Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Bethany Angel

What good guessers you all are!  I am pregnant and about 7 months along.  Our little one is due the end of June.  We don't know if it is a boy or a girl, but are excited to welcome either into our family.  We have a son and a daughter so we have clothes already no matter which the baby turns out being.  It's been a very uneventful pregnancy and easier than my pregnancies with our son and daughter.  Everything is going really well.  Thanks so much for the well wishes!  Hugs!

Now, how about a card using a cute image from High Hopes!



I received this adorable Bethany Angel image from Lacey as part of my Stamp and Create design team package.  I've seen her numerous times on cards out there in blog land and it was fun to finally get to use her myself.  I paired her with some Cherry Hill patterned papers from October Afternoon.  I colored her with copic markers that coordinate with my patterned papers and added some beautiful Prima roses and lots of stitching.


A close up photo of the adorable image so you can see that I added a little sparkle to her wings using a Sakura gelly roll pen.

Have a fabulous day!

Niki

Recipe
Stamps: Bethany Angel (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)
Cardstock: white, pure poppy (Papertrey Ink)
Patterned Paper: Cherry Hill (October Afternoon)
Ink: tuxedo black (momento)
Accents: roses (Prima Marketing)
Tools: copic markers, sewing machine, gelly roll pen (Sakura)

26 comments:

Amanda M. said...

Congratulations Niki & fam! I'm happy to hear it's been a smooth pregnancy so far. Hope it continues. Beautiful card! I love those papers and your coloring is fab as always!

Diane Jaquay said...

CONGRATULATIONS NIKI!!! Such wonderful news :) I love your card, those papers are glorious, and your colored image is, as always, simply FABULOUS!

Lacey Stephens said...

This is soooo cute!! I love the sweet layout you created and your coloring of bethany is gorgeous!!!
Big hugs!
~Lacey

LaurieJ said...

Congratulations on your wonderful news, Niki! What a blessing.

Kathy V. said...

Congratulations on your exciting news. Babies are truly a Blessing from God.

Ally V. said...

Congratulations Niki!! Wishing you a smooth delivery and all the happiness this new little one will bring to your family!

Bev said...

Congrats to you and your family!! Cute card and wonderful coloring. tfs

paula e. said...

welll. congratulations are in order! you sure can keep a secret. so happy for you and your family. you do some amazing work with your cards and coloring with copics. thanks for all the inspiration!

Amy Sheffer said...

Congratulations, Niki! So excited for you and your family!! Gorgeous card!

Kimberly O'Rosky said...

What a super sweet card. I LOVE the papers that you used. Congrats on your pregnancy!!!! Glad to hear that everything is going so smoothly. Love that y'all aren't finding out what the baby is - it's driving everyone crazy that we don't know what we are having.

Elaine Moore said...

Oh Niki! I'm so thrilled for you and your family! Congratulation

Crafty Math Chick said...

Congratulations Niki! I am so happy for you! Pretty card.
~Meredith

Alice W. said...

so happy to hear that this has been a smooth pregnancy, Niki! truly happy for you and your family! =) very pretty card today, i love the crisp simple lines!

Ayana Posadas said...

So pretty, Niki... I love your coloring as always! :)

BethieJ said...

CONGRATS NIKI!! My oh My your a good secret keeper I had to reread it to see it said you are 7 months ALONG.. not due in 7 months! LOL!! So EXCITED for your family!!!
and as ALWAYS I ADORE the card.. so cute!
have a GREAT day.. and CONGRATS again!

Wahinelei said...

Oh Niki congratulations to you and your family! Are the kids excited? Do they want a boy or girl? My son wanted a boy and when we found out at the ultrasound that we were having a girl he told the doctor to take her back and give him a boy!! Happy to hear that you're having a smooth pregnancy this time around. :o)
Your card is beautiful and the coloring is simply gorgeous!

Denise (peanutbee) said...

HUUUUUUUUUUGE congratulations, Niki!! That's so exciting. I hope that your last trimester and delivery are very easy.
Love Love LOOOOVE Bethany Angel. She's one of my favorite HH images. Beautiful colors, papers, and flower accents.

Karen B said...

So happy for you! Wishing you and your family all the best!

Tracey said...

Congratulations Niki! That is such incredible news!!! Best wishes to you and your family.
Love your card too. Adorable!

Leigh Ann Baird said...

Congratulations! I'm happy to hear all is well with your pregnancy. My brother and SIL are expecting twins in September and I'm excited to have some fresh babies in the family that I did not provide! LOL
I love this card and did not recognize that paper right away. I have the Cherry Hill collection and will have to pull it back out after seeing this card!

Dawn Easton said...

Congratulations, Niki!! I'm so happy to hear you are having a great pregnancy! I hope the rest is happy and healthy and well!!
Your card is adorable! She's so sweet looking!

Kimberly Crawford said...

Oh my GOODNESS!! HUGE congratulations!! I hope that everything continues to go smoothly!! Many hugs!!!
LOVE the card, but I always love them and your coloring!! ;)

Michele B. said...

OMGosh! Big congrats, Niki! That is SO exciting!!! :) :) :) (Oh, and your card is adorable, as always!)

Kelly said...

Gorgeous card! So happy for you guys!!

Inge said...

Congrats to you and your family Niki! How exciting and I am so happy for you that your pregnancy is going so smoothly:-D
Your card is gorgeous, love the Bethany Angel stamp:-)
Hugs, Inge xOx

Ila said...

Congratulations Niki!!..A new baby is So Exciting!!..I'm so glad everything is going so well. My daughter is expecting the beginning of June...Were all so Excited!!...Your card is Gorgeous!!..Take Care!!..Hugs, Ila