Just Add Ink #450 | Just Add Babies

Hello stamping friends! Today for the new Just Add Ink Challenge  - Just Add Ink #450, we are all about babies. Not literally, but projects for babies. Get ready for an overload of cuteness.

My two cards today are for a new baby boy or girl. Using the Stampin' Up! A Little Wild Stamp set and using the Stampin' Up! Water colour pencils for a bit of water colouring. Super cute and super fun

I've incorporated the Stampin' Up! Twinkle, Twinkle Designer Series Paper to accent my cards today. Petal Pink spots for a girl card and Pool Party stars for a boy.

I've used the Stampin' Up! Watercolor Pencils to colour my images, no my two cards today but I coloured them a little differently to what you might think. I didn't colour in the image with the pencil first and then move the colour around with the aqua painter. No, I used the aqua painter to pick up the colour off the pencil lead and then coloured the image with the colour that was on the aqua painter. I just find that the colour blends a lot better that way and you don't get any harsh colouring lines. Also by picking the colour up off the pencil you can control how much colour you put down and it's easier to create a softer colour. Basic Gray for the elephant and Early Espresso for the bear.

To accent the coloured DSP I used the cloud stencil from the Pattern Party Decorative Masks and the white embossing paste for a cute textured background layer and then layered that with some Gray Granite cardstock. The white with the Gray Granite and the little bit of colour is such a gorgeous soft look, perfect for a new baby card.

Accented with the cardstock layers is Silver and Petal Pink Baker's Twine, Silver and Pool Party Baker's Twine and some Iridescent Sequins in the coordinating colours.  All super cute and super gorgeous.

I hope that I've given you some inspiration for this weeks challenge over at Just Add Ink. Head on over to the JAI blog and check out the rest of the Just Add Babies inspiration. While you are there check out all the details on this weeks challenge and then come and join in the Just Add Ink challenge fun.

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Paper Adventures Team Blog Hop | Baby & Kids | Guest Designer

Hello there fellow crafters and stampers. Welcome to my little crafty space where I share what I love and love what I share. Today I'm participating in the Paper Adventures Team Hop, theme baby and kids. My beautiful friend Kelly Kent,  in Bunbury, Western Australia, and her fabulous team have invited me to be a guest for their once a month team blog hop and I am so very honoured to join them.

Today I've made two super cute Mini Accordion Zig Zag Baby Albums, one for a boy and the other for a girl, using the super gorgeous , super cute Stampin' Up! Twinkle Twinkle DSP, for the baby and kids theme. This would have to be my favourite DSP from the 2018 - 2019 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue. The colours are stunning and the colour combo in the DSP is perfect for baby boy, baby girl or even unisex  (if you don't know what your having) creations. I know blue for boys and pink for girls is very stereotypical but I like it here for my creations today.

There are many tutorials on Pinterest and You Tube on how to make these albums. I followed this one on You Tube for the measurements but made it my own by using different products from the original and designing the look of the album to my look and style.

I started with the Gray Granite cover and then used the Shimmery White Embossing Paste and the cloud stencil from the Pattern Party Decorative Masks. The glitter shimmer in the Embossing Paste just makes the paste all that more pretty and special.

I've embossed  the letters from the Lined Alphabet Photopolymer Stamp Set on the Twinkle, Twinkle DSP and then die cut them out. The letters look so gorgeous embossed on the DSP and it adds to that cute baby look and feel.

I wanted a small 'hello' to go with the large 'baby' letters and after searching high and low through my stamp sets I found one in the Stampin' Up! Tabs for Everything Stamp Set. Stamped in Gray Granite and then layered with some pieces of the Silver & Petal Pink Baker's Twine and the Silver & Pool Party Baker's Twine.

The rest of the photos show the inside of the album (without photo's in it of course). The larger sections in the pages is where the photos go and then there are two pockets pages in the album for some journalling cards to record any memories or milestones.

The inside front left panel is embellished with some die cuts from the Stitched Labels Dies, the heart from the Twinkle, Twinkle DSP,  the heart from the Corrugated Elements and some hearts from the Frames Elements.

This mini album could make the perfect gift for grandparents for a brag book, or if you take out one of the pocket pages and put a photo on the front inside cover you could put a photo for the each month of the first 12 months of the baby's life, or you could change up the look all together and use the album to record your most recent holiday. The possibles are endless.

Thanks so much for hopping with me and the Paper Adventures team today!

Next on the hop is Siobhan Fitzsimmons. Go and see what she has to share! THANK YOU Kelly, so much, for the invite to hop with you and your team! 

Participant List
Kelly Kent

Rochelle Blok (guest designer)

Siobhan Fitzsimmons

Mandy Depiazzi

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The Stamp Review Crew | Made with Love Edition

A big hello and welcome to you today on the next step on the Stamp Review Blog Hop.  This is going to be one cute hop today that's for sure as we are showcasing the Made with Love stamp set. It is found in the 'For Baby' section in the annual catalogue and it is all kinds of cuteness! There are also two Framelits sets that will help you with cutting out some of the images - Baby's First Framelits Dies and Tags & Labels Framelits Dies.

I've used only one image from the set, the super cute little deer,  but I've made two versions of my card a boy card and a girl one and I've had my first attempt at the water colouring technique - No Line Water colouring. This is when you stamp your image in a lighter colour ink and the lines aren't as defined and sometimes they ever look like the disappear. I really love the look of this technique and the softer look that it gives to the images. Perfect for a baby card!

I'm happy with my first attempt but I can see that I still need some more practise. What can I colour in next?? Ha!

Blushing Bride

Crumb Cake

Soft Sky

Crumb Cake

The deer image was stamped in Sahara Sand and I stamped it off once first to give it a lighter colour. After stamping it off I re-inked the words again to make sure that they weren't so light. I've then coloured the deer using Aqua painters with Crumb Cake, Blushing Bride and Soft Sky.

I'm looking forward to practicing the No-Line Water colouring technique and moving on to some bigger images.

Now its time to hop on to the ever fabulous Tanya Boser for some more inspiration

 Or if you are hopping in reverse head on to the super creative, Adriana Benitez.

Remember if you get lost along the way click on the Stamp Review Crew header at the top of the post and it will give you the full list of participants


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Just Add Ink #252 - Baby, We've Grown

The challenge this week over at Just Add Ink, Kim has created a fantastic sketch for us.

At the start of the month I became an Aunty again for the 12th time. My husbands brother and his wife welcomed their 5th child into the world, a little boy! So this card is for them!

I haven't had any cuddles yet due to them living interstate but we are catching up with them for a 'Blok' family holiday very soon so there will definitely be lots and lots of cuddles then!

I used the stamp set 'Baby' We've Grown' and stamped it onto watercolour paper with Stazon ink and then picked up the ink from the lid of the ink pad with an aqua painter and coloured the images in.

The sentiment actually said 'Sweet Baby' which is cute but I wanted it to say 'Hello Baby'. Before I stamped the sentiment I covered over the word 'Sweet' with washi tape, inked up the sentiment, removed the washi tape and then stamped the word baby and also coloured that in using an aqua painter.

Come and see what the rest of the Just Add Ink Design Team have created here, see their take on this awesome sketch and join in the fun!

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For Caden

I really struggled with this baby card because I don't really have any 'baby' type stamps. I only have Big News which is only words and sentiments no pictures. Don't worry though the no baby stamp sets has been rectified and one is on the way as we speak. Phew!

 

This is my card for my cousin and her husband who just had a little boy after 2 girls! So happy for them!

 

I love this colour combo using Coastal Cabana for a boy card instead of the traditional blue.  Coastal Cabana is one of my favourite colours. Will be sobbing when this In Colour retires.

 

 

And how nice are the In Colour sequins. They are stunning. Loving sequins on everything lately!

 

Thanks for Looking

 

Have Fun and Happy Stampin'

 

 



All products used are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise stated

Products Used

Stamp Set - Big News

Card Stock - Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake, Whisper White

Ink - Coastal Cabana, Crumb Cake

DSP - In Colour DSP Paper Stack

Other - Big Shot Die Cutting Machine, Large Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Decorative Dots Embossing Folder, Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack, Banner Punch, 2013 - 2105 In colour Sequin Assorment, Whisper White Bakers Twine, Daffodil Delight Seam Binding, Handheld Stapler, Silver Mini Staples, Sponges

 

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Two By Two Baby

Who doesn't love the cuteness of baby cards? I especially love this stamp for baby cards but it's one the retired list *sob, sob*

Two By Two #126788

 

I made this card a while ago and forgot I had it. It is about to be sent up to Canberra to some friends of ours that have just had their first baby, a boy!

 

 

I don't usually post pictures with retired products but I really wanted to show you this cute card!

 

The button, satin ribbon and the DSP were from Stampin' Up!'s recent Sale-a-bration promotion.

I thought the pattern on the DSP lended itself to looking like water/waves.

 

 

I'm a bit of a fan of water colouring also. Just needs a little practice and patience!

 

If you want to get this stamp before it's gone place an order with me on my online store before June 30th (Australian Residents Only). Cause when it's gone it's GONE!

 

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 Have Fun and Happy Stampin'

Products Used
Stamp Set : Two By Two, Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Card Stock: Early Espresso, Whisper White, Pool Party, Water Colouring Paper
Ink: Early Espresso, Various Stampin' Write Markers
DSP: Sycamore Street (Retired)
Other: Big Shot Die Cutting Machine, Fancy Fan Embossing Folder, Window Frames Collection Framelits, Festive Paper-Piercing Pack, Pool Party Seam Binding Ribbon, Aqua painter, Sycamore Street Ribbon and Button Pack (Retired), Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Retired Oval Punch, Linen Thread, Whisper White Bakers Twine

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