Baby Girl Card & Gift

Hello! Here's one last pinwheel baby card and earring set. I promise my next post will be something different! Ha!

After making this card and this card, I had enough extra pinwheels that I was able to make one more card, this time for a baby girl. I also oriented it horizontally this time which I love!

I used the Pinwheel Party dies and coordinating stencils from The Greetery to create the fun pinwheels across the top of my card. The light pink pinwheels were stenciled in just Spun Sugar distress oxide ink, and the two-tone pinwheels were stenciled in Spun Sugar and Rose Red ink. All of them were backed by a little bit of gold paper to give them some shine in their centers.

As before, I also used The Greetery's Alphabud Slim stamp set and backer dies to create the word "BABY" along the bottom. The letters are embossed in gold, and the sweet little flowers are stamped in Spun Sugar, Rose Red and Limeade Ice ink. I also splattered some Rose Red ink in the background to give some interest to all the extra negative space. The pinwheels are letters are all adhered to a Crimped Frame die cut panel.

I also made these sweet faux leather earrings in coordinating colors using Taylored Expressions The Bigger the Better dies. I can't say enough good things about those fun dies!

Now I have a card and sweet gift for a new mama ready to go the next time a friend is expecting a baby girl. Thanks for reading and have a great week!


SUPPLIES

Card
Stamps: Alphabuds Slim (The Greetery)
Ink: Limeade Ice (PTI), Spun Sugar (Distress Oxide), Rose Red (SU!), VersaMark
Paper: Rustic White (SU!), gold
Dies: Alphabuds Slim Backers, Pinwheel Party, Crimped Frame (The Greetery)
Other: Pinwheel Party Stencils (The Greetery), gold embossing powder, foam tape

Earrings
Dies: Designer Dangles: The Bigger the Better (Taylored Expressions), Button Card (PTI)

Baby Boy Gift Ensemble

Here is the second gift ensemble I put together for a new mom at my church. She's expecting a boy so I kept to mostly blues with my color theme. 

The card uses the exact same design as this card, I just changed up the colors slightly for a baby boy. I used the Pinwheel Party dies and stencils, in Spring Rain and Chipped Sapphire inks. The "BABY" die cut was done using the Alphabuds Slim stamps and backer dies. Everything was adhered to the largest Crimped Frame die.

I thought the new mama could use a little something just for her, so I made a pair of leather earrings using Taylored Expressions Designer Dangles. These are so fun to make! 

I included a gift card so the new mom could purchase whatever she needs for baby. To create the gift card holder I used Papertrey Ink's Gift Card Greetings die. I embellished it with the larger blooms from Fleur Impressions, using colors inspired by the floral leather in the earrings. A sentiment from Keep it Simple: Gift for You was the perfect finishing touch.

I tucked the gift card and earrings into a small blue berry basket. 

Everything was bundled together with clear cellophane wrap and I added a personalized and coordinated tag.

I again used the Alphabuds stamp set, embossed in gold on a small Crimped Frame die. I didn't have room to add the tiny flowers to each letter, so I stamped them around the edges to incorporate the blue floral theme. I am so happy with how this turned out, I hope the new mom enjoys her new goodies!

SUPPLIES

Card
Stamps: Alphabuds Slim (The Greetery)
Ink: Spring Rain, Limeade Ice (PTI), Chipped Sapphire (Distress Oxide), VersaMark
Paper: Rustic White (PTI), gold
Dies: Alphabuds Slim Backers, Pinwheel Party, Crimped Frame (The Greetery)
Other: Pinwheel Party Stencils (The Greetery), gold embossing powder, foam tape

Gift Card Holder
Stamps: Fleur Impressions (The Greetery), Keep it Simple: Gift For You (PTI)
Ink: Spring Rain, Limeade Ice, Simply Chartreuse, Lilac Grace, Winter Wisteria, Plum Pudding, Harvest Gold (PTI), Stormy Sky, Chipped Sapphire (Distress Oxide)
Paper: Rustic White (PTI)
Dies: Fleur Impressions (The Greetery), Gift Card Greetings (PTI)

Tag
Stamps: Alphabuds Slim (The Greetery)
Ink: Spring Rain, Limeade Ice (PTI), Chipped Sapphire (Distress Oxide), VersaMark
Dies: Alphabuds Slim Backers, Crimped Frame (The Greetery)
Other: gold embossing powder, baker's twine

Earrings
Dies: Designer Dangles: The Bigger the Better (Taylored Expressions), Button Card (PTI)

Alphabuds Baby Card & Gift

Two women at my church are expecting babies soon so I put together some little gift ensembles for the new moms using mostly products from The Greetery. Today I'll share one of the ensembles I put together, later this week I'll share the second.

For this first card, since the gender of the baby is a surprise, I opted to incorporate both pink and blue into the design. I also thought it would be fun to use the Pinwheel Party products again, but this time try out the dies. 

I die cut one of each size of the pinwheels then used the coordinating stencil to add the color. The blue pinwheel is a combination of Spring Rain and Chipped Sapphire ink, while the pink pinwheel is simply stenciled in Spun Sugar and then left white for the second color. I added a small piece of gold card stock behind each pinwheel where the hole was, then adhered them with foam tape to a panel die cut with the largest Crimped Frame die. 

I used the Alphabuds Slim stamps and backer dies to die cut the word "BABY" along the bottom. I embossed the letters in gold and then added the little blooms using Chipped Sapphire, Spun Sugar and Limeade Ice inks. I adhered the letters to the panel using liquid glue. I also added some ink splatters of both Chipped Sapphire and Spun Sugar ink in the background for some added interest.

This is a gift card holder made from Papertrey Ink's Gift Card Greetings die. I embellished it with some blooms from Fleur Impressions. I tried to coordinate the colors of the flowers with the colors on the card. The pink flower is stamped with Pink Pirouette, Hibiscus Burst and Raspberry Fizz inks. The blue flower is stamped in Spring Rain, Stormy Sky and Chipped Sapphire ink. The greenery is stamped in Limeade Ice and Spring Moss. The sentiment is from Keep it Simple: Gift For You.

I put the gift card, along with a pair of leather earrings I made as something special just for mama, in a small white berry basket.

I tucked the card under the basket and then wrapped it all up with cellophane.

Of course I had to make a cute tag to match! I die cut the recipient's name, again using the Alphabuds Slim stamps and dies. I glued the die cut letters to the smallest Crimped Frame die, I could just barely squeeze them all on! I tied on the tag using some thin jute twine. I hope she likes it!

SUPPLIES

Card

Stamps: Alphabuds Slim (The Greetery)
Ink: Spring Rain, Limeade Ice (PTI), Chipped Sapphire, Spun Sugar (Distress Oxide), VersaMark
Paper: Rustic White (PTI), gold
Dies: Alphabuds Slim Backers, Pinwheel Party, Crimped Frame (The Greetery)
Other: Pinwheel Party Stencils (The Greetery), gold embossing powder, foam tape

Gift Card Holder
Stamps: Fleur Impressions (The Greetery), Keep it Simple: Gift For You (PTI)
Ink: Spring Rain, Limeade Ice, Simply Chartreuse, Harvest Gold, Hibiscus Burst, Raspberry Fizz (PTI), Pink Pirouette (SU!) Stormy Sky, Chipped Sapphire (Distress Oxide)
Paper: Rustic White (PTI)
Dies: Fleur Impressions (The Greetery), Gift Card Greetings (PTI)

Tag
Stamps: Alphabuds Slim (The Greetery)
Ink: Spring Rain, Limeade Ice (PTI), Chipped Sapphire, Spun Sugar (Distress Oxide), VersaMark
Dies: Alphabuds Slim Backers, Crimped Frame (The Greetery)
Other: gold embossing powder

Earrings
Dies: Designer Dangles: The Bigger the Better (Taylored Expressions), Button Card (PTI)

Let's Party!

Today I have another Pinwheel Party birthday card to share. The card's recipient loves bright summery colors, so I tried to pick ink colors that reflected that. I used Picked Raspberry, Squeezed Lemonade and Ripe Persimmon Distress Oxide inks.

Like the cards in my previous post, I stenciled on a saturated layer of ink at first, and then used a very light touch for the second layer for a two tone look. I added sequins to the centers of some of the pinwheels for more sparkle.

The sentiment, from the coordinating stamp set, was stamped in black ink and then embossing with clear embossing powder to give it some shine. Finally, I filled in some of the blank areas with the little stars from the set stamped in matching colors. Easy and fun!

SUPPLIES
Stamps: Pinwheel Party (The Greetery)
Ink: Picked Raspberry, Squeezed Lemonade, Ripe Persimmon (Distress Oxide)
Paper: Stamper's Select White
Other: Pinwheel Party Stencils (The Greetery), sequins (Pretty Pink Posh), clear embossing powder

Patriotic Pinwheels

Last week I had a chance to play with my new Pinwheel Party products from The Greetery so I took the opportunity to make a 4th of July card!

I used the stencils to create the pinwheels and it was so easy! I was giddy as I finished each layer and saw it all come together. I used Pure Poppy and Blueprint Sketch ink, stenciling on a heavy layer of ink at first and a lighter application for the next layers. I embellished the centers of some of the pinwheels with Silver Lining Nuvo Crystal Drops.

The sentiment is from a Papertrey Ink set called Land That I Love. The stars are also from that set. I stamped the sentiment in Onyx Black ink and then used clear embossing powder to give it some shine. I am in love with how this turned out!

SUPPLIES
Stamps: Land That I Love (PTI)
Ink: Pure Poppy (PTI), Blueprint Sketch (Distress Oxide), Versa Fine Onyx Black
Paper: Stamper's Select White (PTI)
Other: Pinwheel Party Stencil (The Greetery), clear embossing powder, Nuvo Crystal Drops Silver Lining

My brother-in-law's birthday is on July 5th, so while I had all of the supplies out I also made him a birthday card. I hope he doesn't mind the patriotic colors!

The sentiment is from the coordinating stamp set called Pinwheel Party. I again stamped it in black and embossed with clear embossing powder.

The confetti embellishments are from an older PTI set called Good Times that I believe is retired.

These pinwheels are SO fun and unique! I can't wait to play some more and explore more possibilities with these!

SUPPLIES
Stamps: Pinwheel Party (The Greetery), Good Times (PTI)
Ink: Pure Poppy (PTI), Blueprint Sketch (Distress Oxide), Versa Fine Onyx Black
Paper: Stamper's Select White (PTI)
Other: Pinwheel Party Stencil (The Greetery), clear embossing powder