Happy Wednesday! Welcome to the Rita Wright Surprise Blog Hop! I follow Anne Marie Hile in the list of official hoppers! Rita of Rita’s Creations, is one of the talented designers at Freshly Made Sketches. If you know Rita, you know that she is one of the sweetest people you could ever meet. Rita will be taking a leave of absence for a few months, as she is taking time off to have a beautiful baby girl, Laila! In celebration of Rita, we are showering her with baby cards! Because Rita is such a special friend, and because I wanted to make a very special card for her and Laila, I created with my heart and went vintage. I hope you enjoy today’s card and the hop we have created in honor of Rita!
The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips: Sweet and Vintage
This finished card measures 5-1/4″ x 5-1/4″.
- Sweet Baby! The retiring stamp, Bringing Baby, creates the perfect focal point for a vintage card. After very lightly tinting it with Blender Pens and inks, the image was zipped through the Big Shot with a Labels Framelit. A few Waterspots, courtesy of the French Foliage set, combined with speckles made with the Color Spritzer Tool, instantly ages the focal image. The Itty Bitty Banners set, coupled with the new Bitty Banners Framelits, creates the perfect sentiment!
- Banner for Baby! To personalize this card, a banner was created using Itty Bitty Banners Framelits and the Lovely Letters Alphabet set. Stamped in Baja Breeze and hand-snipped, each letter was embellished with Dazzling Diamonds. Mini-bows, crafted from Pool Party Baker’s Twine, separate each flag. Of course, no vintage card is complete without Basic Pearls.
Rita, I hope you enjoy your card. It is winging its way to you! And how about you? What do you think of Laila’s vintage baby card? Won’t you let me know in today’s comment? Your comments are so very important to me, and I do read each and every one of them. Of course, I am always more than happy to answer any questions that you might have about the cards that I create or the techniques I use. I am only an email away! Now skedaddle on over to the talented Cindy Hall, next on our blog hop list. Until next time…
The Official Rita’s Baby Blog Hop Hoppers
Stamp Sets: Bringing Baby (retiring May 31st-122905), Itty Bitty Banners* (W 126255, C 126257), Lovely Letters Alphabet (115030), French Foliage (W 120845, C 121166); Inks: Soft Suede (115657), Crumb Cake (121030), Baja Breeze (111833), Bashful Blue (105209), Pretty in Pink (101301), So Saffron (105213), Blush Blossom Stampin’ Write Marker (100037), Neutrals Stampin’ Write Marker Collection (119703); Designer Series Paper: Subtles Patterns Designer Series Paper Stack (117152); Card Stock: So Saffron (105118), Very Vanilla (101650); Tools: Big Shot (113439), Finial Press Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (retiring May 31st-115963), Bitty Banners Framelits* (129267), Labels Collection Framelits (125598), Sponge Daubers (102892), Color Spritzer Tool (107066), Blender Pens (102845); Glitz and Glam: Dazzling Diamonds (102023), Basic Pearls (119247), Pool Party Baker’s Twine (125547); *Available June 1st
