New Baby Boy

As I am showing the year of first birthday boys I thought I should show the new baby card I made last year for my cousins first grandson.

I am still struggling that my youngest cousin on my mums side of my family is old enough to have a grandchild. Lets be honest when I picture her she is a toddler herself lol. 

I used my tried and tested design and an image I am so happy I got as its my favourite and looks adorable coloured in either blue or pink. Last year there were no pink cards needed and so far this year the trend of blue is continuing.

Ingredients

Image: baby blanket from Lili of the valley

Dies: basic and scalloped edges, small scalloped circle and circle stax all mft, crealies xxl stitched squares

Card: sour apple from MFT

Papers: baby boy from Nit Wit

Just like buses.....

In 2013 it seemed like everyone was having a baby and I was making cards left, right and centre. Then 2014 and nothing, no new little ones, my cousin announced she was expecting but that it was due in January so I had plenty of time to get myself organised and make a card......well he arrived a month early the day after his mum's birthday and totally unexpected. I think he wanted to celebrate christmas with us.

Anyway onto the card, I've been in christmas card mode since september so any other cards have been fairly simple and this is no exception, its a tried and tested baby card and I can't see me changing the format anytime soon lol.

Ingredients
Image: "baby with teddy" Lili of the Valley (LOTV)
Paper: "baby boy" Nit wit
Card: "bashful blue" stamping up (sadly retired)
Dies: stitched circle and circle stax, notched border and sentiment strips all MFT
Brads: Eyelet outlet
Sentiment: "sweet little sentiments" clearly besotted

Copics
Skin - E21, 00, 000, R02
Hair - E33
Bear - E43, 42, 41
Onesie - B02, 01, 00, 000, Y32, 38
Blanket - YG25, 23, 21, 00
Ground - W3, 1, 0
Shadow - BG10, blender

Mo's Digital Pencil Diaper Crew

I don't know about everyone else but there are certain images that once I see them will forever be how I see an illustrator, I spotted this image about a year ago whilst bloghopping and I was hooked, I bought several and made lots of cards enjoying the colouring and the way the image comes alive but I resisted this set. I kept telling myself that there are no new babies due and that I wouldn't use it but I kept on looking at it. So on Wednesday I was asked for a naming day card and I thought yeah I can buy the set now lol. I bought them on Thursday and have already coloured three of this image, blue bear, pink bear and brown bear, the one with the dummy has been coloured in different skin tones and they are all waiting to be made into cards. Hubbie even asked why when I was enjoying colouring them so much hadn't I bought them before and I realised I didn't have an answer but next time I love one of these images I am just going to buy it and get colouring.

I need to get my camera fixed as the scanner bleaches everything, the card has pale blue paper but it looks white. Also I used pinker skin colours and several of them but it all looks one colour. Think I will try with my iphone before I take this to work tomorrow.

Ingredients

Image: Mo's Digital Pencil Too "Diaper Crew" 5 for $10 such a bargain

Papers: Funky fairies (no longer trading)

Lettering: Jasmine Cricut cart