It seems like everyone around me is pregnant right now…so I was super glad that I already had the Little Angel Collection just waiting to be used for a project when the baby shower invitations started flowing in recently. (I’m also delighted to say that the little girl I made this card for was born a few weeks ago and is happy, healthy, and home with my cousin now!)
The background was created by first embossing a piece of Neenah Solar White Cardstock with the “Patchwork Quilt” folder and then masking each patch off with Post-It tape before inking lightly with pastel Distress Inks (Spun Sugar, Tumbled Glass, Dried Marigold, Twisted Citron, Squeezed Lemonade, Milled Lavender) to bring out the patterns.
After die-cutting and embossing that adorable little giraffe, I used the die like a stencil to add Squeezed Lemonade and Dried Marigold inks to the embossed areas for a soft and colorful look.
Once a bow was tied around the embossed panel with some white satin ribbon, I added the Baby sentiment directly on top (cut with the “Beautiful Baby” die and inked with Spun Sugar Distress Ink for a little bit of contrast).
Because I didn’t want to take away from the background too much, I added vellum to the center of the Beautiful Baby frame before popping the giraffe on top with foam squares. I thought a kraft card base would be the perfect way to add even more softness to this sweet baby card.
Are you celebrating the arrival of any little ones soon?
Beautiful!
Thanks so much Marilyn!