Krafty Chicks challenge - GDT card week 4

Happy Thursday friends; I hope your week has been good so far and not too hectic.  I'm back today with my final card as guest chick for the Krafty Chicks challenge.  I have really enjoyed being their guest this month.  This week's theme is 'All occasion' so you can enter anything you like.  I needed to make a baby card so thought it would be ideal for this challenge.  

My son's friend recently welcomed a baby boy and my son asked if I could make a card for him.  I love making baby cards but it's ages since I made one so popped over to Pinterest for some inspiration.  I saw a gorgeous baby onesie card so thought I would give it a go.  Is it perfect - no, but is it super cute and unique - yes!  I took lots of photos so I'm apologising now for the photo overload lol!  

Here is my card:

a close up of the cute bib:

the inside:

the back:

I even made myself a template for next time:

I made my own envelope to match:

There are loads of templates/tutorials over on Pinterest so I had a look at a couple and then made my own template as I wanted my card to be a little bigger than the ones I had seen.  I started with a panel 5"x6" and made my template by die cutting circles for the neck and legs and then shaping the arms/body.  I then transferred this template onto a 5"x7" card base and cut out my onesie.  I embossed the front with a dot embossing folder.  I made a smaller template so that I could cover the embossing on the inside and also have a different colour layer for my sentiment just for some contrast.  I used mostly dies to create the elements but also stamped a sentiment in blue ink onto a banner for the front.  A few pearls for the poppers and the front was complete.  I used the same elements on the inside and stamped a secondary sentiment in black ink.  On the back I stamped my 'handmade by Denise' and added a die cut star.  I used an envelope punch board to make a matching envelope and added a few die cuts onto that too.  My son's friends were delighted with the card and said they had many comments on it, which is nice.  I'll have to try one in pink now as well as I think they look gorgeous.  

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More challenge - die cuts and/or stencils

Alphabet challenge - M is for monochrome

Can You Handle the Pressure challenge - ATG embossing option bees/beehive

Crafter's Cafe challenge - children's clothing

Day of the Month Card Club challenge - International dot day (I used a dotty embossing folder)

Simon Says Stamps Wednesday challenge - ATG

The Cutie Pie challenge - birthdays and/or bears

The Sisterhood of Crafters challenge - shapes (my card is onesie shaped plus lots of die cut shapes)

Please pop over to the Krafty Chicks challenge to get all the details/rules and also to leave some love for the design team - Leanne, Melanie, Diane and Lori.  I've had a brilliant time in the Hen House and grateful for the opportunity to guest.  

Thanks for stopping by and leaving me such lovely comments; I appreciate them all. 

Love and hugs, 

card ingredients:

Limetree Crafts - 250gsm smooth white card

MFT - it's a baby die-namics

MFT - itty bitty baby stamp set

MFT - blueprints 27 (for the banner)

MFT - blueprints 13 (for the stars)

Gina K Designs - swiss dot embossing folder

Gina K Designs - rainbow pearl mix

Lawn Fawn - Henry's ABC dies

Spellbinders - standard circles large & classic scalloped circles large

Clearly Besotted - scalloped edges die collection

blue card from my stash