Saturday, November 4, 2017

Dedicated to Dawn Papertrey Ink Blog Hop {New Little Bundle}


I'm so thrilled to be participating in today's special Papertrey Ink Blog Hop for papercrafter and product designer extraordinaire, Dawn McVey! You can read about all of the details HERE. She has just undergone her transplant surgery and it has been so wonderful to see her smiling face post-op! She is such an inspiration to me as a papercrafter and a person! She is beautiful inside and out and I am fortunate to be able to call her a friend! That is why I love this industry so much...I have made lots of amazing friends!
We Love Dawn

 We are showcasing some of Dawn's amazing products that she has designed and I am a HUGE fan, so it wasn't hard to look through my stash to find some goodies to create a baby card. Most of the participants are most likely making cards FOR Dawn, but today's card is for another friend. I will be making another card just for her later. Dawn embodies everything that involves kindness and charity, sharing handmade kindness and love, so I didn't think she'd mind.
To begin, I chose to use Gran's Garden to build a pretty floral arrangement. I stamped out all of my images and then cut them using the Coordinating Die Cuts. I already had the Made With Love stamp and Tag Die out from making a project which you can see HERE, which is also dedicated to Dawn. I thought that the pretty flowers would look nice built on the tag base.

The tag is threaded with some Aqua Mist Stitched Ribbon and then tied shut using a snippet of Rustic Cream Button Twine and a Button. I also added some of the polka dot images from Made With Love at the top of the vellum using Fresh Snow ink.

Another one of my go-to sets for babies is the Boutique Borders: Baby mini stamp set. I just love this particular sentiment because this gift is for a mommy-to-be before she delivers her baby. I Die Cut the label and then stamped the sentiment onto a strip of Stamper's Select White Cardstock using grey ink. The label portion is embossed in silver for a professional look. I popped everything up using foam squares for some dimension. I spritzed the entire tag with some shimmer spray for shine.

I layered the tag onto a piece of Aqua Mist Chicken Scratch Gingham paper with a vellum overlay. I also did some zig zag machine stitching to add to the handmade charm.

You can see how the tag coordinates with the handmade items I made for the baby. If you'd like to head to my sewing blog, Thimbles and Thread, you can see all of the other handmade items I made as well.
Here is a quick peek at the "Baby's First Year" flip booklet that I made as well.




I couldn't resist sharing the shoes that I made. I just love how they turned out! Thanks for fluttering by!



29 comments:

  1. Thank you so much for joining us, Kelly. You've made another stunning creation! I agree that Dawn will be happy to see projects for anyone using her stamps and dies!

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    1. Thank you, Vicki! It was so much fun! Thanks for letting me know about it! I really appreciate it!

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  2. LOVE all your sweet baby goodies! The card is gorgeous and the bib is so sweet! But the shoes... AMAZING! Love the baby booklet too! What a lovely handy item to have for mommy's memories.

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    1. Thank you so much! I appreciate your sweet comment!

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  3. My goodness so many beautiful baby projects ! I am loving all the soft and pretty layers on your card, Kelly! The baby booties are amazing!

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    1. Thank you, Marybeth! It was all so much fun to create! I appreciate your sweet comment!

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  4. Oh my Kelly...what a treasure trove of lovely goodies you have made!! Your card is so pretty and I just love the idea of using Frank's Garden for a baby card! The bib, baby's first cards, and booties are all FABULOUS! What an amazing gift set you have created! 😊

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  5. Gran's NOT Frank's...darn auto correct! Sorry!

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    1. LOL! I knew what you meant! Frank's Garden sounds fun! LOL!

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  6. Gorgeous! Love all your layers and colors and vellum-softened gingham!

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    1. Thank you, Cindy! I appreciate your sweet comment!

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  7. Wow! What a beautiful card, and I love all the other things you’ve made as well! What a talented crafter you are!

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    1. Thank you, Kathryn! I had a lot of fun putting it together! I appreciate your sweet comment!

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  8. So gorgeous - love the pretty pastels!

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    1. Thank you, Sandy! I appreciate your sweet comments!

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  9. Kelly, love the soft colors of your card and all of the little baby projects you made to go along with it. So beautiful.

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    1. Thank you, Linda! It was so much fun to put together! I appreciate you taking the time to leave your sweet comment!

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  10. Aw, this is so very sweet. Lovely baby card and such a nice layout. Great to have your project on the hop!

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    1. Thanks, Peggysue! It was so fun to participate and I had a ball putting everything together!

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  11. You are amazing, Kelly, and now I feel like a total sloth, lol! Your creativity and talent seem limitless! Everything is just delightful and impeccably crafted! Your tribute to Dawn was beautiful!! Hugs, Darnell

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    1. Lol! Your sloth comment made me chuckle! Thank you so much for your sweet comments! I had so much fun putting this together!

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  12. This is all swoon-worthy! So precious, so gorgeous, love it all!

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    1. Thank you, Diana! I had a lot of fun putting this together! I appreciate your sweet comment!

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  13. The layered loveliness of your card is fabulous! Love those little baby booties too!

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  14. Love the colors and layered detailing! The shoes are just too cute!

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    1. Thank you, Betty! I appreciate your sweet comment! How have you been? It's good to hear from you!

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  15. Thank you, Corinna! I have two blogs and linked a bit from both! Yes, I could see how it might feel like deja Vu! LOL! Thanks for your sweet comment!

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