Baby Shower Thank You Cards

Hello again! I don't have much time, so I'll make this quick. Brett is starting to wake up and he's gonna be hungry again. haha. I've been working on making and addressing thank you cards. I made 20 of these really quickly. They were very easy. The paper is "dreamy" from My Mind's Eye. It reminds me of a baby crib or mobile. The footprints were cut using scal and my cricut. You can find the free file here.

Meet Baby Brett + Lindsay Project

If you've been wondering where I've been, I am finally back! Not sure how often I'll be posting though since there is a new little boy in my life and he already has me wrapped around his tiny little finger!

So in honor my first post after having my new boy, which I'll introduce to you in a moment, I made these baby shower favors. They would also be great to give out after the baby is born instead of the old fashioned bubble gum cigars. I bought these plastic shot test tubes at shotwizard.com. They are 5" tall and perfect to fill with all kinds of yummy candy. I chose to fill this one with some grape flavored Nerds (since this is all I had on hand). However the tiny nerd box was just the right amount to fill the tube! I used Lindsay's test tube holder template. I cut it using the SCAL software and my cricut. However if you do not have a cricut, Lindsay also has the printable template available! And they are only $3.00! would have put some ribbon somewhere on this project, but i left all my ribbon at my mom's while working on the hooded towels...oops.

Now I introduce to you:

Brett Maverick Bennett

Born Sept 3rd, 2010

Weighed 8lbs, 3oz.

Welcome Baby SVG Freebie

9 Days Counting....

Welcome Baby SVG

Mommy to Be SVG

Just 12 days & Counting.....

Mommy to Be SVG

Baby Footprints SVG & Digi Stamp

In celebration of the countdown til my baby boy's arrival, I created this footprints svg and digi. I only have 28 days left until he's supposed to be here!

Baby Footprint SVG

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5 More Cards Done Today

Apparently I've gone Copic crazy. I can't get enough! At night I color while watching my shows on the DVR and in the afternoons I make cards out of them while my son is napping. I got 5 of them done today! BTW, I used only scraps on these as well!

This was was created using a freebie from Whimsy Stamps and a sketch from Eat Sleep Stamp. I used the Copic Colors: BV02, BV04, BV11, BV13, BV20, G00, B02

This was created using a Dustin Pike digi and a sketch from A Gem of a Challenge. I used the Copic colors: E29, E57, B000, BG45, C1,C3, C7, Y28, Y32, Y35, Y38, E11.

This was a digi freebie from Meljen and a sketch from Friends Having Fun Sketch Challenge. I used the Copic colors: G24, YG03, R20, E29, R27, R59.

I used the sketch from Drunken Stampers and an old digi freebie from Bugaboo. I used the Copic colors: E27, C3, W5, E18, E00, E11, W1, W3, W5, R32, R24, R27, RV93.

This one has a cute digi monkey from Dustin Pike and uses the sketch from InStyle Stamps. I used Copic colors: E18, E37, E57, R20, RV14, R27, E11, Y32, Y35, R22.

Baby Shower & Birthday Cards + Freebie

Hello everyone! This is a long post today! First of all, I'll start off with the fun part! I created the little birdie that you see in the first card for today's freebie. Then I made 3 baby shower cards using him. They all looked identical, so I only photographed one. They will be for sale in a local gift shop. Since I wanted them to be gender neutral, I left off the little flower on the birdie's head.

This card qualifies for the challenge at All Sorts which was to create a scene. Also the "animal" challenge at The Crafty Pad and the "to die for" challenge at Creative Card Crew. The "up to you" challenge at Ellephantastic and the "animal" challenge at Pear Tree Designs. "Making a Scene" at Tuesday Taggers and "Free for all" at Wee Memories.

Birdie SVG

I also used my cute little deer svg (you can find it in an earlier post, here) to make 3 more baby shower cards! For this card I participated in the challenge at Tuesday Morning Sketches. The challenge was to choose your fav sketch from the past year. I chose the very first sketch, bc it was a fav of mine and bc it allowed me to use up some scraps!

This card also qualifies for the anything goes challenge at 2 Sisters and the "cute" challenge at Craftalicious. Also the "ribbon" challenge at Quirky Crafts and the "die cut" challenge at Mark's Finest Papers.

Here are some birthday cards that I made for sale in the same gift shop. All of the images are free digi stamps from Lost in Paper Scraps. 

A Baby Lamb Card

 Here is a cute little baby card for a boy or girl. I made these for that local gift shop to sell. I made 5 that are identical to this one. I used the die cut from My Scrap Chick. I also did this as a part of the Papertake Weekly Challenge to do something different. I don't often use die cuts in my cards. I usually do digi stamps. But I love how this one turned out!

Bath Time & Owl LO

Hello everyone! I've been scrappin' again today. Hopefully I can get in a couple more pages before the day is out, but I just thought I'd take a break to share the first one with you and let you know just how excited I am to have discovered Crop Diva's Destination! The blog was formerly "Crafts by Rowena", which if you remember, I've used tons of her sketches. Well I haven't been scrapping for a few months until now and I just discovered that she's remodeled her blog, got a DT and is holding giveaways! What a busy gal! Anyways, I just had to get started using her sketches again, b/c let's face it, I just love them! (See the sketch below).

Here is another page I got finished with this afternoon. I just love that little owl. I cut him with my cricut. If you'd like the file. I shared it in a previous post, found here.

I used another sketch from Crop Diva's Destination.

An Altered Doorhanger & a Freezer Tee

Hey folks, sorry I've been MIA lately. I've had a lot going on. Had several orders from my craft booth to complete. On of which is below. I created this cute little baby boy doorhanger for a friend of mine to give as a baby gift. She sent me photos of the nursery so that I could match it. Here is what I came up with. I used the cute little svg Willie the Whale from Treasure Box Designs.
I also created this simple little t-shirt for my 3 year old to wear. Since he's going to be a big brother in September! We should find out what we're having in mid-April. Can't wait! The font I used for the tee is called "Mandingo". I love it. I used it all the time!

Baby Girl Door Hanger

Once again, I've been digging through my stash to "To Do" projects that I bought at Michaels a while back and I found this unfinished wooden door hanger. I decided to do it up using Lindsay's Babies and Bows Set which is 50% off, making it just $3.00 for several great stamps!

I colored the images with regular coloring pencils and then cut them out and used modge podge to adhere them to the door hanger. Tip for cover the door hanger with DP, use a finger nail file to file the excess paper off of the edges of the hanger, it makes a nice flush smooth finish.

Everything at MyGrafico is 25% off this weekend! Plus, Lindsay is putting all of her holiday and Valentines stamps on sale 50% off until the 22nd! Don't forget to stop by Lindsay's blog to grab your freebie and check out what the rest of the DT has in store!

Now for your Thursday Freebie!!! Remember this cute little owl wall art that I made a day or so ago? As promised, here is the file to cut the little owl yourself!

A Quick Thank You Card

Nope still not pregnant yet. haha. I just decided to make these quick and easy baby shower thank you cards to put in my booth for sale. I got these cute simple (and cheap) note cards from Big Lots (12 for $1.50) and I decided to spruce them up. I used Lindsay's baby rattle digi from the Babies & Bows Collection. However I didn't feel like coloring 12 of these tiny rattles (not to mention I'm not so great at staying in the lines when they are that small). So I imported my digi into a free program called Paint.net and colored it digitally. I was able to pick colors that matched the note cards perfectly. Then all I had to do was print and cut them into tiny circles. I also printed the words Thank You on a larger circle layered them w/pop dots.

That's right folks! Buy 2 stamp sets, get one free! If you're shoping in her Shophandmade Store, just purchase the 2 sets you want and when Lindsay emails your order to you, she'll ask you which set you'd like for free! So easy! Not to mention, for every $5 you spend, you get a free stamp! Merry Christmas to you!

And don't forget to stop by Lindsay's blog for your weekly freebie!

Now it's time for your Thursday freebie! Here is a useful little svg for your thank you cards. I've cut it as small as 1.5" and it cuts wonderfully!

Flowery Thank You SVG

Creepy Crow Card & Freebie Thursday

It's Thursday again! So you know what that means! It's time for a Lindsay's Stamp Stuff project and a freebie! This week I decided to have another go at the Creepy Crow Collection that Lindsay had created. I just love this set. It is so spooky! The whole set is only $5.00! And Lindsay is running a special this month! For every $5 you spend, you get to choose one free single stamp! Awesome deal! Also, don't forget to check out Lindsay's blog for a freebie and links to the rest of the DT's creations!

For the card, I used this sketch from Twilight Tuesday! I just love their challenges and sketches. If you're a fan of Twilight, YOU NEED to check it out! It is definately fueling my need for all things Twilight until the movie comes out! They're having a blog hop on October 27th that I'll be participating in, if you'd like to sign up, go here. Another reason that I used this stamp for a Twilight challenge is because it reminds me of the Vampire Diaries. They have had several scenes in a graveyard with crows present, so this card speaks to that as well.

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Now for your freebie this week! It is this cute little stick figure couple! They're expecting! Awww... This is in honor of my husband and I who are trying to get pregnant! So wish us luck! hehe.

Pregnant Couple SVG