Number of Years and Zoo Babies for Global Design Project

My little granddaughter, Cedar, turns two in a week or so! She is my only granddaughter so far, and she has to be pretty feisty to hold her own against all those boys in the family, but she is well up to that task.
She's talking a lot now, and has her own run bike with a helmet and everything, loves to dress up and takes care of all her "babies"!  I'm Nama and Ken is Namps to her. Pink and purple are her favourite colours and she likes ponies! With that in mind, I used the Global Design Project Challenge sketch to create this zebra card for her using the Number of Years stamp set and the retiring Zoo Babies.

I tried some different versions of this card, including one using Playful Pals stamp set to try to make a pony, but I wasn't happy with the result.

But the ears didn't quite look right and even though I stamped the Wisteria Wonder three time, it still didn't hide the Blushing Bride underneath it. And then, it just wasn't cute enough, so I got out my zebra from Zoo Babies stamp set and went in a different direction with the card.

• I tried to get the watercolour wash behind the 2 in a couple of ways. I tried using a clear block with the ink directly on them, spritzed with a bit of water. I liked how it turned out, except that I was working with Whisper White cardstock, which was warping a bit with the water, and the water drop image didn't work as well with it. For the effect in this photo, I used one of the Timeless Texture images and I love the way it looks.
• I used the Large Number Framelits to die cut the 2 from Wisteria Wonder cardstock. the Number of Years stamp set created the little banner "Look Who's Turning". and I stamped a zebra each in Wisteria Wonder and Blushing Bride ink and fussy cut them out. 
• I added the number 2 and the zebras using Stampin' Dimensionals. The zebras are in lieu of ponies, because I couldn't get a stamped pony to the place where I liked it.

I did my pre-order today from the new 2016 - 17 Annual Catalogue and I'm eagerly waiting now for the UPS Man to deliver to my order in a week's time. Then I'll share it with you! I can't wait to start using all the amazing products in it!

If you want to see some more sneak peaks all you have to do is google pinterest and search for Stampin' Up! 2016 - 17 Annual Catalogue.

Here's some bonus Cedar photos:

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Product List

Number Of Years Photopolymer Stamp Set [140653]	Number Of Years Photopolymer Bundle [140811]	Timeless Textures Wood-Mount Stamp Set [140514]	Timeless Textures Clear-Mount Stamp Set [140517]	Zoo Babies Wood Stamp Set [130453]
Zoo Babies Clear Stamp Set [130456]	Wisteria Wonder 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [122922]	Blushing Bride 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131198]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Wisteria Wonder Classic Stampin' Pad [126985]
Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad [131172]	Large Numbers Framelits Dies [140622]	Big Shot [113439]	Paper Snips Scissors [103579]	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755]
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Fast Fuse Adhesive [129026]

Zoo Babies Baptism Card for The Paper Players

Sometime soon we are travelling to my sister's place and going to the baptism of my second great nephew, Logan, the son of my niece, Katie.  Here's the little guy here:

I am so looking forward to meeting him and spending some time with my sisters. It's going to be fun! But, of course I had to make a card for the baptism and I thought I'd use the layout from The Paper Player's Challenge this week: (And Linda Callahan, I didn't copy you, I promise! I only really saw your card when I had finished mine!)

I also wanted to feature more of the retiring products from the old Annual Catalogue and the perfect stamp set is Zoo Babies! I also have a lot of Designer Series Paper left this year so I welcomed the chance to use some of it in this design:

• I used Sweet L'il Things Designer Series Paper along with the colour palette from the set, so Hello Honey, Pool Party, Tangelo Twist and Tip Top Taupe all got to shine here.
• I think this giraffe is my favourite image from Zoo Babies. I inked him up here in Hello Honey and added the Tip Top Taupe accents right onto the stamp with a Stampin' Write Marker.
• The sentiment is from another retiring stamp set, Trust God. This was, of course, very appropriate for a baptism.
• I made great use of the Circles Collection Framelits and the 2 3/8" Scallop Circle Punch, which is retiring. The little heart was punched with one of the three punches in the retiring Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack.
• The lettering for "Logan's Baptism" was done with the Alphabet Rotary Stamp, which is also gone for good after May 31, but I am planning to hang on to mine, because it's really handy when you want to make your own sentiments!

Thanks for dropping by! Have a great day!

Click on the links below to take you to my On-Line Store, where you can read about, look at, and purchase if you wish, the products used to make this card today.

Product List

Zoo Babies Wood Stamp Set [130453]	Zoo Babies Clear Stamp Set [130456]	Trust God Wood Stamp Set [132094]	Trust God Clear Stamp Set [126702]	Alphabet Rotary Stamp [133769]
Sweet Li'l Things Designer Series Paper [138447]	Tip Top Taupe 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138336]	Hello Honey 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133678]	Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [122924]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]
Hello Honey Classic Stampin' Pad [133643]	Tip Top Taupe Classic Stampin' Pad [138325]	2015-2017 In Color Stampin' Write Markers [138333]	Circles Collection Framelits Die [130911]	2" Circle Punch [133782]
2-3/8" Circle Scallop Punch [118874]	Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack [133787]	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755]	Fast Fuse Adhesive [129026]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]
Glue Dots [103683]