The full reveal

(My friend Lori and I had a swap, you can read about it here.)

Lori has received her cards now, so I can post some pictures of them ...

I generally use vintage images for my cards but I couldn't find anything this time - lots of cute cards but none that I felt inspired by. ACK! I was at such a loss and then I stumbled upon some baby bib cards and then some baby onesies cards - still not inspired, I couldn't think of a way for me to embellish them that was interesting to me. And then I stumbled upon baby animal stuffies and saw an elephant and that was it. Eureka!

I used this darling pattern from The Shishi Girl, since I can't draw to save my life. So all the credit goes to Ku, for her darling pattern. Thank you Ku!

This is the inside verse for the card - I found the following poem
online from Martin Fraquhar Tupper:

A babe in the house is a well-spring of pleasure,
a messenger of peace and love,
a resting place for innocence on earth,
a link between angels and men.
~ Martin Fraquhar Tupper

I'm all about the presentation and the whole enchilada.
Anal could be my middle name. Finding the perfect
thing is the joy of it for me.

(card backs)

I cut out mini versions of the darling elephant and made stickers.

I glued them to the back of the cards and signed and dated them.

(packaged for mailing)

I found an adorable dingbat font online and made stickers for the
cellophane envelopes I packaged the cards in.

After all of this, I needed more pachyderm fun! Which reminded me of these two best friends - dear Tara and Bella. Enjoy!