Girl Baby Shower

Although it was over two years ago, I thought I would post some pictures from my sister-in-laws baby shower. This was such a fun party to make things for. I loved the colors (pink and brown) and getting to use butterflies and other little creatures. I also tried to tie in the "clothesline" theme that is so popular now.

The invitation. It was a standard folding card. This is the outside of the card. The information was printed inside.

For diaper cake directions, click HERE.

For an additional watermelon baby carriage design, click HERE.

Scrapbook Layouts

Materials: My Mind's Eye Bohemia Blossom Angel Small Damask/Pink paper, Stampin' Up Chocolate Chip card stock, ColorBox Pigment Ink Petal Point Option Pads - Tuscany, Fiskars Scissors 6 Pack Paper Edgers Designer Series, Cricut "New Arrival" cartridge, Cricut "Opposites Attract" cartridge, Stampin' Up Something To Celebrate stamp set, Creativity Journaling Stamps Stampology Clear Stamps, The Paper Company Clear Stamps - Journaling, Prima flowers, BBSBGG Baby Girl Clothes Line Garland

Boy Baby Shower

Here are some things that I made for my BFF's baby shower a couple of years ago.

This was the invitation. It was a sliding card. The tag slides out and has all the information and a map on the back. The mom-to-be stamp was from the $1 bin at Michaels. I colored her in with some chalk. All of the other products are from Stampin' Up, including the cardstock "It's a Shower" stamp, and background stamps. I used a circle cutter to make the oval cutout on the top. Then, used the paper-piercing pad, tool and template from Stampin' Up to accent the top.

Materials: Stampin' Up Bashful Blue 12x12 Cardstock, Stampin' Up Apricot Appeal 12x12 Cardstock, Stampin' Up Paper-Piercing Tool, Stampin' Up Mat Pack, Stampin' Up Canvas stamp, Stampin' Up Something to Celebrate Stamp Set

Next is the party favor. I used Stage 2 baby food jars. My sister-in-law gave me a bunch of them that she had been saving. Her husband thought she was crazy for keeping them but they sure came in handy didn't they? The information was printed on my inkjet. The little duck is a Cuttlebug die cut. If I made these favors again, I would paint the lids. I filled the jars with chocolate teddy grahams. You can also use the smaller (Stage 1) jars and fill them with M&M's or other candy.

This is a Baby Bottle Six-Pack and was used as a table decoration. It's super easy to make. Paper was cut and then glued to a beer six-pack carrier (you can also sometimes find white carriers at your local scrapbooking store). The only tricky part was cutting the paper around the handle, which I had to cut with an exacto knife. Use the Terrifically Tacky Tape if the paper needs extra hold. You'll need 6 baby bottles. I used Gerber classic bottles. They were plastic but glass ones would look nice also.

Materials: Beverage Six-pack carrier, K and Company - Grand Adhesions - Brenda Walton Collection - Boy Clothesline

And of course no baby shower would be complete if I didn't scrap it. Here is both the shower and my layout for the days before the arrival and then birth day.






Materials: American Crafts 12x12 Paper Baby Collection "Georgie Porgie", American Crafts 12x12 Paper Baby Collection "Little Boy Blue", American Crafts 12x12 Paper Baby Collection "Three Bears", Stampin' Up Barely Banana 12x12 Cardstock, Stampin' Up Bashful Blue 12x12 Cardstock, Stampin' Up Apricot Appeal 12x12 Cardstock, American Crafts Occasions Boxed Ribbon Baby Collection "Mockingbird", Cricut New Arrival Cartridge, Cricut Paper Doll Dress Up Cartridge, Cricut Plantin Schoolbook Cartridge, Prima flowers

Baby Shower Card

This is a card that I lifted from somewhere (wish I could remember so I could give them some kudos). Mine's a little different though because the background came out so dark I decided to leave the cutouts white (the one I was copying all the cutouts were inked). Three different Cricut cartridges were used for this one. The embossed paper was cut from a card that came from a box of blank embossed cards that I've had forever and hardly used.

Materials: Stampin' Up Pretty in Pink cardstock, Die Cuts with a View - The Pocket full of Posies Stack with Sparkles - 12x12 Paper Stack, Cricut "A Child's Year" cartridge, Cricut "Heritage" cartridge, Stampin' Up "New Arrival" cartridge, Stampin' Up scallop punch

Frog Diaper Cake

This is the first diaper cake that I made. If you've ever wanted to make one, you should. They are easy to make and an interesting centerpiece for a baby shower. Everything (including the diapers) can be used for baby later so there is no waste. You can incorporate the theme of the shower, as I did for this Frog Baby Shower.

To make the "cake" you roll Size 1 or 2 diapers up starting at the fold. I used Huggies because I love their diapers and they just happen to have a little blue and green stripe on them. If you don't want a pattern to show, use Pampers Swaddlers. Secure with a rubber band (I use the clear mini hair rubber bands). To start the layers, I use a baby bottle (with the lid and nipple off) and put a rubber band around it. I build the cake on a round cardboard cake board. Start adding your rolled diapers until they form a ring around the bottle. For the next ring of diapers you will need larger rubber bands. I have only been able to find the larger ones at business supply stores. For this cake, the bottom row contains three rings of diapers. Build the second layer the same way but this time add one less ring of diapers. Add another baby bottle. The top ring of this cake only had one ring of diapers. You can make your cake bigger or smaller by adjusting the amounts of rings on each level. I used hot glue to attach the ribbon so it stays secure. Ribbon was used to tie on the onesie and socks. You can also attach pacifiers, rattles, hats or just about anything! So he would sit up nice, I tied the frog to a small dowel using ribbon. I pushed the dowel down the length of the cake. The "baby" word was cut with my Cricut using the New Arrival cartridge. You can use the babies name for a more personal touch. During the shower, I placed the cake on a glass cake stand to give it some height.

Materials: 50-55 Size 1 or 2 diapers, 2 baby bottles (or tubes, thick dowels or other glass or plastic bottles), round cake board, 3 large rubber bands, 3 regular rubber bands, 50-55 very small rubber bands, wide ribbon, glue gun, Cricut New Arrival cartridge

Airplane Birthday Party

I just love making things for birthday parties. Last November, my youngest turned 1 and I spent a lot of time trying to come up with the perfect theme. After finding an airplane propellor-shaped coat hook for his room at a yard sale, I knew the perfect theme would be airplanes, for the party AND his room.

The invitation was a standard folded card. I bought the stamp online and used Stampin' Up Card Stock (Ruby Red and Brilliant Blue) and 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon (Chocolate Chip). Inside I printed all the important information inside such as the date, time and place.

I used a hard-to-find but ever-so-cute paper by Daisy D's to cover a plain party hat and added fringe. I stapled the pre-cut crepe paper to the hat first, then added the paper and finally, cut the crepe paper to make fringe. I disassembled one hat first to use as a template. I'm not sure if anyone wore them, but they sure looked cute on the tables!

Then is was time to break out the Cricut! I bought a new Cricut Expression just in time to make projects for this party. For party favors, I cut out and assembled these suitcase-shaped boxes from the Cricut "Plantin Schoolbook" cartridge. The luggage tag is from the Cricut "Tags, Bags, Boxes and More" cartridge. My sister-in-law helped by making the little travel stickers. I printed them out on my inkjet and cut them all out by hand. I filled the boxes with airplane-shaped cazoos, pencil sharpeners, small die cast airplanes, pencils and red, white and blue colored candy.

I added some interest to plain blue party blowers (Cricut "New Arrival" cartridge and Stampin' Up Scallop Circle Punch).

I borrowed a stand that my sister-in-law had recently made for her daugther's Luau Party and re-covered it.

I've mentioned my sister-in-law and how much she helps but this time I have to give most of the credit to my brother-in-law. He made this great wooden sign. We used it for the party and afterward hung it in Liams room. I have to admit that I did NOTHING to make this decoration. My sister-in-law even painted it for me!

No party would be complete without a photo op! My brother-in-law cut out this wooden plane and my father painted it. I love that my family is talented is so many different ways! This also is now hanging in Liam's room.


I'm so glad I purchased extra paper. It came in handy when I got around to scrapping his party.

Materials used: Cricut "A Child's Life" Shape Cartridge, Cricut "Plantin Schoolbook" Cartridge, daisy d's airplane paper, Stampin' Up Ruby Red Card Stock, Stampin' Up Brilliant Blue Card Stock, Stampin' Up Barely Banana Card Stock, Stampin' Up Chocolate Chip Card Stock, Stampin' Up Garden Green Card Stock, Bazzill 12x12 Scalloped Cardstock, Stampin' Up Scallop Circle Punch, Stampin' Up 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon - Chocolate Chip, Stampin' Up Craft Ink Pad - Chocolate Chip