Baby Girl

I was asked by my sweet mother-in-law to make a diaper cake for a baby shower.  I, of coarse, was excited to do so.  I had made one before and was excited to improve on some of my ideas.  My mother-in-law helped out a ton by paying for a lot of the stuff.  I am super happy with how it turned out and it was a hit at the shower.

I of coarse had to add some cute paper cut outs.

 Lots of cute fabric and ribbon were involved.

 Add some cute baby essentials that make it cute and decorative.  I used baby wash clothes for some rolled roses.  CUTE!!!  I know you love those little boot slippers too huh?

 I am really happy with how it turned out!  I love the colors and everything.  

Matching card!  Wa-Hoo!

Cute huh?  I really enjoy making diaper cakes because the end result is always so cute!  I urge each of you to try one when you have a baby shower.  You will not regret it!

Card Recipe:

Standard A2 Card 

Two Mat Layers

Mat Layer 1: 4" x 5 1/4"

Mat Layer 2: 3 3/4" x 5"

Simply Charmed Cart - Binkie: 4"

Ribbon - Michaels

Kraft Paper - Papertrey Ink

Scrap Paper

MPS - Everyday Sentiments

Paper cut outs on cake:

Simply Charmed Cart

baby and bottle - 4"

Scrap paper

irock tool

peachy keen face stamps

Diaper Cake Materials:

1/2 yard fabric

Ribbon

59 total diapers - size one or two

Assorted Rubber Band pack

pins

hot glue

cardboard cake board - Michaels

Lots of cute baby essentials

Cake:

Base - 34 diapers

Second Layer - 18 diapers

Third Layer - 7 diapers

Rainy Day Card

Have any of you had those rainy days that are a little bit rough?  I thought this would be a great card for those that have a tough day and need some cheering up.

I really love how this card turned out.  I used blue chalk and chalked up the edges of the clouds which gives them a fluffy/soft look.

 I also sewed lines from the clouds to my rain drops to make it look like they were falling.  You can really tell when you look up close but it is harder to tell from further away.

I really like this card.  Simple but detailed.

Recipe:

Create a Critter Cart

                Large Cloud – 2.53” x  1.82”

                Small Cloud – 2.20” x 1.59”

Everyday Pop-Up Cart

                Umbrella – 2.78” x 3.00”

Simply Charmed Cart

                Popsicle Drip (used for rain drop) – 1.96” x 3.94”

Card Base (A2) – 4 ¼” x 5 ½”

Mat Layer – 4” x 5 ¼”

Sewing Machine

Blue Chalk

Michael’s Stamp (sentiment)

Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Scrap Paper

Pop Dots

Summer Fun; Having a Blast

I must have summer heat on the brain.  First the wagon and now popsicles.  I remember, when I was younger, the ice ceam trucks playing those cute little tinkling tunes.  I would beg my Mom for some money everytime, but we rarely ever got to visit that blessed ice cream truck.  I now know why... Can you say expensive??? Sheesh!  Luckily, my Mom was good about keeping the freezer full with frozen goodies.  What could get better than a wagon party with popsicles on a hot summer day?  Such sweet relief and cool summer fun!

My hubby and I are huge fans of Dreyers fruit bars.  If you have not tried them I totally suggest it.  They are so good on a hot day!  I think they are only like one point or something on Weight Watchers too!

I heat embossed the sentiment.

I just love Peachy Keen Face Stamps!

Well, off to have a strawberry popsicle and craft some more!  Mmmm!

Recipe:
Just Because Cart
- Card Base (7.65 x 8.24)
- Card Layer One (3.76 x 8.06)

Accent Essentials
- Little Squares (3.10 x 2.40)
- Little Tags (2.72 x 2.22)

Simply Charmed
- Popsicles 1.18 x 2.38

- Paper Trey Ink Kraft Paper
- Paper Trey Ink Damask Paper
- Paper Trey Ink Perfect Match Cardstock
- s.e.i Moroco Paper
- Peachy Keen Princess Face Assortment
- Peachy Keen Everyday Character Face Assortment
- Tim Holtz Distress Ink Tea Dye
- Martha Stewart Heat Embossing Powder
- Twine
- White Gelly Roll pen
- Cuttlebug Argyle folder

Join the Party Wagon!!!

Wa Wooo!!!!

My noise above sounds more like a train... ha ha!

Well, I really need to stock up on different Birthday cards.  There were so many Birthdays in the family over the last couple months that I ran out. 

Sad to say... This is not one of my favorite cards.  There are definetly some things I would do differently the next time around.  For one, I would have popped my balloons up and made sure the baker's twine was behind the balloon. I don't know why I glued the balloons down first. Oh well, craftting isn't perfect and it is still pretty cute.

This card makes me want to be a kid again and play in my red wagon all summer long!  We had so many great times in our red wagon when I was a kid. 

Recipe:

Just Because Cart

- Card Base (5.89 x 4.57)

- Card Layer One (2.78 x 4.88)

-Wagon (3.06 x 4.76)

Everyday Pop-Up Cart

- Banner (2.44 x 0.88)

Simply Charmed

- Sun (1.76 x 1.71)

Once Upon a Princess

- Balloons (0.81 x 2.18)

- American Crafty City Park Paper

- Paper Trey Ink Bitty Dotts Paper

- Paper Trey Ink Damask Paper

- Scrap Papers

- iRock Tool

- Stickles (Crystal)

- Pink Stamper Everyday Sentiments

- White Gelly Roll Pen

- Red Bakers Twine

Diaper Cake

Our most bestest cousin ever is due to bring a baby into the world very soon.  We had a baby shower for her and I wanted to spoil her so I bought the cutest little outfit and sleepers but that was just not enough.  I decided that I wanted to try and make a diaper cake.  I was blog hopping and came across one of my favorite cricut blogs, http://www.erinleecreative.com, she had the cutest diaper cakes in the world!  So, I decided to attempt to make one on my own.  This is what I came up with.

Didn't it turn out pretty dang cute???

Recipe:

48 size 2 diapers

Rubber bands

ribbon

1/2 yard of fabric

cake board

fun baby accessories

simply charmed cricut cartridge

peachy keen everyday paperdoll stamps

white jelly roll pen

paper from paper trey ink

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