Moon Baby for CTS203

I don’t have a lot of friends with small babies, so I don’t have many reasons to make baby cards.  That said, I couldn’t wait to play with Moon Baby, a new stamp set in Stampin’ Up!’s 2017 Occasions Catalog.  The images are adorable (always a plus for baby cards), and I immediately knew I wanted to play around with the string of stuffed animals.  This week’s CASE(E) This Sketch challenge gave me the chance to give them life.  Here’s my card:

And here’s the banner for Michele Ferguson’s Case This Sketch challenge that inspired my card:

I executed a little switch-a-roo with this sketch.  I created a similar scalloped look but flipped the sentiment and element to the bottom so I could showcase these stuffed animals along the top of the curve.

Tips, Tricks and Reminders

• Moon Baby.  I mean, really, how adorable are these little stuffed animals?  All of the images in the new Moon Baby stamp set are sweet and adorable, but there’s something I love about this trio of bear, bunny and sheep.  So cute.  While the images are open for watercoloring or paper-piecing, I chose to just stamp them and let them be.  No matter how you showcase them, these guys are sweet – and the would make a wonderful border for a card.  When I first saw Michele’s sketch, I knew I’d be using the adorable trio.
  

  Moon Baby, Stampin’ Up!

• I Told You So.  I spent much of December telling you that you should pick up the Swirly Scribbles Thinlits Dies (they were on sale for the entire month).  I hope you listened (you typically listen to me, and I appreciate that about you).  Anyway, I sued the long, scalloped die from the Swirly Scribbles Thinlits to crop this panel of whisper white.  I simply lined up the right side of the die (as shown below) along the bottom of the white panel to crop a smooth, even curve.  How easy is that!?
  

  Swirly Scribble Thinlits Dies, Stampin’ Up!

• Sweet (Sugarplum) Color Combination.  I could have added color to the sweet animals, and I could have used a different background paper, but I adore the simplicity of this card as-is.  Sweet Sugarplum looks great with Basic Gray, and the Whisper White keeps them balanced.  If you like this combination of colors, too, please save this:

Stamp Sets:  Moon Baby  Papers:  Succulent Garden Designer Series Paper, Sweet Sugarplum, Basic Gray, Whisper White  Inks:  Archival Basic Gray  Accessories:  Swirly Scribbles Thinlits Dies, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Moon Baby Clear-Mount Stamp Set – 143085

Price: $20.00

Succulent Garden Designer Series Paper – 142778

Price: $11.00

Swirly Scribbles Thinlits Dies – 141497

Price: $27.00

Sweet Sugarplum 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 141418

Price: $8.00

Basic Gray 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 121044

Price: $8.00

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 100730

Price: $9.00

Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad – 140932

Price: $7.00

Supply List

I hope you’ll pop over to the CAS(E) This Sketch site to see the cards by the design team members and to play along with this week’s challenge.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Brian

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