Sometimes a little sketch or new color combination can really inspire a card you’ve been wanting to make for some time. As soon as I saw this weeks’ Freshly Made Sketches challenge, I knew I’d be making a baby card with an adorable onesie and a fun sentiment from a new stamp set in Stampin’ Up!’s January – June 2022 Mini Catalog. Here’s my sweet baby card:
And here’s the banner for Cécile Ribon’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge that inspired my card:
This many-layered card all started with a sweet sentiment from the Happy & Heartfelt stamp set – “hello baby!” is a sentiment we’ve had before (and will likely have again) because it’s adorable and sweet. With this handwritten font, though, it’s totally perfect! Here’s a look a the Happy & Heartfelt stamp set – please be sure to check out all of the great sentiments in this set:
I stamped the sentiment with Balmy Blue and cropped it with one of the onesies dies in the Baby Clothes Dies, part of the All of Baby Bundle. Here’s a look at this adorable bundle:
My onesie was layered on Petal Pink cardstock that was punched with the Postage Stamp Punch. I then added a layer of Soft Sea Foam, another layer of Balmy Blue and then a striped piece of Designer Series Paper from the You’re a Peach Designer Series Paper.
Along the bottom, right and top, left corners of the Balmy Blue square, I added a decorative strip from a die cut in the Palms Dies, part of the new Paradise Palms Bundle. What a great shape that can be used well beyond the palm tree set. Here’s a look at the Paradise Palms Bundle:
You can play with other shades, but baby cards generally showcase soft, sweet colors. This onesie card features of mix of blue, pink and green such that this card could be for a baby boy or baby girl. If you like this mix of Soft Sea Foam, Petal Pink and Balmy Blue, I hope you’ll save this for future reference:
Stamp Sets: Happy & Heartfelt Papers: You’re a Peach Designer Series Paper, Balmy Blue, Petal Pink, Soft Sea Foam, Thick Basic White Inks: Balmy Blue Accessories: Baby Clothes Dies, Palm Dies, Rectangular Postage Stamp Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals
I hope you’ll pop over to the Freshly Made Sketches 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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Sweet card…love the little details with the Palm dies!
Thanks, Windy! I auditioned several different element for the corners, but these dies won out. 🙂 Glad you like it.
Brian King . . . you knock me out. I love the little details and placement of the sentiment!
♥ Thank you so much, Mary! I am so happy you like it. It was fun to play with these soft, sweet elements. ♥
Such meticulous design structure…this card just makes me swoon. I hope you have someone to send it to right now. I can hear their “Aaaawwwe…” when they open the envelope and I can see their giddy smile. Such a perfect card!!
Thanks so much, Linda! I really had fun playing with these elements – I came back to the card multiple times before settling on this layout and combination of products. ♥
Love this card Brian, it has been put together perfect, and the sentiment from this beautiful stamp set.
Awww…thank you so much! I appreciate your kind comment so much. ♥
Total sweetness! I love the added diecuts from the palm set! Perfect baby card!
Thanks, Linda! ♥ It was a fun sketch to inspire me – does nine layers count as fresh and simple? (asking for a friend)
TGIF, Brian,
What a precious baby card! I love all the elements you used.
Have a lovely weekend!
Thank you so much, my friend! It was a fun card to make – don’t make baby cards a lot. Hope your weekend is wonderful, too, Suzie! ♥
Hello my sweet friend!
Your card is ‘OH SO SWEET’.
TFS!
Thank you so much, Kadie! ♥ Nothing is sweeter than a little baby onesie, right? The rest is just shapes and paper. 🙂
Such a sweet card and so very fresh. Love all the layers with their coordinating colors! It just makes you smile!! Well done!!!
Yay – I do love smiles. Thanks so much, Sharon! I’m so glad you like it. ♥
I love this wonderful baby card. I may CASE it. One of my neighbors had a baby boy recently. What fun to give a colorful card like this. Enjoy your day!
Thank you so much, Hilda! I do love the little onesie – it was fun to play with these colors and shapes to build a sweet background for it. ♥ Your neighbor would love it!
Oh Brian, this is one absolutely sweet and beautiful card, this stamp set is just precious!!
Love the soft color palette, you really know how to combine colors.
Thank you for sharing.
Stay healthy and safe.
XO
What a super sweet baby card, Brian! I love the dainty diecut you used for upper and lower elements of the sketch. Thanks so much for joining us at freshly Made Sketches this week.