A Little Inspiration for January

Good morning! I hope everyone is enjoying the start of a new year. Tomorrow my brother from Georgia arrives in Idaho. He is coming to some chilly temperatures! LOL!

I wanted to share a bit of inspiration with you! I am now on the CAAB DT and I chose the

"My Baby Boy " digital image for my finished card. 

I am going to attempt to show how to 'hang' your image outside of a die cut!

First choose the die cuts you will be working with. 

I am using the Eyelet Oval Dies from Heartfelt Creations.

This is such a pretty die and it is one of my favorites to use. I cut the paper I would be using to back my stamped image. (Or frame) 

I then lay an oval die on my hand colored digital image. I determined what portion of the stamp I wanted to hang outside the die cut. In this case I chose a portion of the 'baby bump'! I used a light pencil to mark where I would need to cut the outlines of the stamp so I could slide the die under the portion of the stamp I wanted out side the die. By cutting the outlines of the stamp you can 'hide' your cuts.

 If you look close you can see where I marked with a pencil and the cut along the baby bump!

This is what your stamp should look like once you have made the die cut!

Once you erase your pencil lines, fussy cut the edges, you are ready to mount your stamped image. I added a homemade foam flower and some half pearls to finish this fun card. I hope this help those of you who have never tried this technique before. It is fun and well worth the effort.

Here is a close look! 

I am entering this card at the following challenges:

http://abitmoretimetocraft.blogspot.co.uk/
http://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.ca/
http://cardmaniachallenges.blogspot.com/
http://classicdesignteamchallenge.blogspot.com.au/
http://countryviewchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/january-2017-anything-goes.html
http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.craftingcircle.com/Bloggit/?cat=2148
http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.co.uk/
http://die-cut-divas.blogspot.com/2017/01/sasayaki-glitter-sponsors-die-cut-divas_1.html
http://www.happylittlestampers.com/2017/01/hls-january-anything-goes-with-dies.html

My Song: The Pitty, Pitty, Patter (Susan Raye)

Oh the pitty pitty patter of a little bitty feet's
Gonna pitty pitty patter through our house
A gonna be a comin' in June gonna stop our honeymoon
Cause the pitty pitty patter of a little bitty feet's
Gonna pitty pitty patter through our house
Gonna be a thinkin' of another name yeah there's gonna be a great big change