Needed a handmade baby shower card for baby boy. Well, how perfect I already owned the retiring Stampin' Oh, Whale stamp set, the retiring Stampin' Up! Rain or Shine stamp set and the Sunshine & Sprinkles Designer Series Paper that coordinated with both! Not to mention a couple other coordinating accessories and tools I will share in just a moment.
My goodness, that is so sweet. All the elements sure came together quite nicely. Let me point them out. In the picture above you see two patterns from the Sunshine & Sprinkles Designer Series Paper. Our whale is swimming in the waves. The Large Scallop Edgelits Die provided for the nice waves. They look good, don't they?
The other pattern from the Sunshine & Sprinkles Designer Series Paper is used on the left side. The pattern includes whales with umbrellas in different colors. The ability to coordinate so easily with different products makes it so much fun to make greeting cards.
Let's start with the whale. Not surprisingly, it is from the Oh, Whale stamp set. The umbrella is from the Rain or Shine stamp set. Both were cut by hand with my Paper Snips. Taking a little extra time to hand cut or die-cut images really can make a huge difference in the look of your handmade cards.
There is a coordinating Happy Whale Clearlits Die. Did you notice I wrote I hand cut the whale? I had a difficult time die-cutting a whale after it was stamped. Had a devil of a time trying to get it to have an even-ish border. The die is great to die-cut a whale from colored card stock or designer paper. Also, the other images on the die are cute. The anchor and fish are not included in the stamp set.
The "Congratulations on your new baby" stamp is from the retiring Stampin' Up! Friendly Phrases stamp set. The cute font is just perfect with the cuteness of the whale and his umbrella.
There are three more touches that need to be pointed out. You had to have noticed the embossed clouds. They were created with the Cloudy Day Embossing Folder. The ribbon is the 3/8" Marina Mist Striped Organdy Ribbon, one of the coordinating colors from the Sunshine & Sprinkles Designer Series Paper.
Did you see the whale paper clip on the ribbon? Just one of the Elements Cute Clips. Doesn't all the coordination make you want to do a happy dance? It does me.
Like the Oh, Whale, Rain or Shine and Friendly Phrases stamp sets, the three products just listed, Cloudy Day Embossing Folder, Marina Mist Striped Organdy Ribbon and Elements Cute Clips are also on the short list and available only through May 31, 2013.
All available now in my online store! Here is the list. Click on the name to be taken directly into my online store.
Sunshine & Sprinkles Designer Series Paper
Marina Mist 3/8" Striped Organdy Ribbon
Order all the Stampin' Up! products you need now in my online store www.shopwithshelly.com before they are all retired. Last day to order is May 31, 2013.
If you have any questions, please be sure to contact me.
Stamping Smiles,
Make handmade baby shower cards and more with the Stampin' Up! Oh, Whale stamp set. You only have through May 31, 2013 to order it in my online store.
Click to order the solution to ink smudges on your handmade cards!
