Pack 'n Play for Baby

We were at a baby shower this afternoon for my cousin and his wife and this is the card I made for them! The giraffe and monkey is another Pink Cat Studio digital image I hadn't played with yet. I coloured it in a few days ago before I called Li'l Niblets and Baby Sprouts to order the baby gift. We were going to pick up the pack 'n play from their registry but it happened to be out of stock so I decided to try and create my own template. Since I've never used a template before it took me quite a while to conceptualize the pack 'n play. I was still working on the card half an hour before we were due to leave for the baby shower!

After I finished creating the pack 'n' play, I thought about just wrapping it on a green bow on a matching cardstock base (to maintain the neutral colours since we didn't know the sex of the baby) but my husband said they might not know what it was if I covered up that much of it. Besides, I really wanted to use the giraffe and monkey since the monkey matched the pack 'n play they chose. Under pressure, I decided I would just tuck the cut out image inside the pack 'n' play, so the recipients could pull it out. Cute, eh? I finished the card in a hurry and it definitely could've turned out better had I given myself more time. Oh well! I have some other ideas about how to make that pack 'n play look more realistic. ;)

Sources: SU Kraft & Chocolate Chip cardstock; SBD white cardstock; GinaK 120lb pure luxury white cardstock; Pink Cat Studio Giraffe & Monkey; PTI Background Basics: Tin Types; Fiskars Baby; SU Always Artichoke ink; Memento Rich Cocoa ink; SU Whisper White ink; PSX Sparkle embossing tinsel; Hobby Hot Boss; Copics; SU silver brads; SU 3/4" circle punch

Pink Cat Studio ~ May 6th Digi Release!

Today, Melissa is releasing a few of her most popular rubber images as digis and if you purchase anything from the Pink Cat Studio digi store or rubber store, you will receive Lily the Mermaid absolutely free! This free offer is valid today only. Check out the wonderful samples on the PCS blog. Next Thursday's release is a graduation theme and we can't wait to share those new digis with you!

Etsy Inspired Birthday

My mojo needed a bit of a spark so I decided to participate in Etsy Inspired Challenge #86 to make this card for my darling hubby whose birthday is today! I love the soothing earthy colours of Isabell's Umbrella, whose shop is the inspirational subject for this week's challenge. I was easily inspired by what I saw! I quickly thought of Pink Cat Studio's Cuddles which I hadn't used yet. I coloured the little guy and then picked my papers. I used the owl sentiment from Tiny Treats: Valentine to create a light scripted background on the side and Birthday Basics for the main sentiment. I used a very simple layout to keep the card cool and masculine but I know hubby will love it no matter what. :)

Sources: SU Naturals Ivory & Chocolate Chip cardstock; Paper Reflections yellow cardstock; Basic Grey Nook & Pantry Beaters dp; Pink Cat Studio Cuddles; PTI Tiny Treats: Valentine; PTI Birthday Basics; Versafine Smokey Gray ink; Memories Rich Cocoa ink; Copics; Forever in Time Pop-Dots