Inspiration: Simon Says Monday (Girly/Feminine) + Mojo Monday #511 + ColourQ #81
I wanted to make a baby card with shades of pink to add to my card stash. I looked at past ColourQ combos for inspiration and found something soft and beautiful from challenge #81, which I adapted to current colours. I wanted to use the Doily Builder Thinlits dies for the main circle and add the baby in a blanket over it. I can't get over using that blanket die with the folds - I think it's just adorable! Because we have the full doily die in the set, I was able to back my Vanilla doily with a layer of vellum, which tamed the patterns in the back and made the details not compete as much. I repeated the sentiments "It's a Girl" on the Blushing Bride cardstock to create a pattern. This allowed me to use the sentiment I wanted and still use the space since it would have felt a little bared stamped only once on the pink rectangle.
For the background, I used a piece of textured cardstock from many years ago, but now that we carry the Subtle 3D embossing folder, you could create your own textured cardstock with it. I stamped the safety pink randomly in So Saffron ink over the background. The little girl image was colored with Stampin' Blends markers. I used the dies to die-cut the baby, but handcut the hairband to avoid having a large border on it that would cover some of the hair.
Because I was trying out various design ideas, I had die-cut two bows, one in vanilla and one in green. I ended up layering them, slightly offset, to create a colored shadow and make the vanilla bow stand out more.
Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Bébé mignon (Sweet Baby)
Cardstock: Old Olive, So Saffron, Blushing Bride, Mint Macaron, Very Vanilla, Vellum
Designer Series Paper Stack: Subtles
Ink: So Saffron, Blushing Bride, Tuxedo Black Memento
Accessories: Doily Builder Thinlits Dies, Bouncing Baby Framelits Dies,
Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies, Stampin' Blends Markers, Neutrals Candy Dots,
Very Vanilla Medium Envelope, Pearl Basic Jewels, Old Olive Mini Chevron Ribbon
This is just darling. So glad you could join me for Mojo Monday.
Posted by: Julee Tilman | March 20, 2019 at 00:20