Easy Baby & Birthday Cards with Simple Stories Say Cheese Classic Pooh

Hello crafty friends! It’s Lisa Tilson, and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog with you today. I’m here to share some ideas for easy cards using the Simple Stories Say Cheese Classic Pooh Birthday Collection. This collection contains two clear stamp sets with their coordinating dies, and I use both sets on my cards today. It also features a 3D embossing folder which creates alphabet blocks that you can use to personalise your cards – so cute! There are some border dies along with two die sets, which feature Kanga and Roo as well as a highchair and other baby accessories. You also have two BetterPress sets – one called The Hundred Acre Wood and the other is a sentiment set. So, let’s dive into the cards.

Oh, Hello There Baby!

For this card, I am using the two stamp sets – Hello Baby and Bundle of Joy, along with the Baby Blocks 3D Embossing Folder.

1. I started off by stamping my images and sentiment onto Classic White ColorWheel Cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and my MISTI Stamping Tool.
2. I coloured them with Copic Markers using Y19, Y08, and Y13 for Pooh. The rattle he is holding was coloured with C1, BG34, BG11, and BG10. The flowers were coloured with BG32, BG11, BG10, Y19, Y08 and Y13.
3. I decided to leave the heart white as I didn’t want to introduce pink or red into the mix!
4. Next, I cut all the images and sentiment out using the Hello Baby and Bundle of Joy Coordinating Dies.

5. I then cut some small squares of Tuscan, Beeswax, Waterfall, and Seaside ColorWheel Cardstock.
6. Each square was placed individually into the Classic Pooh Baby Blocks 3D Embossing Folder, and I then trimmed them down to size using 9” Pro Shears.
7. They were set to one side, and I took an A2 panel of Classic White Cardstock and ran it through my Platinum 6 Die Cutting Machine with a rectangle die from Perfect Touch Rectangles and Tag Etched Dies.
8. This panel was then adhered onto an A2 panel of Fog ColorWheel Cardstock using Bearly Art Glue.

9. I then added the blocks using some thin foam tape, followed by Pooh, the sentiment, the heart, and the flowers at the top.
10. The other two flowers were adhered using liquid glue, and I had them peeking out from behind two of the blocks.
11. I finished by adhering the panel onto an A2 top-folding white note card created from Classic White Cardstock.

Welcome Little One

My next card uses the Classic Pooh Baby Accessories Etched Dies, along with a previously released set called Classic Pooh Birthday Accessories Etched Dies.

1. To begin, I die cut the pram from Baby Accessories Etched Dies from Beeswax, Tutu, Blush, Anchor, and Fog ColorWheel Cardstock.
2. Using Bearly Art Glue, I adhered the die cuts together. I found it easier to assemble the wheels and the main section of the pram separately first and then add them onto the grey frame once they were completed.
3. I set the pram to one side and then took the Classic Pooh Birthday Accessories Etched Dies and cut the pieces of the banner from Classic White, Beeswax, Saffron, Waterfall, and Tutu.

4. Using my Tool ‘n One, I popped all the little pieces out of the flags and then adhered them onto the white banner die cuts using liquid glue.
5. I popped some thin foam tape onto the back of each flag and onto the pram before adhering them onto a white panel that I had trimmed to 4” x 5.25” using a Guillotine Paper Trimmer.
6. This panel was then added onto an A2 panel of Seaside Cardstock and then onto a top-folding white A2 note card.

7. For my sentiment, I used the Always and Forever Sentiment Strips Press Plate and Die Set.
8. The plate was foiled onto Seaside ColorWheel Cardstock using Opaque Black Glimmer Hot Foil and the Glimmer Hot Foil System. This plate foils all your sentiments in one pass, and the die then cuts them all out in one go too. So, I have lots ready for future projects!
9. The sentiment was then popped onto my card using thin foam tape.
10. To finish the card, I took a heart die from Hero Arts Nesting Hearts Infinity Dies and cut it from Classic White Cardstock. It was glued onto the side of the pram using Bearly Art Glue.

Hello, baby!

For my third card, I used Hello Baby and Bundle of Joy Stamp Sets as well as the Ribbon and Trim Etched Dies to make a shaker card.

1. I started off by taking the Bundle of Joy Stamp Set and stamping Pooh onto some Classic White Cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and my MISTI.
2. Piglet is in the Hello Baby Stamp Set, and he was stamped onto white card using the same black ink.
3. Using Copic Markers, I coloured both images. For Pooh, I used Y19, Y08 and Y13. The duck was coloured using YR16, Y06, Y04, and Y02. Piglet was coloured with R22, R21, and R20. The bottle was coloured with E41 and Y02.
4. They were both then cut out with the Hello Baby and Bundle of Joy Coordinating Dies and set to one side.

5. Next, I took an A2 panel of Classic White ColorWheel Cardstock and die cut a circle from it using Hero Arts Nesting Circle Infinity Dies.
6. I placed the panel down onto an A2 white note card and drew a faint line around the circle. This is so that I can see the area that I will need to cover with my cardstock strips.
7. Using the Ribbon and Trim Etched Dies, I cut three or four strips from Blush, Seaside, Classic White, and Beeswax Cardstock. Then they were adhered diagonally onto my note card using Bearly Art Glue.
8. I then adhered a piece of acetate to the back of my circle window using liquid glue.
9. The back of this window panel was then covered with thin foam tape. You could use two layers here so that you get double the height and more room for your sequins to move around. I used just one layer of foam tape, and mine still moves around.

10. I took some clear sparkling sequins from my stash and tipped a bunch into the centre of the striped note card.
11. The backing tape was then removed from the window panel, and it was placed down over the sequins, securing them in place.
12. I finished by stamping a sentiment from Hello Baby onto white card using black ink. I trimmed it using a Guillotine Paper Trimmer and adhered it onto the card using foam tape.
13. Pooh and Piglet were then popped in place with more foam tape.

That brings us to the end of my three cards with this sweet collection. I hope they give you some inspiration for using it to create some simple birthday/welcome baby cards. If you would like to see more of my cards, I would love to have you join me over on my blog, Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube. In the meantime, thank you so much for joining me here on the Spellbinders blog today. I hope that you have a great day!

Other Supplies

Hero Arts Nesting Heart Infinity Dies, Hero Arts Nesting Circle Infinity Dies, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, MISTI Stamping Tool, Embellishment Wand, Thin Foam Tape, Copic Markers, Sequins from stash