You should have arrived here from ***Darlys Recker's Crafty Happy***. If you get lost along the way, Melinda Everitt keeps a list of participants on her blog at If You Bling It.
The Fundamentals Creative Collections come in four colorways to coordinate with each Exclusive Color Palettes: Whimsy, Adventure, Enchantment and Basics. You will find the Fundamentals Creative Collections on pages 14 to 31 of Annual Inspirations 2016-2017 and on pages 44 to 47 of Seasonal Expressions 1.
Our family is welcoming a baby this Spring so I decided to create this card for the parents-to-be. The gender was already revealed so it was easy to choose papers to create the card.
The card front uses three Cricut® shapes (listed below) and a Thin Cut. I heavily used the Slice feature in Cricut® Design Space for the card front and inside. My first thought was to use Whisper or Slate cardstock behind the rain drops, but they seemed too dark so I used the watercolor-type paper from the Whimsy Fundamentals.
This is how I completed the inside.
Again, I used the Slice feature a lot. I tried adding a patterned paper behind the words "Welcome" and "Sweet", but I thought it made it difficult to read. For some reason I struggled a bit with the design for this card. Finally I used Cricut® Design Space to audition many baby images, design and create my card. I hope the parents-to-be and you love the card.
Before you head to ***Paper HeARTIST Creations by Tamytha Jenkins***, the supplies I used to create my project are listed below.
All supplies are from Close To My Heart except where noted:
- Workshops Your Way® Happy Congratulations Cardmaking Kit (G1125) - "Congratulations"
- Hello Lovely Cardmaking Thin Cuts Bundle (Z3301) - "It's A Shower"
- Whimsy Fundamentals (Z3253)
- 12" X 12" Cardstock: White Daisy (1385); Pixie (X5773)
- Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pads: Blossom (Z2810)
- VersaMark™ Ink Pad (Z891)
- Ranger™ White Super Fine Embossing Powder (Z2068)
- Craft Heater (Z555)
- 3L® E-Z Dots® Adhesive (Z3022)
- Thin 3-D Foam Tape (Z2060)
- Close To My Heart Cricut® Collections
- Flower Market Physical Cartridge (Z3285) or Digital Collection no cartridge (Z3290)
- Artistry Physical Cartridge (Z3167) or Digital Collection no cartridge (Z3190)
- Artfully Sent (retired)
- Cricut® Images used to create the card front:
- Square - #M369896 - Basic Shapes/Insert Images
- Under the Weather Pop-Up Card - #M102360 - Artfully Sent
- Baby Pop-up Card - #M105BB5 - Artfully Sent
- Welcome Baby Banner - #MD70B1F - Flower Market
- Cricut® Images used to create the card inside:
- Square - #M369896 - Basic Shapes/Insert Images
- Welcome Spring Scene Card - #M131A5E - Artfully Sent
- Sweet Baby Scene Card - #M1316C0 - Artfully Sent
- Artistry Font
- Baby Pop-up Card - #M105BB5 - Artfully Sent
- I cut the dotted Whimsy Fundamentals using my paper trimmer (to be able to used scraps/less paper)
- Cricut® Images used to create the card inside:
- Baby Pop-up Card - #M105BB5 - Artfully Sent
- Supplies not from Close To My Heart: Cricut® Design Space, Cricut® Explore, Cuttlebug I used the Craftwork Card's blog for instructions to cut and assemble the Twist and Pop Card—I used all of their measurements, except I started with an 8½" x 11" sheet of cardstock rather than A4
Before you leave I would be delighted if you left me a comment letting me know what you think of my project. So you do not have to scroll back up, the next stop on the hop is ***Paper HeARTIST Creations by Tamytha Jenkins***.
I hope you are finding many ideas for using the Fundamentals available from Close To My Heart. Thanks for hopping with us!
This is a great baby card, the polka dot outfit is so darn cute!
ReplyDeleteI love the love paper for a baby card.
ReplyDeleteGreat card. I like how you used the love paper.
ReplyDeleteAdorable card, love the pop and twist! Yes, the parents-to-be will love this card and I do, too
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