Baby cards always seem to sell well and it's not something I make a lot of. I had looked at the Special Delivery set before and passed on it, but finally decided to get it because I love the idea of the stork and felt I could use to add baby imagery to my collection. This week's ColourQ #356 challenge provided inspiration for the colours. It's not typical baby colours, but with the pink and blue, it does tie with the baby theme. I made sure to avoid pink or blue on the baby bundle itself to keep the card gender-neutral.
The Soft Sky cardstock was embossed with the Cloudy Day embossing folder from an old Occasions catalogue. Because the pattern is meant to be used on a portrait card, I could only emboss the top of the cardstock. I solved the problem by stamping clouds from the stamp set at the bottom in Soft Sky ink. The Melon Mambo piece was stamped with the A to Z stamp (long retired, but still a personal favorite). The little circles are Enamel Accents from Ranger. I got a few colours and tested them out on our Silicone craft sheet to make my own enamel shapes. I found the biggest challenge is to keep a steady hand to make perfect circles, but those didn't turn out so bad.
The card design was inspired by Try Stampin' on Tuesday #285. The optional challenge was embossing, and I used dry-embossing on my background piece.
Supplies
Stamps: Special Delivery (Avery Elle)
Cardstock: Blackberry Bliss, Soft Sky, Melon Mambo, Whisper White
Ink: Soft Sky, Melon Mambo, Tuxedo Black Memento
Accessories: Cloudy Day embossing folder, Enamel Accent (Ranger), Stampin' Dimensionals,
Blackberry Bliss Satin Ribbon, Markers, White Medium Envelope
Oh, these colors make a fantastic baby card. I don't often need baby themed cards either but I do like to have some of those images in my stash too. And a stork is absolutely perfect. Great coloring of the images and I love all those layers! Thanks for playing along with us at colourQ!
Posted by: Jen Mitchell | August 27, 2016 at 19:42
What a beautiful baby card, the colors are gorgeous together! (Im going to have to try that combo!) The detail of this card are stunning with the embossing at the top and then stamping at the bottom, and the alphabet stamps. Stunning! Thanks for joining us at TSOT!
Posted by: Jayme Ziemer | August 28, 2016 at 13:22
Awww....this is one cute card! Thank you for playing the CQC with us!
Posted by: Silke Ledlow | August 29, 2016 at 19:40
What a sweetly colored baby card to go along with our fun layout this week. I actually really like that color challenge, I'll have to remember that combo. Thanks for joining us at Try Stampin' on Tuesday again this week! Crystal
Posted by: Super Stamp Girl | August 30, 2016 at 08:12
Cute, cute, cute, Cindy!!! Thank you for sharing your talents with Try Stamping on Tuesday stampers!
Posted by: Donna Scholz | September 05, 2016 at 08:44