Dec 27 2007
Another Baby Card
Hello, again! Yes, another baby card. This one is pretty simple, though not as simple as I had originally planned. I was just going to do the Cuttlebug embossing and tie the ribbon across. I’ve seen lots of cards done that way and I absolutely love them. Why, then, did mine not look right to me? I’m definitely simple card challenged.
If I’m going to do as many different baby cards as I plan on I’ll need to stretch my resources a bit. I thought I’d do a little stretching at the beginning rather than wait until I’d made umpteen baby cards and no longer felt the urge to stretch. I don’t have a large collection of baby stamps, but every once in a while another one pops into my memory. I may find I have more possibilities than I realize. It’ll be interesting to see how this develops.
This rattle is from Stampin’ Up!’s Baby Rattle wheel, now retired. I colored one rattle on the wheel with my Not Quite Navy marker, wheeled it, then cut it out, eliminating the bow. It’s too bad it’s not apparent in the photo, but I coated the rattle with Glassy Glaze (ultra-thick embossing powder). It’s very glossy in real life. If you look closely you may see it’s hanging from a mini-diaper pin that’s attached to the ribbon.
The paper I Cuttlebugged is Wild Asparagus. I’ve used parts of this sheet many times on various cards and I still have some left. I’ve certainly learned not to hoard my DP. However, if you looked in my paper cupboard you’d be skeptical about that statement. I traced over the embossed words with my Apricot Appeal marker. It came out darker than I expected but I’m okay with it.
Thanks for checking in with me today! I hope you’re having a wonderful post-Christmas week!
Stamps: Baby Rattle wheel (retired Stampin’ Up!)
Paper: Soft Sky, Whisper White, Wild Asparagus designer paper
Ink: Versamark for embossing rattle, markers in Not Quite Navy and Apricot Appeal
Accessories: Ribbon, Cuttlebug Baby embossing folder, mini diaper pin
This is adorable. Now, why is lesile miller leslie rich? I’m so confused!!
This is gorgeous! I love the vintagey feel of it!
Love this baby card…You did an awesome job of tracing with Apricot Appeal…and I love the double ribbon
Wonderful baby card!
This is beautiful. You have so much patience! I would never have been able to trace all those words so successfully!! Love that rattle, too.
Oh wow!! This is so nice!!! Yes,I’ll agree with Susan…you have alot of patience!!
Gorgeous!!! Love how you traced/highlighted the embossing!!! You are a patient woman!!! Great rattle!!! Love this style card!!! It’s fun knowing there are tons more baby cards coming — fun for us, anyway!!! LOL!!! I’ll be watching and waiting!!!
I must get this cuddlebug folder! I love how you inked the raised images and your sweet rattle. TFS
Leslie this is very pretty! I know what you mean about a simple card with a ribbon tied across. I love them, but they are so hard for me to do!
This is so pretty! I love the embossing…and you must have a steady hand to trace it like you did! Wow! The little rattle and pin are darling too!
Super sweet Leslie! I love the added detail of the ribbon wrapped around the rattle and all the soft blues.
Linda
PS- LOVE your new blog banner. Bleeding Hearts is one of my favorite flowers and one that does well in my garden too. Oh, I can’t wait until Spring!
Linda
I really like the way you dressed up this cuttlebugged baby card! Love those pretty ribbons and the rattle “embellishment,” and the highlighted words add a lot of oomph and shows me something else that can be done with dp. Nice way to use a part of a wheel image too. Clever girl! Sweet card! Linda