Bundle of Joy

My niece Julie and her wonderful husband Gareth just welcomed their son, James Nicholas, into the world.  He is my Great Nephew.  He is so adorable and sweet.  It is a beautiful thing to have a baby in the family again.  The last babies born into my family were my babies, and they turned eleven in October.  They are excited to have a new cousin!

I needed to make James and his parents a very special card.  When I saw the Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge today, I knew just what I would do.  I {heart} Waltzingmouse Stamps. Its owner, Claire Brennan, is just a delightful person.  Her designs are fabulous, as is her customer service.  If you have not shopped Waltzingmouse,  please go over and take a look!

There is very little stamping on this card.  I used WMSC30 for my layout.  I inverted the sketch because I wanted to use the space in the top right on the sketch for the baby carriage that I wanted on the bottom right.  The base of the card is Cherry Cobbler, and the second layer is Soft Suede over which I arranged pieces of Webster's Pages Petite Papers from the Lullaby Lane & Life's Portrait Combo Pack.  I purchased these from Sharon Johnson's Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.  I cut out the carriage and hood from another sheet of DP and popped it up.  I also used a clear atyou Spica Glitter pen to add some sparkle to the hood and the butterflies.  You can't really see that in the picture, but it is a nice touch "in person".  I used Waltzingmouse's Holiday Label No. 14 and cut it out with the matching Nestabilities die.  The sentiment is from Waltzingmouse's Frame It set.  I embellished the label with Kaiser pearls added some ribbon and a bow that I made with the Bow Easy.  This is a very non-traditional baby card, but I love it!

Happy Birthday Peg!

Wishing you the happiest birthday Peg, and a year of blessings. My dear Friend Peg's birthday is tomorrow. While looking around for some inspiration for Peg's card, I came across THIS wonderful card by June Houck of Simply Elegant Paper Crafts. I decided to CASE it. I found June's blog via the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog yesterday. June's work is fantastic! Her Be Inspired #65 Cuttlebug Challenge Card HERE and HERE bowled me over!! I have so many scraps and papers that are retired and unused, so June's Thank You x4 creation inspired me to make this quick card that is perfect for any occasion. I love it and I am sure I will use it time and again. Thanks June!

Here are the ingredients:
Paper ~ White Paper Basics from Papertrey Ink, Baja Breeze (retired), Green Tea DSP (retired), Basic Gray.
Stamps ~ Verve's "Wishing You".
Ink ~ Versa Fine Onyx Black.
Accessories - Bigz Top Note die, dimensionals, Kaiser Pearls, 1/4 " white taffeta ribbon, Bow Easy, Ticket Corner Punch, 1 1/4" Square Punch.

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