B Is for Baby

The Clear and Simple Stamps design team is starting its “Release Review” of Collection 2 today. Over the next few days, the designers will be sharing fresh new projects featuring products included in last month’s release. Today’s focus is on background sets.

I used the Playroom set for this baby card in a non-traditional baby color scheme. The set’s alphabet strip is stamped repeatedly on the kraft cardstock panels in On the Catwalk Cream ink. The result is a subtle background that adds interest to the card without making it busy. I layered a giraffe, cut from a fun houndstooth patterned paper with one of the dies from the Baby Shower set, over the circle. A piece of yellow twine is tied around the giraffe’s neck for a whimsical touch.

I added the other kraft strip to the bottom of a yellow card base. A strip of black cardstock and a strip of dotted masking/washi tape are stacked above the kraft panel to add a nice mix of pattern and texture. I layered the panel with the giraffe over that and added a button accent. The “b is for baby” sentiment from the Punny Baby set is stamped around the edge of the circle panel—it seemed like a great match for the alphabet theme I started on the kraft panels.

Be sure to check out the rest of the designers featuring projects with CSS’s background sets. Here’s where to find them:
CSS Blog
Kim Duran
Lori Tecler-you’re here!
Laura Bassen
Laurie Willison
Stephany Zerbe

Materials Used:
Playroom and Punny Baby stamp sets, Perfect Little Black Dress and On the Catwalk Cream inks, Say Yellow to All Your Fans, Kraft Like a Rockstar, and Perfect Little Black Dress cardstock, Baby Shower die, Brown Leather Satchel button, yellow Divine Twine (Clear and Simple Stamps); Blissful 6x6 paper pad (Authentique); circle die (Spellbinders); black dotted masking tape (7gypsies); linen thread (The Cat’s Pajamas); foam tape