Reflecting today on the times in my life when we were welcoming a new precious bundle to our world. I was a mother of two wonderful sons. Looking back, life was simple although I didn’t see it at the time. Cherish your babies – old and young – life is short.

Creation

This A7 card called for watercolor. The image was stamped in gray archival ink on watercolor paper then painted in watercolor. I use a mix of manufacturers for my watercolors, but my go-tos are Daniel Smith and Winsor and Newton Professional line.

For the topper, I ink blended with Blue Denim Distressed ink on watercolor paper then die cut with a retired die from my stash. However, Papertrey Ink has an Elegant Edges line, where many of these would work as well.

From regular cardstock, I ink blended the Reds to get the exact tone I was seeking, then cut the bow and hearts along with 6 small strips from this.

The assembly is evident but in short the watercolor piece was adhered to a card base the the topper was popped up with foam. The strip and bow were glued directly to the topper with some foam to pop up the heart. Pearl Nuvo drops finished out the piece.

What do you think? Hopefully you’ll give this a try.

Hugs all around – Kathy