Good day, cardmaking pals! It’s Wendy Sue right here right this moment, and I’m excited to share a set of cloud formed child playing cards you can also make to ship to an expectant household!

Provides | Strong cardstock, patterned papers, chipboard, enamel dots, stickers: Echo Park Paper It’s a Boy Assortment & It’s a Woman Assortment; White felt cardstock: Carta Bella Paper; Instruments: Silhouette Cameo, stitching machine; Different: white thread, white crochet thread

In a world of gender-reveal events, we often hear the gender of the infants properly earlier than she or he arrives, nevertheless it’s nonetheless a good suggestion to have each child lady and child boy playing cards available for the occasional shock! Having each pink and blue playing cards doesn’t imply it’s important to do twice the work—simply create one design and whip up two playing cards primarily based on the design!

Talking of design, when was the final time you blended up your cardmaking a bit by making a formed card rather than the standard rectangle or sq.? I believed a candy little cloud form could be enjoyable for this child card duo. I created the formed card base with my Silhouette Cameo, however you can additionally free-hand a cloud and hand-cut your individual! Tip: You’ll want to create the cardboard near a conventional card measurement so it would slot in an envelope!

I used the It’s a Woman and It’s a Boy collections from Echo Park Paper for each of those cute playing cards. I really like how these two collections have related merchandise and components included for every gender, making it simple to us the identical design for each playing cards!

For the cardboard fronts, I minimize a barely smaller cloud, minimize from white cardstock after which used my stitching machine to sew across the edges with white thread. I really like the mushy and delicate texture this provides to the cardboard entrance. I additionally added chipboard items, white crochet thread and even just a few enamel dots for some further curiosity!

Don’t neglect so as to add a cute sticker sentiment to the within of the cardboard! Including these colourful phrases to the within is enjoyable and nonetheless permits loads of room so as to add a private message if desired.

Thanks for stopping by the weblog right this moment. And now it’s your flip—what form will you select for a child card or two? Joyful cardmaking!

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