ROCK-A-BYE BABY

For someone whose friends have pretty much "aged out" of the baby years, I am really enjoying this "Nursery Necessities" stamp set--mainly, the sailboat image. Chadrick had a sailboat nursery (many years ago), but we used primary colors "back then." On this card, I added some fun doodles, and I think they add just the right amount of "umph" to the card. I had a hard time deciding which color of ribbon to use so, believe me, the Certainly Celery looked best. BTW, the size of this card is 3" x 6" and it fits SU's Small Open-End Envelopes. Other SU products used to create this card include Scalllop Circle punch, Pop-Up Glue Dots, Metallic Brads, and Mini Glue Dots.

TIC TAC TOE & DOODLING

I've never considered myself much of a "doodler," but I find myself reaching more and more for that white gel pen! I suppose I could get a bit more creative with my doodle art, but I seem to use the same squiggles and dots again and again. This tic-tac-toe project was stamped with the new "A Beautiful Thing" stamp set, and I chose Purely Pomegranate and Basic Gray for the colors.

To make the board sturdy, I used a 6x6 portion of the thin card board that comes with packs of designer paper and just covered it with Purely Pomegranate card stock. The Basic Gray card stock served to add a coordinating color, but it also became a mock grid once I put the punched floral-stamped squares in place.