Card Making Tutorial - Baby Shower Gift

I made this card to accompany a baby shower gift.  It's a very basic layout that is great for beginners.  With its clean lines, it's great for highlighting a pattern paper that has caught your eye, or a large sentiment stamp you've been wanting to use.

Watch the Tutorial here:

Cardstock:

Stampin Up Night of Navy

Stampin Up Brocade Blue

Patterned Paper:

Tan Wag from Michaels

Ink:

Stampin Up Whisper White (Craft)

Stampin Up Not Quite Navy (Classic)

Stamps:

Close To My Heart - Love Life

Inspiration:

BumGenius wetbag

Cut List:

Base - 8.5" x 5.5"

Navy - 4" x 5.25"

Gray - 3.75" x 5"

Navy - 3" x 5"

White - 1.5" x 5"

Exploring Space - The Power of Puzzles

Day 6 - The Power of Puzzles

Puzzles have been an integral part of Hannah's education up to this point.  From basic chunky puzzles as a baby, to peg styles as a toddler, and now she can quickly master jigsaw puzzles.  This puzzle from Melissa and Doug was our first giant floor puzzle, and we'll definitely be purchasing more of them in the future.  

Exploring Space - Punching Constellations

Day 5 - Punching Constellations

While it's fun to teach Hannah things, the knowledge doesn't resonate with her until she's able to connect it to her everyday life.  The concept of space and planets is hard for her to fully grasp, but stars is something she understands.  Today I focused on turning those seemingly random smattering of stars  into constellations - stories and figures that create a veritable fairytale in the night sky.

Exploring Space - Sparkle Play Dough Recipe

Day 4: Sparkle Play Dough

For those in the USA, Happy 4th of July!  I thought it would be timely to post a recipe for sparkly play dough.  When your dining room table is covered in shimmering stars, you'll understand why I thought this was a particularly patriotic post.

Exploring Space - Stamping Stars

I thought I had it all planned out.  I gathered the supplies and prepared the tray the night before, and in my mind I thought this would be the perfect activity for Hannah to do while I nursed William in the morning.  Lesson Learned - test it out ahead of time if you want it to run smoothly...

Day Three - Stamping Stars