Baby Boy Congratulations Card & Envelope

 I made a cute card & envelope for my BFF's daughter & husband

as a welcome to their precious baby boy.

I just love 3D layering die cuts and luckily there were some for a baby boy!

Look how adorable this is!

I just LOVE the little dresser with its open drawers,

spilling out cute 'boy-colored' clothes!

And those precious stuffed animals are so adorable!

I chose a royal blue cardstock for the main card.

Using a 3D Polka Dots embossing folder on 

a piece of thick white vellum made a really nice background

for the layering die cuts to be on top of.

Aqua blue colored cardstock framed the edges of the vellum piece,

which made a layered look,as well as hid the glued edges.

Now let's move on to the fun details of this precious card!

Of course the layering is just so unique and beautiful.

It's hard to see in a photograph

how the die cuts jump out at you!

The open drawer really does look open with the layering that's done!

I want to show you what the layers look like from the side,

where you can see one layer after another

all raised by 3mm foam adhesive tape.

For slight dimension, I raised the words 'Baby Boy'

using 1/8" x 2mm thick foam adhesive tape.

For the inside of the card, 

I die cut, embossed & layered the sentiment pieces.

I decided to add two fussy cut stuffed animals 

from the layering die cuts set.

How cute is that?

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I learned some things that I didn't know, 

about using 3D embossing folders,

while creating this card and have posted about them:

https://iluvcatsandscraps.blogspot.com/2026/07/technique-when-using-3d-embossing.html

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Now about the homemade box envelope,

which the step-by-step instructions are posted:

https://iluvcatsandscraps.blogspot.com/2026/07/tutorial-boxed-envelope-with-magnetic.html

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I made the envelope because the 5x7 card ended up being 

almost 1" thick with all of those glorious layers,

so no regular sized envelope would be able to accommodate it.

I used extra thick 120 lb white cardstock for its sturdiness.

After determining the dimensions I needed,

I put the envelope together and then came 

the fun part......decorating it!

The box envelope measures 

8" long x 6-1/4" wide x 1" deep.

I made a magnetic flap to prevent the card from falling out.

Each magnet is covered by a decoration to hide it.

On the front of the flap, 

I used a fussy cut stuffed animal from the layering die cuts set,

which is adhered to an aqua blue square.

This aqua blue square is then adhered first to a 

piece of white cardstock for added sturdiness;

then it's adhered to the flap.

This hides the magnet area.

To the back side of the flap 

is adhered the Baby Boy words on an aqua blue rectangle.

On the envelope is a small heart,

also from the layering die cuts set,

that's placed over the magnet area.

(Note: the magnets are perfectly in line with each other,

as described in the box envelope instructions.)

For decorations, I die cut some balloons in glitter papers;

also die cut the letters to spell

"Welcome lil fig"

(this is an 'inside' joke with the family)

Everything is tucked in nicely.

As you can see in the photo below,

I scored the flap so it sits perfectly on top of the box envelope.

The card and box envelope were both very enjoyable to make!

Welcome lil fig, Owen Rooney, to this world!

Thanks for visiting!

Have a blessed day,

Lisa >^..^<

Products used:

card:

Papers 

Recollections - Royal Blue

Recollections - Cape Cod set
(used the light aqua blue)

Scrapbook.com - 40 lb. White Vellum

Scrapbook.com - 3D Embossing Folder - Polka Dots

Scrapbook.com - Dies

Nested A2 Arches

Nested Rectangles

Nested Vintage Classic
(for inside sentiment)

Katy Sue Designs - 3D Layering Die Cuts - Baby Boy

envelope:

Papers

120 lb. Premium White Cardstock

Recollections - Royal Blue

Scrapbook.com - Dies - Nested Stitched Balloons

Sizzix - 1" Alphanumeric Script by Tim Holtz

Recollections - Corner Punch

Tonic Studios - Small Craft Magnets

Katy Sue Designs - 3D Layering Die Cuts - Baby Boy

Tools:

Fiskars 12" SureCut
Paper Trimmer

Martha Stewart
Scoring Board

Sizzix Big Shot Machine

Sizzix Magnetic Platform

Sizzix Standard Cutting Pads

Tonic Studios - Tim Holtz
Retractable Craft Pick

Adhesives:

Scor-Tape

Nuvo Glue

Nuvo Precision Tips

Scrapbook.com
1/4" x 3mm
Foam Adhesive Tape

Scrapbook.com
1/8" x 2mm
Foam Adhesive Tape

E6000 Quick Hold
Clear Craft Glue
(to glue the magnets)

Technique When Using 3D Embossing Folders

Many of you who work with 3D embossing folders

probably already know some things I'm going to point out.

I rarely use embossing folders,

although that might soon be changing because 

I bought quite a number of them recently. LOL!

Something very important that I learned when using vellum.

A thick vellum is a MUST.

I tried using 'regular' vellum and I have to say that

the embossed design will be cut away in some areas,

depending on the embossed design,

which is not attractive at all.

Here's an example using a polka dot 3D embossing folder:

 Also, another very important thing I discovered

is that it's best to die cut your piece first in the shape you want;

THEN run it through the embossing folder process.

If you DON'T do this, 

you'll end up with the embossed design being flattened

as in these examples:

First, a piece of thick vellum was embossed.

Then I ran it through again to die cut the shape of it.

But doing that, the polka dots were flattened

and some of the dots on the very edge were cut completely off.

Very strange on that last point.

Lastly, here are the differences when using cardstock.

WOW!!!

What a beautiful difference!

I'm new to embossing

and I'm learning through experimentation.

Maybe these things happen only when using a 

deep 3D embossing folder.  

Either way, I plan to follow my advice on this.

Thanks for reading my post

and I hope it helps someone.

Have a blessed evening,

Lisa >^..^<

Products used in the examples:

Misc. Blue Vellum

Scrapbook.com - Thick White Vellum

Recollections Cardstock - Cape Cod pack (used the aqua color)

Scrapbook.com - 3D Embossing Folder - Polka Dots