Splashes of Watercolor

We know a couple who is expecting their first child - a boy, Taylor - any day now.  In fact, he was due to arrive Monday, but we’re still waiting.  I’m so excited to meet him! His mom is an SU customer of my upline’s upline and both his parents are paddling buddies of mine. We’re all trying to be patient awaiting his arrival, but it’s just not easy! This is the card I made to welcome him to the world.

I decided to use mostly SU products, and the Big on Spring set is one of the cutest stamps sets I think I’ve seen in a long time. Especially this particular stamp. I just love the adorable onsie and I especially love what it says. How sweet! I also love the new Take a Number wheel. I see so many possibilities for it!

I wanted to try to find a “different” color combination for a baby boy. Not the typical baby blue or primary colors. This was inspired by all the precious baby cards my friend Michele has made using atypical colors and papers. She is a true paper-crafting wizard!!

The image was stamped three times on watercolor paper and painted using SU markers and a waterbrush.  I spritzed my image panel using my SU Color Spritzer and the pale plum marker and then sponged the rounded edges with a sponge dauber and pale plum ink.

The onsie was attached with mounting tape and the tiny glittered heart is the third layer.

My pale plum layer was stamped in the same color ink with a tiny dotted swirl from the Fiskars Baby clear stamps and was cut with my Nestabilities scallop rectangle dies. I used a clear Spica Glitter pen (which I won as part of a blog candy package from StamperSharon - thanks, Sharon!) to outline the embossed edge.

I think that’s it! Thanks so much for stopping by to visit! Have a great day!

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Stamps: Big on Spring & Take a Number wheel - Stampin’ Up!,
swirl from Fiskars Baby clear stamps

Paper: watercolor paper, pale plum, perfect plum, sage shadow, Enchante DSP

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, perfect plum, sage shadow, pale plum

Accessories: SU markers, waterbrush, Nestabilities, Cuttlebug, sponge dauber, Stardust stickles, clear Spica glitter pen, color spritzer, corner rounder punch, Martha Stewart ribbon, horizontal slot punch, mounting tape

This is another double challenge card. I absolutely love the inspiration photo that Stef posted on Splitcoast today. The bright blues and greens are some of my favorite combinations. I also wanted to try Jen’s (genie1314) sketch challenge today. The layout she used just called for a simple baby card to me. So this is what I came up with:

I used the papers and inks from my new Papertrey Ink order. Just love those colors!!! The stamp set is called Baby clear stamps from Fiskars. I first saw this used on Paula’s blog when she posted this card. I love that little onesie and she works wonders with it! So when I was in AC Moore’s last weekend and saw it, I had to buy it. What a great deal! There are 44 stamps in this set and I used my 40% off coupon! Whoop!!

Thanks for visiting today. And thanks to Stef and Jen for the great challenges!

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Stamps: Baby clear stamps - Fiskars

Paper: White, Aqua Mist, Everyday Blessings DP - all from Papertrey Ink

Ink: Versafine Onyx black, Aqua Mist and Spring Moss from Papertrey Ink

Accessories: Signo white gel pen, 1 3/8″ circle punch, scallop circle punch, dimensionals

Every Wednesday night is grandchildren night for me. I travel about 30 miles after work to my oldest daughter Gretchen’s house to play with Hunter, who’s 7, and Will, who’s 5. They both love stuffed animals, and in particular teddy bears. That’s why I love this precious little bear from Rubbernecker’s Baby section. He’s just adorable.

With grandsons, I HAD to make a boy oriented card! He was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black ink on watercolor paper and colored with my waterbrush and Ranger Distress inks. I used my rectangle Nestabilities to cut the image and the blue bayou layers. I stamped the Swiss Dot background on the top half of the yellow layer and the sentiment at the bottom of that layer, both in the faded jeans ink. Then I sponged around the edges with the faded jeans ink. After attaching the image to the blue layer I punched a hole at the right edge for the ribbon. I added the night of navy strip, threaded and tied the ribbon in a knot, then added the safety pin and attached the image panel. That’s it!

Stamps: Baby Bear, Babies are a Treasure, Swiss Dot Background

Paper: watercolor paper, night of navy, blue bayou, so saffron

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Ranger Distress inks: old paper, frayed burlap, tattered rose, faded jeans, peeled paint, fired brick, scattered straw

Accessories: waterbrush, cropadile, sponge, ribbon, safety pin