A Bumble Bee For A Baby Boy

A sweet friend is having her first baby any day now and I have been meaning to deliver this night light for William's room for sometime. I thought if I posted a picture of it, she will probably see it and then I can't drag my feet any more! It is stinkin heavy! His room is bumble bees and light green. I thought this would be a nice addition. I put the light in the top so she can use it as a bank later if they like. It is big - 9"x 9" (did I mention heavy?) and I backed it with a pretty green paper - the photo doesn't show that very well. I hope L-J likes it!

I have finally started working on goodies to take to Florida next month. Those are top secret...I will post those pictures after the big trip. I'm getting excited!

Peace and Pretty Paper,

Robyn

Diaper Wreath

I made this wreath from disposable diapers for one of my favorite people at work. Joy & Brad Hamann welcomed Jax Kinnick Hamann to the world on Thursday, November 18th. He is a big guy, 9 lbs 2 ozs and 22" long. I cant wait to hold the little guy! I saw one of these while looking for ideas for hospital door banners online. It was super easy and fun to make. If you want to make one and need some tips, give me a holler!

Peace & Pretty Paper,

Robyn

Snowman Ornament

I made several of these for gifts this year. I stamped the image on a transparency (cut in a circle) with StazOn ink and colored it. I used my embossing gun to set the ink. I curled it small enough to slide in the glass ball. It is held  in place with a piece of thread through the transparency and glued to the edge of the ornament. Last, I sprinkled some synthetic snow inside through a funnel. I think they came out quite cute. If I have enough time I'll make more.

Christmas blessings!

Snapware Cricut Cartridge Case

I made this carrier for my Cricut carts. I saw a company selling them at SDV this summer and I thought "I can make that!" Well, I did and it was quite a bit cheaper than the ones she was selling. I got the Snapware containers from The Container Store. They sell one large and one small and call it a ribbon organizer or something like that. I bought another set of the small omes 50% off at Hobby Lobby. I have the dimensions of the plastic mesh somewhere. If you are interested, let me know & I will find them and send them to you. The cartridge bin holds 40 carts and the large bin holds 20 books and overlays**. I put my cricut tools in the third bin.
I made one of these for Cheryl as well. I think she likes it!

**I went through my books and tore out all the pages that are not in English. It makes it so much easier when I am thumbing through them.

Disney Pillowcase

Yes, I said pillowcase....I made these super cute and very easy pillowcases with the help of the Tucson Quilter's Guild and my good friend Darlene. It is called Easy Schmeezy Pillowcase and it is just that. Try one for yourself and you will see how easy and fun they are to make. I am not a seamstress by any stretch of the imagination and these little babies made me look good! The Mickey theme was a hit. We all had matching pillows at The Contemporary as well as Beach Club Villas. Mine now sits on the overstuffed chair in my scrapbook room - just in case I need a nap between projects. Aren't they cute? I love the white on white polka dot fabric. I will be making more for sure.

Recipe Box

I made this for my son Matthew for Christmas but actually just finished it. I know it's June but don't be too hard on me. He actually ended up moving back home for a while so he hasn't needed it recently. Hayley has requested one too. I liked this project!

He is always asking me how to make this or that and I realized most of my recipes are in my head and not on paper. I really had to think hard on how to make a recipe box for a guy. I wanted to make it fun and not too feminine. I also wanted it to be something that he could share with his wife someday. - I loved this paper!!!!The background looks like recipes and clippings you would find in your grandma's kitchen. There are even a few food stains thrown in for fun. I sanded & painted the $3.00 box inside and out and then added the paper to the ends, "recipes" to the front and mod podged the whole thing. I wanted it to wipe clean easily in case it gets dirty. The mod podge achieved that. I bought some chipboard dividers and had to trim them just a little and covered them with different colored papers and used my label maker for the tabs.

I used lined large index cards for the recipe cards and ran them all through my printer to personalize them a little. I added several favorite recipes and had his aunt add some as well. I think it's important to have them in our own handwriting to make them a little more special. I have one recipe that my mother hand wrote for me years ago and I have it preserved in a zip lock bag because it is beginning to deteriorate. I have a special feeling when I see it in her own hand writing. I need to give some blank cards to his great aunts so they can do the same. I printed plenty of blank cards so he can add to it as needed.

I hope you like it!

Happy Father's Day!

I made this card very quickly today. I saw a photo on a great blog I stumbled on. The name escapes me right now but I will find it so I can give her credit. I used my Cricut Camp Out cartridge and colored the artwork with ink and craft sponges. I am very happy with it and will say that the picture doesn't do it much justice. Trust me, its great! I cut the fish twice and the top one is pop dotted to give it dimension. It doesn't look like they line up well but that is just the angle of my photo. I used twine for the line & he even has a hook in his mouth! I posted it already because we celebrated today and I already gave it to Mike. He really liked it! he kept calling it his 3-D card!

We went to Texas Pride BBQ. He has wanted to go since he saw it on Diners Drive Ins & Dives. It was just ok but we had a good time. Happy Father's Day Honey, the kids and I are blessed to have such a wonderful husband and father. we love you!

A couple of cards

First card is my version of a card featured on the Cricit Chirp. It is similar to the one posted but has my own touch.







The second is a little out of season but I just came across the picture of my first attempt at making my own Christmas cards. I think I made about 40 before running out of steam.
This is also the card that got me hooked on card making.


I hope to get back to blogging real soon. Life has been busy lately. I was supposed to go to Cheryl's tonight but decided I need to stay home with Hayley tonight - she isn't feeling well. I plan on cleaning my scrapbook room this weekend and that's about it.

Ballerinas and Bears

I really like how this page came out. I saw the cute little bear months ago while blog stalking (as I like to call it). I fell in love with her but didn't save the location. Rachel sent these great pictures she took of her 2 little ballerinas, Savannah & little sister Adelyn. I knew the little bear belonged with these pictures. I searched forever before finding the cutie again. It is from Jill's Paper Jems, she creates paper piecing patterns. I got the pdf from her and the rest is history. I just loved cutting out the little girl and making her cute outfit. (drawing her eyes was a scary event) You will be seeing more of her, I am sure -dressed differently of course! I framed it and gave it to TJ to deliver for me. Rachel called today to tell me she really likes it. Whew!

A Couple of Cuties

This is what I made yesterday at Julie's house. It is made with the CTMH Unforgettable package. I cut the title letters with my Cricut but everything else is from CTMH. I made a second page as well but my photography skills stink and picture didn't come out well. The most fun I had was sitting across from Susan and watching her being her perfect self! I heard words come out of her mouth that made me giggle! We had a great time and hope to take Carrie with us next month.

Nugget Box

These are just the cutest things ever! I did make this one but cannot take credit for it, I will list the responsible parities in a bit. Mike's aunt is turning 90 in a few weeks and I think I will make these little cuties for party favors! I can think of so many different excuses to make them. Showers, Valentine's Day, birthdays and just for the heck of it. Original design came from a Stampin Up consultant named June. I do need to send her a comment & thank her for her creative geniusness (that's not a word is it??). Carlene saw it and sent it to Darlene who then sent it to me. I then sent it to Cheryl who created a cut file for the Cricut & sent it back to me. I however, get ALL the credit for copying it! I am so thankful for friends.

You open it up and have 6 Hershey's nuggets inside! I think I am going to add something to the inside lid to personalize them for Jeannie's birthday. I also, haven't decided on the color scheme. I used what I had on hand for this one & kinda like it. It's the little things that get me so excited!!

Girl's Night

I was online a while back and I came across a catalog for a stamp and paper company called Close To My Heart. I think I am developing a serious addiction to paper and I fell in love with theirs. I found a really sweet girl named Julie that sells it and called her up to set up a home demo. Last time I did this just 2 people showed up so I didn't expect much knowing scrapbooking and stamping isn't everyone's thing. Well quite a crowd of friends showed up and we had a fun time. You can see below everyone is hard at work making a cute gift bag out of an envelope of all things.



If we tied Sandy's hands behind her back, she wouldn't be able to talk!


Irma being a brave girl, trying her hand at card making. She did an excellent job!


Shirley learning something important, I'm sure.


Pebbles was feeling a little neglected and was waiting patiently for someone to love on her.

Happy Birthday Bron

It is not very easy making guy cards. Most men don't care for all the embellishments that make scrapbooking and card making fun. No bows, buttons, rhinestones, flowers or pretty colors. I wanted to make a card for Bron with the items I had on hand. This is what I came up with. I think he will like it, it's a manly as a card can get. Have I told you lately that this is fun?