April Showers (Brings Brides & Babies) Blog Hop

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We've got all kinds of great baby and bridal shower related crafts and ideas for you.

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I am so getting ready for my 2 nieces' weddings!  I made this card using a digital stamp set I bought from Paper Garden Catherine St. Clair design).  I water colored the umbrella, mounted it on blue polka dot patterned paper, then mounted it on a white cardstock base.  I added clear rhinestones to look like rain falling.  Now I have to get busy and make another!  ~Gracie

This is a baby shower card for my nephew’s baby.  I used my cameo to design &  cut out the card and the theme was whales….  And onesies on a clothes line always feels like a baby shower to me! ~Jennifer

I opted to make a card for a baby shower.  I made a cute diaper with a diaper pin pattern and made two slits on the front so the side flaps slide in...just like the real thing.  Inside, a play on words reminding the parents-to-be they are entering a "changing" world printed on Pink Pirouette card stock.  To finish it off, I tied some Offray pink ribbon across the front.   ~Kim

Who doesn't love babies!! This sweet card is from the "Bundle of Joy" group on SVG Cuts.  

They have a example of a boy and a girl card along with some other cute items... keep hopping and you will find another baby item to go with it! ~Anna

  

If you came from my personal blog to here, you know that I was digging through my diecuts drawer for inspiration for today's hop.  Well this one to came from a friend in a swap but unfortunately I don't know who gave it to me, but it was so pretty I had to use it.

I used the Cricut scroll embossing folder on the entire card, that's right I just add the entire folded card base into the folder and ran it through. I then took my bone folder and smoothed the back of the card until it was flat.  I added another layer of smooth cardstock with my greeting (Stampin' Up Rose Wonder Stamp Set) on the inside to give the weakened paper more structure. 

I love how it turned out. Simple but so pretty. ~Theresa

I decided to use one of the card designs already designed on my Cricut cartridge called Artfully Sent by CTMH.  The image is Baby Pop Up Card.  I only used the inside of the card because I had a different idea for the outside.  The paper used for the outfits and behind the letters all came from a mat stack by DCWV called Nana’s Nursery – Girl.  For the front, I used on whole page from that same stack and stamped on the sentiments.  Those came from two sets – the “congratulations” was by Fiskars from a set called Sentiments and the lower phrase was from set by Close To My Heart called Just to Say.  This was a card that packs impresses without being too difficult to do. ~ Denise 

  

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Here's today's line up:

Theresa ~ scrapsbygracie.blogspot.com
Card A Day Challenge Blog Design Team ~ cardadaychallenge.blogspot.com
Kim ~ katydidcards.com
Anna ~ http://grumpygrandmacreations.blogspot.com
Sarah ~ www.sarahbiswabic.blogspot.com
Sharon ~ http://piece-ofheart.blogspot.com
Holli ~ Sunflowerholli.blogspot.com
Amanda ~ http://salnclts76.blogspot.com
Lisa ~ http://lisaslittlerascals.blogspot.com
Jearise ~ http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com
Alicia ~ http://goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com
Enclade ~ www.nanasscrapspot.com