I LOVE this card! I might be a bit biased, cuz I made it. And although I rarely make things I don't like, I don't always fall in love with some of my creations like I did with this card.
I don't think there are enough adjectives to describe how awesome I think this card is. I love that the emphasis is on the mother and pram. She looks blissful and peaceful - just the way we all want to look when we're pushing our little angels around. I love that it's simple. I love that it's elegant. I love that it's "boy-ish" without being "baby-ish".
I made it for my younger sister when she was pregnant with her third son.
First, I used our Later Sk8r paper. (All current product is soon to be retired. Later Sk8r is only available through July 31st, so order yours here before they're all gone.) I love when CTMH brings out new boy papers! I paper pieced the mother's dress and the baby's pram from two of the patterned papers in the pack. I used our blending pen and inks to color in her hair, skin, shoes, and the baby's arm. I added bling to hear ears and the middle of the wheels. I traced over the wheels, spokes and handle of the pram with our silver metallic pen to give it the appearance of being made from metal. I layered Lagoon, White Daisy and Outdoor Denim cardstock on top of each other to create a visually beautiful background without competing with the stamped image. For the strip of Outdoor Denim behind the stamped image, I used our Color Ready Seam Binding Ribbon and daubed Outdoor Denim ink all across it. But be careful! If you do this, you have to color it on scrap paper and you HAVE to let it dry for 24 hours before using it. Otherwise, you'll get ink all over you and your project. I also added a few pieces of bling to the bottom of the card as a finishing touch.
I hope you like it as much as I liked making it.
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