I did it! I survived another Middle School musical production and now I get to enjoy a week free from rehearsals. My husband, Brett is gone this week. Stamp-N-Storage is on the road, heading to pop up sales in Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina. Let me know if you happen to get to one of these. Hopefully, in the future I will be able to travel along to some of these. For now, I’m spending some quality time in my studio.
I realize I have been really focused on products from the Occasions and Sale-A-Bration catalogs. They are new and I am having a lot of fun. I still have a lot to share with you. But let’s not forget about all of the awesome stuff in the Annual Catalog. Today’s card shines a spotlight on one of my favorite sets – Pieces and Patterns. I LOVE the little dinosaur and bear in this set. I thought the little bear would be great on a baby card, but not your typical baby card. I decided to go with a non-traditional baby color scheme and used colors from the Coffee Break designer series paper.
I started with an Early Espresso card base and added a panel of Early Espresso that I ran through the Pinewood Planks 3D Textured Embossing Folder. here is a better shot of the texture folder.
Next I punched a 2 1/4″ circle out of thick Whisper White card stock and one out of Coffee Break designer series paper. Isn’t that chevron pattern so cute! I cut the patterned circle in half and glued it to the bottom of the white circle and added a thin strip of Soft Sky across the circle. I colored the little bear with the Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends. I love the shading detail you can achieve with these markers. It is SO easy. Finished off with the sentiment, a Linen Thread bow and a tiny Pearl that I colored with the Lighter Pool Party Stampin’ Blend, since there isn’t a Soft Sky Blend at this time. (Fingers crossed for next year’s catalog! What a sweet greeting for a new little someone.
Thanks for stopping by – Happy Stamping!
-Mary