sweet card, Leslie.
Wow, Leslie! This looks just like a sweet baby quilt! The scalloped border is so sweet (I’m a sucker for scallops, though) and I love how you sponged white around it as well! The whole card is amazing and will make a lovely keepsake for the parents-to-be!
love the stitched squares and scallop, Leslie. This is SO very sweet!!
This is sweet as can be! And I’m loving the stitched squares background you created with that pretty blue paper! How perfect! I’m still hoping for a photo of the matching gift basket! :o) Linda
Oh my goodness, that is the sweetest most adorable card! And what a lot of work!!!! Love it!
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I love the patchwork! Your cards are so beautiful - I always look forward to your new posts!
How adorable!! I love how you did the background with the squares of the designer paper…it almost looks like a quilt. Love the faux stitching and of course your coloring of the giraffe looks great!
What a sweet, sweet and soft (just like a baby) card. I love your stitched DP squares, scalloped edge, adorable main image, ribbon, tag and brads. The new mommy and daddy will treasure your card. TFS
This is just so adorable! I really love the *quilted* background and the soft yellow scallops.
This is adorable, Leslie!! I just love that set, but I didn’t buy it. Hopefully it will be in the new catty! I love the “quilt” look and the tag!
I just love your work! Thanks for inspiring me!
OH MY GOSH - love the quilt-like BG, this is awesome!!
This is so pretty! And definately gender neutral. I love the scallops and how you pieced all the squares together. Just wonderful.
So adorable, Leslie — just perfect for a gender-neutral baby card!
Leslie this is just adorable! Love the background quilt look!
This is just adorable Leslie! I love the paper piecing that you did. It reminds me of a baby quilt with all the piercing and faux stitching and pretty scallops! Your watercoloring on the little giraffe is just to die for. So pretty!
Linda
I absolutely LOVE this card! I’m pulling this stamp set out NOW!
Sew sweet Leslie! If you would have brought it over, I would have sewed on it for real… I can sew now… I can sew!
Hope to see you soon!
~C
Oh, I love the quilted b/g you created — so sweet for a baby card — and your giraffe is too sweet — this is just the most adorable baby card — wonderful job — lucky Mommy!!!
This absolutely the BEST. Could I possibly case this? It would be a great use of all the scraps of paper. It looks so much like a baby quilt.
This is so sweet and adorable! I love how you did the piecing & “stitching” on the background - gives the perfect feel of a baby quilt to this card. I love this set - I’m so happy it made the new catalog!