Feb 23 2008
A Special Delivery…and Chocolate
It’s the weekend…and it’s a busy one for us. Something to do every day, but before I do all I need to do, I want to share a couple things using a new release by Lizzie Anne Designs called Petite Phrases.
special delivery
I don’t know what it is about baby cards, but I just love making them. Here, I paper-pieced the little sack to match the paper covering the base, but before I adhered it, I added an extra baby. I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to place the extra head on the one side, then I drew in some tiny feet above the others.
I used a 1 3/8″ circle punch to cut the rounded end of the blue strip. I cut the width of the strip to barely fit the width of the circle punch, inserted the strip in the punch as usual, but then I pulled the one end out through the circular hole. That way I was only punching the rounded end on one side. It’s easy to do with the word window punch too when you have a phrase or need a tab that’s longer than the punch. It isn’t a “new” idea, but one I often forget about. Paper is by Fiskars Cloud 9 Design “Baby Boy” Stripes and Dots. Card is 4 1/4″ x 4 1/4″.
need chocolate? (Who doesn’t? 
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I don’t know about you all, but I could *always* use some chocolate!
I did some paper-piecing again here. When it works out, it’s just so much easier than trying to match marker or ink colors to the paper and I like the replication of the print or texture (or maybe I’m just obsessed with the technique). I used a 3-d black gel pen to add the tiny swirls of dots (which were already on the image…I just highlighted them). The center chocolate on the 3″ x 3″ card is popped up on a dimensional, as is the focal panel. The goody box is by Martha Stewart (3″ x 3″ x 2″). I covered each side and the top with the brown patterned paper, added some brads to the strip of striped paper and adhered the strip to the box. Paper is Bo Bunny “Paris Blossoms” and “Paris Romance.”
Thanks for stopping by! Look for a couple more Petite Phrases samples soon! Have a great day!
Ackkkkk!!! These are soooo cute! Love them both Michele!!! Love that stitching and faux stitching tab. It’s just perfect!
OMG — these are just adorable!! Every little detail is fabulous!!
This is one of the most adorable baby cards EVER!!! OMG, I love it! Every little detail is perfectly wonderful! The chocolate card and gift box are quite yummy too!
Have a super weekend! 
Awesome cards, M! I love them both, but that baby card with the “extra baby” is positively DARLING!
Love these cards but especially the baby one. That layout is wonderful and I think when I get back home I will just have to CASE it. Have you ever had chocolate waffles? Yummo.
Just GORGEOUS! Both of ‘em!
Wow! The baby card is such a standout! I love that you drew in a second baby! Great colors, coloring, stitching, and layout! The chocolate set is absolutely yummy!
Wau w what a beautiful cards. I love the deep colours you use. Hugs Marja
AAACK! These are so dang cute, Michele! I just love every single thing you make. I really do!!
Both cards and the box are wonderful! Yum! I do love your paper piercing! Deb
Aren’t you clever! That baby card is tooooooo creative! Very creative artwork on both projects!
Beautiful projects! I love them both!
The baby card is completely adorable Michelle. I love the stitching and that little safety pin holding the ribbon. SO CUTE!! And the chocolate set.. well that yummy duel couldn’t be more fabulous!
Super cute baby card and I LOVE The chocolate duo!
These are both wonderful, but that chocolate on mmmm……. to die for! Who can’t love chocolate!
These are great! LOVE your TWINS card-WOW!!!!
Really sweet idea’s
This is a cool card!
Pinky
Love it all, but especially the adorable baby card. It is just soooooo cute!
Oh, my gosh! These are just way too darling!! The baby card is the cutest EVER! I love the tab. Dang, I always forget to do that with my punches, too. Love how you made twins–CUTE! And the chocolate set–wow! Yummy! The box looks like pure chocolate bliss! Fantastic, Michele!
These cards are great…especially the baby one! I love the two little heads and the matching sack they are in! The rounded strip is very clever and so is the extra stitches. Love it!
Your stork with the twins is just darling!!! I love all of your chocolate stuff too!! Yum!!
what an adorable baby card! love the chocolate too!
Both are fabulous!!