What an exciting weekend!

We had a busy and exciting weekend! My nephew was born yesterday morning, which was about two and a half weeks early. He is absolutley adorable. I can't wait to see the little guy again. My brother and sister-in-law named him Gabriel Michael. Can you get any cuter?

I also had a craft night on Saturday with my SIL's, Carrie and Steph. I made this card using a sketch from Taylored Expressions. I had fun playing with all of Carrie's Papertrey Ink sets. I know I'll be ordering Out On A Limb. So versatile! Have a wonderful day!

{Thoughts & Prayers}

Stamps: Out on a Limb (Papertrey Ink)
Card Stock: Stamper's Select White (Papertrey Ink), Kiwi Kiss (SU!)
Patterned Paper: Kiwi Kiss Patterns Pack (SU!)
Ink: Close to Cocoa, Old Olive (SU!)
Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch (SU!), Dimensionals (SU!), Coluzzle (SU!), Buttons (Walmart), Tan Floss (DMC), Chit Chat Rub-ons (SU!)

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TECC22 & a baptism card

This first card was made for our God Daughter, Reagan. We are going to her birthday party today as well as celebrating her brother's baptism (see card below). I used Taylor's Cupcake Challenge for the layout or Reagan's card. I loved Taylor's sample card, so it's pretty much a CASE. This was my first attempt at an awning card and it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. I used dimensionals under both layers of the awning to pop it out a bit. I masked the cupcakes and used just two since it's Reagan's 2nd birthday.

Stamps: cupcake (Michaels $1), just for you (michaels $1 acrylic)
Card Stock: Whisper White (SU)
Patterned Paper: all other paper from Urban Oasis Paper Stack from ATD
Ink: Basic Black, Green Galore, other bold bright stampin' spots used with aqua painter to color the cupcakes
Accessories: coluzzle, circle punch, aquapainter, pastel pink grosgrain ribbon (offray), pinking sheers, dimensionals.

This card is for Braden's baptism. I used a masking technique on this one as well. I cut out the shapes with my new Coluzzle, adhered a cross shape and sponged ink all over the oval. Remove the cross and voila! The hardest part was getting Braden's name to line up perfectly.

Stamps: Swirls (Autumn Leaves), Acrylic Alphabet Stamps (Studio G- Michaels $1)
Card Stock: Whisper White, Buckaroo Blue (SU)
Ink: Night of Navy (SU)
Accessories: Silver Brads, Flower Punch (EK Success), Sponge, Coluzzle, Cross Template

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