Hi,

Well, it seems to be true that I either write a few posts in a row or I don't write any for ages....Being more consistent should have been on my new year resolution list. But life and kids get in the way....

Anyway, this was probably worth the wait.

One of my really good friends, Sina, is having her third girl in a few weeks. I had no idea what to get her, because, really, what do you get for someone who already has 2 other girls??? I am sure she still has things in her cupboards that her girls never wore or wore a couple of times.....and toys, really? I don't think she would appreciate the clutter :-)

Well, I thought I would make her baby announcement cards. So I asked her what colours she would like and what kind of image and this is what I came up with! I was IN LOVE! I said to her that if I was pregnant I would think twice before actually giving them to her. I liked them that much! Well, seeing as I am not pregnant, and even if, there would be a 50% 50% chance of needing the pink and purple colours, I reluctantly gave her the cards.......I was super happy she liked them! I just hope she gets the time to actually mail them! It's busy enough with 2, let alone adding a baby to that mix.

 

 

And here is the inside: 

 

 

Hope you like these cute Baby cards, I know I really enjoyed making them!

Hugs,

Renate

Supplies used:

Pretty much all retired SU products:

I used my favourite retired SU Designer Paper called Cheerful Treat

Green Galore, Pixie Pink, Lovely Lilac and Whisper White Card Stock

Baby Prints (not sure of the actual set name) retired stamp set, very similar to the current Baby Prints

Bundle of Joy Retired Set

Frame Oval Scallop Die and Big Shot Wild
Wasabi Embossing powder

Some of the latest baby cards I made for friends that have been blessed with a little bundle of joy :-) (well, I should hope they are all bundles of joy!).

I will only list the stamp set/wheel used for each one as it would take me too long to have a proper list of supplies used for all of the cards. If you want any more info on a particular card, just email me and I will try to remember.

"Washday" Wheel

For the Baby Pram I used circle punches or various sizes Stamp Set is "Fabulous Phrases"

 Retired SU set, not sure of the name...

For the next 2 I used "Bundle of Joy"

 "Little Princess"

"Two by two" WITH COPICS

 "Baby Prints"

Hope you like them. And if you ever need any cards, invites or any other paper crafts, or you know someone that does, I am always available for special orders!

Hugs,

Renate

It's not quite Monday, I know I am slightly behind, but I am glad they leave the linky open till sunday night to participate in the challenge :-).

One of my really good friends Tin, asked me for a baby card for a boy and I knew I wanted to use the handprints  and I thought the sketch for this week was really cute, and decided to pair them together.

I used a retired Stampin Up set for the handprints (no idea of the name) but the handprints look the same as the ones in Baby Prints which is a CURRENT set in the catalogue.

I embossed the handprints in silver and I am super happy with the result! I layered the handprints on a bit of pumpkin pie paper.

I really like blue and yellow for a boy and used some Taken With Teal retired paper (working on using my retired stash- keep wondering why they retired this color, I LOVE IT), Daffodil delight and the DSP is also from a retired set called Big Top Birthday. The Daffodil Delight paper is embossed with the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder.

There is a scallop centre line with two strips of marina mist and daffodil delight ribbon and 3 buttons at the bottom. I really like the look of the twine in the buttons :-)

The second picture shows the inside of the card with a sentiment from the God's Blessings set.

Really hope you like it Tin!

Thanks for visiting my blog and check again, I have a BEAUTIFUL wedding card I will share soon!

Hugs,

Renate