Bundle of Joy

Another baby card completed this weekend! I had forgotten all about Teddy & Train until I went through the box of retired stamps. In trying to make a gender-neutral card, I had to forgo the cute little train, but the teddy bear was perfect.  It was colored with Copic markers, because I really wanted to blend the colors - the paper it was stamped upon had to be Very Vanilla to match the DSP.  Kind of hard to blend regular ink without making the paper pill up and get all wonky.

I'm always sorry to see stamp sets retire, but also excited to see what new ones will be coming out. Yes, I am conflicted that way. (Some might say psycho, lol.) We only have five days left of Sale-A-Bration, and about five weeks left of the Occasions Mini catalog. Then those stamps will be gone, gone, gone!  And all the lovely Designer Series Papers. *sniff!* Though I gotta be totally honest; those gnomes will not be missed by me at ALL.

Stamps: Teddy & Train
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Wild Wasabi, Bridesmaid DSP (retired)
Ink: VersaMark, Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Sketch Markers
Accessories: Very Vanilla 5/8" Satin Ribbon, Pearls Basic Jewels, Pinking Hearts Border Punch

It's UnBEARable

My gratitude today is for all the military members who are serving our country, especially the ones who have to spend the holidays away from their families.  It is so hard for them, AND their loved ones, and I truly am grateful for the sacrifices they make for us.

And in that vein, today's card is going to be included with the next batch going to Operation Write Home, for a deployed service member to send home to a loved one!  BTW, don't forget to vote for OWH at Joann's Craft for a Cause - you can vote once a day through December 4th!

Stamp: Teddy & Train (greeting printed on computer)
Cardstock: Confetti White, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Watercolor Paper
Ink: Soft Suede Classic, Cherry Cobbler Classic
Accessories: Very Vanilla 5/8" Seam Binding Ribbon, Heart Bitty Button, Linen Thread, Perfect Polka-Dots embossing folder, Square Lattice embossing folder, Big Shot Die-Cut Machine, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Word Window Punch, Basic Pearls