Sweet Baby Dress

     One of my neices is expecting her second daughter in two weeks. 
I already shared one baby card that I made for the new arrival, but last week I decided to pull out some stamps I've had for a while and make another card in a yellow and magenta combination.

      I started with this cute image from Stampendous. It's  stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black on PTI's Stamper's Select White and then coloured with copic markers. I fussy cut it so I could add it to the Mat Stack #3 die cut. Notice the little black pearl - it's acting as a 'peg' to hold the hanger!!

     An image from the Mat Stack #3 Collection was stamped in yellow to accent some of the yellow in the little dress. Stampin'Up's  "welcome baby"  was stamped on the Mat Stack's sentiment opening.

     I had some difficulty deciding how to finish the card. I tried a variety of patterned papers and finally decided on one from Cosmo Cricket. Spellbinder's Contemporary Hearts Pendant was used to cut a circular 'doily' and then attached behind the Mat Stack. It really makes the image pop.

  The card front was then sponged with the magenta ink before being mounted onto a yellow card base.  I finished off the card front with three yellow buttons tied with some embroidery floss.
    


 Here's how I made the "patterned paper" that sits behind the focal point:

     I used the small dots from Polka Dots Basics and stamped it on white cardstock in a magenta colour that complements the patterned paper. 

     I felt like it needed a little more colour, so I inked up the polka dot stamp in yellow and found that it fit neatly in between the previously stamped dots. I really like the way it worked out - I was surprised that I was able to create a two colour combo using the polka dot stamp!!  The yellow and magenta dots are shown on the right side of the paper; the single colour is on the far left side.


     The inside of the card was lined with white card stock that was stamped with a little "vintage girl" from Stampin'Up's Greeting Card Kids and coloured with copic markers. PTI's Rick Rack border die was used to cut 2 strips - one in yellow and one in the patterned paper. 

 Card Details:

Stamps:  Stampendous Baby Boutique: Sweet Dress;  Stampin'Up Greeting Card Kids, Short & Sweet;
PTI Mat Stack #3 Collection;

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black; CTMH Sunny Yellow; studio g Magenta

Papers: PTI Stamper's Select White; Cosmo Cricket Pixie-Licious patterend paper; yellow card stock.

Other Supplies: PTI Mat Stack #3 die, Rick Rack border die;  copic markers; buttons; embroidery floss; Kaisercraft metallic pearl.