My Nephew Baby Announcement

Baby Boy Announcement - Front

How times files as today is my nephew, Kendryck Lau full moon (Chinese tradition of one month old baby celebration and announcement) already! According to Chinese tradition, my younger brother and sister-in-law is going to distribute red eggs to family and friends like what I did to my son last time. Well, being the crafty sister and aunty, of course I made some baby announcement cards for them to be included in the red eggs distribution.

Close-up : Wrapped baby

I decided to do a tri-folded card this time and I could not think of other colors other than blue for baby boy! So, again, the baby announcement card is based on blue hues and shades. First, I stamped the wrapped baby (I just like this baby image so much) onto a white cardstock. Below the baby image, a lovely sentiment of "We've Been Blessed With A" is stamped which my new stamp set I got few weeks ago (just nice for this occasion). I color the baby image with some Copic markers. Then, I distress the white card with Broken China. The finished card is then attached onto a front blue card.

Close-up : Sentiment

Baby Boy Announcement - Second Fold

On the second fold, it is a light blue scalloped rectangular layered on yellow scalloped circle. On the light blue scalloped rectangular, it has the sentiment, "Baby Boy" to complete the sentiment from the front which is "We've Been Blessed With A".

Close-up : Continual Sentiment Inside Second Fold

Baby Boy Announcement - Inside

Once the second fold is open, it is the announcement details. It is stamped on a white cardstock and distress with Broken China as well on the edges. A brad is used to hold the blue gingham ribbon which is tucked behind the announcement details card.

Close-up : Baby Announcement Details

Baby announcement card inserted into reg organza bag with two (2) eggs

Here is the baby announcement card which has been inserted into a red organza bag that contains two (2) red eggs (the eggs are hidden behind the card). This time, bigger organza bag is used as my mum says it would be nicer to close the opening of the organza bag that looks like flower.

Dimension : 6.86cm x 8.9cm or 2.7" x 3.5"

Type : Vertical tri-fold

Inlay : Yes with stamped sentiment and image

Code : BA#003

Price : RM2.00 per piece (excluded shipping fees) 

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This card is entering the challenge(s) organized by :

1) Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Anything Goes (ending 05 June 2012)

2) Milk Coffee Challenge - Use Die Cuts  (ending 05 June 2012)

3) Totally Paper Crafts Challenge - More Than One Fold (ending 07 June 2012)

4) Pile It On #22 - Two or More Folds (ending 03 June 2012)

5) Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - Challenge #80 - Anything Goes (ending 05 June 2012)

Stamps and tools used :

My Baby Boy Announcement

Baby Boy Announcement
Left : Front
Right : Back

Today is my baby boy, Jaxzel Kew full moon (Chinese tradition of one month old baby celebration and announcement). Thus, I made some baby announcement cards to be included in the red eggs distribution.

Close-up : Front

The whole card is on blue hues and shades as it is a baby boy! First, I stamped the wrapped baby onto a white cardstock follow by the sentiment "Baby Boy" below it. I paper piece the cloth that wrap the baby and colored the baby face with Copic marker. Then, I distress the white card with Broken China and it is my first time trying distress technique! The finished product is then attached onto a light blue rectangular card.

Close-up : Wrapped baby with paper piecing and brad

Close-up : Back

The announcement details frame is stamped on a white cardstock and distress the white card with Broken China as well. The finished product is then attached onto another light blue rectangular card. Some blue circle gems are attached to the four (4) corner of the announcement details frame.

Close-up : Announcement details frame and gems

I use a brad to hold the blue ribbon which coordinate with the cloth bow that wrap the baby. Then both the front of the card (wrapped baby) and back of the card (announcement details frame) are attached to each other to hide the brad finishing.

Bags of red eggs with announcement cards

Here are the baby announcement cards which has been inserted into a red organza bag which contains two (2) red eggs (the eggs are hidden behind the card). I purposely made the baby announcement card to fit the organza bag.

Close-up : Baby announcement card inserted into reg organza bag with two (2) eggs

Dimension : 7.6cm x 8.9cm or 3" x 3.5"

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Stamps and tools used :

Baby Boy Announcement

Baby Boy Announcement with tag inserted - Front

This is one of the project I had in mind for a while but I could not make it until now due to my available time.

Inspirational Card Sketch (ICS) - ICSketch #132

I could not resist not to make this project when I saw the sketch of Inspirational Card Sketch (ICS) - ICSketch #132 sketch/challenge as shown above. Furthermore, this week Creative Card Crew challenge theme is babies! I just got an inspirational from these two (2) challenges and decided to make this project.

Baby Boy Announcement with pulled out tag

I decided to make a baby boy announcement card. Thus, the colors of the card are mostly blue based shades and hues. The Inspirational Card Sketch (ICS) - ICSketch #132 sketch/challenge layout has inspire me to make a pocket card so that an insert-able baby announcement detail tag can be insert into the pocket. 

Close-up : Vellum as pocket with stamped baby feet

In order to make the pocket, I decided to use light blue vellum whereby I stamped the baby feet onto it randomly to make a patterned vellum.

Baby Boy Announcement Tag - Front

 The baby announcement tag has two (2) parts - front and back. The front, scalloped white cardstock is stamped with a baby together with a bubble message "Hello". I purposely choose "Hello" instead of "It's a boy!" because I want the baby to say hello to the person who receive the baby announcement. The baby cloth is paper pieced with some patterned paper.

Close-up : The baby and message

Baby Boy Announcement Tag - Back

The back of the tag, scalloped white cardstock is stamped with the baby announcement details. Both of the scalloped white cardstocks are then attached onto a circle blue cardstock whereby it has been attached with a round tab to hang the silver string for easier pull out from the pocket.

Close-up : Baby announcement details

Close-up : "Baby Boy" sentiment

"Baby Boy" message is stamped on a blue circle cardstock and attach onto a scalloped pink cardstock. It is then attached onto the vellum as per sketch.

Theme : Baby and Blue

Title : Hello, Baby Boy

Code : BA#001

Card Dimension : 12.7cm x 12.7cm or 5" x 5"

Tag Dimension : 8.89cm x 8.89cm or 3.5" x 3.5"

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If you would like to have a similar design of these items or individual item, please e-mail us at msgkeeper@gmail.com for order. Please do include the color or theme you prefer, purpose of the item(s) (farewell, retirement, birthday and etc) and message (if any).

This card is entering the challenge(s) organized by :

1) Inspirational Card Sketch (ICS) - ICSketch #132

2) Creative Card Crew - Babies

Stamps and Tool Used :

Welcome Baby Boy with Pram

Welcome Baby Boy with Pram card - Front

This is a card made for a baby boy full moon (one month old celebration of Chinese tradition).

Sketch Saturday Week #134 sketch

This card is inspirational from Sketch Saturday Week #134 sketch/challenge as shown above but did not manage to enter the challenge in time. 

The pram is self-made by trimming two (2) 1" circle from a blue cardstock. One of the circle is stamped with the checked flag from Hero Arts CL439 Kiss from the Sun using white ink while another is stamped with the dots background from Hero Arts CL266 Mix and Match Elements using brown ink. Then the checked design is further trim to about 3/4 size of the 1" circle to make the base of the pram. The dots background circle is trimmed into quarter to make the pram folding.

Close-up : The self made pram

The baby head is from INK97650 Inkadinkado Welcome Baby. The crown above the baby head to represent baby boy is from Hero Arts CL272 All Occasion Messages. Both of them are stamped on a white cardstock and colored and trimmed accordingly. 

Close-up : 'Welcome Baby!' message

A rectangular yellow cardstock is trimmed and stamped with 'Welcome Baby!' from from INK97650 Inkadinkado Welcome Baby at the four (4) edges of the yellow card to make the 'frame' effect as well as delivering the message. Then, the pram 'parts' are assemble onto the center of the yellow card. The baby head is purposely pop out from the pram. Two (2) silver buttons are attached to the bottom of the checked semi circle to make the pram stroller.

Close-up : The blue gems

The colorful dots patterned paper from Moof is trimmed rectangular and attached onto the folded cream card. Another faded jeans patterned paper is trimmed triangular and attached on top of the colorful dots patterned paper. A blue ribbon is attached vertically across the patterned paper. Finally, the yellow card is attached on top of patterned paper. Two (2) blue gems are attached on top right corner of the yellow card while another blue gem is attached at the bottom right corner of the colorful dots patterned paper (it is a bit invisible as the patterned paper is also colored dots based).

Theme : Baby

Title : Welcome Baby!

Size : 10.16cm x 13.97cm or 4" x 5.5"

If you would like to have a similar design of these items or individual item, please e-mail us at msgkeeper@gmail.com for order. Please do include the color or theme you prefer, purpose of the item(s) (farewell, retirement, birthday and etc) and message (if any).

This card is entering the challenge(s) organized by :

1) Simon Says Stamp! Challenge - Anything Goes

2) Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes

3) The Crafty Pad - Challenge 102 - Anything Goes

4) Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes

5) Creative Craft Challenges - Anything Goes

6) Sew Many Challenges - Challenge #37 - Anything Goes

Welcome Baby Boy Card #1 (Sample)

Welcome Baby Boy card #1 - Front

This card suppose to be a baby shower card but during the day of sending this card, the mother was delivering the baby due to come complication. Luckily this card was stamped with 'Welcome Baby' message which makes it perfect to celebrate the baby into this world as well. This card is themed color of blue. Thus most of the materials used are based on various hues and shades of blue.

Welcome Baby Boy card #1 - 'Pocket' with pull out 'recipe' card 

This is another pocket inspiration card. However, this time, it is a bit different compare to previous pocket card whereby the 'pocket' located outside the card to insert a 'recipe' card. The message writing will be inside the folded card like normal card.

Close-up : The message 'Congratulations'

Using a soft light blue card, a message 'frame' is created using words of 'Congratulations' from Hero Arts CL272 All Occasion Messages and 'Welcome Baby!' from INK97650 Inkadinkado Welcome Baby. The 'Congratulations' word was purposely stamped curvy to pair the 'Welcome Baby!' which is originally is curvy. The 'Congratulations' was stamped vertically on the top and bottom of the card while 'Welcome Baby!' was stamped horizontally on the left and right of the card. Blue gems are added in between the messages. Then, the soft light blue card attached onto a light blue folded card.

Close-up : The message 'Welcome Baby!'

Close-up : The transparent circle on the 'pocket'

The front of the pocket is made using a blue card. A circle is cut at the bottom of the pocket so that a transparent sheet can be layered behind it to create a see through effect. Before attaching the pocket onto the soft light card, a pink heart is attached on the soft light card coordinating its position with the transparent circle. Then, the pocket is attached onto the soft light blue with a bit angle or degree.

Close-up : The pink heart

Close-up : Baby in the circle

On top of the pocket (above the transparent circle), a white circle with some blue distressed effect of blue is attached. Inside the white circle is a baby from INK97650 Inkadinkado Welcome Baby set. A crown from Hero Arts CL272 All Occasion Messages is added on the baby head to represent boy.

Close-up : 'Recipe' pull out card with ribbon

The insert card is a 'Recipe for Motherhood'. A white card is zig zag at four (4) sides. Then, the 'Recipe for Motherhood' is stamped on the top of the card using Hero Arts CL138 Bird Branch Alphabet. At the bottom of the message, the same baby from INK97650 Inkadinkado Welcome Baby set is stamped. The crown on the baby head is from Hero Arts CL272 All Occasion Messages.

Close-up : The recipe title and baby boy

When the recipe card is inserted into the pocket, there are two (2) babies appeared on the pocket as shown.

Close-up : Two (2) babies on the 'pocket'

Close-up : The 'recipe'

At the back of the recipe card is the recipe which consist of the following in printing. The four (4) sides of the white card are zig zag. 

Ingredients:

1 heart full of love

1 heaping full of understanding

1 heaping sense of humor

2 eyes in the back of your head

3 gallons of generosity

6 1/2 heaping cups of patience

1 barrel of laughter

Methods:

1. Sprinkle with kindness and add plenty of faith and mix well.

2. Occasionally, add a pinch of humility.

3. Heat with sunshine and spread generously over lifetime for a plateful of joy and cup of warm memories.

Close-up : The 'recipe' in printing

Horizontal hole is punched on top of the card and a transparent ribbon with blue writing of  'For a Charming Baby Boy' and some images of toys is tied to the hole to make easier to pull out from the pocket.

Theme : Blue

Title : Congratulations and Welcome Baby!

Size : 12.7cm x 19.05cm or 5" x 7.5"

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