Baby Girl Card

Told ya I needed to make baby shower cards.  Yesterday I posted the boy version so today is the girl version!  I made two of these as well except the second one is slightly different.  Same paper but different placement of the elements.

 

And once again I used My Thoughts Exactly stamps, Trendy Twin's twine and Recollections paper.  Pretty cute huh?  Isn't the elephant adorable?!

I think next up will be a neutral gender card. 

Baby Shower Congratulations Card

I realized I had only made one baby shower card EVER!  That needed to change so I decided to make another.  In fact I need to make a few.   

I had gone to Michael's last week and saw the cutest 6x6 paper packs from My Minds Eye and swooped up a few.  Too bad I didn't get them when they were 2/$8.  These little packs are really perfect for making cards and that's exactly what I did with them!  I used paper from MME Blink of an Eye 6x6 to make my latest baby boy card.

I wanted to stick with a classy look for this and I think I pulled it off.  I used a punch to cut out the star and then stuck the star studded background in behind the star for a pop of pretty design!  I used a My Thoughts Exactly stamp set for the sentiment both inside and out.  I think the embossing and inking of the edges really makes the card stand out more so than it would have had I not used those techniques.  Oh and of course I used my favorite twine...Trendy Twine to tie the little button into the design.  Inside I stamped "mommy to be".  Normally I don't stamp sentiments inside cards but I am trying to see how I like it so I gave it a try.

Oh, I also made a second card that looks exactly like this but without the sentiment inside that way it can be used for any congratulatory reason.  I liked it THAT much that I made more than one.  :)

 

Mummy Halloween Card

I have been seeing cute Halloween cards floating around, and one of them being a mummy peeking out from behind his wrappings.  I really wanted to make this card so last night before I headed out to a family party I decided to make one.

Isn't he CUTE!!!??  I used white cardstock as the base and then tore up some white scraps I had laying around to use as the mummy's wrappings or bandages.  I inked the edges to give it an older more worn look.  I stamped the bottom with a sentiment from My Thoughts Exactly's Fright Night Phrases stamp set using Vintage Photo distress ink from Tim Holtz.  The eyes I cut out using some stencils I had.

Thankfully I didn't start out with a cutting machine when I started crafting because having the old school basic stuff helps out when you just don't want to mess with SVGs or setting up the machine and computer to cut.  Really, I just don't want to deal with the hassle sometimes.  In fact I have been eyeing punches lately but then I realize I'd end up spending a TON because I would need every shape in every size and I might as well just either use the stencils I have or use my Silhouette to cut them out rather than spend hundreds on punches.  Oh the dilemmas us crafty people deal with!  :)

Oh by the way, I read that Silhouette is coming out with a new machine?!  I can't remember the name of it but I was intrigued at first but then realized it's small like my SD so I have no use for it.  If I'm going to upgrade I will get the Cameo and get rid of my dust collecting Cricut Expression.  Poor thing has been sitting for at least a year collecting dust.  I have used it once since getting my Silhouette.  Probably time to sell the thing and use the money towards a Cameo!  

Anyway, hope you enjoyed my mummy!  I may make some more with different colored eyes such as purple or green.  Maybe have him or her peeking ou from behind some darkness......