Monday, February 20, 2012

Welcome Baby!


Mornin' hens! Aren't these the CUTEST little baby shower invitations EVER?? OMG, I'm in LOVE with them! My Lil Chick is throwin' a baby shower for her BESTEST friend and asked YOURS TRULY to make the invitations. So, of course, like a good Momma Chick, I said "sure!" Then she tells me how many... 36!! Are you kidding me?? Holy cow! Here I was thinking like 15 or 20 tops! Ah-hem.. Ok, so after the shock wore off, I began to plan my design. The theme for the baby nursery is a jungle theme with giraffes. Oh and yes, she's having a girl. So, whatcha think? Did I hit the mark? I think they're adorable. I got this FABULOUS Onesie template from Paper Smooches and it opens up into a card. How cool is that? It fits perfectly into an A2 envelope too! Woo-hoo! Ok, so first, I bought this great CS from Michaels. I don't think it could be any more perfect for this project either. I'm not sure if you can tell from the photo, but it's embossed with little flowers, so it adds the perfect texture, just like a onesie! It's made by Bazzill and it's called Strawberry Cheesecake. Oh, and the reverse side is a lighter shade of pink too! OMG, CUTE, CUTE, CUTE!! I cut the 12x12 sheets into two 5.5 x 8.5 rectangles and ran each through my printer with all the invitation details printed on the lighter pink inside. Note: I made several passes with copy paper to get the positioning just right first, so when I folded the card, the printing would be centered. Then I scored each card and traced the template design on top. Next, I cut each card along the template lines and I used a 1.5" circle punch for the leg and neck openings. This made it much easier (and neater) than cutting these areas by hand. I cut about 75 scalloped circles from white CS using my Nestabilities and then cut the centers out of each with the regular circles, creating a white scalloped frame. I glued a frame to each leg opening and neck and trimmed off the excess frame. I made little strips of white CS and cut the edges with my Fiskars Paper Shaper "scalloped" scissors for the arm lace. I found this pink jungle print DP at Michaels as well, and I cut little .25" strips and glued them on the top of the white arm lace. I punched little .25" holes out of the jungle print DP and glued them to the bottom of the onesie to resemble snaps. Last but not least, I stamped this little image and sentiment from an older Cornish Heritage Farms "Kim Hughes" set called "Baby Love" and colored the image with my Copics. Yep, it was a bit of a process but once all the pieces were cut, it was just an assembly line process. I finished them all in one weekend but it took the WHOLE weekend. Whew! And the best part, Lil Chick LOVES them! (Momma chick is smiling!)
Have a MAH-VELOUS Monday! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Stamps - CHF - Kim Hughes Collection "Baby Love"; Copics; DP - BasicGrey "Olivia"; Fiskars Paper Shaper Scissors; Nestabilities; 1.5" Circle Punch - Creative Memories; CS - Bazzill Basics Paper "Strawberry Cheesecake"; SU - Stamp-a-ma-jig

10 comments:

  1. this is the perfect shower invite! love love love the adorable giraffe and the colors are perfect! What a great idea that will be loved by all attending this shower :)
    TFS

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  2. oh i love this - fab template
    Lisa x

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  3. how cute are these??? I love to make assembly style cards. Once you have the pieces done, they go together quickly. My but you had a lot of pieces! You are going to threatened each of the 30 girls to never ever let these invitations even near a waste paper basket, right?

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  4. 100% cute! 100 % perfect! 100 % LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!
    Now you're trained for Lil Chick's Baby Shower!!! teeee-heeeee

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  5. You definitely hit the mark. This is adorable and just perfect. Love all the details. TFS

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  6. Great job, Mama chick :) they are PERFECT. hugs...

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  7. OMGoodness, how cute! Love this and its perfect for an invitation! Good job Mom!

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  8. They're perfect! Love the giraffe.

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  9. You just made the cards on my post today look so darn plain. *sniff*

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