This post is brought to you by the letter B

The letter B stands for:

Babies

Indeed it does. And babies are on my mind these days, because there is a new one in our family. And I just love the onesie in this stamp set, Made with Love, so I had to use it in both its striped and plain versions. And that brings me to my next B:

The letter B stands for:

Borrowed

I really can’t take credit for this design, however, because I borrowed it from the 2016-17 Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog. I chose different colors for my design, though. And I didn’t emboss anything (the letter L stands for lazy, in this case). I really like the combination of So Saffron and Pool Party inks. Up next:

The letter B stands for:

Birthday

Before I know it my little grandson will be a year old, so I decided to use the same color palette as the previous card to make him a birthday card. Months in advance. Better to be prepared, I say. I found a very cute card on Pinterest (credit to Renee Lynch) and just fell in love with it, so here is my take on her original design:

And that will take us to our final letter B:

The letter B stands for:

Background

My only problem with CASE-ing the design was that I don’t have any of the new Designer Series Paper yet. So I made my own background simply by stamping a piece of plain cardstock and using it in place of the DSP (Designer Series Paper). I used the branch stamp from the Stampin’ Up! Number of Years set for a soft look behind the number 1 – Number of Years is also one of my favorite stamps. Yes, they are like my children. I confess. They are all my favorite. And now I’m going to sneak in one extra letter B: