Mariana

Mariana is the name of the first baby to be born to one of the employees since my husband's company was formed just over a year ago. What a sweet name! Here is the plaque I made for Mariana and her parents.

I love the bright colors!

Mulberry flowers are so versatile.

The bird and butterfly are from Cricut- Create a Critter, Tree is from Cricut- Heritage and the font used for Mariana is Gabriola using Make the Cut on my Silhouette. The leaves are green mulberry flowers cut apart and the itty bitty flowers are from the Fiskars flower punch.

Isaac Plaque

Here's the latest baby gift.

I used Cricut Create a Critter for the main elements. The font for Isaac is PC Delightful...cut with Make the Cut.

Paris Theme Baby Plaque

A friend was needing a baby shower gift for her niece...The baby's room was pink and gray, but no definite theme. I suggested Paris...here's where the project went from there.

Poodle is from Cricut cartridge "Create a Critter"

My friend liked it, but did think the poodle's sideways nose was a bit weird

I printed the chandelier (from ScrapNFonts) and Eiffel Tower (from Lettering Delights) in gray on metallic silver paper. I used Pink Pirouette Card stock from Stampin' Up! sponged with Victorian Velvet distress ink.

Family Portrait

To celebrate a friend of ours, graduating with his Master's of Divinity, we wanted to do something special for his family. We put together this paper doll portrait of his family. I couldn't have done this without my daughter's help. She considers the girls "the sisters she never got" and thinks the world of them. She knows their likes, personalities and what makes them special. It was a fun project to do. (And according to the Mrs. in the picture, it was well received!)

 

The Mr. and Mrs.

 The Girls

Operation Card

My youngest brother just had an emergency appendectomy. He's doing well recovering, but I thought he could use some cheering up. The game of Operation came to mind...

and then as the cogs started turning, I could see this card quite clearly. Spent some time this morning putting it together. I used the Cricut cartridge, Paper Doll Dress Up, for most of it. I did squish the hair and boxers in Cricut Design Studio and added the appendix hole. I hand cut the tweezers and added a "spring" with a couple of fan folds. I used Glossy accents on the nose and then used a pop dot under it to raise it, hoping it would simulate the light. Inside I put "bzzzzzzzzz" since I remember, as a kid, leaping out of my skin when I'd hit the side during a "surgery."

Howdy

I got to do another baby plaque. This was actually a special request for someone else to give as a gift. Apparently the new mom loves horses and cowboy stuff. Soooo, I got my all time favorite Cricut Cartridge out, Paper Doll Dress Up. I used the horse from the Knight and the Cowboy character. I had just bought Stampin' Up! Soft Suede card stock and am especially pleased with the look of black chalk on it.

Doggie Bag

My daughter made an adorable puppy hat for baby Jeremiah. I got to help with the wrapping by making the gift bag and tag. Here's the coordinating efforts...

I used Cricut Doodle Charm cartridge for puppies.

Night Owl Baby Plaque

I made this for a new baby at church. The only clue I had about the nursery was that it had a tree in it. But no other theme than that. So this is what I came up with. The verse is Psalm 139:14 "I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well."

The owls are Night Owls from  My Scrap Chick, the font used for Abigail is 2 Peas Mr. Giggles, I used Make the Cut to lay out the design and cut it out using my Cricut. You can't see it in the photo, but I ran the moon upside down, through the Zyron using the adhesive cartridge. I then covered it in ultra fine prisma glitter (aka dazzling diamonds.)

The Latest Addition

I got a new addition for my craft room.

 "Her" name is Cami and I'm looking forward to lots of crafting with her. See how she shines! Oh wait, that's the glare from my light...crumb. I had already planned to add some personal touches to her with vinyl, I just hadn't decided what yet. I've enjoyed searching for just the right design on the Silhouette America website using my $10 gift card that came with the machine.

And then I found something I hadn't realized was included...a .studio file for the control pad. How cute and fun is this?

I love personalization...and when I can easily change it, it is even better!

And...No, I'm not giving up the Cricut yet. Dotty still has a home.

 Thanks to my sons, I even got a new cartridge for her (Nate's ABCs) that I've been wishing for all year.

Make the Cut now has a plug-in for the Silhouette Cameo, which was the deciding factor for me to get the new machine. I will try and do some tutorials with it soon!

Lil' Tomina

I made this collage for a friend from church. Her little one arrived this past week. She is named after her very special Aunt. I wanted it to coordinate with the one I made for her brother, Kaelen, but wanted to girlify it a bit. I used the same Monkey (Cricut, New Arrival) and foliage (Cricut, Paper Doll Dress Up) as I used for Kaelen's but ventured out with My Scrap Chick's "Jungle Zoo Safari Too" to make the little girl explorer and hippo.

A Really Special Baby Gift

I am so excited to finally be able to post this baby collage. It's for my little nephew due in just a few weeks. The first baby (other than my own) for my side of the family. I really like how this turned out!

Verse reads: "Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them,for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you." Deuteronomy 31:6

The name Ari means "Lion"

I used the lion from the cartridge, Everyday Paper Dolls. It's cut three times (2 in beige and one in brown.) trimmed and chalked around the edges. I then layered using mounting tape. The bushes and grass are from the same cartridge.

Froggie Frame

I hope you're not tired of baby frames...lots more babies expected this summer ;) Here is another of the latest that I've finished.

The verse is Psalm 28:7
"The LORD is my strength and my shield;
   my heart trusts in him, and he helps me.
My heart leaps for joy,
   and with my song I praise him."

Cricut Cartridges used: Frog from New Arrival and Lilly Pad from Kate's ABCs.

Child Training

Yet another baby frame...

Train is from Cricut Cartridge: New Arrival.

Little Lamb Baby Frame

Another baby plaque.  Really like how this turned out. When I asked about nursery theme, there really wasn't one, but the mom-to-be liked Irish stuff, (including the baby name)...so this is what I came up with.

The verse is Isaiah 40:11"He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young."

 The sheep is from the Paper Dolls Dress Up cartridge and the tree is from Serenade. 

Sports Themed Baby Plaque

We have a bunch of babies coming in our family. I made this plaque for my cousins little one who is coming soon.

Here is the nursery set I was working to coordinate with. It's "Junior Varsity" from Pottery Barn Kids.

Sweet Little Birdie Photo Plaque

Here is one of the latest photo plaques for a new baby in the family.

First Try...something was missing!

Second Try...Ahhh, it was some flowers :) Much better!

This is the nursery set I was trying to coordinate with. It's "Penelope" from Pottery Barn.

Graduation Cards

Every year I try and mass produce cards for all the graduation announcements that come in our mail. I usually try and incorporate school colors when possible. Here is this years card.  The only place I managed to sneak some color in was the tie around the diploma. If I hadn't cut and glued all the "Congrats", I probably would have done those in school colors too.

The Silhouette is a free border from Free SVG & MTC Graduation Series and the Congrats and Diploma were free from Paper Scissors Ink.  I cut them out using Make the Cut software and my die cutter.

Princess Party Room Decor

We had several different vignettes around the room.  My favorite and the favorite of many little girls was the dress up area.  Definitely a huge hit with them!

The Butterfly Tree was fun too. We had a Curly Willow branch that had been used for a wedding recently. The red roses were removed and we hung butterfly confetti from Christmas ornament hooks. I think it came out quite whimsical.

I made a castle from the Princess Cricut Cartridge.

 My daughter and my Mom made almost 700 cake balls for the occasion. Yummmm! (This is only about half of them.)

Other menu items were crepes, sausage, fruit, spray whip cream and pink sprinkles.  All in all things went very well and I appreciate the many people involved in making it a success.

Bitty Baby Gift Cards

I needed to make a bunch of gift cards for a friend of mine who works with expecting moms.  I had a bunch of 3x3 blue card bases left over from a craft day last fall, so decided to use them up first.  Here is what I came up with . 

These are the boy designs.

These are the girlie designs.

Monkey Business

A friend of mine, decorated her kids' bathroom with monkeys.  She requested a sign that said "My Little Monkeys" so this is what I came up with.  I used Make the Cut for the words and the New Arrival cartridge for the monkeys. Hope she likes it. :)

  Here's a picture of the shower curtain from Target that she was coordinating with.