Baby Card

I’m not sure why, but for some reason I’m feeling in the mood to make baby cards….no I’m not pregnant (thank heavens!)…5 children is more than enough *lol*  When my husband and I started planning our family we never really discussed how many children we wanted – I just knew that I wanted more than 2 and I always wanted “even numbers”.  So after having our first two boys, it was only natural for us to try again…lo and behold we were blessed with a daughter.  As we were hemming and hawing about whether or not to have more, we found out we were expecting….and so we had a third boy.  By this point I had decided that 4 was nice even number and we would stop there.  My husband was scheduled for the ‘ole “snip snip”, but the week of his appointment couldn’t find his health card (yeah, I was suspicous too at first, except that I KNOW he felt like 4 was enough and he’s not normally the type to misplace important documents).  So of course here in Canada: no health card, no “snip snip”.  About a month later he found his health card (it was at the bottom of his briefcase) but by that time it was too late – the Lord had seen fit to bless us with number 5 *lol* (another boy).  I truly feel that the way this all happened must have been part of a divine plan. BUT 11 years worth of diapers is definitely more than enough – I’m very happy with my little “crew” and I’ve also decided that I can live with an odd number of children – funny how that happens! *lol*

Anyways, today’s card has no stamping whatsoever on it – not that I planned it that way, it just seemed to happen.  It’s also a very odd-sized card – it’s 4″ x 6″ – which of course means there’s no envelope size that fits it, so when I have time I’m going to see if I can make my own envelope for it. Here’s how I made the card:

1. Cut a 4″ x 12″ piece of Whisper White CS (I happened to have some Whisper White textured CS so that is what I used) and fold it half with a bone folder.
2. Take a 1″ piece of Sticky Strip and stick it horizontally about 1″ up from the bottom of a 3 3/4″ x 5 3/4″ piece of Certainly Celery CS (I used textured CS because I had a scrap that was big enough). Remove the red backing from the Sticky Strip and take three 3 1/2″ piece of Silver Elastic Cord (from the Mini Catalogue) and press the ends onto the Sticky Strip.  Sandwich another 1″  piece of Sticky Strip on top to hold the ribbon ends in place.
3. Take a 7″ piece of Bashful Blue double stitched ribbon and lay it across the Certainly Celery CS piece about 3/4″ up from the bottom edge of the Certainly Celery piece. Make sure the ribbon covers the Sticky Strip. Bring the ends of the ribbon around to the back of the CS and stick down with Snail adhesive.
4. Take an 8″ piece of So Saffron striped grosgrain ribbon, center it on top of the Bashful Blue ribbon and bring the ends of the ribbon around to the back of the CS.  Stick the ribbon ends down with Snail adhesive.
5. Take a 4 1/2″ piece of So Saffron striped ribbon and tie it in a knot around the first piece of So Saffron ribbon – slide the knot towards the left edge of the card.  Set aside for a moment.
6. Take the chipboard letters to spell “baby” from the On Board Loads of Letters chipboard collection – cover them thoroughly in Bashful Blue Craft ink (you squish your ink pad onto the letters until they are completely coated) and then emboss them with iridescent ice embossing powder & your heat tool.
7. Take three chipboard stars (I used stars from a retired chipboard collection that I still have).  Cover the stars with So Saffron craft ink and emboss with Iridescent Ice embossing powder and your heat tool.
8. Place a Stampin’ Dimensional on the back of each of the stars (cut the Stampin’ Dimensional in half if necessary).  Peel the backing off of the Stampin’ Dimensionals. Position your silver cord where desired, trim it if necessary, hold it in place as you stick the star on top – the Dimensional will sandwhich the silver cord to the card front and hold it in place.  Repeat for the other two stars.
9. Stick the chipboard letters to the card front – I used Snail adhesive but you can also use Crystal Effects or Tombow Multi-purpose adhesive.
10. Pierce two holes in the top right corner of the Certainly Celery CS piece with a paper-piercing tool and foam mat.  Insert two silver brads and open the prongs on the back. Mat the Certainly Celery CS piece to the Whisper White card front.  You’re done!

 
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Ink: Bashful Blue Craft ink (105223), So Saffron Craft ink (105237)
Paper: Whisper White 12″ x 12″ CS (106529), Certainly Celery CS (105125)
Accessories: Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Snail adhesive (104332), Paper Piercing Tool (116631), Mat Pack (105826), Silver Brads (104336), So Saffron 1/2″ Striped Grosgrain Ribbon (113699), Bashful Blue Double Stitched Ribbon (111848), On Board Loads of Letters chipboard (112084), heat tool (100005), Iridescent Ice embossing powder (101930), Silver Cord (109866)