Birth Announcement

Cardstock: Kraft; beige - own supplies Stamps: "Bundle of Joy" & "Nursery Letters" Stampin' Around Wheel Ink pads: Close to Cocoa & Chocolate Chip Ribbon: Old Olive grossgrain - SU! Punch: Corner Notch - own

Bold and different

This isn't my usual style! It was something I was 'toying' with but not sure where it would be leading! Not an awful lot of work or detail to be honest.

Ingredients Cardstock: Pink; Green and Whisper White all from SU! Stamps: Spot on Stampin' Around Wheel, sentiment from "Polka Dot & Paisley" Ink pads: Pink Passion; Green Galore Punches: corner rounder from SU!; Retro flower medium and small from X-Cut Brad: own supplies

Newborn Baby "Welcome" Gift Basket

I used ordinary brown wrapping paper [cheap from Asda] and wrapped the bundled birth announcements together to secure, removed cards again. I then trimmed the top of the 'bag' with pinking scissors and stamped image of teddy, then placed cards back in the bag.

Hand stamped images from "Bundle of Joy" set and Nursery Letters Stampin Around wheel I'd made 12 birth announcements in total: A close-up of the raised effect of the handstamped and cut teddy bear:

Ingredients:

Ink pads: Close to Cocoa and Chocolate Chip Cardstock: my own. Stamp set: "Bundle of Joy" Trims: Dotty brown ribbon from Hobbycrafts Brown wrapping paper from Asda