DIY Diaper cake & a tutorial!

Hi everyone! I wanted to share with you my very first diaper cake! It was SUPER easy to make, inexpensive & I think it came out really cute. You can personalize these as much as you want using your cricut machine to add embellishments, you could buy pre-made embellishments to match the "theme" of the shower ect ect, the possibilities are endless!
the supplies you will need are:
*1 bag of diapers- I used a 50ct bag from Walmart for $5.00, made a medium sized cake
*Small rubberbands- I used some of my daughters tiny hair bands i got from the dollar tree
*Large rubberbands
*Ribbons and embellishments
*Hot glue gun

To start off you have to roll all your diapers...

Secure each diaper with a tiny rubberband...

These are the diapers and 2 types of rubberbands I used...

Once the diapers are all rolled, start bundeling them together, securing with 1 or 2 large rubberbands. There is no set amount of diapers to use for each tier of the cake, just adjust as you go...

Now add your ribbon to cover the rubberbands. I chose 2 different ribbons to layer them, I think it looks cuter this way. Just hot glue the ends of each ribbon together (not to the diapers) and add a topper, I made a bow but you can use anything you would like. I dont think its complete until you have a topper, lol...

And there you go! You have a diaper cake! It cost me about $10 to make. It was a great decoration for the baby shower we had! And best of all, it was usable, lol!

Happy Crafting!

Pirate Hat Tutorial

Hi everyone! I wanted to share with you the little pirate hats I made for my daughter's 3rd birthday party last weekend. These were a HIT at her party, all the little kids loved them. Not to mention it only cost me a few dollars to make 16 of them! The party store in my town was selling paper ones for $2 a piece, sheesh! I think mine are cuter anyways, haha.



I used:

Cricut Expression
Cricut Gypsy
Paper Doll Dress Up Cartridge
Craft foam
Small Hole Punch
Elastic string
White cardstock
ATG gun

She was one happy little Birthday Girl! I made her dress as well with my Singer Futura Quartet sewing/embroidery machine. I LOVE my machine! Video tutorials for that in the future. I used a pillowcase dress pattern for the dress and some 1 inch grosgrain ribbon for the straps.

These are the invitations I made for her party using the Cricut and Paper Doll Dress Up cartridge.

This is the Pink Pirate Ship cake I made for her! She was SO excited about her cake. It was my very first time using fondant, so it wasn't perfect but she didnt seem to notice, she told me it was her "Best Birthday Ever!" I made homemade marshmellow fondant and colored it with Wilton coloring gels.

Thanks so much for watching! I appreciate all the followers and wonderful comments!

Happy Crafting!

Birthday Card and a Hair Bow

Hi everyone! Today was my little cousins birthday and I decided to make her a monogrammed hair bow to match the dress I got for her. Any excuse to use my new embroidery machine, lol.. I also made her a cupcake b-day card w/ envelope too.

I used the Create a Critter cart for the cupcake and welded it with my gypsy! Love my gypsy, a DEF must have! There is just endless customizable possibilities with it.. Okay now I sound like a salesman, lol..

Hope you all like it, I appreciate all the wonderful comments and followers! Happy Crafting!

My 1st shape card!

I made my 1st shape card this weekend with my new gypsy! Love love love the gypsy, how did I craft without it, lol... I thought this lil guy came out so adorable. I hope you like it!

This is the inside of the card...

I used:
Gypsy
Simply Charmed Cricut cartridge
Peachy Keen stamps
Craft chalk around the edges
Sentiment stamp from $1 bin @ Michaels

Thank you for stopping by! I appreciate all the wonderful comments and new followers. Happy crafting!

Happy Sunday!

Happy Sunday everyone! Hope you are having a great day. I have been m.i.a for a few weeks, I got to go visit my family in Florida and then I was sick for a few days, yuck.. But I am getting back into the swing of things, as well as with my crafts! This card I made for Easter with my Create a Critter cartridge I got this weekend for $15! I know what a deal! I am entering this card into Peachy Keen Challenge 48 & Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #53.

I used the following:
Create a Critter cart
Peachy Keen faces for the eyes
Swiss Dots embossing folder
Sentiment is from the $1 bin @ Michaels

Hope you like it! Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate all the wonderful comments and new followers! Happy crafting!

Adorable You!

Happy Monday! I haven't done any stamping with my Peachy Keen stamps in a while so today I decided to use them! Oh they are so much fun, and so cute! I just love the way this card came out. For some reason my camera doesnt catch the colors too well, but you get the idea! I am entering this card into the Peachy Keen Face it Friday challenge.

The required element was to incorporate faux or real stitching. Since my sew machine weighs about 50lbs, and my hubby isnt here to get it out of the closet for me, I couldn't use real stitching but the faux is just as cute!

For this card I used:
*Zooballoo cricut cartridge
*Peachy Keen stamps Everyday Charecter and Basic Paper Doll
*Craft chalk for the shading
*Poteeka Souffle paper stack from The Paper Studio
*Cuttlebug D'vine Swirls embossing folder
*Sentiment is from the $1 bin at Michaels

I hope you like it! I appreciate all the wonderful comments and new followers! Happy Crafting!

Sketch Pattern #104

Happy Thursday! I love all the bright colors in this card! I will be entering this card into Card Patters sketch 104 challenge..

For this card I used:

* The card measures 4 1/2 X 6 1/4
* I used The Paper Studio Birthday Extravaganza cardstock pack
* The sentiment is "Family & Friends" from My Pink Stamper stamp set
* I used a Fiskars border punch for the pink decorative strip
* 2 brown brads

I hope you like it :) I appreciate all the encouraging comments and new followers! Happy Crafting!

"Believe" Bookmark

This was my 1st bookmark and I have to say I enjoyed making it! I think I will be making more of these in the future :) I am entering this project in the Cricut Cardz Challenge #64, we were to make a book mark with any Cricut cartridge in colors of our choice...

I used:

*Storybook cartridge for the tree & owl
*The sentiment is from "Family & Friends" My Pink Stamper stamp set
*I used a Fiskars border punch for the decorative border
*The twine I got @ the dollar tree :) Love my bargains!
*I used some rhinestones for the eyes

I hope you like it! I appreciate all the wonderful comments & new followers! Happy Crafting!

Birthday Safari Fun!

This card was so much fun to make. The little animals are so cute, it was hard just picking a few! I will be entering this Birthday Safari fun card in The Cuttlebug Spot pop up cards challenge & Crazy for Cricuts 1st challenge.

The front of the card

For this card I used:

*DCWV Safari Chic matstack for all the printed papers (which I got for $1 @ Tjmaxx, of all places! haha, I love a bargain!)
*Swiss Dots cuttlebug embossing folder for the front cover
*Zooballoo Cricut Cartridge
*My Pink Stamper friends & family stamp set for the sentiment

I hope you like it! I appreciate all the wonderful comments and new followers! Happy Crafting!

Swirls & Twirls

Today I made this "thank you" card for the C-18 Swirls & Twirls Challenge & Fantabulous Cricut embossing challenge. I was very excited to use my new My Pink Stamper stamp sentiments I recieved :) I just LOVE the color combination!

I used 2 different Cricut cartridges, the butterfly is from Storybook & the swirly twirly is from Elegant Cakes. The embossing is from Cuttlebug Swiss Dots, I embossed my sentiment with white embossing powder, it's from My Pink Stampers Family & Friends stamp set. I hope you like it and I appreciate all the wonderful comments and new followers :)

My 1st set of Peachy Keen Stamps!

Yay! My Peachy Keen stamps came in the mail today! I had so much fun today stamping with them.. They are so cute! I am entering this card in the PKS: Sketch Challenge #46!

I used 2 different sets of PKS, the eyes are from Everyday Character Face Parts & the mouth is from Basic Paper Doll Faces. I got two different sets so I could mix and match the face parts :) I used some glossy accents over the eyes and mouth to give it a lil pop.. I used D'vine Swirl embossing folder for the Cuttlebug, the sentiment is a stamp I got in the $1 bin @ Michael's and for the lil' clover I used Design Studio to weld a few hearts together & a "j" for the stem :) I am still learning, but having a great time in the process! Thanks so much for all the wonderful comments! I really appreciate all the encouragement and new followers!

Cricut Cardz Challenge #62

This card I am entering into the Cricut Cardz challenge, we were to make a card with a cup image from any Cricut cartridge.

I don't have a cartridge with a cup on it so I used the George Basic Shapes & Design Studio to weld the shapes together to make mine :) It took 5 minutes and I think came out so cute! I used the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder for the cup and TPS~ Sweet Pea cardstock pack for the patterned cardstock.

Thank you for stopping by! I appreciate all the views, followers & comments :)

Creative Cutter Room's~ Love Notes {boxes} Challenge

For this challenge we were to make a Valentine's Day themed box for love notes or a treat box. I chose to do a treat box. It is holding chocolate treats and folds up nicely into a little box with a lid :) I had alot of fun doing this project, I hope you enjoy & thank you for stopping by!

I used the Cricut cartridge "Wedding" for the outside cuts and DCVW "All dressed up" paper stack.

Cute as a button card

With all these babies coming soon, I wanted to make a cute little girly card. Hope you like it!

I used the Cricut Storybook cartridge for the scallop cut out, the polka~dot paper is from DCWV All Dressed Up Stack and the sentiment stamp was in the Baby set from TPC studio.
I entered this in the PeachyKeenStamps: Sketch Challenge 45 :) & for the Pink~alicious Blog Hop!