Pearl-ex pigment powders in the interference colors
	Versamark ink
	Paint brush
	Stamps: found under the Foreign countries category Butterflies and bamboo 1-OR966-O Happy Birthday BD536-D
	Colored cardstock
	Spray fixatif

Instructions:
Stamp both images on black cardstock.  Tap a small amount of each of the three colors of pearl-ex powder onto the image with a paint brush.  Once you have the powder tapped on, swirl your paintbrush around until the powder has clung to all of the areas of the image. Spray the image with fixatif (or use an aerosol hairspray) to keep the image from smearing later on. Cut out the images and layer them onto your colored cardstock.

	White and colored card stock
	Versacolor ink pads
	Encore gold metallic ink pad
	Stamps: Large distressed Fleur de lis 1-MA 1119-O Leaf background design MA 1121-I French worded diamond MA 1123-K Merci PH 727-C
	Post it note
	Cushion double sided mounting tape (found in the accessories category under adhesives)

Instructions:
Cut card stock for base layers, using white as the top layer (do not attach white layer yet). On another piece of white paper, stamp the fleur de lis using multiple colors of pigment ink (we used sky blue and imperial blue versacolor). Stamp in gold Encore the leaf background directly over the fleur de lis. Then stamp in a darker purple or blue, the french worded diamond. Cut out the image close to the edge of the fleur de lis.

Place a post-it note in the center of the white piece of card stock. Using your ink pads directly to the paper, brush the ink pad from the post-it note towards and past the outer edge of the white card. Repeat this step using two or three more colors, leaving little white space. Next stamp the french worded diamond randomly across the card. Do the same with the leaf background using the gold Encore ink.

Take the post it note off and stamp "Merci" in the bottom right hand corner of the white space. Attach the fleur de lis with double sided mounting cushion and adhere the white card to the bottom layers of your card. Voila...you are done!

	White, gold and green cardstock
	Versacolor ink pads in tones of green
	Gold Encore ink pad
	Double sided cushion tape
	Decorative scissors
	Gold pen (found in the ink category under supplies)
	Stamps: Peacock feather CR1092-N Stressed motif MA990-C Diamond background MA1064-O Joi de Vie PH784-G

Instructions:
Cut and adhere bottom two layers of cards.  On the white layer, ink lightly in various shades of green,the stressed motif and the diamond background.  Stipple a darker green ink around the outside of the entire card. 

Using the gold Encore ink pad, stamp the stressed motif. Stamp the feather in various shades of green. On a small piece of white card-stock, stamp the stressed motif in a dark green, cut it out with the decorative scissors (I used Fiskars Victorian style), stipple the paper with the same green and ink the edges with the gold pen. 

Adhere this piece with cushion tape to the white card and  finish assembling the top layer to the bottom. 

	white and colored card-stock
	ribbon
	Gold Encore ink pad
	Black Versafine ink pad
	Tombow multi glue (found in the adhesives category)
	double sided cushion tape (found in the adhesives category under supplies)
	Stamps: Our house has grown 1-BY111 Baby hands/feet cube 4z628-L

Instructions:
Cut and layer bottom two layers of cards.  Cut two squares of white paper aprox. one square inch each, and two more slightly larger to layer with.  In gold ink, stamp a baby foot print on each of the two small, white squares and adhere them to the slightly larger squares.  Stamp the top, white card layer with the announcement stamp in black versafine ink. 

Glue a ribbon to the top of the card.  Using the cushion tape, adhere the two footprint images to the white card.  Adhere the white card to your bottom colored cards.  Your baby announcement is born!