All for Baby for Paper Players 734

Wasn't Stef's colour challenge last week a lot of fun? Thank you for all the pretty entries. 

This week, Elizabeth has a Clean and Simple challenge for us on the theme of ... bunny!

Some challenges are more challenging than others. It turned out that I'd sold my one set with a bunny in it. After much hunting through stamps and dies and stacks of paper, I found a tiny bunny die in the retired On the Farm bundle. What could I build around that and in a Clean and Simple style?

The answer to that involved more exploration of the retired set shelf. I'd kept the retired All for Baby bundle because it's the perfect baby set.  The current Cutest Onesie bundle is like a pared down version of it.

So armed with these bundles and some DSP stacks in Neutrals and 2024-6 In Colors, I went to my desk and started my creative engine. This is where things ended up....

The bunnies and hangers are cut from Crumb Cake. The pink card is Pretty in Pink and the blue uses Misty Moonlight.

I hope you have better luck in finding a bunny on your craft shelves! Don't forget that in addition to the bunny, you need to keep your style CAS: minimal layers, lots of clean white space and few embellishments. 

The rest of the team and I look forward to seeing what you create. 😀

You can see what the rest of the design team have done, and link up your entry, at The Paper Players page.

Here's a quick recap of our challenge rules:

1. Create a new paper-craft project specifically for this challenge.
2. Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us.
3. Please provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge entry.
4. Please link your card to no more than four challenges, TOTAL, including ours
5. Have fun, and thank you for playing with us!

Don't forget to check out the great inspiration from the rest of the design team.

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Claire Broadwater

Joanne James

Anne Marie Hile (on leave)

Ann Schach

Jan Clothier - You are here

Stef Perry

Eliz Stewart

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Around the World on Wednesday September 2021

Welcome to this month's Around the World on Wednesday blog hop. If you've not visited us before, we hop on the second Wednesday of every month with a theme to inspire you. It's 'around the world' because we represent each time zone that Stampin' Up! operates in: from New Zealand (me) all the way around through Australia, Europe and North America to Hawaii. 

This month's theme is 'Changing Seasons' which I think is a great theme since it's open to so many interpretations. It it literally changing from winter to spring for me and for others around the world, summer to autumn. But it's the seasons of life that interest me most at the moment. Partly, it's because of the recent sudden death of a beloved brother. But mostly, it's the prospect of becoming a grandmother for the first time soon. Both those things both remind me that maybe summer's revels now are ending but that a new season is beginning.

So that's what's lead me to this trio of baby cards. A new beginning, a new season as my girl becomes a mother and I become a grandmother - fittingly, in the New Year.

I've used the lovely All for Baby bundle from the 2021 Annual Catalogue for these cards, all with the same layout but with variations.

The baby girl card uses Blushing Bride, the heart die cuts for accents and Tasteful Textile 3-D as the background embossing folder. The embellishments are Elegant Faceted Gems.

The baby boy card is done in Balmy Blue, uses the star die cuts as accents and the Macrame 3-D embossing folder in the background. I like the Macrame 3-D folder for this as it looks to me like a lovely warm baby blanket. 

The gender-neutral one uses So Saffron as the main colour. All three use Sahara Sand as an accent colour.

All three cards use the Tailor Made Tags dies and the Subtles DSP stack.

For more inspiration on the Changing Seasons, keep hopping. Next up is the wonderful Leonie Stuart in Australia. 

Should you get lost around the hop or encounter a broken link, here's a list with links for you.

Jan Clothier - NZ  - You are here

Leonie Stuart - AU

Rochelle Laird-Smith - AU

Cazz Boylan - AU

Cheryll Miller - AU

Melissa Gifford - AU

Danielle Kassing - NL

Aurélie Fabre - FR

Mikaela Titheridge - UK

Annette Ball - CA

Angie McKenzie - US

Wendy Lee - US

Shel Anderson - CA

Chris Smith - US

Anne Marie Hile - US

Brenda Nelson - CA

Tricia Butts - US

Elaine de Montmorency - CA

Sharon Hashimoto Burkert - US

Teri West - US

Cheryl Hamilton - US

If you live in New Zealand and don't have a Stampin' Up Demonstrator, I'd love to be yours. I can help you with ideas, get you catalogues and provide you with Stampin' Up products. You can leave a message in the comments or contact me using any of the methods listed in the Contact Me tab at the top of the page. You can shop with me from anywhere in New Zealand by clicking on the SHOP NOW button in the sidebar or clicking on any of products below.

Product List

All For Baby Bundle

[158360]

$81.75

Card Stock A4 Blushing Bride

[131287]

$18.50

Balmy Blue A4 Cardstock

[147007]

$18.50

So Saffron A4 Card Stock

[108611]

$18.50

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

$20.50

Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock

[121695]

$18.50

Subtles 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 CM) Designer Series Paper

[155229]

$24.25

Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad

[147100]

$15.75

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad

[147105]

$15.75

So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad

[147109]

$15.75

Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad

[147117]

$15.75

Tailor Made Tags Dies

[155563]

$46.00

Tasteful Textile 3 D Embossing Folder

[152718]

$19.00

Macrame 3 D Embossing Folder

[155435]

$19.00

Elegant Faceted Gems

[152464]

$15.75

Linen Thread

[104199]

$10.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$7.25

All For Baby for PP545

I broke open a new bundle yesterday. It was the fabulous All For Baby bundle. The colour challenge at The Paper Players had me wondering why baby cards had to be pastel.

 

This simple card started out by die-cutting three baby bibs in each of the main colours, along with some hearts and stars. I die cut one of the scallop-edge rectangles from Stitched So Sweetly and stamped in a washing line and a sentiment.

Then I arranged the bibs and embellishments, followed by a touch of bling. The background is embossed with the Macrame 3D folder.

Since I was aiming for a gender neutral card, I chose Granny Apple Green as the card base. Quickly and simply done, I'm very happy with the result. With a simple switch up of colours, this could be easily adapted to boy, girl or more subtle hues.

If you live in New Zealand and don't have a Stampin' Up Demonstrator, I'd love to be yours. I can help you with ideas, get you catalogues and provide you with Stampin' Up products. You can leave a message in the comments or contact me using any of the methods listed in the Contact Me tab at the top of the page. You can shop with me from anywhere in New Zealand by clicking on the SHOP NOW button in the sidebar.

Product List

All For Baby Bundle

[158360]

$81.75

Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock

[147014]

$18.50

Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock

[119980]

$18.50

Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay

[131286]

$18.50

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

$20.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$12.00

Macrame 3 D Embossing Folder

[155435]

$19.00

Stitched So Sweetly Dies

[151690]

$67.00

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[144220]

$10.50