Another Baby On the Way!

I recently found out that a friend, who I have grown up with since childhood, is expecting her first baby. I wanted to make her a card to show her my excitement for her. As you can probably tell I made the last two cards on the same night. They both have very close to the same feel. I find that is what happens when you can only make so many trips up and down the stairs. You tend to use what you have already dragged up.

I started with last week's sketch from The Sweet Stop. I then turned to my trusty Crumb Cake paper for the base and Stella Rose paper for my pattern paper. I stamped Expecting Bella on some Copic Express paper and coloured her with my copic markers. I cut her out with my Oval Nestabilities and mounted her on some Crumb Cake paper cut with the Scalloped Oval Nestabilitie. I masked my Bella image and then used a sponge and Crumb cake ink to tone down the white of the Copic Express paper. I also ink around the edge with some more Crumb Cake ink. I stitched a zig zig stitch with my sewing machine around the two rectangles. I added three paper flowers to the left lower corner and finished them off with three cream brads from my stash. In the top right corner I added two Bella Blings to finish of the card.

On the inside of the card I stamped one of my favourite baby sentiments with Early Espresso Ink and finished the side of the card with some scraps left over from the front.

I made this post a little early but I do plan to enter it in That's Krafty Thursday over at the Spotted Chick's Blog. I love her That's Krafty Thursday Challenge as all you need to do is use Kraft or Crumb Cake paper somewhere on your card. This is her 50th That's Krafty Thursday Challenge so she challenging everyone so that she gets 50 entries in this weeks Challenge. I challenge you all to join her over at The Spotted Chick. 

Copics Used: E00, E29, E42, T1, YG63, YG67, Y32, BG72, BG75, RV11, R00, R46

ENJOY!!