SEA-HAWKS! SEA-HAWKS!

Helloooooooooooooo!
Count down to Superbowl XLIX - 3 days!! And around town here in Seattle, the 12th man has been representing in blue and green all week!
Here is my card for spirit week.

Have a great weekend All and GO HAWKS!

Diapie Cake!

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Hi Friends!
I'm back to show you a little something something that a friend and I got together and made over the weekend...a Diaper Cake!!
I've made a little diapie cake before, but this has got to be my absolute favorite, so I just HAD to share!!
And now I want one! :)

So yesterday, us ladies got together for a little pampering (pedicures!) and then joined up with our Fellas to celebrate both BABY and Superbowl. It was a fun and wonderful day!

Here is another peek at the card I had previously made for a my sweet preggers friend. :) Thanks for stopping by to see what I've been up to!

Summer Weddings

Hi Friends!
Happy Wednesday!

I have a little somethin' somethin' to show you today in honor of wedding season! :)
A couple of friends of mine are getting married this summer and I've been working on some fun cards to go with their gifts. So without further adieu...here they are!

For this first card, I kind of wanted to have a vintage feel to it. I used some papers that sparkle from K&Company and added a bit of heat embossing and a prima flower for that extra touch of elegance. The thread I've used for the stitching is a metallic blue to match the sheen of the paper. I hope to have captured the bride and groom's aesthetic a tad with this card.

For this second card, I decided to go for a more striking and geometric look and chose a monogram to do that. I also used some of the same K&Company paper, but this time I overlayed a piece of patterned vellum and stitched it to the base paper. Again, I used a metallic thread for the stitching and also added some clear Spica over the top over the lettering, so that the monogram would sparkle.

It's funny, I've been watching a lot of those cake decorating shows lately and I felt a little like a cake decorator of cards, whilst I was trying to come up with different layouts to suit these two sweet and fun couples. teehee
Thanks SO MUCH for stopping by to take a look at my cards today! I hope your Wednesday is a great one!

Waiting for Baby Noelle

Hi Friends!
How was your weekend?
It was gorgeous here in Seattle and it's about time...we've been waiting oh-so patiently!!

On Saturday I went to a baby shower for my Sister-in-law and soon-to-be, Niece!! Everyone in my family is giddy as we eagerly await little Noelle, who will be the first Grandchild and the first Baby Girl in my extended family, since my Sister was born 28 years ago!

So, of course, I had to make my Brother and SIL a card to celebrate Baby Noelle (who's due to arrive at the end of July).
For my card I wanted to do something super soft and sweet in color and style and that's how I ended up picking this bunny stamp from SU. It's actually been in my stash for several years and never been inked up! For shame! But he was waiting for a very special card...and his time has come! :)
The papers are Prima and I couldn't decide which beatiful side of the paper to use, so I made the patterned paper the card itself and kept the inside as is, to reveal more of the pattern, then just added a strip of white to write my message on.

I also wanted to share with you a little somethin somethin that I made for a second shower that's up and coming for Noelle (shhhhhh don't tell my SIL you've seen her prezzie)...it's a Onesie (and bibs and burpclothes and socks and blankies) Flower pot!!

I saw a similar idea on Etsy and I just knew I had to try it! The parents-to-be had registered for a lot of pink and green little items, so I knew this idea would be cute to put them all together. I got the little silk flowers for $1 from Michaels and instead of using a round/oblong flower pot, I grabbed this little khaki basket off their registry (a gift within a gift)! I'm not sure if all the details are visible in the pic, but I lined the basket with a receiving blanket and then strung some sweet Martha Stewart leaf garland along the outside. It was a fun little project and I have to admit, I can't resist the adorable little booties!! TOO CUTE!!

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you have a wonderful week!
And be sure to pop back over, there's a TON going on this week...I had 12 cards to work on over the weekend!!

Waiting to Welcome Ayla

Hi, hello, how are ya?
I'm here today with another sweet baby card. I tell ya...8 months ago was a busy time! LOL!
I went to a shower last weekend for my dear friend, Emily who is expecting a baby girl next month. Emily has been super encouraging and supportive to me since I started making cards...she's one of the only people who gets to see each of them in real life everyday when I bring them to work to be photographed! So of course I had to come up with something super special just for her and to celebrate baby Ayla's much anticipated arrival. I picked out this little shoe paper at JoAnn's knowing I wanted to use it just for her card.
Okay, so, back to the shower, oh my goodness, this little girl is going to be decked out in THE CUTEST stuff...so many adorable baby girl clothes!! I also was able to gift a baby chipboard album to Emily and I hope she has a blast with it. Lots of love to you, Emily!

Have a great day, Friends!

Project Baby Book

Good Morning! Happy Wednesday!
As promised, I have some pictures of my latest "project" to show you.

Earlier this year I went to a craft fair and there was a booth selling premade chip board albums, as well as blank ones. I ended up buying one premade so that I could keep an idea in my mind of how they were made, but then I bought several blank ones as well. Over the course of the last 2 weeks, I've been trying my hand at gluing, sanding and embellishing (the latter was the easiest!). My dear friend, Catherine has done many wood projects and she was kind enough to answer all my questions about how to do this and that and what products to use...I was especially concerned about the sanding, as I certainly have never done this on any of my cards! I had a lot of fun making this though and I am thrilled with the end result...I see some more in my future. :) Thanks for stopping by today!

Deets:
Paper: Crate Paper Little Sprout, Cosmo Cricket Earth Love
Embies: Basic Grey and SU! Buttons, Primas, Martha Stewart Thread, Misc Yellow Flower Buttons

A Personalized Gift

Hi Friends!
Today I have my second commissioned card to show you...commissioned in the sense that someone asked me to create something for them and I did and I love how it turned out!! After seeing some of my cards online, my cousin Alicia asked me if I might have some inspiration to create a special something for her upcoming wedding anniversary.
My answer was, "oh yes, of course!!" I was a little bit intimidated at first by the project but inspiration quickly came once she sent me some posters to look at. I included the sentiment as an insert so that she would have room to write her love note inside the card and not have to worry about working around it. I hope that it helps to adequately celebrate such a special day and I look forward to my next "project."
Thanks so much for stopping by to take a look!

Deets:
Stamps: SU! Frames and Flourishes, SU! Anniversary sentiment, Misc sentiment
Paper: My Mind's Eye Jen Wilson's 29th Street Market PP, Creative Imaginations PP, AC textured CS
Image: c/o The Beatles, poster found here
Embies: SU! Punch, Basic Grey Buttons, Twine, Paper Distresser