April Baby

My son's sister-in-law just had a new baby boy! So exciting...  she and her husband now have three sons. Griffin... a new brother for Cole and Hunter, and new cousin for Carter, Mason and Avery- the single girl in the mix!  Here's my card...

The Wild About You SU set, one of my favorites, as I have been looking forward to trying the technique of popping out the elephant's ear and the little lion's mane. As usual, I got the idea from a card on Pinterest.  I hope the picture shows how cute it looks! One thing I didn't do though, was to add another layer to the lion with his face. Next time...

I used a piece of speciality paper that I've had for scrapbooking with "brother" and it was off-white so I layered the naturals white mat over the white card base. The ink is daffodil delight and marina mist with matching ribbon. I used the small heart from the owl punch with crystal effects to give it added pop (an idea from Kristina Werner) and added dots around the stamps before I layered with marina mist. I also punched a spot on the side of the card for the ribbon and it did help it lay down to attach easier  (idea from Julie Embersole). The giraffe and welcome little one stamp on the envelope were the finished product!