Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers {say that three times REALLY fast}...

Just kidding! Hee hee... now it's stuck in your head for the rest of the day :) ... YOU'RE WELCOME!! I do what I can to bring a smile to your face, o-loyal-readers-o-mine! And tonight it is about a smile on my face...

YEAY! I won one of the monthly contests for TAC demos!! The catagory I chose was "Beautiful Bundle of Joy"... ok... so I started thinkin'... ummm... yes! Literally a 'bundle of joy'! So I went to work and sketched out a template for my blankie bundle {or is it bunting?}. Check out these awesome winners of the other contests!

I cut it from a 4-1/4" square card base (hinged at the top) and shaded it up with Fantastix & ink to create wrinkles in the blankie. I knew I wanted a flower & ribbon at the top, and I added the two in the corner to balance it out. I cut the petals half way down and inked the edges between to give depth.

So, now comes the baby! I punched the circle, and searched through my stamps high & low to figure out a face. Hello, Punctuation! At first I was going to glue some Scrapper's Floss on her head for the curl, but then I saw the question mark and knew it would work better! Her eyes & lashes are quote marks and her smile is a parenthesis... genius, me thinks :)

I added some shimmery rosey cheeks with chalk, popped a collar on, and then popped the whole baby head up on foam tape ... {"he's got a HUGE melon"... name that movie!}

The inside says "Congratulations".

Flowery Bundle O' Joy (lavender one)

Stamps: Trendy Greetings (inside sentiment), Punctuation (this is retiring! wwwaahhh!)
Paper: Angelee Cardstock (lavender, plum), Reece Cardstock (aqua), Bazzill Mono-Reds (pink)
Ink: Noir, Belle Rose & Cognac Palettes, Eggplant VersaMagic
Punches: Giga Scallop Circle, Extra Jumbo & Super Jumbo Flower, Super Jumbo Circle
Other: Angelee Ribbon, Shimmers Chalk, Fantastix, mani' pads, foam tape

What do you think? {pssst... if you would like the template for the blankie, just email me and I'll scan it}