Project Inspiration {Bundle of Joy}

It's my turn for the Project Inspiration feature for Papertrey Ink! My baby card stash is running low and I need to replenish it! I decided to create a baby card for the feature and I was inspired by a set of sugar cookies that popped up in my feed. They were extremely "beige", which I know a lot of moms these days like, so I split the difference and added more color, but kept the beige/greige! haha!

I had a lot of fun working on this card and I will share step-by-step photos and instructions, with  few tips along the way!

 Step 1: create a 5 x 7 card base from Vintage Cream cardstock. Cut a Sweet Blush frame using the In Frames: Big & Tall Rectangles Die and adhere it to the base using foam squares.

Step 2: cut the ovalfrom gingham paper and mount it to the card base using foam squares. This particular paper is quite thin, so I actually die cut another oval from a scrap of cardstock and glued the two together before adding it to the base.

Step 3: cut all of the pieces needed for the baby buggy Add some shading around the carriage portion. Glue everything together and adherent to the oval using foam squares. The pink "blanket" hanging down is actually the ruffle included in the In Stitches: Onesie Die. I wanted to incorporate the flower colors a bit more and this was just the ticket.

Step 4: cut and color all of the flowers and foliage using ink and blender brushes. Arrange them around the frame and buggy until you’re satisfied with the arrangement.

Step 5: stamp the sentiment with black ink and  cut it out using the Just Tags Die. Attach it to the bottom of the card using foam squares.

Step 6: add glitter to the flowers and leaves and adhesive pearls to the baby buggy.

Sometimes I get intimidated by tiny dies, but I have come up with some timesavers for this particular die set. I love using the tiny little flowers attached to the stem, and I also love cutting everything from white and coloring with ink and blender brushes, but it can be tedious with tiny pieces. I simply color a piece of white cardstock ahead of time with my ink of choice, cut it out with the die and then assemble the tiny flowers. I use a fine-point 2 way glue pen and a gem picker to assemble them together.

I like to use a foam mat and a stylus to create a cupped look on the small flowers and the tiny daisies.

I had a lot of fun working on this card and I'm excited to add it to the stash! Thanks for fluttering by!