Feb 20 2008
Belly Button Bling, Chapter 3
It’s time for another Dirty Dozen/Dirty Dozen Alumni challenge. This time the focus is to use stamps designed by fellow Dirty Girls or as an alternate choice we could semi-case something by a fellow Dirty Girl . The required element is to use a Spring color combination with a restriction of no diecut/embossing machines (i.e. Cuttlebug). So I decided to use one of Lisa Strahl’s backgrounders from Cornish Heritage Farms and semi-case myself.
If you’re a member of the Splitcoast Fan Club, you may remember this card that I made in November 2005. (You can only see it if you’re a Fan Club member. If you’re not a Fan Club member, you can get details on joining here.) So in this first card, my girl is wearing her little denim skirt, showing off her hip belly button bling. Well, some time went by and she met this great dude, got married and sported this little number…which has, in turn, lead to this:
Yes, she’s in the “family way.” She’s still hip, but she’s had to put away the belly button bling…for a while, anyway.
I followed the same premise as the lingerie card but added a lot more curves.
I thought it would be nice to have a matching gift bag to go along with the card so I made my own (nice and round… like her belly). Here’s how I did it:
Cut two 6 1/2″ circles from the dark plum cardstock and two 6 1/4″ circles from the light plum cardstock. I stamped the Large Polka Dot backgrounder using vanilla craft ink on the light plum circles. (Since the circles were wider than the stamp, I used my stamp-a-ma-jig to line up the dots for the remaining part of the circle.) Remove 1/2″ from the bottom of each circle and adhere the lighter pieces to the darker ones.
For the sides, cut two 8″ x 2″ strips of dark plum cardstock. Score in 1/4″ along each long side. Score in 3″ from one short side on each piece. From this 3″ score line, snip along the length of the strip, only going in as far as the 1/4″ score line. (Don’t snip past the 3″ score line.)
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Adhere the first side piece, aligning the 3″ score line with the bottom corner of the bag. Continue adhering up the side of the bag, bending the side piece to fit along the curve.
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Begin adhering the second side, aligning the 3″ score line of the second strip with the other bottom corner of the bag, overlapping the 3″ lengths of the strips on the bottom.
Apply glue (or your adhesive of choice–I use Tombow Mono Multi) to the exposed tabs and bottom edge and adhere the second side of the bag, aligning the edges with the curve of the side. I poked my scissors down inside the bag to help with alignment.
For the handles, cut two 9 1/2″ x 3/4″ strips of dark plum cardstock. Adhere each end to bag using big brads.
I can’t wait to see what the other DDG’s have created! Click here to see. Thanks so much for looking!!! Have a great day!
Cardstock: SU Creamy Caramel, Perfect Plum, Pale Plum Ink: SU Creamy Caramel and Vanilla craft Stamp: Large Polka Dot backgrounder by Cornish Heritage Farms Rub-ons: Deja Views ‘Congrats,’ One Heart One Mind ‘A Mother is…’ and Lil Davis Designs ‘Black Alphabet’ Accessories: Karen Foster Biggie Brads, ribbon, Creative Memories Circle Cutter, 1 ¼” and 1 3/8” circle punches, pop dots, sponge. Card size 4 ¼” x 5 ½”.
Have I told you lately how brilliant you are? I love this!!!
Amazing how you inked her up and gave her cleavage! Great card!
This is fabulous!! I love the shading you’ve done to show how she’s truly getting ready for motherhood!!
Perfect!!!
Oh Michele, this is fabulous! It gave me a chuckle, too, after reading your story. I always loved the card with the belly button ring. This is just over-the-top wonderful.
these are fantastic, thanks for the instructions.
Oh, wow…this is such a fantastic set. I love them!
That is so adorable… well done!
I just found your blog thru Allison’s … LOVE it!
Amazing!
you make the most amazing things! I simply love all of them, but the second one is just WOW! You are so creative!!
SUPER adorable!!!
I remember those cards!!! In fact, they’re both in my favs! This one is just as fabulous as the other two.
This is too cute! Thank-you for the awesome tutorial!
Michele, you are just too creative! This is such a cute duo!
This is such a wonderful set, Michele! And thanks for such great instructions!
Oh. My. Gosh. This is so cute! I’m going to go around looking for pregnant ladies to make this card for LOL. And I just love the matching bag. Fantastic!!!
OMGOSH! This is so awesome, M!!! I love it! You’re just so brilliant!! You sponge the best boobs I’ve EVER seen. LOL. You’re a genius!!!
This is so clever!!
Wow! this is sooo great - fun!
OH-MY-GOSH!!!! This is freakin’ adorable!!! Thanks for sharing!
Great card making here! Such a great talent you are! These are so clever and fun! Deb
Michele: You are the best! Your directions are SO clear, too! Thanks for the inspiration.
I love this so much! Who in the “family way,” wouldn’t LOVE this too! Sooo awesome!! Thanks for the detailed instructions!!!
freakin’ brilliant, as usual!!
I’m just sitting here wondering why this doesn’t have at least 50 comments?!?!?!?! HELLO PEOPLE?!?!?!?!
How completely fun and adorable is this!! Love it!
Totally and completely AMAZING!!!! I love it!
Wonderful project and great tutorial!!! Your card for the Leather and Lace Theme was one of the first cards that truly stuck in my head as being over the top fabulous when I was new to SCS back in April, May 2006. I loved her outfit and how you shaded her clevage to be so life like!!! Gee, I wanted to touch them and I’m not even a man — LOL!!! Your creative genius and out of the box thinking with designs like these has always inspired me — thank you so much for that!!!!
This is adorable! You are so creative! I love the matching bag….just great!
OHMYGOSH, Michele!! I LOVE it……especially the cleavage!!! Baaahahahaaaaa!
Totally, totally cute!
Sexy mama! SO darn cute. I love the awesome bag too!
Oh my goodness!!!! You ROCK the girls!
LOVE the Hip mom card! That is way too genius! What a great card for a shower or expecting baby.