Birthday Cards From Wee Ones

Happy Friday!

The last time I was at my parent's place, I actually remembered to photograph the card I made for my Dad's birthday.  Which was in September.  Ha!

Nothing better than an inky (and slightly smudge-y) high-five from a grandson.  But what do you expect from a fidgety 1 year old?  Frankly, I think I was a little insane to ink up his hand!

Initially I was thinking of incorporating the 'high five' into the message.  But I couldn't come up with anything that wasn't complete lame-sauce.  So I used one of the stamps from this set to make it more 'from Rowan'.  Making it more adorable by default.

 Have a great weekend!

Thank You Cards

I'm going out on a limb here by assuming that my brother and sister-in-law have opened their wedding gifts.  It's been a few days since they've returned from their honeymoon...I think I'm safe :)

A month before the wedding, I asked Jess if there was anything in particular she needed gift-wise.  She asked me to make her some 'Thank You' cards.  Uhhhh, buying paper, ribbon, cuttlebug supplies, ink and an embossing tool for an actual purpose?!  SWEET BEANS!  I think it was my first guilt-free trip to the craft store ever.

I ended up making four different designs, 48 in total.  I thought if I just did one style I would get bored.  The 'thanks' lettering comes from the 'Olivia' alphabet set (by Provo Craft, aka Cuttlebug).  I found it on sale at Walmart and from what I gather, it's becoming hard to find.  I'm thinking Ebay or Amazon is your best bet to nab one.

I left the little embossed birdies blank in the event they don't need all the cards.  These little babies can be used as regular note cards. 

Oh man, I love my cuttlebug.  I used it to cut the 'thanks' lettering, flowers and decorative frame and emboss the paper.  *Sigh* that was a magical afternoon.

I think they took 4 days to complete (my concept of time is shot to hell) as I did most of my work during nap time and after R-man went to bed.  Two other things that helped: watching 'The Tudors' on Netflix and eating 'Toppables' crackers.  Ahhhhhhhh mat leave!

Cuttlebug!

My new toy arrived this morning!! 

It's a belated Christmas gift (from myself) that I found at The Scrapbook Cottage.  The cuttlebug is a little embosser and die cut machine and for whatever reason, it's in very high demand.  It was on back order so many times, I thought it would never arrive!

My Aunt Debbie made some gorgeous Christmas cards this year (and wouldn't you know it, I can't find the card to show you!) with her cuttlebug, and after a long conversation, I realized it was the one little thing missing in my paper-crafts paraphernalia. 

I was playing around with it for a little while...albeit, I only have two embossing folders.  I received the owl for free - how did they know about my obsession with owls?! :)  Fortunately for me (but not my wallet) I live within walking distance from a Michael's; I surveyed the die cut/embosser folder stock before I purchased the machine.  Let's just say: J-a-c-k-p-o-t. 

I played around with ink, but I think I need to get the proper applicator and not use textured paper....that just doesn't look good. 
There's a project that I will need it for, but you'll have to wait a little while before I can put up the post.

Have a great Family Day weekend!

Little Miss Domestic Diva

What do you send to your niece for her 4th birthday?

Well, if you spot her serving up some delish pumpkin cake (masquerading as wooden blocks) during the Christmas holidays, you best sew up a hostess apron!

I may have an addiction to making things reversible.  Cute bubbly, flowery pattern on one side, an old pair of jeans on the other.  And of course, pockets to match!

'B' is for Brianna!  How cute is she?  (Psssst, notice that the ribbon matches her shirt?  Eerily amazing.)