Organized and Washified

I have accumulated quite a considerable amount of embroidery threads from thrifting and swapping. Organizing them has been on my "to-do" list for quite some time (as well as a million other things). Last week, I finally ticked this off from my list. It took a lot of patience but I was quite pleased with the result.

After organizing the threads, the plastic container seemed a bit plain so I took my stash of washi tapes and came up with this.

I think it looks pretty. Don't you just love washi tapes?

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fresh floral cuts

One of the popular stamp sets in blog-land is WPlus9’s Fresh Floral Cuts.  Everyone I follow online appears to have this set and makes beautiful cards with it.  So it seems like a no brainer that this one is a must have, wink wink.

Here is a card I made using this set.  I am sure this was inspired by one of the cards from PTI’s design team.  I am also excited to use the vertical chevron cover plate.  I love how easy it is to use this cover plate and how beautiful the end product looks.

Here is my card.  Don't you just love black and white cards?

And again, I seem to be in a habit of creating in multiples.  Here are the rest of them…

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ahoy, matey!

A special pirate themed party was held last week in honor of little Cameron's first birthday and I was fortunate enough to be part of this huge celebration.

This 2 tiered cake features an edible skull topper made entirely of marshmallow fondant. Also edible is the treasure map decorating the red and white striped tier.  The sand is made of crushed oatmeal cookies, and the gold coins also made of marshmallow fondant are airbrushed with metallic gold tint.

The top tier is made of dark chocolate cake with chocolate ganache filling, and the bottom is yellow cake with Swiss meringue buttercream.

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Have a sweet week ahead!

Bebsy

garden girl

Over the summer, we tried to stay outdoors most of the time and as a result, discovered new places that we never knew existed before.  Such is the case for Edwards Garden which is tucked away somewhere behind the familiar Toronto Botanical Gardens.

We enjoyed a fabulous summer day at this place just hanging out and enjoying the cool breeze and beautiful greenery. 

I used an old Papertrey favourite, Trendy Tree Tops dies.  The stickers and journaling card are from Echo Park and the bitty dots papers are from Papertrey.

Close up of the journaling...

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pwp #24 - catnap

I am back with another everyday moment layout.

Some kids need a warm, comfy bed to sleep.  But not my DD.  When she feels tired, she can take a nap just about anywhere.

Case in point… Here is a layout I made of my DD taking a nap by our stairs.  We are meeting some friends for dinner (and she is also excited to see her best friend at said dinner) so this would have to do while waiting for us to get ready, LOL.

I used Papertrey’s Sketched Shapes die and smokey shadow buttons.  I also used cards from my Project Life kit, patterned papers and sticker embellies from Simple Stories and enamel dots from My Mind’s Eye.

Some close ups...

I am also entering this to Leigh Penner’s Pages with Papertrey challenge here which is to use two in a layout.  It could be two photos, two stamps, two dies, etc.  For my layout, I used two photos. 

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polka dots and rainbows

Last weekend, we threw a “Rainbow and Polka Dots” baby shower for one of our friends.  Of course, that meant I got to create some crafty stuff for the mom-to-be.

First off, I made her a rainbow diaper cake.  I used the “no roll” diaper cake tutorial which I got here.  I love combining various rainbow colours to come up with this fun diaper cake.

I used 12x12 cardstocks from various companies (mainly Stampin’ Up and DCWV).  The big flowers are cut outs from Stampin’ Up and the smaller ones are those canned Prima flowers from Michael’s which I have since forever.  So glad to finally be able to use them. 

The topper is a banner I made using My Creative Time’s banner dies and Papertrey’s Headline Alphabet dies.  I also used various ribbons and twines from my stash. 

Here's a top view of the cake so you can see the diapers….

This cake sat on my desk for a week before the party and I simply loved waking up to it!

Next up is a notebook for guests to write their well wishes and advice for the expectant parents.  I used various dies from Papertrey and MFT (Hanging Out, Heart to Heart, Flip Flops and grass dies) to create this fun laundry scene (as what my DD calls it).   

I carried the same baby clothes theme inside the book…

Next is a card I made for the parents-to-be, using the adorable giraffe from Papertrey's Sweet Baby set. 

I actually made a few to have on hand for the many babies that will be coming in the next few months…

Lastly is the dessert table… Fun rainbow colours with some sprinkles of polka dots!

I also dressed up some lollipops using this cute little lollipop holder which I got from My Creative Time. The tag is from Papertrey's Tiny Tags set. We gave this out to the guests, young and old alike.

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strawberry fest

You know it is summer when you see strawberries everywhere.  Strawberry picking used to be one of our favourite things to do during summer.  But this year, my DD decided that she is not interested in going anymore.  So I looked for an alternative so that we can still celebrate those beautiful strawberries.  And viola… there was a strawberry festival happening somewhere near our area (I told you we have festivals for everything!).

Here is a layout I made of that day.  (Can you feel that I am still on denial that summer is going to be officially over soon?)

I used Papetrey’s Strawberry Patch stamp and dies, Headline Alphabet dies and bitty dots patterned paper.  I also used a card from Project Life and a polka dot paper from Simple Stories.

Close up of the journaling...

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