Welcoming a baby girl into the world...

A former co-worker recently had her first baby - a lovely little girl - so I needed to make a card for this happy little family of three! Die Cuttin' Divas currently has a sketch challenge on their blog, so I decided to follow the sketch and enter the challenge with a "welcome baby" card.

Here's the sketch they've asked us to follow:


And here's my interpretation of the sketch:

I absolutely love these little shoes from the Kate's ABCs cartridge! I didn't cut the flowers that are a part of the image on each shoe--instead, I punched a couple of little daisies (I think it's a Fiskars punch) and a leafy little branch with an EK Success punch. I layered the flowers and added some Liquid Pearls to the centers and cut the little branch apart so that I could put just one small leaf on each side of the flower. I was really pleased with the way they turned out.

The banner was cut from the same pink cardstock as the mat and embossed with the Swiss Dots embossing folder.

I also added a Liquid Pearls "button" to each shoe strap. The cardstock that I used for the shoes is pearlescent, so that really helps draw the eye to the shoes as a focal point.

The scalloped oval for the sentiment was cut with a Lifestyle Crafts die. The "Baby Girl" sentiment is a rub-on.

I threaded some pink crochet thread through two of the tiny scalloped openings and tied a little bow for embellishement.

On the inside, I've simply used a pink mat and printed the message with my computer. This picture is a little fuzzy, so I know it may be hard to read.

I did not print the inside message in black, but rather used a soft gray instead to stay with the soft tones of the card. The little pink heart is from a hole punch that I have, believe or not! You can't imagine how many times I have used that punch to make tiny little embellishments like this.

See? I've even put a couple of those little hearts on the envelope.

The "tiles" in the upper and lower right hand corners are some fun little self-adhesive ones I found in the clearance room at Michaels.  They actually have some sparkle embedded in them and are translucent. I think they were the perfect touch for this card, because they  mimic the square pattern of the gingham paper. I did only use three total on this card. I felt that four (as they show in the sketch) would have been just a bit too much, as they are a larger embellishment.

My oldest sister had given me the gingham and solid pink cardstock when I visited with her over the Memorial Day weekend. I was so glad I had them when I found out I needed to make this card. Thanks for all the card-making goodies, Pat!

I hope you enjoyed seeing today's card. Why not enter the challenge over at Die Cuttin' Divas yourself? I actually have not entered a sketch challenge before--this is my first--and I really enjoyed it.

Thanks for stopping by, and remember to laugh--a little or a lot--every day.
Cheryl