Hello there everyone - Jen here from Caffeinated Papercuts, and I do not have a card for you. It's true, no card today.

What, you're still here? Why don't you believe me?? There is no card here! There's only a walk down memory lane to a very pregnant me and an adorable baby. Now shoo!

I can't decide which you're more excited to see; ridiculously pregnant me or the adorable baby that was the result.

All right then, so here's what happened; I sat down to make a card, but had babies on the brain as my baby big boy turns 5 today. FIVE! He's a bit bigger and mouthier than he was when he arrived, but still has his red hair and inquisitive personality...and he still squirms constantly. So instead of making a card, I found myself digging out a couple of photos I hadn't scrapped yet (because Mama is sooooooo far behind!) and made a 12x12 layout instead. You do know you can stamp on your scrapbook pages, right? ;)


Now, let's face it; being pregnant is ok and all, but there's nothing better than your little one finally arriving and 'breathing air' as my dear friend Lynda says.

I started with a piece of 12x12 paper that had the little border and giraffe already printed on it and went from there. Some Mermaid Lagoon and Cracked Pistachio Distress Inks through a heart stencil:


A strip of coordinating paper in baby feet to ground the photos with some glitter pen faux stitching added on, a bit of Texture Paste through an arrow stencil, and Glossy Accents for the giraffe's spots. A few buttons to finish it off, and my Happiness is...toes to tickle and a baby to snuggle stamped in Memento Pistachio and Teal Zeal.


Be sure to join in our September challenge of using our Happiness is stamp line. If you don't have a blog you can link up via Instagram or just play along over at our Facebook group. I cannot wait to see what everyone comes up with! Me, I'm going to to eat some cupcakes now...LOL