Welcome back to the bi-weekly Cardz 4 Galz challenge # 230. Our host, Caz, picked Babies for the theme. When you finish here, please visit the challenge site to see what the rest of the very talented design team members created. Then, don’t forget to upload your creations to our gallery. We look forward to seeing your creations there!

I used some retired Twinkle, Twinkle DSP (designer series paper), the retired resin stars, and the retired Animal Outing stamp set and dies. I’ve used this stamp, dies, and DSP combination for years, and I still love using it for baby cards.

Here’s my Welcome Little One baby card:

Measurements:

The Night of Navy base measures 8-1/2 by 5-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 inches
I used a piece of (retired) Pear Pizazz cardstock for the mat, which measures 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches
The stars DSP measures 4 by 5-1/4 inches
The striped DSP piece measures 1-5/8 by 4 inches
I also trimmed a piece of the striped DSP to 2-1/2 by 6 inches for the envelope flap.
Next, I punched a 1-inch circle of the stars DSP for the envelope seal, then ran it through my XYRON create-a-sticker
The white cardstock for the inside measures 4 by 5-1/4 inches

Stamping &Coloring:

Stamp the kangaroo and frog on the branch using Momento Tuxedo Black ink
Stamp the front sentiment on a scrap piece of white cardstock using Pear Pizazz ink
Color the kangaroo using the Crumb Cake blends combo
Color the koala using the light Smoky Slate blend, then outline him with a pointed end of a black journaling marker
Color the branch using a Gray Granite marker
Use the Pear Pizazz marker to color the leaves and the frog. Use an Old Olive marker to color the frog’s legs
Crop the kangaroo and the frog on the branch using the coordinating die set
Crop the front sentiment using a banner die from Stylish Shapes
Stamp the inside sentiments from Charming Sentiments stamp set as shown below:

Assembly:

Unless otherwise noted, I used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere the pieces together.

Adhere the Pear Pizazz cardstock to the Night of Navy base
Adhere the striped DSP to the stars DSP
Add two pieces of tear & tape to the back of the DSP so you can wrap a piece of the white diagonal trim so it covers the line where the two DSP pieces join
Trim an additional piece of the white trim and tie it in a knot on the front of the card
Add dimensionals to the back of the sentiment, kangaroo, and frog on a branch and adhere the pieces to the front of the card
Randomly add three Night of Navy resin stars to the stars on the DSP
Adhere the inside piece of white cardstock
With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set