Quietfire Summer Blog Hop - Day 2 - Something Special is Happening! Baby Shower Invite

Welcome to Day 2 of the Quietfire Summer Blog Hop! It’s Katelyn here today. 

Each day we will be sharing a project or two to inspire your summer creativity.  We also have prizes!  There will be 2 prizes awarded, valued at $50 each and are a combination of Dies, Stamps and Digital files.  (Suzanne will have a look at the interests of the winners to decide what to give away! If you’re not a digital person, you won’t want those files!) To be eligible to win, you must leave a sweet comment on each Blog Hop blog post!  Visit Quietfire Creations and Quietfire Digital blogs to enter.

Here is the list of posts that you will need to comment on:

• Monday: Suzanne on Quietfire Creations
• Tuesday: Katelyn on Quietfire Creations (you are here), Robyn on Quietfire Digital
• Wednesday: Betsy on Quietfire Creations, Connie on Quietfire Digital
• Thursday: Kora on Quietfire Digital
• Friday: Diana on Quietfire Creations, Kim on Quietfire Digital

Deadline for commenting is midnight Saturday, July 25, 2020

Winners will be announced on Sunday, July 26^th.

Good luck!

For my project today, I've created this cute Something Special is Happening! Baby Shower Invite, which features A Way With Words Dies and Stamps as well as Modern Gilding Powder.

To start, you'll need three pieces of baby themed patterned paper. From the first patterned paper, die cut a 4" Stitched Rectangle out of the paper. From the second patterned paper, die cut a 3 1/2" Stitched Rectangle. From the third patterned paper, die cut a 3" Stitched Rectangle out of the paper. Ink the edges of all three rectangles using Vintage Photo Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

From the Flourished Frame Die, die cut the frame out of white cardstock.

From the Flourished Oval Frame Die, die cut the frame out of white cardstock.

Die cut a 5/8" Fitted Fishtail out of white cardstock. From the Please Join Us Stamp, you'll need the Something Special is happening! Apply Emboss It Ink to the stamp and stamp onto the fitted fishtail. Sprinkle Copper Scroll Modern Gilding Powder over the stamp saying. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool. Cut the fishtail down to 3 7/8". Ink the edges of the fishtail using Vintage Photo Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

From the Diagonal Stitched Fishtails die, die cut the 3/4" fishtail out of a fourth piece of coordinating patterned paper. Cut the fishtail down to 4 1/8". Ink the edges of the fishtail using Vintage Photo Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

From the Little Ones die, die cut the base of the onesie out of white cardstock. Cut the top portion of the onesie out of the same patterned paper you just die cut the fishtail out of.

Adhere the flourished frame to the 4" stitched rectangle. Foam square the 3 1/2" stitched rectangle to the middle of the 4" stitched rectangle.

Adhere the 3" stitched rectangle to the 3 1/2" stitched rectangle. Adhere the flourished oval frame to the middle of the 3" stitched rectangle.

Adhere the top of the onesie to the bottom onesie piece. Foam square the onesie to the middle of the flourished oval frame. Adhere the fitted fishtail to the diagonal stitched fishtail. Adhere the diagonal stitched fishtail 5/8" from the bottom and 1/4" from the left of the 4" stitched rectangle. 

To finish the card, cut a cardbase out of white cardstock that measures 5 1/4" x 8", score at 4". Adhere the cardfront to the cardbase.

Here are a few closeups of the finished invite.

Here is the finished Something Special is Happening! Baby Shower Invite.

Quietfire Design Supplies Used:

- A Way With Words, Little Ones

- A Way With Words, Flourished Frame

- A Way With Words, Flourished Oval Frame

- A Way With Words, Please Join Us Stamps

- Copper Scroll Modern Gilding Powder

Other Supplies Used:

- Elizabeth Craft Designs Supplies: Fitted Fishtails, Diagonal Stitched Fishtails and Stitched Rectangles

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Distress Ink - Vintage Photo and Blending Tool with Foam

- Ranger Ink: Emboss It Dabber

- Echo Park: Hello Baby - Baby Boy Words, Starry Night, Boy Alphabet Blocks and 4x4 Journaling Cards

- Misc: White Cardstock

Thanks so much for joining me today and I hope that I've inspired you to recreate my Something Special is Happening! Baby Shower Invite. 

Don't forget, Deadline for commenting is midnight Saturday, July 25th. Winners will be announced on Sunday, July 26th. Good Luck!

- Katelyn