Sneaky Peek Day 5: Nesting

Sneaky Peek week continues today at The Cat's Pajamas with a look at the new Nesting set and a fabulous coordinating die. My project today shows off the stamps, but you won’t want to miss the great project I did using the die that I’m saving for Monday night’s Pajama Party in TCP’s SCS forum celebrating the big release.

Now, on to the card, inspired by this week’s Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger photo of a snuggly baby blanket. I was inspired by the colors (blue and yellow) along with the pattern mix (spots and stripes), plus the ribbon and tab elements.

The set’s nest image is stamped in kraft ink on a white circle. I stamped the image a few times, slightly offset each time, for a more filled-in look. The two-step egg image—an outline and matching dotted eggs—are stamped in yellow ink, nestled inside the nest. I stamped the two step bird the same way—solid outline and stamped-off dotted image—then cut it out and perched it on the nest’s edge. I added a tiny pearl for an eye.

The stamped panel is set on a yellow dotted panel with machine-stitched edges, in a nod to the machine-stitched edges of the inspiration photo blanket. I wrapped a piece of TCP’s new seam binding around the panel and dressed it up with a button-embellished bow, tied with some linen thread. The “a little bird told me” sentiment is stamped on a tab made from the notched banner die included in the CutUps Simple Rosette die set.

Be sure to stop by Alma's blog for a list of designers sharing Sneaky Peeks of this set today--and visit the In It to Win It thread in the TCP forum at SCS for a chance to win a set for yourself.

Materials Used:
Nesting stamp set, CutUps Simple Rosette die, seam binding, linen thread (The Cat’s Pajamas); Crumb Cake and Baja Breeze Classic inks, Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake, and Whisper White cardstock (Stampin’ Up!); Dots & Stripes designer papers (Echo Park); Memento Dandelion ink (Tsukineko); circle dies (Spellbinders); white pearl (Recollections); white button (Michaels); sewing machine; foam tape