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)