Craftin' Up! with Stampin' Up Demonstrator, Kelly Ward

Baby Carriage Party Favors and Card

May8

Welcome to day 3 of the RemARKable Stampers Special Occasions Blog Tour! Today I am focusing on Babies!

When I saw a baby carriage party favor on Niki Estes’ blog, I couldn’t wait to re-create it with my Stampin’ Up! supplies. (And be sure to keep scrolling down to see the matching card I created!) Here’s my take on her adorable party favor:

: Baby Carriage Party Favor

Niki generously provides a template for this project on her blog – but I’m more of a “dimensions” type of gal. So I downloaded her template and measured out the approximate dimensions of each piece so I didn’t have to cut out the template pieces, trace them, and then cut out each piece from my papers. In case you’re like me and prefer to bypass using the template, I have included the dimensions that I used for each piece.

Baby Carriage Party Favor Instructions:

Cut out the following items from Regal Rose cardstock:

(4) 1-inch circles (using the 1″ circle punch)
(2) 3 3/8″ circles
(1) 8 1/8″ x 2 3/8″ rectangle

Cut out the following pieces from Pink Flamingo Designer Series Paper:

(4) 3/4″ circles (using the 3/4″ circle punch)
(2) 3″ circles

Cut out a piece from each of the large circles (think Pac-Man shape!).

Adhere your Pink Flamingo circles on top of your matching (larger) Regal Rose circles.

Score 1/4″ in on both of the long sides of your Regal Rose cardstock rectangle. Then cut triangular notches along both edges as shown:

Top Edge is scored with the notches already cut out. Bottom edge is scored with marks showing where my cuts should go.

Now comes the tricky part: adhere the rectangle to the 2 large circles. It was a little difficult to work with these pieces; but here’s how I finally got it to work. First, adhere the middle of the rectangle (the flaps) to the middle of the circle. Then work your way from the middle to the edges as shown:

Top view -- first circle is attached to the rectangle.

When adhering the second large circle, I found it easiest to start on one end and work my way adhering the rectangle around the circle to the other end.

Add a Filigree Designer Brad to each wheel and adhere to the carriage.

Punch a strip of Whisper White cardstock with the Scallop Edge Punch and adhere to the carriage. (You could adhere it to either the inside or the outside of the carriage.)

Stamp “welcome” stamp on a 4 1/8″ long strip of Whisper White cardstock and mat on Regal Rose cardstock. Adhere to the inside of the carriage.

Fill with candy or a small lightweight gift (maybe baby socks?).

Notes:

Use Sticky Strip for your adhesive; it really holds the pieces together nicely.
Even though I love the “Bliss” candy (and it matched so nicely!) — it was too heavy for these favors. I would suggest using a more lightweight candy – or not filling it quite as full as shown.

Baby Carriage Card:

I wasn’t done working with these adorable baby carriages, so I created a matching card:

Dimensions of the baby carriage pieces:

(1) 3 1/4″ circle of Regal Rose cardstock
(1) 3″ circle of Pink Flamingo patterned paper
(2) 1-inch circles (using the 1″ circle punch) of Regal Rose cardstock
(2) 3/4″ circles (using the 3/4″ circle punch) of Pink Flamingo patterned paper
2″ long strip of Whisper White cardstock, punched with the Scallop Edge punch

Scallop-edge punch the bottom front flap of a 5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″ Whisper White card. Line the bottom inside flap with a 5 1/2″ x 1″ strip of Regal Rose cardstock.

Adhere a coordinating piece of Pink Flamingo patterned paper to the top. (I inked the edges with my Regal Rose ink pad first.)

Attach a Filigree Designer Brad to each baby carriage wheel. Adhere your baby carriage on top of the card, as shown. Then stamp your sentiment with Regal Rose ink.

Stampin’ Up! Stamping Supplies:

“Warm Words” stamp set
Pink Flamingo Designer Series Paper
Regal Rose and Whisper White cardstock
Scallop Edge Punch
1″ and 3/4″ Circle Punches
Filigree Designer Brads
Regal Rose Classic Ink Pad
Sticky Strip