Scrapbooking, Card Making, Cricut Projects, and Crafts
A Handmade Baby Card is so much fun to make and also a welcome gift to new parents! From the pretty pastel papers and buttons to the sweet animal die cuts, they remind me of when my kiddos were babies…..and that was a LONG time ago!
A friend messaged me about making a Handmade Baby Boy Card for a shower with a Planes, Trains, and Automobiles theme. I immediately had an idea of what I wanted to make.
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This spunky Cricut turtle in his spiffy top hat makes an adorable birthday card for a little boy. I also used him to make a Welcome Baby card, and the Mom loved it! The nursery was decorated with turtles and she thought it was so sweet that I remembered and made a card just for them.
You could also change the turtle to pink or purple for a little girl.
I used an 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ piece of cardstock for the card base and folded it in half. I prefer to use Bazzill Textured cardstock, because it has a nice thickness which allows the cards to stand up nicely. I chose three coordinating patterned papers to complete the card. I love putting different patterns together, like strips, polka dots, and plaids. As long as the colors coordinate, they make for a wonderful card.
I used a 5 1/4″ x 4″ piece of large dotted paper for the background. Then I cut a strip of striped paper 5 1/4″ x 1 1/2″. I layered a piece of blue cardstock on top of it that matches the card base. It measures 5 1/4″ x 1″. A piece of white Stampin’ Up binding ribbon tied on top adds a nice touch to the card.
I cut the Cricut turtle at 3″, using a black base and layering the other pieces on top of it. The main part of the body are green with a small white dot. The shell and hat are light blue plain that matches the other printed papers. I attached the turtle using Pop dots to add dimension.
To finish the Cricut turtle card I stamped, “Happy Birthday” using the Teeny Tiny Wishes set from Stampin’ Up, and punching it out in a small oval. I punched a scalloped oval in green cardstock and layered the two.
I love the Create a Critter Cartridge so much that when Provocraft introduced Create a Critter 2 Cartridge , I just had to have it! It features a lot of the same fun animals with the addition of hats, hearts, and other props, making them perfect for holiday projects.
The cards that I have made using them have turned out great! I can’t wait to make party favors, decorations, and treat bags for Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Birthday Parties.
Here are more Create a Critter Cards:
Elephant and Snail Cricut Cards
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Oh how I love the smell of a newborn baby. There’s nothing quite like it. I got to hold a baby this week. Even though she wasn’t a newborn, she was so sweet and pretty with big brown eyes. Today I have a Baby Lamb Cricut Card to share that’s perfect for a baby girl.
This pretty little lamb is on the Create A Critter Cricut Cartridge. I can’t tell you how much I love that cartridge. It has so many great animals that are perfect for birthdays, boys, girls, Halloween, Christmas, and so much more.
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Of all the cards that I have made, this is one of my favorites! A friend asked if I could make a Sock Monkey Card for a baby shower for her niece. She sent me a picture of the invitation, and I used that as inspiration.
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