Gearing up for Baby...

This morning I had a bit of extra time and wanted to start making some baby thank you cards (we are, after all, in the home stretch here!). I have some very simple designs in mind that are easy to mass produce, but are a bit gender-specific on the color scheme, so I'm waiting to make those designs. Instead, I made these two cards. They are both pretty simple, and I love that little tricycle! I used the Just Add Cake dsp for the background, and my color scheme came together from there. I am also quite fond of that particular layout--so easy! I made six of them, and might make another six in a few days, depending on time and energy. The heat this week is supposed to be pretty nasty (it was 85 degrees at 7 a.m. this morning) and doesn't look to break any time soon. I mind the middle of the day heat plenty, but I really dislike it when it doesn't even cool down at night--we have a hard time keeping the house reasonable during the day when it doesn't cool off at night. So for now, I'm sleeping on the couch in my office with the one window unit so that I'm not awake all night.

The rattle is from the new Button Buddies stamp set (love it!); I decided to keep it clean and simple and just use the clearlit rectangle to off set the image a bit. I like the monochromatic color scheme, and like the brightness of the Wild Wasabi against the white, but really, you could substitute any color to make it subtle or funky.