Pals Blog Hop – Families First

Welcome to the Families First Pals Blog Hop for April 2017.  We are thankful you stopped by to take a look at our 2017 Blog Hop monthly themes.  This month we are featuring projects that are all about our families. This is a great time of year to think about what to make for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, or upcoming graduations. And, family vacations are just around the corner… how would you want to remember those special family moments? We hope to provide you with lots of ideas and that you enjoy our creations.

You may just be starting the Blog Hop or may have come from the previous link from the Line-up on the Pals Blog Hop listing shown below.  The full lineup will help you move along from blog to blog so you may see all the projects.

When I saw today’s theme I just knew I had to “hop” in.  This is my first time participating in a Blog Hop and I’m not sure why it took so long.  Lots of fun and lots of awesome projects!

We’re expecting our first grandchild (a boy) in June, so naturally I’ve had babies on the brain lately.

• The Whisper White thick card base measures 6 1/2″ x 3 1/2″.
• The custom size envelope was easily created using the Envelope Punch Board.
• The Large Letter framelits cut the “large letters”!  I cut the letters with fun foam and Designer Series Paper from the Subtles collection and glued them together for added dimension.

• Soft Sky card stock was cut 1/8″ smaller that the card base and scored using the Simply Scored scoring tool.  This tool is so handy at creating a subtle detail that makes a big impact.
• I knew I wanted to put stars on the boy card so I went hunting through my framelits.  I found the perfect size in the Star Blast Edgelits Dies and cut them out in Soft Sky and Pear Pizzazz card stock.
• A couple of stars from Subtles Enamel Shapes popped on Stampin’ Dimensionals finished it off.

• The inside sentiment is from Better Together stamp set and the stars from the Perpetual Calendar stamp set.  I love when I can go through my sets and pull everything together.

• The baby girl card was created exactly the same way, using Pink Pirouette card stock.
• The sweet little flowers came from That’s the Tag photopolymer stamp set and coordinating Timeless Tags thinlits dies.  These are available in the Occasions Catalog separately or as a bundle.
• I colored them with Stampin’ Write Markers and adhered them directly to the card.
• A Pearl Basic Jewel in the center adds the dimension here.

• The inside sentiment is stamped with Better Together stamp set and another flower from That’s the Tag stamp set.
• Each envelope is finished with a strip of Designer Series Paper for a totally custom look.

Thanks for visiting. To continue with the hop, please refer to the Blog Hop Line-up below. We hope to see you on next month’s Pals Blog Hop! 

1. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
2. Lynn Tague at Beyond Beaches & Blessings
3. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
4. Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper
5. Amy Hoptay at Craft Carnivore
6. Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven’s Retreat
7. Brian King at Stamp with Brian
8. Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
9. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin’
10. Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts by Patti
11. Karen Zaring Browning at Stamp With Me KZB
12. Susan Itell at simplestampin.com
13. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
14. Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stampin’ Habit!
15. Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
16. Debbie Crowley at expressively deb…
17. Lisa Pretto at InkBig Academy Stamps
18. Julie DiMatteo at The Paper Pixie
19. Becky Retzer at Just in Thyme by Becky Retzer
20. Lynn Kolcun at Avery’s Owlery
21. Jennifer Spiller at Westside Paper Creations
22. Debra Simonis at Deb’s Stampin’ Grounds
23. Rae Harper-Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
24. Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
25. Shawn de Oliveira at ShawnStamps.com
26. Rosanne Mulhern at Heartfelt Stamping
27. Denise Hoepfner at The Mountain Magpie
28. Sara Hicks Stuart at Sentiments by Sara
29. Jennifer Michalski at Stamping Serenity
30. Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards

Take care,

Rosanne

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