Inside & Out: Baby

A new year brings new beginnings. I am so excited for this new year because there will be lots of new babies coming soon to the neighborhood. (not from me so don't even ask!) Nichole has a great new set coming out this month that has elements that can be used on both the exterior and interior of cards. It's a sentiment only set that can be combined with all of your other baby sets. Or you get creative like I've done today with my project.

I paired my sentiments up with images from Pine's All Star Team and the additions sets to create an adorable card and tag ensemble for a special baby boy. Our friend and his wife are expecting a baby boy this spring and they are really into sports.
My card features a Dark Chocolate pennant stamped with *baby boy!* from the Inside & Out: Baby set coming out this month on the 15th. I stamped the images on White Shimmer cardstock and the results are stunning. The subtle softness is perfect for a baby card. The *twinkle* sentiment is from Star Prints. I paired it up with the sentiment *All Star* from All Star Team to create a clever, sports themed sentiment. The stars from All Star Team were stamped in Spring Rain, punched and glittered. The Spring Rain twill makes a nice coordinating accent piece and has a silver brad attached. Background papers from Papertrey have polka dots and stars.

The inside of this card is a real hit too. I combined 3 separate sentiments from Inside & Out: Baby to create my inside verse, along with images from All Star Team and the additions sets. Again, I played up the sports theme in a totally cute way.

My matching gift tag is made from the same elements as my card, with the addition of Spring Rain grosgrain ribbon, Dark Chocolate grosgrain ribbon and a large silver eyelet. I haven't purchased the baby gift yet but I'm thinking a pair of teensie Nike tennis shoes will be perfect!

I hope you enjoy my projects today. If you have babies coming soon, this month at Papertrey is going to be extra special. This set combined with the Baby Button Bits are sure to be a homerun!

If you'd like to see even more baby inspired projects, please visit the other Papertrey designers' blogs:

Nichole Heady
Heather Nichols
Lisa Johnson
Becky Oehlers
Betsy Veldman
Debbie Olson
Dawn McVey
Kim Hughes
Geny Cassady
Melissa Phillips
Niki Estes