Baby Boy

I couldn't make a baby girl card without making one for a baby boy, too. And I didn't even use a stamp on it!  Probably a first for me.

I was inspired by Inspiration Emporium's Inspiration Journal to try a different technique. The background was made using a wax paper resist technique on glossy card stock  For this technique, I used a Sizzix embossing folder with wax paper, then ironed the wax paper on glossy card stock with a sheet of copy paper between to protect the iron surface. I then distressed the glossy card stock with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink.This was the first time I've tried this, and I love how this turned out.

I used Tim's Honeycomb Frameworks die to make the honeycomb out of a scrap (egads! my brown scrap drawer is almost empty!), added a designer paper scrap strip, edged with Tumbled Glass and a  very old Soft Spoken dimensional sticker from my stash.

The flowers were made using Tim's Tattered Florals die. I used watercolor paper colored with Tumbled Glass and Broken China Distress Inks for the large flower, which is supposed to be a peony.  I followed the tutorial on Frilly and Funkie Challenge Blog to make this.  I love how her's turned out--it looked like the real thing, but who's ever seen a blue peony?? The little flowers were cut from the copy paper I used to protect my iron while doing the wax paper resist.  In person you can see the pattern transferred onto this paper, too. I used some stamens I got  several years ago from the baking aisle in our craft store for the centers.  The leaf is one from my stash--probably from a yardsale.

Thank you for stopping by and taking a look.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:
Paper Crafting Challeges #16 Baby
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door Anything Goes Challenge
Clear It Out Challenge Theme/Stash Anything Goes (I don't think I cleared too much out!)

 Inspiration Emporium Everything Goes