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 Once again I was asked to make the invitations for my husband’s work. They are having a volunteer luncheon in a couple of weeks with a Southern Picnic theme. I made invites that resembled a picnic basket.

I began with cutting out the card base from Creamy Caramel and Soft Suede cardstock. I stamped a basket weave stamp from Flourishes in Artprint brown ink. The cardstock was then run through the Cuttlebug with the distressed stripes folder to make it have the texture of a basket. Being that my husband works for the library, I decided to use my Labels 7 Nestabilities to cut out the invitation so it would resemble an open book. I used a base of Real Red and the actual invite was computer generated. For the sentiment on the outside, I used my Justrite stamps. Here is a close up of the invitation:

My husband thinks I went to the extra trouble of adjusting the ink on the stamp so the basket looked realistic. If he only knew it was extremely hard to get equal pressure on that stamp to cover the cardstock! If I never see a picnic basket in the next few weeks, it will be too soon.  I hope to return to my cards in the next few days.

Baby shower creations

 I have been busy the last two days putting these baby shower creations together. A co-worker is pregnant and she is moving to New York. We are having a shower tomorrow for her. First is the centerpiece which is a diaper cake. You can find a fabulous tutorial by Susan Liles if you click on her name. We know the baby is a girl hence the pink theme (wink).

 Here are a few more shots of the diaper cake from different angles.

There are pacifiers, teething rings and rattles all around it. It went together really fast. The paper is from the Baby Girl Nursery pack (thanks again Char).

And now for the shower favors:

 Aren’t these baby booties too cute? These did take a bit longer to trace, cut and glue together but I think they are worth it. They are made from a variety of patterned papers with cardstock bottoms. Here is a close up”

They are filled with pink and white M&M’s. A small brad holds the strap so it really resembles a shoe! Now to just wrap my present, fix my cold cut platter and make a card. This is very hard to concentrate on as I am watching the American Idol results show.

Til next time :)

Hello and Welcome

I have finally decided to join the blogging world. I decided to name my blog after my Dad. His nickname was the Blue Angel when he was younger and raced cars. Shortly after he passed, we started seeing a blue butterfly hovering near the house. It was not afraid of us and even landed on my sister Cindi's finger. I truly believe it was him letting us know that he was okay. I can't promise daily posts, but I will share my creations as often as possible. See you soon !