Another try for Clean & Simple!

Nothing special here- just trying to limit mysef to a clean and simple baby card, lol!

That, and get over the fact that we had close to a foot of snow here again. Big giant fluffy snow, pretty to look at, but hefty on the tree branches. I kept waiting for the 'lectricity to go out, but it stayed on. It started as the school bus came, and I kept waiting for a call from the school, but they kept tham all day. I'm sure at this point any time there is going to be a school closing there will be a couple thousand irate mothers on thephone. Kaleb says 'kids were falling down all over, it was coming from the left, and it was coming from the right'!

Enjoy the rest of the day everyone!

Casual Midweek Challenge # 45

This weeks challenge on the Papertrey Ink forum was to make a spring card using the New Colors New Leaf and Melon Berry. You can get these colors here! Now, I must confess a few things: 1. These colors are not going to be my favorites, lol, they are not 'baby' enough! 2. They are great together, but not stupendous together as baby cards. 3. I can't do spring this week, it snowed a foot again on Monday. 4. I am under my mandatory production for baby cards this week, lol, so baby it is!!

I have been very aware this week that I am out of space, and own tons of things I never use. I have also gained 30 pounds over the past 2 years, but that's another story. I am hoping to slim down my possessions, as a way to avoid slimming down my waist, I guess. I decided to look around at what hasn't ever been used, and this Boss Cuts die popped out of a box. This card turned out so cute I think I will keep the die! It doesn't take up much room, anyway!

The background is Papertrey's Polka Dot Basics stamped with SU's Craft Whisper White. The duck is cut from Lemon Tart, and the 'string' is black. The sentiment is one of my favorites, from Penny Black. Some of those wonderful Papertrey Perfect Match buttons fill in the tires!

You really should enlarge this card to see it better, it came out the better of the two, but I'm not sure you get that in the photo. Uses Papertrey's Quilter's Sampler Additions, I'm so glad I got that set! I used SU's Green Galore marker and Prisma Salmon Pink #122 for the quilt squares. The carriage is from Bitty Baby Blessings and is stamped in Vintage Cream, then paper pieced with more Melon Berry cs. It's mounted on Melon Berry as well.

Well, I think that is the end of my non-spring New Leaf and Melon Berry cards. I am next going to try and get 4 boy cards done, so I think I will put the Melon Berry away for now!!

Ever Have a Failure...

...become something ok? This card is just ok; it certainly counts as 1 of the 10 needed this week. but, I tried all day to make the Papertrey Casual Midweek Challenge #42. See the challenge here . Instead, this finally came to be on the table. I decided to just let it happen, and will try for the CMWC tomorrow.

First, I cut the card out using the Sizzix scallop card die and SU's 12 x 12 whisper white cs. I used Papertrey's Bitty Baby Blessings and Just Hatched stamps. The papers are all Papertrey as well- Bitty Baby Blessings 12 x 12, plus Lemon Tart and Spring Moss. Ribbon is Spring Moss double stitched. The little 'welcome' is savvystamps, I used SU's Old Olive marker to stamp it. The white is SU's Whisper White. Remind me to buy Papertrey;'s white on my next order, ok? I had to try three times to get the SU craft to stamp correctly; I want to try Papertrey's version!

The wheensy piece of purple ribbon stuck in the knot is a piece of SU's 1/4 inch grosgrain. 1/4 inch is such a nice size, and they have so many colors~ it's a good thing!