HEEEEYYYYYYYY! I'm back! Where did I go? Who knows? Whew, been super busy and not crafting a whole lot. But here I am. And I have a really fun and special card to share today! There is so much going on in my life right now. Dang. I'll share more, but let's just say that I'm inside a Ninja blender the past couple of weeks. But things are going to calm down here soon and that's a good thing. Plus, this weekend I'm going to an AWESOME crafty class with two of my very favorite crafty gurlz. I'll be sure to post about it too!
Anyhoo, today's card! One of my very dear and sweet friends had a baby on Saturday! A 4th of July baby! How cool is that? I met her 7 years ago when we used to work together and all she really ever wanted was to find a good guy and be a mom. I have seen her date, then we went to her wedding and now she has a beautiful baby. The circle of life! (Anyone have a lion cub to hold aloft?) LOVE it. And her dreams have come true! I am so very happy for her and she is going to be such a good mom. I cannot wait to meet the little man soon. But, until then, I had to send a card (of course!)
I busted out this adorable stamp set from Lawn Fawn and my trusty baby blue gingham paper....and my new Kuretake Clean Color Markers and made this card. I make tons of cards and I love doing that - design teams, blog hops, etc. But, what is the BEST about being a stamper is to make a special card filled with love for a specific person. It fills my heart and reminds me of the purity of what we do. Send hugs in the mail.
It's been a while since I made a circle card. I used a big scalloped circle die from Sizzix (From Stampin' Up) and cut out three gingham circles. Two are glued back to back for the bottom piece of the card and the other one is for the top of the card. The circles are held together with a brad. I stamped my frog and colored him with Kuretake Clean Markers. The cat tails and lily pad were stamped with Distress Inks.
Here are my two pieces before I hooked them together with a brad. And, you can see the inside of the card. For the blue background behind the frog I gently sponged some Salty Ocean and Tumbled Glass Distress Inks and then swirled the color around with some water on a paint brush. Nice and soft.
The stamp set has matching dies....of course. Here you can see the brad up close. The card just sort of swings apart on the brad, like a hinge.
I made a matching gingham envelope with my Envelope Punch Board. I cut out a stitched rectangle in white and stamped the baby's name on it. The alphabet stamp set is from Lawn Fawn and it's called Violet's ABC's. The tiny stars are part of the stamp set.
The envelope is 5x5 inches square, so that gives you some scale as to how big the card is. Can't wait to get this in the mail tomorrow. Yay!
Thanks for stopping in to see me and see what I'm up to. Hope you are having a fantastic week so far. Sorry to be so silly in my post. I had A LOT of coffee today and I've been up since 4:30 am. Yikes. Love you guys. XOXOXO
Love the card, congrats on all your new adventures. Wish I live in your area, you are so talented. Pat
Posted by: Pat Denekamp | 07/13/2015 at 04:29 PM
LOVE this and I'm SURE she will too!! =) THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!! =) Hopefully you can catch up on your Sleep!! LOL!! =) HUGS!!
Posted by: Larissa Heskett | 07/09/2015 at 12:52 PM
Adorable card!
Posted by: Wanda | 07/08/2015 at 07:25 PM
Such a sweet card, Wanda! Love the whimsical frog. Have a great day!
Posted by: Veronica Fairbrother | 07/08/2015 at 11:58 AM
Cute card. Counting the days 'til Friday (wink). At least it's a bit cooler!
Posted by: Julie | 07/08/2015 at 08:47 AM
I know you do have so much going on right now, and I'm so very excited for you! This is such a sweet post, my friend! Your love for papercrafting really shines through, as well as your kind and generous nature. This card is just the sweetest thing ever! I LOVE the fun round scalloped shape, and love how you've hinged the pieces together so they swing apart. The baby blue gingham could not be more perfect, and the stamping is divine! Your friend is going to love this!
Posted by: Audrey Pettit | 07/08/2015 at 08:43 AM
What a cute card!! I never thought to make a circle card and then join the 2 parts together with a brad even better! I get my best inspiration from your blog. Love love love how you display your cards when taking photos. Your flower and landscape photos are always the best. Take care.
Posted by: Virginia P FL | 07/08/2015 at 08:24 AM
Such a very sweet card..love it..so happy for your friend Wanda!
Hope this week goes by fast... better times are ahead!
Thinking of you!
Hugs Holly.
Posted by: Holly Saveur | 07/08/2015 at 07:37 AM
What a lovely story and such a gorgeous and super cute card!
Posted by: Kamila | 07/08/2015 at 06:55 AM
What a precious little shaped card!
Posted by: Celeste Goff | 07/08/2015 at 04:43 AM