Lennon Faith, part 2

this is a simple card that i made to give with the book (see yesterday's post) for sweet little Lennon Faith.  the sheep is easy to put together...here's how i made it:

using a scallop-edge punch (mine is 1-1/4") and a flower punch, cut shapes from scrap pieces of paper.  for the body, i like to use a white linen cardstock, and i think it's fun to use patterned paper for the face and legs.  there's no right or wrong...just whatever you like the best!

next, cut the flower shape across the middle into two pieces.  you'll have one piece with 3 petals and one piece with 2 petals.  then, i used my pastel chalks to soften the edges a bit.  

glue the 3-petal piece on top of the scalloped shape, and the 2-petal piece behind the scalloped shape as shown.  using a marker, add two eyes...and you're finished!

have a great weekend!

Lennon Faith

a good friend of ours recently gave birth to a sweet little girl named Lennon Faith.  i wanted to make something a little special for her, so i got out all of my paper punches, pastel chalks, glue sticks, scissors, girly scrapbook papers, calligraphy nibs...and made this:

a little accordion style book/card documenting Lennon's birth information....

in the midst of a happy flower garden!

the lettering was done using my favorite calligraphy nib and gouache.  the sunshine, flowers and leaves have been created using paper punched shapes, and i rubbed pastel chalk around the edges.  the little birds were just cut from scrap paper and the grass was drawn in using colored pencil.  some of the flower centers were sewn using embroidery floss.  polka dot chiffon ribbon has been attached to the back of the book and ties in front to keep it closed. 

and now to clean up...see photo number 1! 

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