For a sweet little one....

Hey friends!!! Just a quick stop in for a sharing and a reminder...

Challenge #14 - Embossing over at Lollipop Crafts is open until Saturday... so if you haven't already, come and join us.... We are sponsored this week by Meljen's Designs and they are giving away a fabulous prize.... i created this card here using Turtle's Friend from Meljen's for a dear friend who is awaiting her new bundle of joy... i hope she liked the card =D... the papers are really boyish (as my friend is having a boy) so i thought it was perfect to use....

well, i took a day off of crafting and now i feel so behind on things... yikes! i need to get my mojo back!! want more inspiration to get your mojo going??? check out Lollipop Crafts Thursday Inspirations now!!

gottah get going... need to mess up my desk again!! hehehe! Thanks for visiting today... will be back to share more soon!!

Sharing the LOVE!

Hiya there!! you know, i didn't share with you all the gorgeous cards Keenan and I received from such awesome friends.... so i'm taking the time to share them with you now.... not to overwhelm you with too much pictures, i photographed a few at a time... click on the image to view a bigger picture.... hope you enjoy them as much as we do...

aren't they just super CUTE!!! i have them all stored away in his baby album... want to preserve it as much as possible... a few of these lovely ladies also sent handmade gifts... and i apologize i didn't get a chance to take pictures of them... but among some there were cute little handstamped onesies and burp cloth, a decorative baby carriage, a cute cute lil' big foot named Holden and a door hanger.... then there were lots of clothes and toys and some other baby items! we LOVE them all!!! Thank you ladies for the shower of love!! We cherish all that you have sent to us!!!

Well.... time to get moving on some house chores and maybe some crafting too... i really have to find room to put a playpen in my craft room!!! Be back soon! hugs!!

Baby Shower Galore!

My, my, my!!! where has all my time gone?! Is it really Thursday?!? LOL, i've kinda lost track of the days... eek!

i do apologize... i'm sure you'll all be queasy over all my baby shower sharings... hehe! but it's all i've been working on for the last week, and all i've got to share with you for now... busy, busy bee... i'm just hoping that some of my creations will inspire you should you ever need to host a baby shower... so let's get going 'cuz this post has a lot of sharing.... =D
my fingers were so sore after making up these clothespins for one of the games.... i wanted to add those cute plastic safety pin favor thingys to this but decided not to after seeing that the curling ribbon did it's job giving this some color... simple... i like that... haha!
as of last night, i officially finished these fillers... wrapped all 50 pens and put them together in those juice containers i saved up... stuffed the containers with some candy for weight so it doesn't topple over, and then stuffed the pens inside...
with some scraps, i managed to cover up these baby food jars... this is another game to be played and the jars looked really ugly once i took off the labels... it was nice to use my scraps for something... and i'm eager to see if the guest can guess what baby food these are....
here's a game my mom always does... guess how many eggs (candy)??? LOL... yes i'm keeping up with my theme... some what... made a band to give it some color... i still have to add my Mommy Anya stamp to it... but first i have to color her up... right now it looks really plain...
again... theme, theme, theme.... here are some of the prize bags for the games... simply added some DP to make them a little bit cuter...
and last but not least... my washcloth candies.... these were too small to make into lollipops, and because i bought a bunch i didn't want to not use them... so i turned them into little candies (like those peppermint candies) and we'll just scatter them on the tables....

i'm almost done with everything... i think the only thing left is to wrap up the centerpieces... thankfully, there are only 4 so i should whip right through it.... prizes are all wrapped... favors are all done... games are all ready to be played... phew... did i cover my portion of what needed to be done.... although a little stressful in trying to complete the crafty part of my projects, it was fun to create and keep my hands busy... tonight is another night of crafting... this time, i hope to work on my cards.... hehe! but i think i need to clean up my craft room first!! hurricane Kris ran right through it... LOL...

off to complete my missions... and i hope to bring you some creations other than baby shower things soon! hehe!! Have a fantastic day!!!

More Baby Shower Things...

Oh my!!! i've been really slacking on posting on my blog.... ahhhh! but for the last week, i think i have a pretty good excuse.... as my baby shower approaches this Sunday, i've been busy busy putting things together.... sorry, for the lack of creations... i didn't have any time to play along with card challenges last week.... =( i'm feeling the withdrawals.... but i did get crafty in other means of creativity... and today i'm ready to share a few with you... so here's what i've been up to.... this pix here is some table fillers we'll have... i didn't make these, i just filled them with some lucky (strawberry flavored) candy... my aunty bought these premade from the craft store... i really wanted to dress them up with more of a baby theme, but time isn't as friendly with me... that's what i get for being so last minute.... haha!

here is one of a different type of table fillers... as in one of my previous post where i had washcloth lollipops inside, we changed it up a bit and are going to use these to hold the pens i've been making... same technique using recycable powder juice containers i've saved up... i covered it up using the DP i used for the invitations... this too is lacking an appropriate dressing, but again, i've just run out of time... maybe at the very last minute i'll be able to get some stamping on here...

this pix is a close up of the pens.... i glued blue bears to the bottom of the pen and used tissue paper (plain and shiny) and wrapped it around the pens... i'm sure you've seen the ones that people have flowers on it, but it is in celebration of a boy and flowers just didn't stick with me... LOL... not for a boy at the least... =D

baby shower favors... i used my sizzix pillow box die to cut out these cute little pillow boxes... again, i kept with the theme and used scraps of the same DP i used for the invites and created me own bands... then we printed some labels thanking those who will be joining us for the shower... and these are filled with chocolate kisses.... SWEET!!! hehe....

we've also been busy wrapping the prizes for the games.... here's a few that i was able to wrap up this weekend... all sorts of prizes that i hope are useful for those that win them... =D

there is still much more to do before the celebration... a few more prizes need to be wrapped... a few more favors need to be made... i ran out of bears for the pens and need to pick up a few more and finish those too... but all in all, everything is coming together really well... i'm super excited! especially to be among family and friends... once i can bump these out of the way, i can get back to card making... i really want to jump from this to that, but priority is the baby shower first!

wow how i've missed you all here in blogland... i know i haven't been the best at keeping up with your blogs lately and commenting, but i'm looking forward to checking out what i've missed once the craziness settles down a bit... please bare with me as i try and get things done... being almost 8 months pregnant with a huge belly, i'm just limited to what i can get done... and of course time plays a huge factor as well.... a few reminders before i head off into my day...

Lollipop Crafts DT Call ends tomorrow 7/27, so if you haven't already, go and check the blog out... and try out for the DT if you fancy another challenge...

a BIG THANK YOU to Cyn at Munchkins for having me join her DT... i hope my creativity and style does her proud!!! i'm SO excited to be creating for her.... =D

alright... enough ramblings... heading out to appointments and errands... hope to be back later to share more things with you.... have a SUPER WONDERFUL day!!! and THANK YOU for always coming by to visit!!! =D

Baby Shower Invites

Wow-weee!!! are we in a new month already?!? time is flying by... i wish the heat would too... LOL... anyway!! Happy Thursday and Happy month of July!!! is everyone enjoying the summer??? i am, but can we minus the HOTNESS?! hehe... guess it's not too bad having the fan on you all day.... gives a little breeze...

yikes, i was MIA yesterday.... my mojo took a little break after a bad afternoon on Tuesday.... but i did finish up majority of my baby shower invites yesterday and today and i have a few of them to share with you today... and YES! i did keep it simple....
i printed the invite part on vellum... something i LOVE to do with invitations..... found so cutesy boyish papers at BFC and used this as my theme base... transportation.... trains, cars, boats and airplanes.... all i basically did was mat the DP onto solid CS punched holes on the top and used this cute cute footprint organza ribbon to hold the 2 together....

here's a semi closer look at the invites... didn't have to make a lot, which was really good on my part... now that these are done i can start working on the more complicated things like my favors and decorations... with the long weekend up ahead, i hope to get some done... and some other crafting too...

well, although i'm a Twilight fan, i opted not to attend the midnight showing yesterday because of my round condition.... didn't want to wait in the long lines and battle the outrageous fans at the theater.... but in my deep wants to go, hubby said he'll take me tonight! YAY!!! i'm so excited and can't wait.... heard the reviews were AWESOME!!! so, gonna get crafty for a little bit and then rest before my date with Edward... or is it Jacob? LOL... wait, i meant the hubby... haha!! Hope you all have a fabulous day!!!

Baby Shower Ideas...

Wow!! i've been MIA again huh?! i think it's because of the heat wave we've been having here... it's been so HOT, my mojo is hiding in front the fan... LOL... you can find me anywhere a fan is located... haha!! hubby let me have the fan all to myself in the craft room so i did get down and busy crafting the last few days... =D today's sharing is a few baby shower ideas for table pieces and favors... also eager to submit this for "Monday Mania recycled 3D item", a challenge by Kim over at CA&F.... go and check out her samples... it's FANTABULOUS!!

before i begin, i have to mention, according to the Chinese calendar, i am born the year of the RAT... indeed to what people say about those born in that year... PACK RATS.... and yes, i'm definitely a pack rat and keep almost anything i think i can use again (even if i don't)... so here is what i used as my recycable items....a clear sleeve from some nesties i purchased (never did i think i would use these for something, but i did!) and juice mix containers (lots of these)... and here is what i made with them...

because of my current life change, Mommy and Daddy Anya and Ian set, available at TGF, was perfect to bring out and play with for the challenge... especially with a baby shower coming up and a few friends who are also having babies, this set will be out on my desk for a while... i used the containers for some table decorations... covered them with some little boy DPs and some solid strips of CS... border punched the top layer of DP... it's filled with some lollipop washcloths i put together and later i'll fill it with some Hershey's Kisses too (it's so hot, it would just melt right now)... i used the clear sleeve to make a door hanger... it's funny, when i'm trying to rest a bit in the room, i can hear the DDs come and check on me... the little one would say, "sshh! mommy's sleeping" and the oldest would say, "No, SSHHH! mommy's resting" LOL... so i thought i'd create this to hang on my door... now, i do have a sense of humor and i couldn't NOT include something for the hubby... check out the flip side of this door hanger.... a little joke to smile at... Hubby likes to enjoy himself on the weekends with some friends sometimes... and this will normally include having a few beers and what not... so, sometimes, the kids and i are up way before daddy is and i'll say "Quiet! Daddy's Hangin'!" hangin' is a Hawaii pidgin slang for a hangover... the kids don't understand the phrase, but i do, and i can't help but giggle... especially when DD#1 ask, what is Daddy hanging on? LOL... priceless moments....

hope you enjoyed visiting my blog today and checking out what i've created so far... don't forget my blog candy is still open until Thursday.... comment here for a chance to win some goodies... new giveaway will begin on Friday.... as always, i THANK YOU for your continued support and wonderful comments... means SO much to me!!! Have a fun-filled day and i'll be back soon!!!