I do NOT know why but my iMovie program won't let me upload videos longer than 10 minutes (that used to be the standard YouTube video length - they all had to be under 10 mins - not anymore I think it's 15 now unless you're a partner and whatnot) so I had to edit this video down to make it work and got it JUST under 10 minutes!!
I had originally bought all the Basic Grey Olivia goodies from All That Scraps but they've since sold out and aren't carrying it anymore. It's still on the Basic Grey site though.
My hubby's boss's wife had a baby boy the other day - and when Tim told me I knew I had to make them a baby card. I had a few baby cards on hand but when I have the time I really enjoy making a card specifically for someone - it's so much fun to give it a more personal touch YKWIM?
My first thoughts for the card was the standard blues etc - but then I REALLY started thinking and decided to step right out of that box and do something different.
Tim works at the local Chev/GM etc dealership (so if you're in Saskatchewan or even Alberta and need a new/used vehicle you can just look up Rosetown Mainline Motors and ask for Tim - he's a fab salesman - there's my good wife deed of the day LOL. **Side story - Tim was actually "spotted" at the local Dairy Queen this past summer by someone who reads my blog and recognized him from one of the fishing videos I linked to or something - he got a kick out of being identified as "AmyR's husband" ROFLOL! So yeah if you really are in the market for a vehicle and you DO contact Mainline and talk to him tell him you heard AmyR's hubby was a great salesman to deal with *wink*).
Anywho I knew I had the perfect collection to use for this cardso I pulled out my Basic Grey Wander collection that I haven't had the chance to use yet - and this was the end result:
I used my The Best stamp set and stamped the word baby onto one of the patterned papers and cut it out. I just used a craft knife to cut out the insides of the 3 letters. I then stamped the boy (also from The Best stamp set) on an agle below it.
I used my Labels 2 dies with kraft cardstock which is what I adhered the letters to, and then used the same die to cut pieces from another patterned paper that I adhered to the top and bottom of the kraft piece.
I decided to use a BUNCH of brads from the collection - I chose one of the stitched brads, some of the glazed and several of the regular and added them.
I couldn't resist adding the satin ribbon - the color matched PERFECTLY to this BG collection.
AND since it's a question I've been asked a lot I did a quick video showing how I conceal the backs of embellishments so that you can't see them from the inside of the card:
Finally on the inside of the card I basically just used the same layout I used on the front and just mixed up the patterned papers I used (and that scalloped piece with all the signs on it is one of the Wander ribbon doilies) and die cut another Label 2 from kraft cardstock and that was it!
I hope Tim's boss liked it - I thought the papers were rather fitting for a dealership owner ;o). Regardless though it was so FUN to make a baby card that was in completely UNtraditional colors. If you've never done it I challenge you to try it - and if you DO and post it on your blog/online gallery link to it in the comment section of this post so I can see it too!
A couple of days ago my younger sister had her baby - a little boy they named Wesson who weighed in at 7lbs 3oz - he's just a tiny little thing!
I went to see her yesterday and got to cuddle the little guy for a bit - man you forget how tiny your kids were!!
And of course I had to make her a card and had a couple little gifties for him as well:
I picked up these little blue sandals and the socks a couple of months ago - they're SO small (this is an A2 card - 5.5" x 4.25" to give you an idea!) so I had to buy them.
The 'sweet, small & wonderful', 'baby', and 'boy' are all separate stamps. I inked them up with white pigment ink and stamped them onto kraft cardstock. I embossed them with white detail embossing powder (I chose detail because it's finer and the smaller words wouldn't come out as clear if I had used regular embossing powder).
I colored in the 'baby' letters with Copics using B01, B02, B04 and W3. You can check out my post HERE where I did a video showing how I faded the colors the same way I did on these.
I pulled out several buttons from my stash and sewed them onto the cardfront.
On the inside of the card I used one of the sentiments from my Baby Sentiments set - I stamped it onto kraft cardstock with white pigment ink and embossed it with the detail white EP. I then used the largest of the Labels 11 dies to cut it out and adhered it to the inside and that was it!
I had to take a bunch of pics to show y'all everything - so here we go:
I mentioned some time ago that I was making several cards with my latest stamp set - Baby Sentiments.
I FINALLY finished them - even though they are pretty simple my stampin' mojo has been seriously suffering for weeks now - and I am just blocked. So it took me a while to finish all of these, and then there was the pics and the editing and the uploading - all fun stuff of course *wink*. But they're DONE!
**also SORRY but I don't know the Copic colors I used on these! I had them sitting out and before I wrote them down I put all the markers back in the containers. And since I colored the images weeks ago I can't remember what colors I used!! I think I need to just get a little notebook SPECIFICALLY for me to write down my Copic colors - that way I can keep better track (well better than scraps of paper and sticky notes - which is what I usually do and again I'm lucky if I don't lose them or throw them out beforehand.....)**
I did a set of three in pink.
The baby carriage image is from the CC Designs Gingersnaps Oh! Baby set (no longer available in rubber - but you can get the digital version of the set HERE).
I kept the inside of the cards simple. I stamped various verses from the Baby Sentiments set onto a lighter pink cardstock, matted it with the darker pink and added a strip of white cardstock.
Then I made a set of 3 in blues.
*this argyle ribbon was in my stash - I got it at Michaels a year or two ago*
The insides of these cards were done in the same way as the pink set.
Then I did a set of 2 in yellow (which is my favorite. I think it's because it's so bright and cheerful looking!).
As with all the rest I used more verses from the Baby Sentiments set with 2 shades of yellow cardstock and a strip of white and that was it!
