Thursday, 12 April 2012

It's a boy...

 One of Laura's friends will be having a baby boy quite soon so I've been busy making a couple of cards for her to choose from.  This one was made using a LOTV stamp that is just one of my all time favourites - so cute!  Instead of colouring the stamped image I stamped on to various matching papers and did some paper piecing.  By accident I found that if you run the finished paper pieced work through your die cutting machine it presses it beautifully and gives a really nice flat finish.  Something to remember for the future methinks.  The sentiment stamp is one from a set by Whiff of Joy.
All the papers except for the silver mirri board are from a paper/card pad which I bought on a market stall, but I believe it was originally Kanban.  The plain blue panels are embossed with the Swiss Dots folder.

Challenges...
Off to finish a couple more cards.  Have a brilliant day everyon.
Ann xxx

23 comments:

mckinkle said...

This is a beautiful card Ann, Ive just the same image myself and its lovely to see how different each of us makes our cards!

Lucky you getting that stunning Kanban pad at a market stall!

Keryn x

starcyl said...

Ann this is lovely, thanks for the tip about the paper. Wouldn't have thought to put it through the cuttlebug.
Jenny x

Ann Whitfield said...

Absolutely stunning Ann! I adore that stamp and the whole card is just so beautifully thought out and designed - go no further, she'll want this one!
Ann x

Ann Whitfield said...

I also meant to say thank you for the tip about the paper.....hmmmmm, I wonder if hubby's shirts will go through the cuttlebug???????
Ann x

Carol said...

Love this Ann, the paper piecing looks great. Thanks for joining us at Crafty Ann's too. Carol x
Enjoy MMS - don't forget to use a coupon code when buying (mines on my blog).

sweetbloominscraps said...

What a beautiful baby card! I love your sheer bow! It goes well with your blue and silvery papers! Darling images and fabulous job! Thanks for joining us at SSW!
Judi SSW DT

Linda Anderson said...

Oh my, how sweet. I love that image and what perfect colors you used. Have a wonderful weekend and thank you for joining us at Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

Linda

Sandra H said...

Ann, what a beautiful baby card your image is stunning:)x

Mary Lou said...

Oh my soooo ADORABLE!!!!!! I am sure this will be loved by the reciever:) Just wonderful!!! Thanks for joining us at The Pixie Cottage!!
Hugz

Mary Lou said...

Oh my soooo ADORABLE!!!!!! I am sure this will be loved by the reciever:) Just wonderful!!! Thanks for joining us at The Pixie Cottage!!
Hugz

Heide said...

Just a lovely baby card. So sweet. Thanks for joining us at Sweet Sketch Wednesdays.
Hugs, Heide

Beryl said...

I don't know how you found out 'by accident' but it's a brilliant idea. Beautiful card.
Beryl xx

Kathie said...

Hi Ann this is such a sweet baby boy's card. Such a lovely image and your pretty soft blue is just beautiful. I know you daughter will just love this card as it's so pretty. Thanks for the tip after paper piecing I'll remember that next time. Awesome card and thanks for joining us at Sweet Sketch Wednesday this week and good luck.
Kathie SSW-DT

mulberry station said...

What a beautiful baby card. I love the softness of the colors and the image is adorable.
Thanks for joining us.
Nancy SSW-DT

rosie said...

Gorgeous card,I love that image, have used it a few times, and thanks for the tip, that's one to remember! x

Genevieve said...

Such a sweet baby card, I love the paper piecing, thanks for the great tip & thanks so much for joining us @ Sweet Sketch Wednesday :)

Genevieve DT

Patti P. said...

Such a beautiful CAS design and thank you for the tip about the paper piecing, I will give that a try. I love LOTV images and this is the first time seeing this one, but he is so precious. Thanks for sharing at Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

Patti SSW/DT

Jen said...

Lovely image, super card. Thank you for sharing with us at Crafty Ann's.
Jen x

Jeannie said...

So absolutely adorable! Love the blue and silver! Thanks so much for joining us this week at Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

Peace & Luv,
Jeannie

Denise @ kc242 said...

Wow such a cute card. Love your paper piecing and design. Thanks so much for joining us this week at the Pixie Cottage
Denise
PCDT

Arlana 11426 said...

What a sweet baby card. Love your colors. Have a sweet day!!! Arlana@ssw!!!

Sharon Basel said...

This is a perfect baby card. So pretty with those foil papers. Love the embossed dots for the texture they add. Thanks for the tip on paper piecing - great idea. Beautifully done. Thanks for joining us at Sweet Sketch Wednesday!
Sharon DT

Trish x said...

That is gorgeous Ann, I love the stamp and I love the simplicity
Trish xx

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