Moon Baby Meets Eastern Beauty for GDP095

For this week’s Global Design Project Theme Challenge (Kids) I paired Moon Baby with Eastern Beauty.  Could there be a more unexpected pairing?!  Well, I promise the two came together just the way I wanted them to.  Here’s my card:

Moon Baby, Eastern Beauty, Stampin' Up!, Brian King, GDP095

And here’s the banner for the theme challenge that inspired my card:

GDPD095Tips, Tricks and Reminders

  • Moon Baby.  Moon Baby is 100% a baby stamp set – sleeping baby, baby flying with an umbrella (he’s totally flying, not falling) and sweet sentiments.  For my kids-themed card, I focused in on that time when a baby is quickly becoming a kid.  Remember that time when a child starts to exchange their stuffed animals for new friends?  That is the time I targeted here.  I stamped these animals all over a panel of Whisper White and then topped it with a fun sentiment from Eastern Beauty.  Here’s a look at the sweet Moon Baby set:

    Moon Baby, Stampin' Up!

    Moon Baby, Stampin’ Up!

  • Get in Line.  I used my trusty Stamp-a-ma-jig to line up these animals all over the background of this card.  While you could “eyeball” it on your own, I find that the Stamp-a-ma-jig is the easiest way to guarantee a perfect lineup with red rubber stamps.  I even use this tool with photopolymer stamps on occasion.  What fun!  If you fear the Stamp-a-ma-jig, I suggest you pick one up and use it a couple of times.  I think you’ll soon get the hold of it and appreciate the precision you can achieve with it.  🙂

    Stamp-a-ma-jig, Stampin' Up!

    Stamp-a-ma-jig, Stampin’ Up!

  • Sweet Color Combination.  I love the combination of purple and yellow.  To create a mix of soft and bright on this card, I used two shades of purple – Rich Razzleberry and Wisteria Wonder.  With Daffodil Delight, these purples really shine.  If you like this combination of colors, please save this:Stampin' Up! Color Inspiration: Daffodil Delight, Rich Razzleberry, Wisteria Wonder

Stamp Sets:  Moon Baby, Eastern Beauty  Papers:  Wisteria Wonder, Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White  Inks:  Archival Basic Black, Stampin’ Write Markers (Daffodil Delight)  Accessories:  Layering Circles Framelits Dies, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Banner Triple Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Moon Baby, Eastern Beauty, Stampin' Up!, Brian King, GDP095

 

I hope you’ll pop over to the Global Design Project 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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8 Comments

  1. Brian!!! I ADORE this card. Absolutely everything about it, but most especially the stamped background. OMG, this Moon Baby stamp set is making its way to the top of my wishlist!
    Continue enjoying your trip, because I know you are. !
    🙂

  2. Now THIS is one sweet card, Brian! I just love how you think out of the box…simply gorgeous, Mister! Keep having fun!

  3. SWEET, yes I’m saying it loud…it’s the first thing you thing of! Great job Brian.

  4. A hugs AAAWWWWEEEEEEEEEEE for this one Brian. I bet that design would get passed around at a baby shower with congratulations for a sentiment. I love your color choices and in my mind could never see Wisteria Wonder and Rich Razzleberry together. I am going to end up with an entire notebook of color combinations that you’ve taught me. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Now – go have enough fun for both of us and take tons of photos. Thailand is a magnificently beautiful country and the colors around you are sure to inspire you.

  5. Love this stamp set ! You made a sweet sweet card again using these adorable images ! Colors are just dreamy ……

  6. Hello Brian: WOW!! this is one sweet card, love, LOVE all of these cuties around this awesome sentiment, the font is amazing.
    I always love your color combinations, you have a fantastic eye for that.
    XO
    Maria.

  7. Kiss. Kiss. I adore how you used those sweet toys for the background!

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