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My name, Karin, was pretty common when I was growing up...just not the spelling. Unless you are of German heritage like I am. So, I have spent my entire life answering the question, "What is your name"?... With, "Karin...with an "i"! Who knew it would come in handy all these years later when I went to name my blog.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Sparkle N Sprinkle Flower Child Blog Hop

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to the Sparkle N Sprinkle blog hop.  The design team is looking forward to sharing some great cards with you today.  As with any good blog hop, there are goodies up for grabs, so make sure you leave a comment on all the blogs for your chance at a prize!


Now, you should have arrived here from Lana's Blog, but if you didn't, just start back at the beginning at the Sparkle N Sprinkle blog.  That way you won't miss any of the fun :)

The theme for the hop is Flowers and Children, so I chose to ink up the baby themed set named Baby Baily (380) for my cards today.  While it is a boy themed set, I decided that it really is versatile. I used some pastel patterned paper, and played off the pink, lavender and green.  This could work for little girls too :)  The sweet rhyme was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink (99604) colored with Copic markers and I used Pear Embossing Powder (EP420) for the vertical stamped panel. 


For this next card, I used my go to color combo for baby boy cards, yellow and blue.  I stamped the bib from the same set and embossed them with Ice Rink (EP408) embossing powder and created the background.  I then stamped the bib on yellow and fussy cut it and adhered it with a pop dot.  I used an Oval Nestabilities die and popped up the words Baby Boy as well.  With all the sheen from the embossing powder, a simple ribbon and button was all that I needed to complete the card.


Full card details for both can be found in my gallery at Sparkle N Sprinkle. 

Alright, next up on the hop is April!  (Please click on link below to visit April.)  She is a master when it comes to techniques, so I know you will love what she's showing off.

Have a good one and the entire list is below, just in case you need it :)

Karin Martin http://karin-withaniforpaper.blogspot.com/  (You are here)

42 comments:

C said...

Cute baby cards, Karin.

Brenda said...

Just adorable!!! Love the background paper on the first and the colors....

Karalee said...

Karin, these cards are too cute! What a great take on baby cards.

Shanna Shands said...

The rattles are awesome! I love these.

Julie Z said...

Love the bib background you made for the second card! Cute baby cards Karin.

Gina said...

I love the cards. The bib is adorable.

Barbara Bruder said...

Your baby cards are so nice. I love how you embossed the background on the 2nd card. So cute!!

Shona Erlenborn said...

Great cards Karin - I especially like what you did with the second card!

Unknown said...

I absolutely love that bib card!!!! Toooo stinkin' cute!!! They are both up in the store:)

Anonymous said...

Cute cards and ideas that can be used with other topics. Thanks Becky

April said...

These are great baby cards and so sweet, Karin. Great job.

Susannah said...

I like the bird paper and putting "eat" on the bibs is funny.

Cheryl said...

How fun and cute are these?! Adorable baby cards!

g said...

What a clever idea to stamp and emboss your background paper on card #2. Love it!

A French Accent said...

More baby cards! i really like both backgrounds. i actually use the first stamp on one of my cards and I have to try your way. Thank you for giving me this idea. beautiful!

Ann said...

Cute baby cards

Julie said...

I love the layering effect you did on these cards

Verna Angerhofer said...

These baby cards are so cute and sweet. These images will be a great asset for sending cards to future babies on the horizon.

creativearts said...

Karin, these baby cards are adorable!

Amanda R said...

Love them both but the second card with the fussy cut bib is adorable! Great use of the embossing powders too!

Anonymous said...

Excellent baby card.

Youngdolphin@aol.com

Jann said...

What a great duo of cards for the Hop. I love that saying and the colors, as you mentioned, can be changed for gender.

Anita Braddock said...

Supper sweet project Iam happy to see Baby themes I will be a Grandma very soon. love the colors and the sparkle
and the added Ribbons are so perfect. thanks for sharing
abbraddock@msn.com

NanaConnie said...

Absolutely precious, Karin! Love both of the stamps you used and your papers are perfect for baby cards.

Gina R said...

Adorable cards, love he embossing powder you used.

Donna Ellis said...

Karin, I hopped to your blog post and immediately, my heart said, Awww, too darling! Very sweet, SWEET cards, with wonderfully thought-out EP embellishing. That Ice Rink color looks great! Cute little cards. Thank you, always, for showing off a little of your soul in each of your cards.

Sherry Murphy said...

Eureka. My friend Bailey just had a baby boy. Will use some of your ideas. Great cards.

Dianne Potter said...

Great ideas! Super take on creating a baby boy card. Thank you for sharing.

E. Marie said...

These are so cute and creative. Really like the bib background.

Katy said...

These are both so cute--but that 2nd one is so so awesome! Love how you did the bibs! I wish I had that kind of patience! ;)

Aurora Christina said...

Adorable cards! Thanks for sharing!

Sandra Kersting said...

Love the baby cards and the paper was the perfect match. Your right can be used for a boy or girl.

Mommykins said...

Theses are just the sweetest baby cards

TannyP said...

Awesome cards, Karin! I absolutely am in love with that baby boy card...and the sparkle =) GORGEOUS! You did beautiful work on both of them...the bird paper is too sweet and perfect for a little baby =)

Kathy Vogel said...

I especially like your bib card. They look just like terry cloth.

carrie said...

Great baby cards! Really like the 3-D dimension of the second boy card , but the first card sentiment really hits what a new parent thinks of when checking their new baby out.

HelenM said...

i lkove the little bibs!! Thanks

Robyn Rinehart said...

Love all the accents on your cards. THANK YOU!!!!!!

Frann said...

Two really sweet baby cards!

Sandy (Cheesy) said...

What really adorable flower child/baby cards. I especially love how you made your own background paper. Since I have mostly boys, I really appreciate the ice rink color! lol

Gerlinde said...

Karin, these are adorable! Love them!

1CardCreator said...

Cute cards! Sorry I am late to your hop. DD was here for a visit.

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