Baby, Baby, Baby

It seems that there have been pregnancy and birth announcements "popping" up everywhere lately! (I know what you are thinking...and the answer is NO!)

I purchased this stamp set from Paper Trey Ink a while back and fell in love with it. I think Paper Trey Ink has become my Stampin' Up! replacement... I can't believe I said that! I'm all in favor of supporting a small business owner and her drawings. Nicole is truly amazing--her ideas are not half bad either!

Here are the cards I have made so far:

(what I forgot to add was the stamped greeting at the bottom right corner "Happy New Baby") Oh well, you get the idea. I am also making some baby gifts with this stamp set for an upcoming shower I will be attending in a few weeks.

Three Hours!

That’s how long it took me to create ONE card last week. I hadn’t realized I was trapped in my craft area for that long, but apparently that is so. When I finally finished the card I came upstairs to see what Jason was doing…he was getting ready for bed! When he asked me what I was doing down there for so long (I’m sure he was hoping I would say cleaning) I told him I had to make a birthday card. “A birthday card?” he said “As in ONE card? You were down there for three hours!” I sheepishly said “Yes, but I was also busy keeping the dogs from wrestling under my drafting table.” He did a little “eye rolling” after that remark. Yes, okay sometimes I get stuck…really stuck. I realized later in the week that my life would be easier if I would just pull out my collection of card sketches. So here is the famous or infamous card that took “three hours”

A simple gift idea

This year I have made glass etched vases for Christmas. Each vase has the initial of the family who will be receiving one.

I purchased a vase from Hobby Lobby for about $2.00 (they were on sale) and I bought a roll of clear adhesive laminate paper. I printed off the letter from my computer to use as a template. I cut the letter out onto the laminate with a hobby blade (you will use the negative piece of laminate not the actual letter) I put the laminate onto the glass vase and brushed the glass etching liquid over the image. Five minutes is all it takes! I haven't decided what I will put in it, so far the choices are: chocolate or a candle.