Baby Tag Lovey

I decided to practice sewing by making baby tag lovies. There are several people having babies soon and I thought they would make sweet gifts IF I can learn to sew straight. I read these blogs for instructions and hints:

http://mamasdoodles.blogspot.com/2008/08/twiddler-tag-blankie-tutorial.html

http://www.chicaandjo.com/2008/07/22/make-your-own-taggie-blankets/

http://ideas4fun.blogspot.com/2009/03/make-your-own-tag-blanket.html

http://craftblog.com.au/2008/07/04/appliqued-ribbon-blanket-tutorial/

When I get the hang of sewing straight, I'm going to make one using minky for my great-nephew, he is due in Nov. so I have plenty of time to practice. It irks me, though, that I can sew straight on a scrap piece of fabric, ugh! I bought the fabric and ribbon at Joann's. I learned to test the ribbon before using it on this though, one of the ribbons "pulled" when I ran my finger across it-not good for chewing on. Anyway, pretty I'm happy with how it turned out and look forward to making more of them.

More Quick & Easy

This is the rest of the teacher gifts. I used the SU rubons and a glass vase/container I found at the $ Tree. I learned something with the rubons...making it not so quick but a great lesson learned. I used a large flower and it came out bubbly, which I didn't like at all. So, I scraped the rubon off with my fingernail then wiped the glass clean with alcohol on a papertowel to remove any leftover traces of the rubons. Then, I chose a different design that didn't have such a large, solid design. I like how these turned out.

Quick & Easy Cards

Well, quick once I figured out what to do. I made the monogrammed cards as part of my son's teacher gifts. I found the cards at Michael's, used SU and misc. cardstock, SU ink and ribbon and JustRite alpha stamps. They turned out the way I pictured them in my head but I needed help from my friend, Jennifer, to execute it properly. I was using circles that were too big and a border around the letters. She helped me to make it more uniform. Thanks Jenn! :) I'll post the rest of the gift tomorrow.

The top two cards were very easy as well. I used SU rubons for the card on the left and added a little bling. For the card on the right, I used new CM paper flowers and an SU rubon. Those flowers are really cool! I like how they are paper, they'll probably hold rubons, bling and ink better than fabric ones. Thanks Amy!

Anniversary Gift

I saw this at the LSS and thought it was a perfect anniversary gift for my brother and SIL. I used an 8x8 paper pack from CM called the Valentine's pack for the clock face and 3 squares. The stickers used on the 3 squares were also from this pack. I used SU rubons for "love, friend, happiness" and the heart in the middle of the flower. And I used MM rubons for the clock numbers. I put these on the glass and love the way it gives dimension. There are dots for the other numbers but you can't see them well in this pic. A fun project that the couple loved! They have been married for 25 years...what a great accomplishment!

Wedding Card

I made this card for my nephew, who is getting married this week. The card is from a pack from Big Lots that already had the windows in them. I gave them a batter bowl with lid, the dry ingredients from this recipe and a gift card to buy the rest of the ingredients and dinner. I printed the recipe card on the computer and stamped the flowers. I used Stickles on the flower centers, around the sentiment and on the tux/dress.

Baby Shower

My dh's cousin is having a baby girl, the first one in the family since her. How fun! Having a boy myself, I couldn't wait to get my hands on all things pink. I made a diaper cake and clothes line to be used for shower decorations, then made a gift for mom of thank you notes and a coupon holder. I had a ton of fun!

This is the clothes line. I made these cardstock diapers and used punches to include the baby's name. I printed the letters on the computer. I found this idea and template here: http://www.scrapjazz.com/gallery/image/layout/313078.html The dresses and shoes on the mantle are the mother-to-be's from when she was a child. I thought that was so sweet!

This is a gift tag I made to add to the gift bag. I recycled the gift bag and luckily the CS matches perfectly. I don't remember the name of this stamp set but I borrowed it from a friend a while back and stamped a bunch of images. This is my last girrafe, maybe she'll let me borrow it again. I colored it in with colored pencils and of course added Stickles!

This is the gift set for mom. I made 10 than you cards, my friend Jennifer showed me how to make the box. I still think my coupon holder is an original idea from when I made one for myself 2 years ago. I folded CS to make pockets and used the BIA to put it all together. Each pocket is labeled with a different baby item using the cute Baby Firsts stamp set from SU.

I wrapped Hershey's Nuggets using Avery 8160 labels and Microsoft Word. I shaded all of the labels with pink and added the clipart image. I like how they turned out and they were so EASY!

And last, but not least, the diaper cake. I love making these. I usually make them where the diapers are wrapped in a blanket and gifts are stuffed everywhere but since I wasn't what the mother-to-be would preferred, I made a simple version. I love how it turned out!

I think she really liked how everything looked.

Archiver's M&T

Another Archiver's Make & Take. They are so sweet there, they insisted that I do the card even though I had my 20 month old son with me. He sat in my lap and the lady helped me with the embossing and adhering the bling. It made my day, the simple things right? :)