Two by two for a new baby boy …

I made a new baby card for Carla who gave birth to her lovely little boy the other day.  Carla was one of the hens at my daughter’s party a little while ago.  I made this shaped card using the scallop circle die and the two by two stamp from Stampin’ Up! in bashful blue and certainly celery …

My colour inspiration came from my stampin’ write marker pens -

I took a a few of them out of the box and loved how they looked together …

I added some stamping to the inside of the card too,

and adhered a little punched out heart in certainly celery at the top…

I made a matching envelope from a piece of retired nursery nest designer series paper,

with a stamped cardstock circle for the fastening …

My daughter went to Carla’s baby shower a few weeks ago and she asked me to make some gift boxes for the party favours.  I needed to be able to post the boxes to her so neeeded something that would fold flat for posting and that she would then be able to assemble easily when it arrived.  I’m lucky enough to own the pillow box die from Stampin Up, unfortunately no longer available, but it was perfect for what I needed.

my daughter then filled the boxes with jelly babies, baby confetti and some little chocolates wrapped in blue and green which matched perfectly …

Here’s what I used to make today’s projects – all supplies from Stampin’ Up!:

cardstock: bashful blue, whisper white; stamp sets: two by two, itty bitty banners, baby bundle; inks: bashful blue, basic grey, black stazon, stampin’ write marker pens in bashful blue, certainly celery, crumb cake, sahara sand, so saffron, wisteria wonder, blender pen; punches: scallop circle, circle, small heart; accessories: scallop circle die, pillow box die, big shot machine, nursery nest dsp, stampin’ dimensionals, mini glue dots, whisper white taffeta ribbon, paper snips.

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Watercolour new baby card – two by two …

The Two by Two stamp from Stampin’ Up is so cute!

I couldn’t wait to ink it up to make this card for my friend to welcome her sweet baby girl…

I stamped the image onto watercolour paper using black stazon ink,

and then used my acquapainter to add colour.

 

I decided to change the sentiment and used one from the teeny tiny wishes set.

The silver glimmer paper by Stampin’ Up can be coloured to match any of their colour range using the stampin’ write marker pens.

There’s a great tutorial showing how to do this on Michelle’s blog.

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Here’s what you need to make today’s card – all supplies from Stampin’ Up!:

cardstock: pretty in pink, whisper white, silver glimmer; stamps: two by two, teeny tiny wishes; ink: black stazon, stampin’ write marker pens in pink pirouette, pretty in pink, bashful blue, so saffron, daffodil delight, regal rose, certainly celery, elegant eggplant, pool party, crumb cake and calypso coral; punches: large oval, oval, small heart; accessories: watercolour paper, acquapainter, stampin’ dimensionals.

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Quick and easy punch art Easter bunny and tutorial…

With Easter being early this year, despite the snow outside, I decided to make some super cute punch art  Easter cards for my friends and family, using Stampin’ Up punches and some of their gorgeous designer series paper.

The first one for my best friend, Debs, using the Birds of a Feather dsp –

I really like the pastel colours of the designs in this set of papers, and how cute the egg pattern looks on the flower pot.

I added a sentiment from the teeny tiny wishes set, stamped in marina mist, punched out with the word window punch and layered onto a modern label punched shape, with a few white gel pen doodle dots for highlights.  I also tied a small bow from 1/4″ stitched grosgrain ribbon, and adhered it with a glue dot.

A close up of the eyes …

I loved this cute little guy so much I made another, this time a 6″ x 6″ card using the Sunshine & Sprinkles dsp from the spring/summer catalogue …

I love those fluffy clouds and the pretty Easter colours of the striped paper too …

Would you like to make one of these cute bunnies yourself?  It’s really easy!

You will need the following Stampin’ Up punches …

 ornament
extra large oval
large oval
small oval
narrow oval (retired)
¾” circle

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and for the eyes and nose? ….

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the paper doily sizzlit – found on page 191 of the main catalogue …

you know those bits you usually poke out and throw away?  Well don’t dispose of them … they are the perfect shapes for eyes and noses!  Cut one doily in whisper white, and one in basic black.  Not only will you have a large supply of punched pieces to use on your cute bunnies, but you’ll have two gorgeous doilies for use on your other projects too!

I have a free tutorial showing how to make the punch art bunny here.

And there you have it - a super cute, quick and easy punch art bunny to use on your projects.  Just change up the colours and the bunny could be used for baby or children’s projects too.  Hope you have fun making him!

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Here’s what I used to make today’s cards – all supplies from Stampin’ Up!:

cardstock: crumb cake or soft suede, whisper white, certainly celery, basic black, pretty in pink, daffodil delight, tempting turquoise, lucky limeade; stamp sets: teeny tiny wishes; inks: chocolate chip, pretty in pink, crumb cake, marina mist; punches: ornament, word window, modern label, extra large oval, large oval, oval, narrow oval (retired), ¾” circle; accessories: paper doily sizzlit, big shot, stampin’ write markers in basic grey and tempting turquoise, white gel pen, stampin dimensionals, tombow glue, glue dots, 1/4″ stitched grosgrain ribbon, paper snips, sponge daubers.

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Welcome baby …

It’s been a busy old week – my father-in-law is in hospital, my daughter is home for a few days, and yesterday my niece gave birth to a beautiful little boy!

So, lots to do but amongst all the madness I managed to make a card to welcome the baby …

 

All supplies from Stampin’ Up!

Card recipe: cardstock: whisper white, naturals ivory, bashful blue; stamp sets: fox and friends, sentiment (retired), solid stripes; ink: marina mist; punches: heart to heart, 1 3/8” square, 1 1/4” square; accessories: stampin’ dimensionals.

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