Sunday 14 July 2013

Patchwork for a Baby Girl

I thought it was about time I inked up this cute Humphrey's Corner stamp again, as I hadn't used it for quite some time, and I had a notion to make a baby card with my pretty, new Lili of the Valley Nitwits Bear Necessities papers.
 I stamped the image in London Fog Memento for a soft look, and coloured with my usual Promarkers, the sentiment is from the same stamp set and was stamped with Rich Cocoa Memento, I added faux stitching to both.
The patchwork background was made with squares of paper, to which I've added two styles of faux stitching.
I used a Martha Stewart punch to make a lacy border, added some spotty, organza ribbon, a button topped bow, two heart shaped buttons and some tiny, cream buttons.
I'm entering this card in the following challenges -
Speedy Fox and Friends - #168 - Favourite Technique - Colouring with Promarkers
Creative Corner - #27 - Anything Goes
Penny's Paper-Crafty - #135 - Think Pink
Songbird - #24 - Ribbon
Craft Your Passion - #170 - Patchwork Backgrounds
As You Like It - #6 - Your Favourite Special Occasion and Why - I chose New Baby because I always get so excited by the safe arrival of a new life, it reminds me how happy I was the day my own son was born.
Glitter 'n' Sparkle - #41 - Babies
The Squirrel and the Fox - #48 - Use Something Spooled

22 comments:

  1. Just so pretty Wendy. Love the heart buttons.
    Hugs
    Desíre
    {Doing Life – my personal blog}

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  2. What an adorable new baby card!!! Your coloring is prefect! Thanks for playing along with us this week at Speedy Fox & Friends blog challenge!

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  3. Wendy your card is so beautiful x

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  4. so stunning wendy.really adorable image and your soft colours are beautiful :D

    xx coops xx

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  5. Adorable Wendy, such a wonderful image and I love all your pretty papers and design, Kate x

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  6. This is so cute great stitching and design Ginny x

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  7. Awww, this is so precious!

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  8. An adorable and beautifully crafted card Wendy.

    Thank you for playing along at As You Like It and Good Luck.

    Sarah

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  9. This is totally darling and sweet. Love how you added those itty-bitty buttons.

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  10. Gorgeous papers and adorable image
    Hugs Kelly

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  11. OMGosh! LOVE it! From the soft & beautiful coloring of your image to the stitching on the perfect choices of DP for the quilt to the details of the buttons. Well done!!! Delighted you entered your design in the “Patchwork Backgrounds” Challenge - good luck!
    ~ginny
    Design Team - Craft Your Passions
    RubberMAD (http://ggetty.blogspot.com/)

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  12. gorgeous baby card Wendy, love that image and pretty papers. pam

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  13. How freaking adorable! Thanks for joining us at CYP this week.
    Anita
    DT CYP

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  14. Wendy,
    Such a pretty card and colors and your stitching is wonderful! Thanks so much for joining us at Speedy Fox & Friends and hope to see you again soon!

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  15. Aww that is gorgeous . Love it and thanks for sharing at glitternsparkle hugs trisha x

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  16. AWE, Wendy this is superb hun, such a fabulous image, and I love, love patchwork...thank you for playing along with us at Glitter N Sparkle this week, good luck xxxx

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  17. I TOLD you this was fabulous! Go check out your win at Crqaft Your Passion!! Yea!
    ~ginny
    Design Team - Craft Your Passions
    RubberMAD (http://ggetty.blogspot.com/)

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  18. You color gorgeously, I can see why it's a favorite technique!!! Gorgeous card! I love the name of your blog! I must admit...I like the smell of paper too!!! Thanks for playing along with Speedy Fox & Friends this week!

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  19. Love the colors. Very nice coloring. Thanks for joining Speedy Fox and Friends.

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  20. What a sweet image. Thanks for playing along with Speedy Fox and Friends.

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  21. Just gorgeous - such a sweet image and I love the patchwork background too.

    Thanks for joining us at The Squirrel and the Fox.

    Helen x

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