Yet Another Baby Gift

My favorite gifts to make are baby gifts.  At the end of June, I created this magnetic board,  along with glass magnets, and a matching card for my hair stylist who is expecting her first child in July.  I painted the frame using her baby's room colors--gray and coral.  I love making things in custom colors and these magnetic boards are a breeze to make! 

Another Baby Girl Gift

Friends of ours just had their 5th child.  All of their children (5 and under) are adorable!  We visited with them today, bringing them dinner and gifts for the children.   We are convinced that they are baby whisperers...  Babies are a great way to start people--God knew how to hook us!  Anyway, I whipped up this pink flower embellished onesie yesterday.  The fabric circles (flowers) were left over from the t-shirt that I embellished last month so the instructions are the same.  The pink and brown card I made for sweet baby girl coordinates with the super soft pink with brown monogrammed Pottery Barn stroller blanket.  I have given several of these blankets for baby gifts over the years.  I just adore monograms for babies. Actually for children of all ages. And for adults. Does one ever really outgrow monograms?  Not me!  

For MOJO Monday #261

Here is the MOJO (MOJO261) Sketch Challenge:


And here is my submission:

I made this card on this cold and rainy day.  The stamp is from Verve's Joy for the Journey stamp set, the dsp is Everyday Enchantment by SU.  I cut a fabric flower (using my Big Shot) from a swatch of Moda's Fandango fabric collection.  The card base is SU's Crumbcake cardstock and the accent cardstock is SU's Soft Suede and Very Vanilla.  Inks are Pool Party and Calypso Coral.  Regarding the ribbon, the pleated striped ribbon is from a vintage store; the linen thread and Crumbcake seam binding ribbon are both by SU.  The lovely button is from an old sweater!  I actually liked the buttons more than the sweater!   

My Favorite Things in My Craft Grotto...

Here are some photos of my craft room:

Punch Storage Rack (designed by my husband) , ink drawers/stamp storage, vintage magnetic memo board (designed by me), and my reupholstered vintage slipper chair!

And here is a glimpse of the room:

bookcase:

 closet:

altered sign:

Magnetic Board for Baby's Room

I made this magnetic board, matching magnets, and card for dear friends who are having their first baby soon.    Want to see what else I bought for them?  I bought an adorable Baby Bible (not pictured) and also these handmade additional items from Etsy:

The Carry Me onesie is from:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/kwai

The burp cloth set is from:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/PLMDeZigns

The security blanket is from:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/HiHoSilverSpoon

a Tale of two Tees

I made this quick embellished floral tee last week.  I started with a plain pink tee (photo below). Using my SU Big Shot die-cutting machine, I cut up the second tee for the flowers.  I used the 3 larger circles from the Circles#2 die to make the flowers.  I think I used about 15 sets of flowers.  This is the final result (photo on the right). 

Winter Blossoms Challenge

This afternoon I created this quick card this for the Tuesday Trigger "Winter Blossoms" over at Moxie Fab World.
See post HERE