I’ve been making baby cards for a boy a lot this month; I was producing a number so that Julia had a reasonable selection – and the next time that anyone needs one, I’ll be ready. Unless the baby is a girl, that is. So I decided to make a pink card, just to be prepared. And the Zoo Babies set was still on my desk so out it came again.

The three rhinos are slightly too big to fit on a standard sized card, so I cut a piece of very vanilla at 5.5″ wide. This meant that I could add a quarter inch border on the base card and be able to make an envelope out of a sheet of regular 8.5″ by 11″ card stock, essential since I don’t have blushing bride in 12 by 12. I used a ruler and pencil to draw a line to help me line up the rhinos which I then stamped in blushing bride. I added the toucan stamped in perfect plum and used the same ink for the sentiment which is from the Bravo set. I mounted the very vanilla on a base of blushing bride.

I then took another piece of blushing bride and cut it to a 8.5″ square which enabled me to make the matching envelope sized to fit a 4.5″ by 6″ card. Whilst I still have my stamps inked up, I added the little toucan to the front of the envelope as well.

There, now I’m prepared for any births.

See you tomorrow,

Liz