Whew…FRIDAY! Yay! It's late and I just got home and I wanted to post a little something for ya before the weekend got into full swing. This week was weird. Good, bad, everything, all in one! I was super busy every night after work running around… Saw some friends during the week too. Whew. Tonight after work I stopped off at Paper Garden to hang out with the lovely Stephanie and Kelly and to just chat and relax. It was the perfect beginning to the weekend. Got some brand new Savvy stamps too!
The card I'm posting today is one I made this past weekend. As some of you know, the lovely Taylor had a baby girl a couple of weeks ago!! I wanted to make her a super special card to celebrate the arrival of her new addition. I have been dying to post it all week, but I had to wait for Taylor to get it first! This card came straight from the heart…
I cut the card base out of a nice thick piece of cream cardstock. The finished size is 4.75" x 7" so it would fit into an A7 envelope. I used the gorgeous paper collection from Girls Paperie and some great dies (fence and scallops) from Taylor's own line. For the roof, I cut out a matching triangle and then cut a bunch of scallop strips…
I distressed the edges of each scallop with some antique linen ink. Just a little bit. This gave some definition to each layer. Yeah, this took some time!
I glued all the scallop strips down onto the triangle and then trimmed it all at once with my paper cutter. If you do this, alternate your rows of scallops. After they were all taped down, I gently lifted each row to make them stand off the paper a little bit.
Now, you know this card needed some butterflies! I cut out a bunch from the same piece of patterned paper and then decided which ones to use. I saved some for the inside too. :-)
I added some pink paper to the inside. I wrote my message on a piece of cream paper and then layered it on top of the pink. That big piece of "paper" with the M is a sticker! LOVE.
I wanted it to be personalized so I used stickers to spell out her pretty name, and added the birthdate on another sticker. FInished it off with some pearls and a pretty resin flower. This card was so fun to make – so girlie and pink!
Thank you so much for taking time out of your busy life to come and visit me! I hope that you have a most wonderful Fall weekend! Hugs!
Comments
17 responses to “Welcome Baby Card!”
Oh my goodness Wanda this is absolutely gorgeous! The whole house design shaped card with the roses, butterflies, pearls, scallops and picket fence is so sweet! Fantastic work!
Have a great weekend!
It is a Masterpiece!
Now this is art!! You are so wonderfully talented Wanda. xo
Wanda this is so gorgeous! Love the scalloped roof and all the personal touches! Makes me want to have a baby (tee-hee, JUST KIDDING!) But oh my, you’ve really created a beauty here, love that Girls Paperie line!! It will be a treasured keepsake!
Wow, this was really a cute idea! The scallop roof, cute pearls for flair, pretty paper, personalized with her name… Lovely.
GORGEOUS Wanda such a sweet card..sure Taylor will LOVE it!!
(Sweet little girl too..saw the photo’s)
Oh Wanda, this is oh so cute!!!! Perfect card & perfect idea – Love it to pieces!!!
I absolutely love this, it’s adorable! 🙂
Oh, Wanda, this is perfect! Saving this to CASE – I ADORE everything about it!
What a beautiful card!! So original and the
colors are so girlie and lovely. All the
special little adornments are wonderful.
It is an extroadinary card.
this has to be one of the cutest cards I have EVER seen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow! Gorgeous Wanda! So so sweet and special! Love that Girls Paperie paper. Your house design is out of this world. The roof shingles are just the sweetest thing. Love the butterflies and love how you did the sentiment. This totally makes me happy!
Hope you’re having a wonderful weekend. 🙂
Hi Wanda! I’m just stopping by to catch up on all the wonderful posts I’ve been missing! Work and family obligations have been seriously cutting into by blog hopping time 🙂 This baby card is truly a masterpiece! Absolutely gorgeous! I hope all is well with you and your family. And I hope you are enjoying this much cooler fall-like weather as much as I am! Hugs, Renée
Oh my, this is such a wonderful card. There are so many precious details included & I especially love the treatment you used on the roof.
This card is sooooo Wandaful Taylor is blessed to receive a card like this. You ROCK! Keep on stamping the world is in a better place with creativity.
This is just gorgeous, Wanda! I’ll bet Taylor LOVED it!
I’m not sure how I missed this post, but boy (or in this case, girl), am I ever glad that I found it! You’ve really created a stunning keepsake here Wanda! Truly beautiful! 😀