I don't happen to know anyone who is expecting or who just had a baby, but I thought these stamps from Unity were ADORABLE!! I love that they can go from girly to boyish with the change of color -- or done in a neutral color if the gender isn't known yet.
For this card, I used old things as well as new. The stamps were new, and this was the first time I tried the new Hero Arts Ombre ink pads. The pad was pretty cool, but it wasn't as "ombre" as I thought. When opened, it just looked like one of those three-section Kaleidoscope pads.
As for old, I've had this paper for a long time. A friend of mine had this DCWV Café Mediterranean mat stack, but it wasn't her style. I traded her for one that I had that didn't float my boat. It worked out great! I love how the embossed flowers/circles on the paper mimic the wheels of the baby carriage.
For a quick accent, I selected a button that matched a lot better in real life. The photo is throwing off the blue for some reason. I threaded the button with thin strips of the same navy cardstock I used to frame the stamped panel. I love threading buttons with the paper used on the project. There's almost always a little scrap somewhere, and it always matches!
Hope you enjoy visiting the FWF participant blogs! Happy Stamping!
12 comments:
Wow, lovely stamping. I must give those ink pads a try. Your image looks flawless in ombre.
I love your card! Thought all the colors matched perfectly with the button. And thank you for the tip of using a paper scrap to thread your button - ingenious!
Adorable card. Thanks for the tips.
How sweet and cute your card is!
I really like the ombré look. It does give the card a wow factor. Love the tip with the button.
This is so sweet. I love the button it really draws your eye back to the buggy beautiful card.
I saw this on Unity FWF. Have a blessed day
DIANA L.
http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com
Great colour and what a fab image.xxx
So sweet! Love the colors!
Oh yes. I have that DCWV stack in a small size and still use it. Actually my papers are mostly old. I have so many that they never can be used completely and new ones come from time to time. I guess it is normal for a scrspbooker. Nice card and tks for sharing at FWF.
So cute! Love the ombre and thank you for the fun tip - I have never thought to use strips of CS to thread thru buttons!
Cheers,
Shanna :)
Great tip on threading the button with cardstock!! Your card is wonderful and will be nice to have on hand for the next little baby boy on the way!!
<3 J
jwoolbright at gmail dot com
HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com
What a cute baby card. love the look of that ombre ink, and thanks for the tip about threading a button with card stock. I am going to try that for sure.
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