Baby Boy - Hayes

I chose books for this baby boy as well but these are for younger one as he only as one sibling.

The art in this book is wonderful.  I am a sucker for watercolor.

Jake is up when he should be asleep.

 

The colors book is very basic and his brother can read it for a bit before Hayes is ready for it.

The art is interesting and each color has several everyday objects that fit into the category.

I'm not sure if these children will learn to love books the way I did as a young person.

They may only have a digital device will only provide resources available on the internet.  Not everything is on the internet.  And there may be some good things missed.

New Baby - Cole

We have a couple of new babies in the family.

I generally give books as baby gifts.

I chose books for older children as there are several children in this family so Cole will not read them now he can share with the others until his time.

The atlas is full of colorful photos of countries in the world with maps and photos of significant things from that country.





As you can see I went with reference type books instead of story books.

The dictionary is full of wonderful things all ordered by the alphabet.



Mom & I found this one at the thrift store today.

I will see him on the weekend as we celebrate Easter.

Baby Boy - Shower Gift - Yellow Duckie

I made this card for my nephew and his wife who had another baby boy recently.  This is #2.

I created a watercolor background with Tim Holtz Distress Stain - Faded Jeans, a bit of turquoise liquid acrylic ink and a couple of scribbles of Not Quite Navy watercolor crayon.  The color was applied to a acrylic sheet and spritzed with water.  I laid my 4x6 card stock into it and pulled it away.  It curled but when left to dry it flattened again.  Once dry, it was cut to 4.00 x 5.25 inches and adhered to the navy card front.

I found a clipart image of a yellow duckie which I printed and then cut with a smooth oval from the Spellbinder Nestabilities set.  I then cut a scalloped oval a medium blue card stock with the corresponding oval.  This was adhered to the card front with 3D foam tape.

I printed a greeting in navy and yellow and fussy cut the banner with scissors.  It was adhered with 3D foam tape.

Books are my go to gift for babies.  I hope that books will always part of our culture.  I think parents reading to babies is valuable time spent.

You will notice a theme of yellow ducklings in this gift.

This is a great book with a nice plasticized cover so it can handle sticky fingers and it is easily wiped clean.

The illustration in the book is wonderful and the colors are lovely.

I chose the same duckling graphic for the frame for his room.  It contains the details of the day he was born.

It is a yellow good quality metal frame with a brilliant blue mat and a coordinating yellow mat.

I designed the information layer to fit in the 4.75 x 6 inch opening in the mat.  It was printed on white card stock and adhered behind the mat.

I hope it holds a place in his room for years to come.  I did similar item for his dad when he was born years ago.  It makes a nice keepsake.

Baby Boy - Customized Giraffe Frame

My sister requested a frame for her grandson with the colors grey and yellow.  I had a good quality metal frame in stock so I have put together a frame for her.  I made a similar one for my nephew's baby boy.
The frame is not standard size at 13.75"W x 10"T which meant cutting a custom mat.  I chose a medium grey linen card stock and cut it to size. I measured 1.5" from the edges and penciled in the hole on the back.  I cut it with an x-acto knife and metal edge ruler.  The opening is 10.75W x 7.00 T.
The letters were cut with the Cricut from the same card stock.  The cartridge I selected is Base Camp which provides a basic roman letter.  It is not mono spaced so more calculating had to be done to determine the size of the letters.  I cut the name at 2.25 inches. The date was cut at 1.75 inches.  I chose a piece of yellow card stock that matched the frame nicely and adhered behind the grey mat.  I then adhered the letters and numbers with quick dry adhesive which has a very small pointed applicator which works well for small pieces.
I found the giraffe graphic on CLKER.  I changed the colors to suit this project.  I decided to have a Dad, Mom and baby giraffe.  I placed those to leave room for the heart. I placed a line on the bottom to give the images context. I sized the image based on the space available in the middle and I color printed the central panel on a piece of vellum 4.25x 11 then clear embossed it. I punched the heart from the same card stock and adhered it.  This has adhesive behind it to stick it to the yellow card stock.  The ends were tucked under the grey mat and taped down.
The glass and backer were added and it was placed in the frame. It looks great!!!

I was asked to update the vellum.  This is the final version after a couple of versions.

Baby Boy - Customized Frame

I made this frame for my nephew's baby boy who was born recently.  We are having a shower for him today.
I started with a good quality yellow metal frame.  I cut a 20 x 24 inch sheet of Mi-Tentes card stock in navy blue down to match an 11x14 inch mat I had, leaving a tiny border around the center opening.  These 2 layers were adhered together with quick dry adhesive.  The opening is 9.5 x 7.5 inches.
I cut the letters with the Cricut and the Storybook cartridge.  This alphabet is great because it is mono spaced so figuring how large the letters needed to be was very easy.  They were cut at 2.25 inches tall from the same card stock paper as the mat.  I added the the date of birth which was cut at 2.00 inches tall to get more elements into the space.
I added a central decorative element of owls on a limb.  The clipart is from CLKER. I colored the owls navy. I duplicated the image and reversed the one on the left.  I printed it onto vellum then clear embossed it.
I chose a sheet of Stampin Up Daffodil Delight which matched the frame perfectly.  To it, I adhered the letters of his name along the top, the date of birth along the bottom, the owl vellum and the red heart punchie between the large owls.  I adhered the yellow card stock to the mat.  I cleaned the glass and reassembled the frame.  Super happy with the finished product.  Photographing it was the biggest challenge.
I always get a book for new babies and their parents.  Reading is important. 

Artemis - Baby Gifts

The baby shower for Artemis is today but I am not able to attend.  I delivered my gift on the Easter weekend so Mom could bring with her when she goes.

The frame is the Creative Memories Black Mini Everyday Display, 8 x 8 inch magnetic frame.  It  provides 4 matching magnets, 2 mini clothespins, canvas-like white fabric -- great for thumbtacks, push pins, etc., an easel for tabletop display, a sawtooth hanger for wall display, and a clothesline ribbon.

The book I chose is the hard cover edition of God Gave Us You by Lisa Tawn Bergren.  I love the wonderful watercolor images.

You can see the card I made for Artemis here.

Baby Boy - Artemis

I made this card for my nephew's son who was born in Feb 2016.  We will see him for the first time this weekend on Saturday evening at a family celebration.
I started with a deep teal card folded in half to make a large card. I cut the designer paper by Adornit - Carolee's Creations - Cold Water Collection - Ice.  I printed the first part of the sentiment onto it along with the banner and then trimmed it to leave a small border.  I then adhered his name in large letters which I had cut from the same card stock as the card with my Sizzix Shadow Box Alphabet dies.  I adhered them along the bottom but as you can see not quite straight.  I added confetti triangles to repeat the ones in the banner.   The card colors complement the gift wrap I used on the gift.

Gender Reveal Party - Thank You Cards

I attended my first gender reveal party tonight.  Never heard of it before. Not sure if it's a trend. When everyone had arrived the cake was cut to reveal the gender of the baby.  The middle layer of the cake was blue so they are expecting a boy.  Everyone was excited!! The baby has a great great grandmother and some of great grand mothers and a couple grandmothers.  He will be well loved.

We were asked to bring something for the couple/baby. It was the gift opening before the baby shower.

I made these quick gender neutral baby thank you cards with the Stampin Up Little Additions stamp set.  The color combination of So Saffron yellow and Lovely Lilac mauve.  These are printed on store bought thank you cards.  Worked out well.

Welcome - Baby Boy Noah

I made this card for Noah's Mom.  We are having a baby shower for this new little boy today.

I picked up on his name for the graphic on the card.  I added the boy's name at the top. I printed it on ivory card stock then I cut the top of the element in a smooth curve with my Creative Memories circle cutter.  I chose a turquoise card onto which I printed the sentiment in grey.  I adhered the Noah's Ark element below the sentiment.


I repeated the element onto the cards I made for Mom.  I used 4.25"T x 5.5" W quarter sheet printed cards I had on hand.  I coordinated the turquoise in the left hand side in the ribbon and the colors in the ark image.  I added his name above the element then printed the sheets.  I cut sheets of 24lb in a coordinating color and cut them down from the quarter sheet size.  I tacked them to the back of the cards.  I punched holes from the top and bottom at about 1.5" from the left.  I pulled a length of 1/8" satin ribbon through the holes and tied it in a knot. 

These are very versatile cards.  They can be used for thank yous for gifts received, they could be announcements, or used general baby correspondence.   Mom is a card maker so she does appreciate handmade cards.

Baby Card - Block Letters

I'm cleaning up leftovers from past projects. This was my first attempt at these cards.
It is Stampin Up Ice Cream Parlor designer paper but the letters are not SU. I chose Bazzil Great Lakes card stock which matches SU Pacific Point.  I trimmed the graphic close to the border then layered a couple pieces of lighter blue behind the top and bottom.  Added a trio of coordinating buttons held in place with Zots.

Card Club - Jan - Baby Bird

The girls in card club requested a baby card.  I finally broke down and drew my own bird image.  This way I could color it as I wanted.  I made some blue, pink, yellow, and purple which will allow the girls to choose the color based on the babies expected in their family circles.  The bird and branch is color printed with a matching border.  It was trimmed to leave a border of card. I added a strip of card stock about .75 tall and the width of the border.  I flagged then right hand end then adhered below the bird.  I designed the greeting as well, so I had the the same ability to change the color as needed.  I punched it with the large oval punch.  It is mounted over the card strip with 3D foam tape.

Baby Boy Cards

I made some cards for a couple who adopted a baby boy recently. His name is Grayson and he is very cute!  These cards can be used by Mom for any baby related occasion as they are blank inside.

I started with a brown card and added a layer of baby blue polka dot designer paper onto which I printed the word BABY in brown because I thought the paper needed something. I cut a Spellbinder Nestabilities Label Twenty Two in the same brown card stock. I cut onsie tags with the Cricut and the Wrap It Up cartridge in the designer paper.  I glue the tag to the label and then punched hole in the brown and added a blue organza ribbon. This accent was then mounted to the card front with 3D foam tape.

I chose a blue and green designer paper for another set based on the same layout.  This paper I decided did not need the word added.

Ornament - Baby's 1st Christmas

This is the ornament for the baby boy as he celebrates his first Christmas.  I found the elephant on line and added the words.  I printed it on vellum and embossed it with clear embossing powder.  I cut the vellum with my Sizzix circle die. I rolled up the vellum circle and put it through the hole or the ornament and used a bamboo skewer to unroll it.  Since it was a round ornament I had to fill the space behind the vellum so I used soft white cotton balls which helps to keep the vellum circle front and center and goes with the baby theme.  I put the hanger back in ensuring the prongs went behind the vellum.

Card - Baby Boy

This is a digital version of the card I made for this new baby boy because I forgot to scan the card I made.  I can't believe it but I was fighting a deadline! 

I started with a light turquoise card folded at the top.  I found the graphic on-line. I color printed a the hippo, the sentiment and a background on vellum and embossed it in clear powder.  I mounted the vellum to the card with tiny white brads in each corner.  I added Congratulations to the parents on the inside.