Crochet Baby Boy set

For some reason I have not been very inspired to make cards lately. It may be due to everything else going on in my life currently (2 boys graduating, finally getting back to working on the home renovations, beautiful spring weather and a garden to get ready...) I'm not sure, but I can't seem to get myself into the craft room and create. hopefully once the new SU catty is out this will change (there is a ton of new stuff I absolutely love in it).

The only thing I have been finding some time for lately is crocheting. Another relative is expecting this summer so I needed to get working on a handmade gift pretty quick.  I take the crochet bag to work and crochet during most of my lunch hour. It's a nice break during the day and very relaxing. It's surprising how fast these items came together.

I made this cute hooded jacket and matching little booties. Both are approx. 6-12 months size so should fit the baby this winter.

I was quite surprised that I only needed 1 ball of the blue yarn plus a bit of scrap of the fuzzy white yarn from my scrap bag.

The button strap on the booties is actually functional and opens.

I used this pattern here: hooked on crochet for the jacket. I opted to omit the button panel and added the strap under the neck instead and then edged everything in white (2 rows of single crochet).

The booties used this pattern here: croby pattern. I followed it exactly but also added the white edge (1 row of single crochet) instead of the embroidery floss accent to match the jacket.

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Sakura Cards - Bold and Black

These next two cards were made from the same upcycled Royal tissue box as the two in my last post.
This time I opted for a more dramatic look with dark and bold choices.

The cardstock accent piece was embossed and then inked with a little dark purple ink. Note I used  5.25 x 4" piece and then cut this in half so I had one piece for each of these two cards. This card uses two pieces form the tissue box. The first was cut into a rectangular piece which was matted on pale pink cardstock. The second was die cut into a small circle shape that has been matted onto a white scalloped circle punch out and attached with foam tape.

The die cut greeting was attached near the top, accented with a bit of baker's twine tied to the cardstock behind the sentiment. For a finish touch little rhinestones were added to the flower centers.

Supplies used:

Cardstock: Bazzill, Recollections

Patterned paper: Royal tissue box

Ink: Blackberry Bliss - SU

Die: Hello Thinlits - SU

Punch: Scallop Circle - SU

Embossing Folder: Cherry Blossoms - Darice

Misc.: foam mounting squares/tape, rhinestones, white/pink baker's twine

The second card, as noted, used the other half of the embossed cardstock, but created an entirely different look.

The background consists of the blossom embossed cardstock and a strip of light pink added to separate the top piece from the dark card base. Little banner tails were added by cutting thin strips form the tissue box and punching one end with the banner punch to create tail ends. The tissue box image was die cut into a circle shape and matted and white circle one size larger and then attached to the card using foam squares. The greeting was stamped onto white and punched out with the word window, leaving a straight edge on the right. Final touches consists of three small rhinestones to right and one to each flower center.

Supplies used:

Cardstock: Bazzill, Recollections

Patterned paper: Royal tissue box

Stamp: So Many Sayings - SU

Ink: Blackberry Bliss - SU

Punch: Word Window, Banner - SU

Embossing Folder: Cherry Blossoms - Darice

Misc.: foam mounting squares/tape, rhinestones



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