<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[The Frugal Crafter Blog]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/author/thefrugalcrafter/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Surprise!!! Its a&nbsp;boy!]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>I can&#8217;t believe we kept this under out hats all week but one of the designers on the <a href="http://www.mygrafico.com/lindsay-39-s-stamp-stuff/aff_100.html">Lindsay&#8217;s Stamp Stuff</a> team is having a baby today! We are having a surprise virtual baby shower for Tamara who is expecting her new baby boy tonight! If you want to wish her well you can leave a comment of support on her blog <a href="http://scrapcationgetaway.blogspot.com/">Scrapcation Getaway</a>. We love you Tamara, and wish you the best! Here is the card I made for the second time momma, I used <a href="http://www.mygrafico.com/digital-stamps/babies-and-bows-digital-stamp-set/prod_1336.html">Babies and bows</a>, <a href="http://www.mygrafico.com/freebies/baby-bingo-card-freebie/prod_1435.html">Baby Bingo card freebie</a> and the new <a href="http://www.mygrafico.com/patterns-backgrounds/sweet-stitches-papers/prod_3186.html">Sweet Stitches paper pack</a>. The text frame around the baby shoe is today&#8217;s freebie.</p>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_3920" style="width: 478px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="http://www.mygrafico.com/lindsay-39-s-stamp-stuff/aff_100.html"><img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3920" data-attachment-id="3920" data-permalink="https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/2010/09/02/surprise-its-a-boy/tamara_babycard/" data-orig-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/tamara_babycard.jpg" data-orig-size="600,545" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot A540&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1283255319&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.8&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="tamara_babycard" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/tamara_babycard.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/tamara_babycard.jpg?w=600" class="size-full wp-image-3920" title="tamara_babycard" src="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/tamara_babycard.jpg?w=468&#038;h=425" alt="" width="468" height="425" srcset="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/tamara_babycard.jpg?w=468&amp;h=425 468w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/tamara_babycard.jpg?w=150&amp;h=136 150w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/tamara_babycard.jpg?w=300&amp;h=273 300w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/tamara_babycard.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-3920" class="wp-caption-text">Stamps, paper: Lindsay&#039;s Stamp Stuff</p></div>
<p>I used the sketch at <a href="http://mojomonday.blogspot.com/">Mojo Monday</a> to layout this card, it was easy to use the sketch and digi-paper. I cut a circle from the <a href="http://www.mygrafico.com/patterns-backgrounds/sweet-stitches-papers/prod_3186.html">brown polkadot paper</a> using the circle selection tool and pasted it in a new document, then layered the bingo card over it (I cropped out the one I wanted from the sheet) and added a drop shadow.  I printed a strip of the yellow plaid and a scallop circle of the large blue dot and layered a white scallop over that and added my frame and <a href="http://www.mygrafico.com/digital-stamps/babies-and-bows-digital-stamp-set/prod_1336.html">shoe stamp</a>. Then I cut the 3 pieces out and layered them on a 6&#8243; circle card, stitched on a few buttons and added some homemade crinkle ribbon. Want to make your own crinkle ribbon? Here is a video, I used <a href="http://sewtrue.com/Store/Hug-Snug-Rayon-Seam-Binding-P518.html">100% Rayon Hug Snug seam binding</a> from Sew True and colored it with my homemade ink sprays:</p>
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<p>This card qualifies for the following challenges: <a href="http://mojomonday.blogspot.com/">Mojo Monday</a> (sketch),<a href="http://ceschallenges.blogspot.com/"> Crafty Emmas Store</a> (anything goes), <a href="http://www.google.com/url?q=http://corrosivechallengesbyjanet.blogspot.com&amp;usd=2&amp;usg=ALhdy2-Cc_XJrUk3ZyupzupnmdQH-rE4zg">Corrosive Challenges</a> (masculine card), <a href="http://www.google.com/url?q=http://diecutdreams.blogspot.com&amp;usd=2&amp;usg=ALhdy2_usawzUs363tEj3_3YDVWRuBHMgw">Die Cut Dreams</a> (soft shades of vintage),<a href="http://www.google.com/url?q=http://instylestampsblog.blogspot.com&amp;usd=2&amp;usg=ALhdy2-Komx9Qwcfcw130WBszZU3XecjTg"> In Style</a> (baby, blue/white), <a href="http://www.google.com/url?q=http://liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge.blogspot.com&amp;usd=2&amp;usg=ALhdy2-1swcvQI7rB2RPa-nMLMyYI3u5hw">Lily of the Vally </a>(circles), <a href="http://www.google.com/url?q=http://myshericrafts.blogspot.com/&amp;usd=2&amp;usg=ALhdy28y9agLM9jwWIlt--I5JJOg-pKQeA">My Sherri Crafts </a>(babies)and <a href="http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.practicalscrappers.com/&amp;usd=2&amp;usg=ALhdy2-8Eu3aRn_5Ic9kNTYvs4CEp2baIQ">Practical Scrappers</a> (white pen)</p>
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<p>I colored the <a href="http://www.mygrafico.com/digital-stamps/babies-and-bows-digital-stamp-set/prod_1336.html">baby shoe</a> with my Copics and added highlights with a white pen, I see this technique a lot and love the look, this is my first attempt at it, me likey!</p>
<p>The &#8220;Sweet Little Baby&#8221; text frame is your freebie, <a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/ykCMTu0f/sweetbabyfree.html">download it here</a>.</p>
<p>Now on with the VBS {Virtual baby Shower!} Check out what the other DT gals made for <a href="http://scrapcationgetaway.blogspot.com/">Tamara</a>:</p>
<p><a href="http://shestamps.blogspot.com/">Cheryl Gorka DT Coordinator</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.desertdesignsstudios.com/blog/">Shannon Neparko</a></p>
<p><a href="http://scrappinmargie.blogspot.com/">Margie Visnick</a></p>
<p><a href="http://zippycrafts.blogspot.com/">Lisa Jurecek</a></p>
<p><a href="http://myfenceposts2.blogspot.com/">Tracey Allen</a></p>
<p><a href="http://stampitscrapitshareit.blogspot.com/">Melissa Craig</a></p>
<p><a href="http://createdbyleanne.blogspot.com/">Leanne Garner</a></p>
<p><a href="http://cindi-hookedoncrafts.blogspot.com/">Cindi Hooks</a></p>
<p><a href="http://artfulxpressions.net/">Micki Harper </a></p>
<p><a href="http://karin-withaniforpaper.blogspot.com/"> Karin Martin</a></p>
<p><a href="http://blissfulplace.blogspot.com/">Jennifer Bliss</a></p>
<p><a href="http://rhondagale.blogspot.com/">Rhonda Walker</a></p>
<p><a href="http://1cardcreator.blogspot.com/">Diane Bove</a></p>
<p><a href="http://want2scrap.blogspot.com/">Laurel Seabrook</a></p>
<p>Thanks for stopping by and til next time happy crafting!</p>
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