Monday, November 15

Ahoy, Sailor.

A fun baby card for a bouncing baby boy. I love so many of the elements on this card but my favorite is probably the ric-rac waves. I've been trying to give a lot of thought to 'theme' lately - using less products and creating cohesiveness by repetition... I seem to get a cleaner result.

I've got a little stockpile of projects ready to share with you, and I'm looking forward to getting back into the swing of participating in challenges. Plus, we MUST have a Sassy Season of holiday goodies on the way, right? ;)

Stamps: PTI Bitty Baby Blessings, SU Woodgrain Background; Paper: SU Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Pumpkin Pie, and Bashful Blue; PTI Rustic Cream and Distressed Dots; Tools: PTI Mat Stack 3 and Large Ric-Rac dies, 1 3/4 Circle Punch; Sassy Somethings: PTI Fine Linen Buttons and Orange Zest Topnotch Twill

24 comments:

Anne B said...

Oh, I love the ric-rac waves too and gorgeous colour combo!

Lorraine said...

That IS a fun baby boy card! I love the waves you created and how the bottom one lines up to the dotted pp, too.

Monica K. said...

The ric-rac waves are genius, Denise! And your card is super gorgeous!! You are quite talented. Just became a follower, hope to see you posting more! :)

Steph Zerbe said...

This is one seriously darling card!!
Love the colors and the patterns in the boat. Love it!

Michelle Philippi said...

I love the paperpieced sailboat!...OK, and the ric rac waves too. It's a nice color scheme too with the orange mixed in there. Welcome back to blogging!

Rose said...

OMG what a stroke of genius !!! I use my scallop punch but this looks much more realistic! ANd I also love how the matstack image frames your focal point - just beautiful card overall!!

Chris said...

Fabulous. The rick rack waves are perfect! And I love the mat stack die as a frame. Too cute!

Roseolson said...

What a clever use of the wood grain stamp! I like that stamp so much but never think outside the box of using it as a background. Thanks for the inspiration. (and nice to see you posting again)

Linda Callahan said...

This is adorable - love the boat riding high on the waves!

Tricia said...

This is so sweet. I love it.

Karen C. said...

What a cute card - I have 2 sons but always find masculine cards so hard to make. The rick rack waves are such a great idea and the colour scheme is spot on!!

Sheila Weber said...

Very clever and very cute!

Stephanie Washburn said...

Oh my gosh! Love the ric rac waves! So cute!

Eva said...

This made me smile...the ric-rac waves are such a great idea!

Ann Schach said...

How cute is this! Wow! Fabulous!

Mary Fish said...

Is Denise J. back on the stamping and blogging scene? Fantastic and the card is simply incredible. Love the blog design, too! Hugs, M

Stephanie said...

Just adorable! I absolutely love those rick-rack waves. So cute!

Kim O'Connell said...

LOVE the color scheme and those waves! Wow! Awesome!

Kristin said...

i absolutely LOVE this card. mat stack 3 and the sailboat with woodgrain?? perfection!! LOVE it. now, i need to steal it (ummm, case it. that's what i meant! ha!) it really is sooo cute!! :-)

Danielle said...

I love this! I can see myself needing to buy a new die...thanks ;o) LOL

Jill said...

Cute, cute, cute, cute, CUTE! What a charming card, Denise! I just adore those ric rac waves, and the colors, and the overall design--wonderful job!

Sue Plote said...

Oh my goodness...how cute is that?!? Love the way you used the ric rac die, the woodgrain accent...oh my goodness!! I'm so in love with this I'm repeating myself!

Patti MacLeith said...

Good to see you back, Denise. Cute card, too!

Carla said...

How sweet!!! I love the pop of orange. Hugs,