Stamptacular Sunday Challenge: You, Me and Baby Makes Three!

This week on the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge our challenge was to make a Baby card or gift. This weeks prize is fab... are you ready? This ADORABLE Magnolia stamp by Magnolia Down UnderWith the weather FINALLY getting warmer, I'm in the mood for SPRING! So I decided to make a baby wash cloth bouquet! I even MADE my own container! (I'll put up a tutorial for this very soon!). I couldn't resist making these adorable baby wash cloth roses and adding some glittery butterflies. The butterflies are attached to small bits of wire with glue dots, so I can form them to my liking within the flowers. My container was made with a large cardstock circle and a strip of cardstock that I had embossed (gosh, haven't done THAT in ages!). I then took my cardstock strip, scored a 1/2" on the long side, folded it, then cut slits to the fold. I then eased it around my circle...easy peasy! Thanks for looking, I can't wait to see what you come up with!

This also fits Cupcake Crafts Challenge: Flowers

Recipe:

• Stamps: Butterflies by Martha Stewart, Fancy Flourishes by Paper Trey Ink
• Ink: Memento, Stampendous Embossing Ink and Powder
• Other: Baby Washclothes, rubber bands, silk flowers, glitter, Xyron, rhinestones, wire, glue dots

Always...

Since I've been doing bright, "wear your shades" type of cards lately, I decided to calm things down a notch or two. Today my image is by Digital Stamp Oasis, this image is one of their latest releases and it's call A Panda Baby. Isn't it just adorable? I wanted a clean and simple look to this card with a slight asian influence, so I didn't embellish it as much as I normally would. I love how it turned out...just how I wanted it!

This stamp would be great for a new baby, or sending someone a hug, or even Mother's Day...anyway, lots of versatility here!

Hope you enjoy, thanks for dropping by and have a fantastic weekend!

Recipe:

• Stamp: A Panda Baby by Digital Stamp Oasis, sentiment by Just Rite
• Papers: Kraft by SU, all others by Joanns
• Ribbon: Joann Fabrics, Pearl by Martha Stewart
• Dies: Nestabilities Labels 1

A TEASER of Dustin Pike....

The release day for the Dustin Pikes images are coming up this Thursday, so I thought I'd give you a little tease before release day. All of my fellow DT have been feverishly working away (as have I) on all the wonderful new images he has in store for you! (psst...[sneakly looking around]...go to their blogs...right side of my blog and down a little...and see MORE peaks of DIFFERENT images...just don't tell anyone I told you!)

This image has proved to be VERY popular with the DT, and while it's a baby card here, I was thinking of a TON of sentiments for it like:

• Welcome Aboard...glad you could join our crew!
• Happy Birthday...from the whole gang!
• Enjoy your retirement...our zoo will miss you!
• Sorry...I rocked the boat!
• Miss you...our trip won't be the same without you!

Anyway, hope you enjoy and thanks for looking!

Recipe:

• Stamp: Ark by Dustin Pike, Sentiment Limitless Labels by Paper Trey Ink
  Paper: Kraft by SU, Other (stash)
• Other: Cuttlebug Swirls Embossing Folder, Corner Rounder, Scalloped Scissors (I KNEW those things would come in handy again eventually! LOL), Grosgrain Ribbon, Thread, Foofala button, String, Copic Markers
  

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge; New Beginnings

Hi All!
Today is the start of the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge! Today's challenge is "New Beginnings", here are the details directly from the Stamptacular blog:

"This week's challenge is: NEW BEGINNINGS
How appropriate, since this week is our new beginning. You are free to create any type of project that you choose as long as it is something for a New Beginning AND includes some type of stamping! Once you have completed your challenge project, please leave us a comment that includes a direct link to your work! This will make it much easier for us to take a peek and see what you made! " Not only do we have the weekly Stamptacular Sunday Challenge, there will be bonus challenges through out the day today! So be sure to drop by the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge Blog to link your project to win some great prizes!

Below I chose to make a card for a really new beginning...a baby card! I used my Paper Trey Ink With Sympathy stamp set again (see I told you it's super versatile set!...wait 'til you see how I used this set next week...I'm totally addicted to it!). I cut the bib out with my circle Nestabilities and then I stamped it. The vines in Shabby Shutters (by Tim Holtz) and added the flowers, Pretty in Pink by SU, then stickled the flowers to give them a little sheen!

I then punched out my ruffle using Martha Stewart's Lace Border punch and then ran it through my crimper, then I put adhesive along the entire back of the bib and attached my lace trim. I then added my ribbon and waa laa, one cute baby bib!

I matted it on SU's Pretty in Pink paper and ran that through my Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Swiss Dots.

I hope you enjoy my project today and be sure to stop by the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge Blog to see what wonderful projects my other dt members have come up with! Recipe below as usual...thanks for looking!

Recipe:

• Stamps: Paper Trey Ink With Sympathy and Limitless Labels
• Inks: Tim Holtz Shabby Shutters, SU Pretty in Pink, Memento Black
• Punches/Dies: Martha Stewart Border Lace, Nestabilities Circles
• Embossing: Cuttlebug Swiss Dot
• Other: Paper Crimper, Stickles, Organza Ribbon, Pop Dots