*baby girl*

I was digging around in my messy stamping nook the other day and found some stamps I completely forgot I had. I know.... it's borderline ridiculous. But on the other hand, it was a happy little discovery. Usually when I find something I forgot about, I find myself wondering why in the world I bought it in the first place! So I mixed the old with my brand new PaperTrey goodies and a set of cling stamps I recently bought at Michaels and came up with a baby card.

My kids went back to school today. Here's a funny little story for ya. I drop my son off at the high school only to get a call from him minutes later. Apparently, only the freshman class started school today. Oops.

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*BABY girl* card

I couldn't resist adding a little bit of pink to the design I used for the envelope in my last post to create a sweet baby girl card. This time I added A Muse Studio crystal clear glaze to the BABY letters and to the balloon.

Can you believe I posted two cards this week? ;)

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*BABY boy* card

The other day, my friend, Janeen, asked me to make her a baby card for her sister-on-law's baby shower. I jumped at the chance! I *love* making baby cards! I decided to go with a non-traditional color scheme. Blue for boys and pink for girls gets kind of boring to me, and this way I got to use a lot of color. I hope she likes it.

I like to make coordinating envelopes. That way the outside is just as cute as the inside! I also like to decorate the inside of the card. Sometimes I even decorate the back! I have a fun stamp that says, "Don't even think about throwing this away." I didn't use it on this card though.

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*shabby baby*

I'm a shabby girl at heart. It's the style I chose when I first started stamping over 6 years ago, and it's still my favorite. Everything about it makes my heart happy. It's so soft and inviting, and it makes me want to go back in time. This card features some of Stampin' Up's newest goodies, and they were just made for shabby.

The kids are back in school today, but it's still a bit cold here and they say we're in for freezing rain this weekend. I hope it's warm and cozy in your neck of the woods! Thanks for stopping by!

*oh baby*

Here's a baby card I made for a friend who's expecting in February. I ran across some of the sweetest little baby outfits while shopping at Kohls the other day, and you can't give someone a gift without a card, right? I've been anxious to try making my own paper blossoms, and they are perfectly sweet for a baby girl card. I wanted mine to look a bit on the shabby side, so I sanded the edges, crumpled them up, and then I gave the whole card several spritzes of wheatfield glimmer mist. I love that stuff! It adds such an aged look with just a bit of sparkle.

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*Classic Pooh* baby card

"Sometimes a cheering surprise just happens along." Isn't that sentiment perfectly sweet for a baby card? I recently started collecting Classic Pooh stamps. They're a bit hard to find, so my collection is pretty small. So far I've got Pooh at School, Letters from Pooh, Pooh Travels, and two different sets called Pooh-isms. I have no idea how many sets are out there, but I'm keeping my eye out for 'em!
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Notecard and gingham paper by A Muse. Rich cocoa Memento Ink. Classic Pooh stamps by All Night Media. BABY stamp by studio g. Pistachio ribbon by JoAnn's Craft Essentials. EK Success border punch. Stampin' Up blender pen, markers, linen thread, sanding block, and dimensionals. Clear spica glitter pen. Button by MME. Lime Ice Stickles.

*baby frame*

The other day I was rummaging around in my old craft closet and ran across this frame. I bought it ages ago and almost forgot I had it. Well, one of my girlfriends just had a baby boy, and I thought it would be fun to make her a name frame for the baby's room.

I used mostly A Muse stamps (with the exception of the submarine, balloons, and moon and stars) and even managed to sneak in a couple cute little critters from the new "Spring It On" release. See turtle walking through the seaweed?... and snail contentedly perched on the letter s? Sneaky, aren't I? I spelled out Reise using the fabulous ginormous polka dot monograms, created a little tag to attach to the frame using the "oh baby!" sentiment, added a funky border of seaweed across the bottom, and watercolored a few other A Muse critters... all to create a boyishly fun underwater scene.

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Frame and watercolor paper purchased at WalMart. Polka dot paper by My Mind's Eye. Cream cardstock by CTMH. Submarine and moon & stars images Just Johanna's Odd Bird Planet. Balloon, markers, blender pen, and linen thread by Stampin' Up. All other stamps by A Muse. Crab punch from Dollar Tree. Wrights island blue organdy wired ribbon. Baby carriage charm from Hobby Lobby. Oval scalloped punch by Marvy. Chestnut roan ColorBox fluid chalk ink. VersaMagic tea leaves chalk ink. Island (blue) Fresh Ink. Timber brown Stazon ink.