Baby Shower Card with {Fussy Cutting}

Peek-a-boo!  This sweet stamp set, Baby Bundle, was used to make a card for an upcoming baby shower gift.  It was also a CardPatterns entry for their sketch and an entry at 365 Cards for "Feeling Fussy" (fussy cutting).  I didn't get the irony until now (baby card = fussy?)  Ha!

Studio-Sara Suggestion:  Use the Stampin' Up! Paper Snips (super sharp -- I've cut myself before!) and with the jaws wide open, slowly make your cuts.  If you do repeated snips, it's harder to get a clean edge on your cutting.

My Stamp-a-Ma-Jig made it easy to place the baby *just so*.  My Blender Pen (dipped in Pink Pirouette) and my {new} Summer Starfruit Stampin' Write Marker made coloring in the carriage a snap.  I used my Blender Pen with the Basic Gray ink to do the tires (after the Pink Pirouette, just to be sure the pen was super-clean). 

The piece of Whisper White with the image was backed on a piece of Primrose Petals, another {new} In Color.

The Top Note die, fed back through my Big Shot with the Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, plus a snippet of Whisper White Organza Ribbon add a bit of class to this project.  

Stampin' Up! Supplies:

Stamps:  Baby Bundle (W118525, C120576)

Papers:  Pink Pirouette (111351), Basic Gray (121044), Primrose Petals (126841), Summer Starfruit (126839), and Whisper White (100730) card stocks.

Inks:  Pink Pirouette (126956), Basic Gray (126981), Basic Black (126980) and Primrose Petals (126858) Classics and Summer Starfruit Stampin' Write Marker (126856 for the 2012 In Color set)

Accessories:  Big Shot (113439), Top Note Bigz die (113463), Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (117335), Paper Snips (105379), Stamp-a-Ma-Jig (101049), Blender Pens (102845), Whisper White Organza Ribbon (114319), 3/4-inch Circle Punch (119873), 3/16-inch Corner Punch (119871), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)

{Sneak Peek}: Projects from the New Stampin' Up! 2012-13 Annual Catalog

I've got the line, "Getting to know you..." floating through my head this weekend.  The new 2012-2013 Annual Catalog is "live" now and I've worked on a few projects between pulling retired items from and organizing my new ones in the Studio.  I hope to bring you a number of posts this week with details for each project.

This color palette (courtesy of my Color Coach) combines the new In Color Midnight Muse with More Mustard, and Rich Razzleberry.

A card for an upcoming baby shower features another new In Color, Primrose Petals: 

Make a Cake is the cute set I used here (along with my Stamp-a-Ma-Jig to line up the cake with the pennant flags).  The Designer Series Paper, Patio Party, highlights Summer Starfruit, another new In Color.

I used Gumball Green Stitched Satin Ribbon in this card, which features Mixed Bunch. 

I'm so glad Tea Shoppe returned from the Occasions Mini Catalog this spring! 

Another Occasions hold-over is Apothecary Art, which pairs beautifully with the Labels Framelits. 

Finally, Raspberry Ripple is the color paired with the Perfect Plum and Crumb Cake in this project:

Hope your June has gotten off to a good start!  I look forward to your next visit, when I delve deeper into these projects...

A Baby in the Midst...

Yes, there's a new baby in our midst, but it's not mine (let me start by saying that right now)... My dear niece will be born in May and we're having a shower to celebrate. That, among many house projects, have kept me from my Studio lately, so it is in March that I finally update the look of this poor, neglected blog (and free it of its snowflakes).

I loved the Baby Bundle set that I used to make this shower invitation and I am anxious to show you how I made the suspension portion (the circle that rotates with images on both sides found in the upper right-hand corner).

Be on the lookout, faithful readers, for a post about that invitation. I've also got a semi-free weekend, so I'm hoping to get to create a few things to post here. Take care and thank you for being so patient!