More baby cards...

Well it has been a few weeks since I last posted because I have been in hospital for an operation and am just beginning to feel up to sitting at the computer. I made these cards at the same time as the last two I posted and, like before, I decided the image would work for boy and girl versions. The image is from Bugaboo and the sentiment was a freebie from Create with TLC. The papers are all by Pink Petticoat.

I would like to enter these cards in the following challenges:

• Totally Papercrafts- Things with wings
• Prairie Fairy- anything goes
• Paper Sundaes- anything goes
• Stamptacular- anything goes
• Here come the boys- cards for tiddly peeps
• Make it Monday- always anything goes

I'm hoping to feel up to making a card or two this week so should be back later in the week with more to show you.

Baby cards...

My card stash was rather low on baby cards so I decided to make these in boy and girl versions. The gingham is by Pink Petticoat and the cute little baby image is from Melonheadz. I have used a few dies on this card: the word 'baby' is a Sizzlet, the doily circle is a Nellies die and the bunting is from MTF die-namics.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

• My Mum's Craft Shop- Let's get digital
• Cute card Thursday- Anything goes
• Paper Play- spring colours (I think the yellow and blue of the boy card are spring like)
• Dutch Dare- cute and cuddly
• Stampin' for the weekend- anything goes

Bugaboo week of mini challenges- Wednesday...

Wednesday's challenge at Bugaboo is to make a card following the sketch given.

I thought this cute baby image from Bugaboo would make a lovely 'first Christmas' card for either a boy or girl. I created the sentiment around the image on my computer then cut it out with a Nestie, before colouring with my Promarkers. The papers are a freebie from Shabby Princess. I am rubbish at doing bows for cards but I thought I would have a go with this grosgrain ribbon as it went so well with the papers. I used a bow maker and, for once, it has come out quite well!

I would also like to enter this card in:

• I love Promarkers- Christmas in July

Cards For Men challenge 10- For someone special...

Time for our new challenge at Cards for Men, this time we would like to see a male card for someone special.

The DT were lucky enough to be given images by our sponsor, Digital Delights. You don't get more special than a new baby so I decided to use 'little dumpling' for my card.
I used a very soft colour scheme with yellowy cream and powder blue. The papers were a freebie download from Raspberry Road that I have had for ages. I picked up on the stitching detail from the bib and booties in the image and used a gel pen to border all the edges to give the design more definition as it is all so pastel.
The image has been mounted on 2 mats cut with a Nellies die and offset to give a lacy border.
The sentiment is a freebie, which can be found here. They come as PNG files so I was able to print it onto some of the DP using Photoshop. I cut the ribbon shape freehand and added a button.

Digital Delights  are offering 3 digi stamps of your choice for our lucky winner.
The rest of the DT have done an amazing job with their cards so please pop over to Cards for Men and take a look at all the inspiration.
The challenge runs until 23rd May so you have plenty of time to join in.

I would also like to enter this card in the following challenges:

• Stamp something- use a digi
• Stampavie and more- baby
• Crafty Catz- quote or sentiment

Baby girl card...

A few weeks ago I was making a baby boy card so I made the girl sentiment too and printed it at the same time, now I have finally got around to making it up. The lovely doily mat is a Nellies die which my son got me for my birthday after spotting me looking at it on Ebay! The papers are all from my stash and the die cut stars and 'baby' are Sizzlett dies.

I would like to enter this card for the following challenges:

• Totally Papercrafts- clean and simple
• Crafty Emma's- cute and cuddly
• Challenge up your life- monochrome

Blue for a boy...

Bugaboo stamps are running one day challenges all this week as part of their birthday celebrations and I'm going to try to enter them all. Today it is 'blue and white'- I know that could be for lots of things but it said baby boy to me.

I used Bugaboo's Cupie Baby stamp and made the circular greeting to fit around it. He is coloured with Promarkers. The papers are something I have had in my stash for ages and the mat has been cut with a Nellie's die. The word 'baby' and the little stars are cut with a Sizzlett die.

I would also like to enter this card for:

• Passion for Promarkers- baby card
• Paper Play- cutie patootie
• Totally Gorjuss- cuddly

'Keep it Simple' baby card.

ABC challenges have 'K is for keep it simple' this week. This card is simplicity itself! Unusually for me no stamping- it is all made with Sizzlit dies. The card was already printed with the blue gingham. I cut the baby die out twice- once from the skintone card and once from the white pearlized to give the mat. The curl is coloured with a brushmarker and the cheeks with a little chalk. The silver mat was cut freehand following the lines of the die cut one. The word 'baby' was then cut from silver with another die and the star from another. Sorry fot the rubbish photo- I was trying to catch the last of the light.

Cute Card Thursday- Challenge 49.

The challenge was to make a card with an animal on- I hope this cuddly giraffe counts! I kept this card very simple because the base card is a beautifully textured buttermilk yellow- which does not really show up on the photo :( The mats are flat to the card but the image is on 3D foam to add a bit of interest.