A good friend of mine will be hosting a baby shower shortly and I'm helping her with the invitations - a project that's put me in a baby state-of-mind. I was inspired this morning to create a pretty little Congratulations card that would be just perfect to send to any new mom...
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The main colour for this card is Bashful Blue with Chocolate Chip accents thanks to the central border (cut with the scallop edge punch), the greeting's border, the punched flowers and the ink used in both the tree and bunny. Certainly Celery brings a touch of green to the verse, the scallop corner border around the tree and bunny, the lower punched flower and some of the background stamping. The stamp sets used are "Forest Friends", "Itty Bitty Buds" and "Congrats". An antique brad anchors the centre of one of the flowers which were created with the Boho Blossoms punch, and the other punched flower is raised from the card front using Dimensionals.
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The inside of the card finishes the Congratulations sentiment (again, from the "Congrats" set) and is embellished with a bouquet of flowers, most of which are stamped using the "Itty Bitty Buds" set. The one stand-out flower was created with the Boho Blossoms punch and anchored using the same antique finish brad as appeared on the front of the card.
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The colour scheme of this card lends itself perhaps more to a baby boy than a girl, but I can see how simply replacing some of the blue elements with pink would punch up the feminine feel. I also love the idea of creating this card in neutrals so it would be perfect for the birth of a baby whose gender has yet to be revealed - I often make "congratulations" cards before the actual event to avoid a last-minute rush, and using neutrals would be a great way to get ahead of the game when a friend or family member is expecting!
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