Baby Girl Gifts

For the little book.  I created a binding by using my Crop a Dile and some ribbon.  

 

It's a really basic book with little tags and mats.  I designed it for the mother to journal and write notes.

 

Sometimes the last thing a new mom needs is something specific that looks empty if she forgets to record the first day the little squirt rolls over.  *LOL*  So, this time I thought I'd make it more free form for her to keep any records that are important to her in a cute way.  I figured this was also a safe bet since there's a good chance she already received a baby's first year book.

The birth announcement was embroidered using a machine.  I custom designed it using some software.  So I picked all the fonts and colors, but the machine did the hardest part.

Baby gifts are the best!  What could be more fun than making things all girlie and covered with glitter for a sweet little girl?!

Have a fabulous day :)

Giraffe Baby Gift Bag

I made this bag for a challenge over at My Creative Time.

The guidelines were pretty simple.  Use an older Cricut cartridge and either alter something or make something 3d.  I went with a simple gift bag using New Arrival.

The patterned paper is by Die Cuts With a View.  I punched the top & bottom edges with my Scallop Border Punch from Stampin' Up, & of course I added googly eyes.  I think for a really quick project this came out super cute!

Paper Baby Bouquet With Video

 I had a blast making this sweet little paper bouquet.  It wasn't difficult, but it was time consuming, and have TONS of adhesive handy :)  I used the Cricut and the New Arrival cartridge, but you could easily make a similar project for another occasion, or even using a circle cutter and decorative stickers or other embellishments.  Watch the video for details.

Baby Cube

I puchased a photo cube and covered it in paper.  Then I added adorable die cuts to make this sweet baby gift.  All the cuts are from the New Arrival Cricut Cartridge, except the top, which is a scalloped circle and a letter from Ashylyns Alphabet.  I love that because it has the baby's first initial.  When making a handmade gift it really is so special to be able to add those extra personal touches!

Baby Boy TP Roll Album

I got the idea from Mary, Miss Card Crazy 09 herself (on Youtube) to do a mini album using flattened toilet paper rolls.  I made this adorable mini album for a brand new baby boy.  Check it out :)

Diaper Cake

Here is my first ever diaper cake!  There's a ton of presents in it.  Shoes, socks, hats, onesies, etc.  So, after I finished and wrapped it in tulle I cut a very large tag so that I could list all the goodies for the mother to be.

The last of my hand embroidered baby onesies

This is the last of the onesies I hand embroidered for my sister-in-law's new baby.  I'm so glad to be done :)

Check out my design challenge entry, and vote if you love it! Here's the link!

Another Baby Onesie

This is the 2nd baby onesie I've embroidered recently.  I still have one left to go.  I had a hard time picking the colors for this one and such.  I just used 3 seperate embroidery designes and put them all on.  I love the colors of the rattle, but I'm not sure how well I think it matches the bottle. Oh well, it's done and it's cute.

For You Sweet Baby Girl Card

This card was quick and easy.  It was made to go with the book I just made.  I think they match beautifully.  Anyways, I used my Gypsy Wanderings cartridge for all the lettering.  It's really a wonderful and diverse cartridge!  It's easy to use too!  All these letters were pre-welded, I just sized and cut them!  Super easy!  I did weld "baby" and "girl" together by the little tail like swirl.  That's it!

The reason my bow looks so nice is that I used my Ultimate Crafter's Companion.  I assure you, I stink at bows!  *LOL*  That thing really comes in handy!!!

My First Project Using My Gypsy, A Baby Word Book

I had an absolute blast designign this!  It's basically a small, pre-embellished scrapbook for a new mother.  I designed all the pages to fit a 4 by 6 photo perfectly, and included a place on each page to record a date or small note.  I am just showing my favorite page, instead of all of them.  Every single one of the stickers is from HSN's exclusive line, 3 Birds.  The front page patterned paper is by Die Cuts with a View, and I used Plantin' Schoolbook, and Doodlecharms Cricut Cartridges for the design.  The ribbon is all pretty random stuff.

I had some real difficulty with figuring out the binding.  I ended up using ribbon.  I glued the ribbon to the back of each page, then I sewed all the ribbon together.  I scored the cover, and then glued it down to all the ribbon.  I used Zip Dry adhesive to do all this with.  I think it worked out pretty well, although it left me really wanting a cool binding machine instead!

To watch a great tutorial on making word books using the Gypsy, check out this fabulous blog!  http://craftingthenightaway.blogspot.com/

This project taught me so much, and ti was a great feeling completing it! I also loved the fun I had with the googly eyes.  I remembered that I had some leftover and though I'd try it, and I just LOVE the result!

Please excuse the photo.  I had not yet attached the cover, so it's mis-aligned, and when I took my second series of pics after attaching it, they came out really dark and crummy, so instead of giving it a 3rd go I decided that photo was good enough!  *LOL*

Hand Embroidered Baby Onesie

I made a sweet baby carriage, hand embroidered on a baby onesie for a baby gift!  It's been a long time since I've done hand embroidery!  I really struggled with the french knots, but I love the results!  Click on the image above to see it in more detail.  My favorite part is the spirals on the bottom, I am very pleased with how I was able to get the stitches to flow into each other!