I'M AN AUNT AGAIN!

My brother Raymond and his wife Ann (pictured here) just had their first child (a girl) in October, and the baptism was this past Saturday. My family and I drove in to NYC in rain, but the weather cleared beautifully by the time we arrived at my brother's condo. It turned into a beautiful, warm day-in the upper 60's!!!! These temps are unheard of in the northeast for early January! Patricia Ann is a beautiful baby....and she was so good-even at the restaurant!

Here she is..There are more photos taken at at St. Monica's Church and Quatorze Restaurant...in the Photo Gallery to the right.

                               

Welcome Patricia Ann!

I stamped matching images on the card and the wrapping paper for the gift. Here is the card I made using Buggies & Booties stamp set and Flannel Plaid background stamp:

                              

                          I used the Word Window Punch and Amazing to Zany for the words, which are attached to the main card with gold cord.  The baby carriage is watercolored with Watercolor Wonder Crayons and Aqua Painter on Watercolor paper. The sentiment is continued inside the card. I used black StazOn ink so I could watercolor without the ink smudging. (All products Stampin' Up!) I stamped the gift wrap randomly with images from the Buggies & Booties set and colored them in. The result is nostalgic... Very simple and quick to do. 

I plan to put together a scrapbook for Raymond and Ann using the photos I took. I'll post it when I finish it. Maybe this will inspire me to get going on the scrapbooks for my own children!  I really want to get a scrapbook done for my son Mike, by June as a surprise for his high school graduation. I'll post that as well when it is completed.