Shhhh...another baby card

Shhhh... Hello and Happy Monday night. I hope you were all able to enjoy the Surprise baby shower blog hop going on over at the Lollipop Crafts blog today. It was so much fun to be a part of it, and I know Kris is going to love all the cards and projects each of us made for her to celebrate baby boy Palakiko's arrival. If you didn't get a chance to join in on the fun you must hop over there, because there is a super awesome prize to win by one lucky commenter.
On to another baby card to share... TGF's FFF is all about a sketch by Cindy Haffner this time around. I went with a baby boy theme for my take on the sketch. I used a retired TGF stamp for the main image. This image is so cute, its of a little shephard and his sheep. Looks like it will be a quiet one right now, since they are both asleep. I used Copics to color in the grassy knoll with blue belles in the field they are resting on. I found this really cute blue and cream floral dp to go along with the image. Adding a really nice sentiment from the Cloud9 Design -Baby sentiments and some flowers with baby blue button brads rounds out the card.
I'm thinking this might be a favorite of mine with all the blues and whites. Well hope you all get a chance to play a long with the sketch. Make sure that you get a chance to pop on over to the TGF blog to check out all the amazing samples by the DT. It'll take your breath away. It always seems to be that way with me. Mahalo for stopping by. Enjoy the rest of your evening. :)
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Supplies:
Papers: Northsea blue cs-Bazzil white cs-Neenahflower dp-K&Co Eloise stack cream cs-Recollections
Stamps: Shephard & sheep-TGF sentiment- Cloud9 Design
Inks: black tuxedo & blue lagoon-Memento
Scalloped & regular oval die-cuts-Spellbinders
White paper flowers with baby blue buttons
Copics

Kris' SURPRISE Baby Shower Blog Hop

Aloha and welcome to Kris' SURPRISE baby shower blog hop!!! If you've arrived here from Joni's blog then you are on the right track. If not, no worries, just head back to the Lollipop Crafts blog for the full list of participants.
Woo Hoo, yea this is a surprise baby shower blog hop to celebrate Kris' newest addition to her family. In honor of this special occasion, the Lollipop Crafts Team has generously offered a prize of some awesome candy to one random commenter. Make sure you hop in the order that is listed at the Lollipop Crafts blog so that you don't miss a moment of the sharing. There is a hidden prize on one of our blogs so don't forget to leave a comment, you wouldn't want to miss out on the chance to win some awesome candy. You have until Saturday, 8/14/10 at 8:00pm PST to post your comments. The winner will be announced at the Lollipop Crafts blog on Sunday 8/15/10. A quick note, Kris's baby is on the way so there might not be a new post. Feel free to comment on her lastest post instead. :)

When Kim asked me to participate in this blog hop I was really honored & excited. I only know Kris through her blog and all her wonderful posts. She is such a super talented individual and a great mother. Her thoughtfulness to detail is amazing and the love she has for her family is awesome. She epitomizes True Aloha spirit. Since she's having a boy I made this easel card in her honor. I hope she likes it as much as I enjoyed making it.
Congratulations Kris! Wishing all the joy in the world to you & your ohana on the upcoming arrival of your baby boy. Hugs with lots of Aloha from the mainland!!!
Your next stop is Lisa's blog to continue Kris' baby shower hop! She's got something sweet for Kris to share. For the full list please go back to the Lollipop Crafts blog.
Mahalo for participating & enjoy the rest of the HOP!! :)
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Supplies:
Paper: Chocolate brown, kraft & white cs-Neenah/aqua w/ white polka dots-Making Memories
Stamps: Gingersnaps' "Oh Baby" (baby) & Sugar Plum's "North Pole" (rocking horse)-C.C. Designs/sentiment-Simple Thoughts (Baby)-Cloud 9 Design
Inks: Black tuxedo & Rich Cocoa-Memento/white gel pen-Sakura
Copics:E0000,13,39,42,59/BG0000,01
Aqua ribbon-Michael's
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Update: I made Top 3 @ Lollipop Crafts!! Woo Hoo! Congrats to Shani Kulani, Wendy and Sheri!!

A Pink & Green Giraffe

Hello, I'm back for one more post, this time featuring a pink & green giraffe. A pink & green giraffe? Haha, yes, I made this card for a friend of mine, this was actually a second card that I made for a baby shower he was going to yesterday. The other one that was actually chosen is in my previous post.
For this card my inspiration was the dp. It has pinks and greens in it and the pattern are circles. I believe this is also from the same DCWV Spring stack that I purchased a few years ago. I'm so glad I'm using it again. I'm also glad to be using the giraffe stamp from Inkadinkado. I use to use it all the time for baby projects, I'm glad I found it the other day to use on this card.
I was in the easel card making mood so this one is another easel card. I don't know why I didn't try this out when I first saw the tutorial, but I'm hooked now.
The scene is the giraffe in a field of pink flowers with her pink butterfly friend fluttering behind her. I framed it with a softer pink cs using a blossom Spellbinder as the frame. The green lace border was punched on the top and the bottom with a Martha Stewart border punch. It's pretty cool what you can do with a border punch. I just love em'.
This being an easel card I mimicked, in a smaller version, the top on the bottom. Hahaha did that make sense? For the sentiment I chose another good one from the Cloud 9 Design-Baby set. I used foam mounting tape so that when the card was standing open it would be secured.
I'm glad I have an extra baby girl card handy. I have a couple co-workers who are expecting a baby girl and I'm sure one of them would enjoy a pink and green giraffe. I'll be back later for another post. I've got some letters to work on and another baby card in the works. For now, hope you are enjoying your Sunday morning, afternoon or evening. Mahalo for stopping by!!
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Supplies:
Paper: Dark pink, light pink & mint green cs-Bazzil/white cs-Neenah pink & green dp-DCWV Spring stack
Stamps: Giraffe-Inkadinkado/butterfly & sentiment-Cloud9 Design
Inks: Black tuxedo-Memento/white gel pen-Sakura
Copics: B000/YG03,17/RV02,13/C01
Die-cuts: Circle & blossom-Spellbinders
Punch: Lace border punch-Martha Stewart

Cuddle me

My friend, JO, asked me to make him a baby shower card for his co-worker. He mentioned she was having a girl so it should be girly colors. I made two cards that he could choose from. An easel card featuring a pink & green giraffe or Cuddle Anya sporting yellows and pinks. Since I wouldn't be seeing him before Saturday his sister, who is my co-worker, chose the card. She liked both but she thought JO's co-worker would like the pink & yellow card featuring Cuddle Anya a little bit more.
I used a really cute pink & yellow building block letters dp that I've had for ages. It's from a DCWV stack that I purchased when I first started cardmaking a few years ago. This was my inspiration for the color scheme. I also chose a sparkly yellow cs for the frame. It has pinks and whites in the sparkle that make the card shine.
I recently purchased, with a coupon, a set of Cloud 9 Design clear stamp sentiments. For this card I used one from the Simple Thoughts-Baby set. Because this was for a little girl I added a bright pink flower with a baby button brad.
For the inside, no pix available, I used a strip of the building blocks dp and stamped another sentiment from the same set. I also added an envelope that could house a gift card using the other pink dp seen on the top of the card.
I'll post the pink & green giraffe card next. For now, Mahalo for stopping by.
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Supplies:
Papers: White cs-Neenah/dark pink card-Bazzil/yellow glitter cs-DCWV Flower Shower Spring glitter mat stack/baby letter blocks & pink baby girl dp-DCWV Spring stack
Stamps: Cuddle Anya-TGF/sentiment-Cloud9 Design Simple Thoughts (Baby)
Inks: Black tuxedo & rich cocoa-Memento/white gel pen-Sakura
Copics
Punch: Lace-Martha Stewart
Pink lace ribbon-Michael's $1 section
Pink flower
Yellow baby button

Camo Thursday

CA&F posted a new format to their monthly Saturday Sketch challenge. It's pretty cool, so jump over to their blog post for more details.
This week's sketch is a cool one by the queen of sketches Pam Varnell.
I was at a Paper craft store yesterday and found some really cool camouflage dp. As soon as I saw it I knew what I wanted to do with it. I inked up Miss Creeper Thursday for this card. I figured if anyone could rock out camo it would be her.
I used Copics to color in her camouflage pants, and paper-pieced her hat with the camo dp. She's holding a cherry lollipop in her hand because it looked like she should be holding something. I diamond glazed the lollipop, but you probably can't see it. It's so hard to photo glitter and glaze. Yah well I guess as long as I note it everyone can imagine it. :)
I have a couple more posts today, so I'll keep this one short. A novelty for me. Mahalo for stopping by!!
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Supplies:
Paper: Kraft, chocolate & white cs-Neenah|burnished orange cs-Memento|camouflage dp-Bo Bunny
Stamps: Creeper Thursday-TGF|sentiment-Hero Arts
Inks: Black tuxedo & rich cocoa-Memento|cranberry-Color Box|white gel pen-Sakura
Copics: E00,13,41,42,71|R01|C4,10
Die-cuts: oval & scalloped oval-Spellbinders
Diamond glaze
Chocolate Ribbon-Michael's
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Saturday, 8/14/10:
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