What If, It's A Boy!

Hello everyone,

I found out today that the wife of one of my colleagues had a baby boy today! How wonderful!

The sketch was provided by Repeat Impressions What If? Wednesday ~ Sketch Challenge.

The paper is all Stampin' Up - Brocade Blue, Whisper White and Patterns Pack II. The background layer is embossed with the Sizzix Harlequin texture plate. The images are Heidi Grace Baby.

This was an irresistable sketch and one I'm likely to repeat. My colleague is not into anything fussy or fancy and this is, if I heard correctly, baby number 5, so I wanted to keep it all pretty simple. It turned out better than I anticipated. The Patterns Pack II papers were exactly the right touch.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Happy Father's Day!

Hello everyone,

Father's Day is coming really quick but for my father, it's tomorrow. We're celebrating a titch early as my brother is visiting. A card is simply a must have.

I used a new sketch challenge for this card - What if Wednesday from Repeat Impressions Blog.

The paper is all Stampin' Up - Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Sweet Pea, Tempting Turquoise, Very Vanilla. The Chocolate Chip stripes are textured with Sizzix Small Dots. The focal images are Sizzix Birds & Blooms and Little Leaves. The brads are Making Memories. The sentiment is Waltzingmouse Say It With Style.

My father has a real affinity for birdwatching and I thought he would enjoy the dimensional aspect of the focal bird. I also liked using a different sentiment instead of the traditional 'Happy Father's Day'. This works because Father's Day is - just for him.

Please enjoy and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle