Hello crafty friends! Welcome to a very special blog post … today I am joining some friends of mine from the Gallery Idol 2012 contest top 20 finalists group to help congratulate ‘one of our own’ Erin Schreiner, who is expecting a very special delivery later on this month!
We all got together and decided to throw Erin a virtual baby shower in the form of a blog hop to show her just how excited we are for her new little, precious bundle of joy to arrive!
A little birdie told me that Erin is expecting a baby boy and plans to decorate his nursery in shades of yellow and gray!
So, I pulled out my sweet little Jake stamp and Jake Sweet Cuts die and set to work creating a masculine baby card … something I don’t have occasion to do very often as my friends are out of the baby years and our college-aged children have not yet started to have babies of their own … but that will be right around the corner, so this card gave me some good practice for when the time comes!
I dressed Jake in an outfit from the Hippity Hoppity stamp set! I stamped the shirt and shorts onto white cardstock and then colored with Prismacolor Pencils and Gamsol. The little yellow vest was stamped onto pattern paper and then paper pieced on top of the white shirt. White knee socks and saddle shoes complete his outfit … this is how I used to dress my two sons when they were toddlers!! Last, I created the sentiment using the Once Upon a Time stamp set! I created a sweet banner using store-bought stickers, yellow baker’s twine and flair from Bossy Joscie!
There are 19 stops along the way for today’s designers hop – jam packed with eye candy created by the rest of the Gallery Idol 2012 girls! You won’t want to miss a single stop along the way, so be sure to hop on over and leave the girls a little love along the way! Your next stop is Elena’s blog, but if you get lost along the way, you can hop back to the beginning and start over at Aga’s blog! Happy hopping 🙂
CONGRATULATIONS, Erin! I look forward to hearing the news about the arrival of your sweet little bouncing baby boy! Hugs – xoxox
The November inspiration board is up for this month’s challenge — visit the blog HERE to check out the amazing projects created by the Sweeties Teamies based on this colorful and fun inspiration photo and then play along for a chance to win some goodness from the Paper Sweeties boutique!
And one last bit of fun news, Paper Sweeties is hosting a three-day sale on the November 2012 Bundle! Beginning today and running through 11:59 pm EST on Friday, November 8th, receive 30% off of the eight sets included in this money-saving bundle! Save a whopping $24 off of the regular retail price … WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!
Inspiration found at these awesome challenges: Ribbon Girl November Challenge – stripes; Word Art Wednesday #105 – anything goes; There She Goes #232 – dots & stripes; colourQ #214 – safron, durango, blue, espresso, white; Ribbon Carousel #87 – holidays/celebrations; Runway Inspired #47 – stripes/white; City Crafter Challenge Blog #184 – photo inspiration/blue, white, circles; Retro Sketches #88 – sketch (turned sideways)
adorable, Debbie!
So cute Debbie! Love how bright and celebratory this is!!
This is so sweet 🙂 and of course I love the flair!
Debbie, this is so sweet!
Debbie, this card is PRECIOUS. I LOVE IT. Thank you so much for your kind words, it means the world to me. xo
Debbie, this is so sweet! Your coloring is fantastic!
Awww so cute Debbie!! I love love the sentiment!!
What a sweet and fun card! Blue & yellow is a fave combo of mine but that touch of orange you added…WOW, it makes the whole card pop! Love it 🙂
Darling! He is so sweetly dressed and I love the banner!
Super cute card for the hop.
Little Jake is so adorable! Great job on the coloring! I love your bits and pieces, too!
What a little cutie he is Debbie! Perfect colors too.
I love that darling boy stamp! Such a fun card!
Cute baby card, Debbie! Thanks for playing with us at the colourQ.
Cute baby card, Debbie! Thanks for playing with us at the colourQ.
Oh I love that banner in the background! I like Jake, he seems like a nice boy 😉
Awwwww! How can you resist that little guy in a sweater vest??? So, so cute!!!
Hope you are doing well and resting this week! You have to rest up because you have to put up all your trees soon! 🙂 Hugs!
What a lovely card Debbie … Thanks so much for playing at CCCB!
Debbie this is darling! I love the polka dot tin pins in your sweet banner! Thanks so much for joining us at the ColourQ33CT!
Oh that is the CUTEST card you crafted for Erin’s shower. Love how you gave him the yellow vest, so cute! Thank you for sharing!
Darling card!! Love all the fun embellishments! Thanks for sharing with us at Word Art Wednesday!!
Debbie, your card is so cute!!
Thank you so much for joining us this week for our Word Art Wednesday challenge. We are delighted to have you and be inspired by this cutie! Diane Noble–WAW DT
This is adorable Debbie!!!!
What an adorable card! I really like all your paper piecing. Thanks so much for sharing with us at Word Art Wednesday.
Super cute card with such cheerful colors! Thanks so much for sharing your talents with us at Word Art Wednesday and look forward to seeing more of your lovely creations again soon. Have a blessed week! Laura
Adorable card, Debbie! I love the stars and flair. Thanks so much for joining us on the Runway!