Introducing....
This darling set drawn by Lauren Pope is full of beautiful, almost vintage looking baby items that are perfect to welcome in a brand new bundle of joy! Baby Love will be live in the Flourishes store after our Power Hour Release Party Friday night! The party starts at 9 Central right HERE on the Flourishes forum over on Splitcoast! If you click on the link... the chatter is already underway! :-)
The Senior Design Team wrapped up their creations and tied it with a bow for you all to see!
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Faith Hofrichter
Julie Koerber
Latisha Yoast
Laura Fredrickson
Leslie Miller
Stacy Morgan
Nancy Kirk
Now, to my creation! I am coming to be known as the baby sweater lady in my neighborhood! I absolutely love making baby sweaters and love to shower a new mom and babe with them. It's fun for me to knit and purl and know that one day a darling new addition to someone's family will wear it!
I love to also make a card to go along with the project and up until now, I haven't really found a set that I love. Baby Love is PERFECT for baby gifts! See?
This one is actually is going to my mom for a charity auction that she helps put together through her church. Edited To Add: Some of you asked what pattern I used and what yarn I used. Here goes! I took this from a pattern in the 101 Designer One-Skein Wonders book by Judith Durant. The pattern is called the Feather and Fan Baby Sweater. I used Caron Simply Soft yarn in Soft Pink. It's inexpensive yarn and knits up very nice -- and washable!
How fun is it to have a great little sentiment and small images perfect for tags?
The card was a blast to create! I took my lead from this week's Timeless Tuesday challenge hosted by Silke Ledlow, which was to score! I scored a criss-cross design onto my Flourishes Classic White card stock and then filled the "diamonds" with the smaller images in this set! The sentiment is also part of the new set. Add a fun punched border and you're almost done! The sentiment was layered with the help of some SU punches and some of that gorgeous May Arts Satin Ribbon. I also added some of the smallest Kaiser pearls to the areas where my diamonds meet.
Do you want to win this set? All you need to do is leave a comment over on the Flourishes Newsletter! A winner will be announced tomorrow! And, remember, the clock is ticking on our Fit For Royalty challenge! Enter and you could win all four of our new release sets. You can read all about it HERE!Tomorrow brings our final day of peeks leading up to our full of fun Release Party! Tomorrow's set is a fresh pick straight from the garden! You won't want to miss it!
See you tomorrow!
28 comments:
what a beautiful card the diamonds look like there have been quilted or sewn and those images- so cute
what a beautiful card the diamonds look like there have been quilted or sewn and those images- so cute
Julie, your sweater set is absolutely beautiful. My thought as I looked at the sweather was "is there anything this lady can't do". I love the gift card you made to go with it. too! The combination of the two makes for a wonderful gift! Great job!
Joan
Good thing I wasn't wearing socks this morning or they would have probably landed somehwere out on the front porch. I am so impressed with your knitting. The card's ok, but that knitting is something else. What a gorgeous sweater and it's so nice for you to help your Mom with one of her many kindnesses. Big warm fuzzies, for sure!
The sweater is absolutely darling Julie! I wouldn't be able to give it away, I'd want to frame it in a shadow box! The recipient will be moved to tears when they see it, together with the beautiful matching card. What a blessing to be sure!
Your amazing talents are absolutely unlimited!!! The card and matching tag are just gorgeous, but you knit too?! WOWSAH!!! This is such a special, personal gift to give, and this new stamp set perfectly coordinates with this beautiful hand-made sweater. Everything is just incredibly beautiful and I need to pick my jaw up off the floor now! LOL
OMGoodness that is just a beautiful little sweater. I'm sure that will auction for mighty big bucks and as you know we need big bucks to send the kids to camp. How totally beautiful and of course the card is adorable also. Thanks for being you...love you so much. Mom
this is just so sweet great job
Hugs
Norine
I'm with Joan - is there anything you can't do? And do perfectly?? Geez, you're amazingly talented! Gorgeous sweater and card!
Julie this is absolutely amazing!! The sweater is perfect and so is the card... FABULOUS!!!
Have a great weekend.
WOW! Another amazing project! I love the quilt like feel of the card. It's just perfect for a baby card. Awesome ensemble Julie!
Gorgeous card! This looks like a fun set.
Now, where are the details on that sweater? Pattern? Yarn?
Your talents continue to amaze me! Where do you find the time to do create all these projects?? The card and sweater set complement each other. The attention to detail on both is absolutly beautiful and as sweet as a new baby.
That's beautiful, wonderful idea.
Betty
Wow, I'm just so excited about these new sets! THanks for sharing these wonderful peeks! Your card is so perfect for your lovely gift.
Your baby card is so so sweet.......I love how your card coordinates so nicely with the same color of the baby sweater. You have such wonderful taste with everything you do........I am a big fan of yours and I thank you for everything that you share....you make us all better card makers....Would you be willing to share where you got that pattern for that baby sweater? My mom (82 years old) has been knitting for 60 years and she is always looking for special baby sweater patterns and I know she would just love yours....... thanks again Julie
kerry2
WOW GORGEOUS!!!! Julie, the sweater with matching card is STUNNING!!!! You have some serious knitting skills!!! Love that border on the sweater!!! Wonderfully done!!!
Are you kidding me? You knit too!! Why oh why can't we be neighbors...you know my husband loves Montana and talks all the time about retiring there...I have never been there before. I have never been away from an ocean before, I think I would miss it.
Anyhow, your project is AMAZING!!! Love it love it love it!!
hugs
latisha
Love those sweet images!! Your cards are so beautiful, Julie! TFS!!
Oh Julie does your talent ever end. This is the sweetest little sweater and what a THROUGHTFUl gift idea. How perfect.... Your card is just darling, love the scored lines, scallop ribbon edge and your sentiment tag. Just beautiful all around!
Julie, when do you sleep? Gosh, one awesome project after another! This is so extra special and I'll just bet anyone in the neighborhood who is expecting, is also looking forward to one of your darling little sweaters. I love the way you used the images to pattern the paper. Just too, too sweet!
Girl, I just have to say I think you've ROCKED these releases! This is outstanding. Is that the baby sweater you were working on from before or a new one? I LOVE the colors. And the baby card is just outstanding with the texture and pearls.
And the tiny little detail of the pin on the tag just did me in!
LOVE what you've done here. I think I should have another baby just to get a Julie baby gift. Ok NOT, but it crossed my mind! LOL!
Holy Moly ... do your talents never end???? This is sooooo sweet and the new images are perfect for this darling little sweater!!! I LOVE Caron Simply Soft yarn!! I've made several baby blankets and that always works the best!! Absolutely BEAUTIFUL ... all of it!!!!!
A cute sweater set.. and I love your card.
Swedie
I love your cards, but the little sweater is just adorable! I wish I could knit but instead I just truly admire anyone who has the talent and patience to do it!
I love all your cards, but the baby sweater and card are really, really adorable. Besides, I am a knitter too, so can not resist a new pattern idea. TFS
OH MY CUTENESS! Simply adorable - all of it! I love these new sets from Flourishes!
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