There is no better joy then when you welcome a baby into your life and Olivia is definitely a great joy to her parents, Trina and Jason. She is so beautiful and it is hard to believe that she is just a newborn in this photo.
They both have relatives spread all over, so this Baby Announcement Card is the perfect way to share their joy with those relatives and make it seem as if they are here.
I want to thank Trina and Jason for allowing be to feature their beautiful baby, Olivia.
I hope that you will consider giving Baby Announcement Cards as Shower Gift. It is a wonderful way to spread the joy.
The front of the card is Handmade using Card Stock etc, but I used My Digital Studio to compose all of Olivia's important information for the card insert. For privacy reason's I haven't included a copy of Olivia's information, but I did show you a template that you can change to suit your needs.
I composed the card insert using My Digital Studio's ~ Multiple Output Options. I started with a blank 8 1/2" X 11" project in the portrait orientation. I composed the wording using Arial Font ~ Size 12 and had it aligned in the center. I copied information and paste it 3 more times in the corners of the page. When I was done I was able to cut the sheet of paper in quarters and trim it a little bit, to get the card insert.
The following are the instructions on how to create the outside of Olivia's Baby Announcement Card.
Stamp Sets:
#118571 I {Heart} Hearts Clear Mount OR #117010 Wood Mount
#118485 Clear “D” Block if you use the Clear Mount Stamp Set
Card Stock:
#105125 Certainly Celery Card Stock 8 ½” X 11”
#100459 Pretty in Pink Card Stock 8 ½” X 11”
#100730 Whisper White Card Stock 8 ½” X 11”
Ink:
#101301 Pretty in Pink Classic Stampin’ Pad
Accessories:
#102300 Bone Folder
#113439 Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine Comes with Multipurpose Platform
#114512 Perfect Details Texturz Plates – Swirls
#114615 Texturz Accessories Silicone Rubber
#114614 Texturz Accessories Impressions Pad
#109050 5/8” Certainly Celery Grosgrain Ribbon
#109032 ¼” Pretty in Pink Grosgrain Ribbon
#119851 Curly Label Extra Large Punch
#119881 Heart to Heart Extra Large Punch
#104332 SNAIL Adhesive
#104430 Stampin’ Dimensionals
#102642 Stampin’ Scrub
#102394 Stampin’ Mist
#103579 Paper Snips
A photo of your new Cutie
Instructions:
1. Cut a piece of Certainly Celery Card Stock to measure 5 ½” X 8 ½”. Fold it in half and crease it with a Bone Folder. The fold along the left hand side.
2. Cut a piece of Pretty in Pink Card Stock to measure 4” X 5 ¼”.
3. Cut a piece of Whisper White Card Stock to measure 3 ¾” X 4 ¾”.
4. Assemble the Big Shot “Sandwich” as follows: Multipurpose Platform, Perfect Details Texturz Plates – Swirls, Whisper White Card Stock, Texturz Accessories Silicone Rubber, and Texturz Accessories Impressions Pad. Run this “Sandwich” through the Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine.
5. On a scrap piece of Certainly Celery Card Stock punch out the Curly label using the Curly Label Extra Large Punch.
6. Use the 3 Hearts Stamp in the I {Heart} Hearts Stamp Set and ink up the “Love” Heart only to save ink, using Pretty in Pink Classic Stampin’ Pad.
7. Stamp the image onto a piece of scrap Whisper White Card Stock.
8. Flip the Heart to Heart Extra Large Punch over and insert the stamped Whisper White Card Stock. Punch out the “Love” Heart.
9. Cut a piece of Certainly Celery 5/8” Grosgrain Ribbon to measure 6”.
10. Cut a piece of Pretty in Pink ¼” Grosgrain Ribbon to measure 6 ¼”. Tie a knot towards 1 side of the Pretty in Pink Ribbon. Flip it over and apply SNAIL Adhesive to the back of it. Flip it back around and adhere it to the Certainly Celery 5/8” Grosgrain Ribbon.
11. Take the punched out Curly Label Certainly Celery Card Stock and adhere the punched out “Love” Heart to it using a Stampin’ Dimensionals.
12. The photo should be cut to measure 2 ½” X 3 ½”.
13. Start assembling the card by adhering the photo to the Whisper White Card Stock using SNAIL Adhesive.
14. Adhere the Whisper White Card Stock to the Pretty in Pink Card Stock using Snail Adhesive.
15. Flip the layered ribbons over and adhere SNAIL Adhesive to the back and then layer it onto the Photo/Whisper White/ Pretty in Pink layers. Wrap the ends around the card stock layers and adhere to the back.
16. Using Stampin’ Dimensionals, adhere the Curly Label/ “Love” Heart combination as shown.
17. Adhere the entire layers to the Certainly Celery Card Stock base using SNAIL Adhesive.
18. Admire your Cutie!
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