Thursday, May 24, 2012

welcome baby

I noticed that I've been using a lot of dies and punches on my cards. And most of them used only one stamp. One. I'm extending that streak by sharing another one.


I totally CASEd Chunyuan's card that I spotted in Flickr. As soon as I saw it, I wanted to make a baby card, and I happened to have the same dies as Chunyuan, too.

To keep it a one layer card, I used my scoring board to emboss the raised border from the back of the card and added one more cloud. My one stamp is the sentiment from Paper Smooches. I love Kim's whimsical handwritten sentiments.

I made a similar card to give to a new mom, and personalized it with her baby's name. I can't share it here as I haven't mailed it out yet, but I'm really lovin' these "one stamp" cards. For one thing, it's a breeze to clean my desk, and I'm playing with some older stamps that are finally getting inked.

Thanks for the inspiration, Chunyuan! And thanks for stopping by today.

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16 comments:

  1. Dawn TMay 24, 2012 at 12:12:00 AM HST

    Super cute and soooo sweet Donna. It's going into my Favorites.

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  2. KellyMay 24, 2012 at 1:48:00 AM HST

    very cute. Love it when I used an "old" product!

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  3. LinMay 24, 2012 at 1:57:00 AM HST

    Perfect, Donna - I have those dies, too. Pinning this so I won't forget it!

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  4. Kara LynneMay 24, 2012 at 3:57:00 AM HST

    Absolutely sweet! I love the scored frame and those happy looking clouds.

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  5. ChunyuanMay 24, 2012 at 6:23:00 AM HST

    love the paper you used for the clouds and the scored border. love how it implies "babies are heaven sent".

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  6. cheironMay 24, 2012 at 6:41:00 AM HST

    This is so adorable Donna! Love it!

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  7. CinnamonSallyMay 24, 2012 at 9:31:00 AM HST

    Gorgeous CAS card Donna and a great idea, may have to case this!!

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  8. evaMay 24, 2012 at 11:10:00 AM HST

    this is so sweet! love the scored border!

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  9. joyMay 24, 2012 at 12:01:00 PM HST

    Donna, I just LOVE this card - you've done a super job with it! Just adorable!

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  10. Alice May 24, 2012 at 1:41:00 PM HST

    this is darling, Donna! love those baby blue clouds!

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  11. Creations by ShirlMay 24, 2012 at 4:38:00 PM HST

    Hello Donna~
    Thanks for stopping by and leaving me a sweet comment on my blog... I know I haven't been around myself- to busy with so many projects.LOL!
    Although it keeps me busy and I totally forget about everyone else..
    BTW love your CAS card - love those clouds....

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  12. LynnMay 24, 2012 at 5:11:00 PM HST

    Gosh, the idea of using the score board to make a border is a winner! I can't wait to use it on my cards. I love how you are able to keep your cards simple and yet outstandingly beautiful.

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  13. AnonymousMay 24, 2012 at 6:22:00 PM HST

    This is so cute Donna! Such a beautiful baby card. Love the scoring!

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  14. Elizabeth AllanMay 25, 2012 at 4:32:00 AM HST

    Soft and sweet and filled with love!

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  15. debMay 25, 2012 at 7:13:00 AM HST

    Beautiful card! And blog! You are very talented...than you for sharing!!
    Debi

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  16. Cindy C.May 25, 2012 at 2:55:00 PM HST

    So sweet! Love that you didn't use blue for the word 'baby'.

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