Baby

A few days before Christmas our vet gave birth to her first baby...

a girl, so yesterday I made this card to welcome little Olivia.

Concentrating on creating is a pleasant distraction to help  

me deal with the pain.

Of course, the card had to have an animal on it, although I am pretty sure

our vet will not have to treat any giraffes in our little beach side town.

This oh-so-cute giraffe is a freebie digital stamp by Artesanato, and I

coloured her very softly with Promarkers.

My flower arrangement is very sparkly IRL with Star Dust Stickles, 

but unfortunately the camera has not picked up the dazzle.

I completely covered the title die-cut with the Star Dust Stickles, and for

some reason the camera has picked up its sparkle.

The inside of the card co-ordinates with the front. I took this photo after the

sun had gone down, so that is why it is not as bright as the previous photos.

Challenges I would like to enter 

A Gem of a Challenge #185 - 'Celebrate Something New'

CCC Digi Creations #65 - 'Use Die-cuts and/or Punches' WINNER

Crafty Friends #49 - 'New Beginnings'

Crafty Purple Frog - 'New Beginnings'

Daisy Chain #4 - 'Add Some Sparkle' 

Do-Al(l) Kreatives #1 - 'Something New'

Nordsalten Hobbyklubb #153 - 'Baby'

Simply Create Too #123 - 'New Beginnings'

Image - Artesanato (Freebie digital stamp)

Colouring - Promarkers

Paper - Forever Friends New Arrival

Dies - Spellbinder Classic Oval, Scalloped Oval, Classic Circle, Scalloped Circle; Cheery Lynn Flourish Leaf Strip; Marianne LR0217 (Baby); EZ Cut 50046 (Stars)

Stickles - Ranger Star Dust

Flowers, pearl stems and lace are from my junk stash.

After several days of near average temperatures (but with high humidity), we are bracing ourselves again for a major heat-wave here in Australia, so I guess I will be staying indoors with the air conditioning on, and hopefully doing some more crafting,

Until next time, thank you for visiting.

Hugs,

Jennifer x