Baby Shower!

Just had a lovely afternoon at Hayami's baby shower and would love to share a few photos! Everyone loved my baby sock sushi, and handmade tag and card...had alot of ladies inquiring about my cards. Here's a few photos of the day...

Diaper Cake!

Hayami with the baby hat I made for her!

showing off the tag I made....

Showing off my 'Miso Cute' onesie!

My gift...basket of goodies!!

So many pink  gifts!

Guess which Chocolate bar is melted in the diaper...LOL

GROSS!! LOL just some melted caramilk bar! I won the game tied with another girl!

Guess her belly size game....

Me, Hayami, baby bump,  and Karlie....all co-workers!

Baby Card - with Scrabble tiles!

With so many people in my life having babies right now, or people ordering them,  I've got alot of baby cards on the go! Here's one using the beautiful Everyday Enchantment DSP. These colours are so pretty together!! Base of the card is Calypso Coral, one of the current In Colours. Other colours include, Pool Party, Lucky Limeade, Poppy Parade, Peach Parfait and Soft Suede (for sponging)   Also added some Basic Pearls in the flowers, and the new 1/8" Organdy Ribbon in Calypso Coral (available soon for Sale-a-bration!) The vintage Scrabble tiles were purchased on Etsy.

The 'lace' border is made from the Eyelet Border punch. The old style punch is still available on the Clearance Rack for only $13.79, reg. $22.95! What a deal! Be sure to check it out in my Online Store before it's gone!

Fresh Vintage Tag

 

I made this tag for my friends baby shower gift....I just LOVE the new Sale-a-bration Fresh Vintage products. The Everyday Enchantment Designer Paper, ribbons and brads...all so gorgeous! And you can get them FREE with any $60 purchase Jan. 24-March 31!! It's coming very fast! Email me for a catalogue!

 

I also used the beautiful new Pleated Satin ribbon in Pear Pizzazz, as well as the new Large Pearl Basic Jewels....and the regular mini ones too! You can find these new items in the Occasions Mini Catalogue available now until April 30!

Baby Sock Sushi - Shower Gift

 

This was a fun idea I saw on Etsy, and thought I would make my own version for a Baby Shower gift for my co-worker Hayami. The sushi rolls and nigiri are made from rolled up baby socks and held together with  Basic Black Cardstock. The wasabi and pickled ginger are baby washcloths. And the traditional grass garnish is made from Wild Wasabi cardstock which I cut grass blades on one side then ran it through the Crimper. All this assembled in a takeout box. So cute! 

The rest of her gift includes tons of clothes, etc...and that adorable hat I made awhile back, check it out if you missed it. Also a 'Miso Cute' onesie from Etsy to go with her 'sushi'.

Hope she likes it!

2012 Occasions Mini Catalogue!!!

The Occasions Mini is Live! Click on the photo above to check out my Online Store and see all the amazing new products for Spring!!
There are 3 new suites in this mini catty, each one different in style, but all so wonderful!!
Click on each photo to see what is in each suite!!

If you would like a catalogue, email me at cravingstamping@hotmail.com, and I will mail one out to you!

Vintage Scrabble Tile Frame

 

This is a Christmas gift for my Gran and Gramps. They love playing Scrabble, and always had a 4pm date everyday to play a game. So sweet! Scrabble tiles are very trendy these days, so I got my hands on some vintage tiles from Etsy, and created this framed art for them. I used some new Designer paper from the upcoming Sale-a-bration sale called Everyday Enchantment. It's so gorgeous and vintage! Just wait!! You can get this paper for FREE very soon! SAB starts Jan. 24!!  Other embellishments in this frame include Beau Chateau Side Notes (love love love!), Vintage Trinkets, Boho Blossoms punched flowers, and the gorgeous NEW Pleated Satin Ribbon in Pear Pizzazz....available starting tomorrow in the Occasions Mini Catalogue! 

Need the new Occasions Mini Catty?? email me at cravingstamping@hotmail.com

Happy 2012!!!

Happy New Year to you all!! I took a little Christmas hiatus from the blogger world, but wanted to come back and celebrate the new year with some fun new Stampin' Up! products available very soon!!!  The new Occasions Mini Catalogue starts January 4, just 2 more sleeps! It's full of so many amazing new products, I can't wait to show you all!!!
This year brings lots of new exciting things, like babies! I know quite a few friends and family who are having babies in the next few months! Here's a card for a co-worker of mine. I wanted to showcase a bunch of new products from the Occasions Mini Catalogue...

 

 

New Products include:

Pool Party Seam Binding Ribbon!!

Baker's Twine in ALL of the In colours!!! Here I used Calypso Coral

Sweet Shop Specialty Designer Series Paper (Cupcakes shown here)

Baby Prints Stamp Set

And of course I added some Dazzling Details to the adorable baby hand and foot prints!

Hope everyone had a lovely Christmas and New Years!!!

Snowman Card w/ Faux Mother of Pearl

 

I made these cards for my co-workers, aren't they cute!?  I used the adorable snowman from Snow Much Fun stamp set, and did a little colouring with my Stampin' Write Markers. The base of the card is Cherry Cobbler, embossed with the Northern Flurry embossing folder. The strip is Baja Breeze cardstock punched with the Pinking hearts border punch. 

I did the Faux Mother of Pearl technique on the snowman. This involves some scrunched up saran wrap dipped in some Frost White Shimmer Paint and dabbed onto the image...then sponge a little Baja Breeze ink afterwards...looks amazing in person, kind of hard to catch it in a photo....

I also had to add my best friend, Dazzling Details! Gotta love glitter!

Masculine Christmas Cards

 

The Frostwood Lodge Designer Series paper is a great way to turn a Christmas card into a more manly one. My boyfriend asked for me to make a few for his bosses at work, so I whipped these up in no time! I was waiting for a chance to use my new paper! LOL 

Not only do they have 'lumberjack' plaids but also wood grain papers! Love it!  I paired this paper with the Lovely As A Tree stamp set. One of my faves! Then used some Log Cabin Smooch Spritz! Perfect name for this card! The base of the card is Crumb Cake, which pairs perfectly with the Crumb Cake Envelopes, which I also stamped a pine tree image on.

Oh and don't forget the 'manly' Hemp twine wrapped around the card as well! 

Altered Christmas Decor

I made this for my friend's Christmas gift! I found the wooden 'Noel' sign at Home Sense and added my special Stampin' Up! touch to it!

In the 'O' I cut out the large scallop circle on the Big Shot with some Letters To Santa DSP, then the large circle out of the Wood Sheets. I stamped the cute snowman from the stamp set Snow Much Fun, and coloured him in with some Stampin' Write markers. The 'snow' is some Basic Pearls.

On the 'L' I added a bow with Old Olive Striped Grosgrain ribbon, and a little Vintage Tag with 'merry' stamped on it from Tiny Tags set.  I love it, now I have to make one for myself!