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Monday, January 25, 2010

PTI Blog Hop Baby Bear Inside and Out

This is my first blog hop for Papertreyink (actually anywhere) and the challenge was to make a card decorated inside, out and on the envelope. I just got my new Baby Button Bits and Inside and Out Baby two days ago, so that was my obvious choice for stamp sets. As my pictures show, I started with a base of Aqua Mist cardstock. I cut a rounded square of melon berry and stamped it with a moon, star and dots pattern using melon berry, aqua mist and spring moss ink. I adhered it to the card front and added a spring moss scalloped border with a fiskars punch and added a strip of scorpal tape with prisma glitter. I cut a small scalloped square of aqua mist and stamped it lightly with the polka dot background. I stamped and cut out a cute little bear from some ocean tides bitty dot basics with dark chocolate ink. A melon berry button and some white twine was added to the bears belly. I cut a mat of spring moss and aqua mist, added the bundle of joy stamp and colored it in with a copic marker. Some stickles and blue mini pearls were added in the "o" spots. A few more stars and dots finished off the front. For the inside, I added a strip of the left over melon berry patterned paper and another spring moss border with some more prisma glitter. I added the sentiment from Inside and Out Baby with Melon Berry ink. For the backside of the card, I repeated a stamped bear in melon berry, orange stickles nose, some more stars and dots with diamond stickles on them. I extended the scorpal strip of prisma glitter that was started on the front of the card. The card has aqua mist stars and a dot of orange stickles with some more spring moss dots. The only thing I added that was new to me was the cute polka dot trio. It is a really cute mini stamp on a stick that I got at the CHA consumer show. It is from stamps by Judith, costs only $2 and if you check out the web site, http://www.stampsbyjudith.com, you can see some of her sticks and stubbies. I don't like rubber stamps because I have a hard time lining them up, but these sticks and stubbies are just the exact size of the stamp and there is a square side so you always know right where it is going to stamp. I got several sticks that have really super cute images that fit will fit perfectly within the circles of the Limitless labels stamp. I think the little dots really add a little subtle something to the card (ok, I got carried away and used them all over the place this time, next time I'll be more discriminating!) I had a lot of fun with my first blog hop and look forward to hearing what you think. I hope someone else will become a "Follower". It looks so pathetic to only have one! Details: Paper: PTI Aqua Mist, Spring Moss, Melon Berry and Ocean Tides Bitty Dots Ink: PTI Melon Berry, Aqua Mist, Spring Moss and dark chocolate Stamps: Baby Bitty Dots, Inside and Out Baby, Dot trio stick from Stamps by Judith, Moon and Star from Technique Tuesday Clear Stamps (Cute as a Button) Extras: Prisma Glitter, button, blue mini pearls and diamond and orange stickles, corner round chomper, scalloped square nestability, fiskars border punch

32 comments:

Ingrid Danvers said...

What a cute and adorable card. You did a wonderful job. Thanks for sharing!

Terri Trotter Earley said...

Super fun cute glitter. Way to rock the blog hop challenge.

It's a good life!
Terri E.

Heather P. said...

This is so ADORABLE!

Sue Lelli said...

This is stunning! LOVE the front and the FAB back of the card. Your envelope is great, too!

mimi said...

Isn't this stamp set great. I could hardly wait until mine arrived in the mail. I greeted the UPS driver at the gate---I can only imagine what he was thinking :) I love the colors you used for your card. Such happy colors!!! The touch of glitter adds so much. I think you did a beautiful job!!!
Mimi~

Barbara DeBose said...

Cute card! AND I too love the Judith stamps. I need to break them out and brush off the dust! :0

beckynoelle said...

Very sweet & pretty baby card!

Deb C said...

So pretty! I love the moon inside the card.

farmhouse-story said...

love the glitter!

Unknown said...

Great detail. I love all the embellishments inside the card - will have to try this!

Mona Pendleton said...

Beautiful baby card! All that shimmer looks beautiful! I am so glad you caught that with your camera :) TFS

Becca said...

I love the little row of moons on the inside of the card. It's a terrific baby card!

Terri said...

Very cute. Glad you were able to join in this time.

BethieJ said...

Happy 1st Blog Hop!!! Your card is CUTE! I LOVE the photo of you and Debbie below.. Hope you had a GREAT time at CHA!!!

Diane said...

So very cute!!! You have so many fun elements inside and out!!

Deanna said...

Too cute!

Charmaine (CharmWarm) said...

OH how cute!

Babies-Beth said...

Hey! We had the same basic idea, lol! I love your ittle stick stamps, esp the strawberry! Thanks for letting me know about them!! The little dots look like the holes of buttons, you could stamp them in a circle punched out and get a 'button!'.

Karin said...

Absolutely charming! Love the colors!

Lori said...

So very cute!!

Cammie said...

Glad you joined the hop. Your card is precious. Love the colors.

Sharron said...

Such a sweet card!. Love all the fun details!

Marge said...

This is just FABULOUS -- LOVE it, esp. how perfectly you lined up the back to match the front!!! ;-)

Lea L. said...

This is super darling!! I love the colors you chose for the baby card....not traditional but still perfect! Great job!

♥Lea

Lisa H. said...

really cute. love your extra little details!

Lisa said...

very cute... inside & out! love the details.

Heidi said...

So sweet! I love the elements of your card! Thanks for sharing the stamps too. I'll have to check them out!

Melissa said...

Very cute! I love the colors you used!

Aimes said...

I'm hopping a little later than normal! Your project is fabulous! I love it all but the back of your card really caught my eye ;D
x

Mary said...

What a super cute and adorable card. You did a such a wonderful job on this and I love that strip of glitter on the inside!

Monica K. said...

Your card is darling! :) Love all of the detail that you added.

Jennifer K said...

Still "hopping"...:) Your card is very adorable!