Baby Owls

Welcome Baby Banner

I ran into this photo and decided I needed to write about it. This was made with my Cricut Expression, which I really love to play with. I made this banner for my sister-in-law's baby shower. She loves owls and has the most adorable nursery.  Stay tuned for more owl themed crafts!

Flirtatious burp cloths

Last night, I got the itch to sew. We're throwing a baby shower for my co-worker and I couldn't just give him what I bought at the store! It needed something else...so I looked at my most-favorite SU Flirtatious design fabric and got to sewing. Doesn't the fabric just make a big difference? Now the little princess can spit up in style!

Congratulations Cheryl!

Friday night was a HOOT (Husbands Out Of Town) night.  My husband (Best Man #2) spent the week on a "Hangover Part 3 week," so of course, us wives decided to take the bride out!

As a small gift, I made the ladies a frame and "key" straps (to remember the night). I used the MDS program with the matching Love & Laughter rubber stamp set. This was the first time I was able to use the two together, and I think I'm addicted because it was so easy.  I stamped the frame using white Staz-On ink, giving it the embossed look.  The other pieces (heart and circle labels) are all digital prints and cut out with punches.

It was a great night. We didn't get completely crazy, but it still got wild. Let's just say, if you have a hands-free car kit, be careful of dirty prank callers while your parents are in the car... Thanks for a great night ladies! 

Baby baptism

Saturday was a very special little girl's baptism day- my great niece and God-daughter, Averi. This was quite a day for our little girl to have a BIG party. It was the perfect day to bring together two (very) extended and very loving families. I'd say, altogether about 200+ guests attended this special day.  I helped with designing the invitations (with a MDS "hybrid", of course) and matching party favors. I'm also showing the card that I made for her. Grandmas, aunts, cousins and friends pulled together to make everything look awesome.  Congratulations to a much loved and very blessed little girl. We love you so much!

June class- Sour Cream treats

I know I'm so overdue on posts! So sorry, but thanks for keeping up with me!
For our June class, I decided to create easy favors and cards. These are simple, yet sweet. Today I'm featuring the sour cream treat. Really, it's super easy to do! All designs were inspired by my fabulous family of Stampin Up Demonstrators! One of the great perks of being a demonstrator is the 24 hour access to Stampin Connection, a website full of ideas and tips from other demonstrators. Another perk is the monthly magazine SU sends with several more. Thanks ladies, for coming up with great ideas and openly sharing them with us.
The party treats are made with my favorite variety of DSP; the Summer Smooches and Brights Specialty Design Papers. I added the greetings using layered punches, that I can never get enough of. These punches really make it easy to add the right touch to any piece. Please be sure and checkout my colleagues' blogs (links to your left) for even more awesome ideas!

Summer Learning

So I'm trying to figure out a way to keep my kids from forgetting what they just learned! I've been looking for an online site with them and I found this. It seems great, so I thought I'd try it out. This is part of the reason why I haven't had time to blog about crafting! Soon, I promise!

I've been invited to try Time4Learning for one month in exchange for a candid review. My opinion will be entirely my own, so be sure to come back and read about my experience. Time4Learning can be used as a homeschool curriculum, for afterschool enrichment and for summer skill sharpening. Find out how to write your own curriculum review for Time4Learning.