It’s Baby time!

I am so excited to share this post with you today!!  Recently, our very own Ribbon Lady welcomed Ribbon baby, and we have been waiting ever so eagerly to celebrate with this hop.  With two little (but growing) gals of my own, everything baby is still near and dear to me, so this project was all about fun with baby!

One of the first things I learned as a new mom was about something called “Taggie” toys. Everywhere I looked, toys, books and blankets had these little ribbon loops attached.  I had no idea what it was all about until my oldest got a book, and those tags spent tones of time in her mouth.  And boy was that a blessing, because instead of having to fish pieces of cardboard from board books from her mouth, I was simply throwing that book in the wash!  Alleluia!!

So when we decided to do the hop, I knew that I wanted to have some fun with ribbon tags.  I hopped over to the fabric store and picked up some flannel and had some fun cutting out random symmetrical shapes.  With a bit of adorable Twill Chevron ribbon and some of the Double Faced Satin in pretty new colours, my little monsters took shape.

Oh, and here’s one more secret about these little guys – they CRINKLE!!!  Yes, you heard me – give them a squeeze and they have that crinkly sound that babies (and apparently 4 and 5 year olds) love, courtesy of some cheese slice packaging slipped inside before I finished up the seams. It’s this crazy texture that I have to say I thought I would find annoying until I actually played with one.  And now, every time I pick one up, I can’t help but squeeze!!!

Everyone in my family (including the hubby) has a favourite!  And while I originally had a few new babies in mind for these monsters, I have to admit that I don’t think they are going to leave this house.  They have been adopted.  The good news is that I have more flannel where those came from, and there might be a few new monsters to join the clan!

Now, if you haven’t stopped by the other blogs today, you really need to get on that!  Our uber generous Ribbon Lady is giving away spools of ribbon from the baby collection to a lucky winner from those who take the time to comment.  Maybe satin and chevron isn’t your baby thing, but I have no doubt that you will find something that is.  So leave a comment, and then get hopping!  I’ll put in a good word for you! Here’s the line up for today:

• Karen Baker
• Karen Hanson <—– You are here
• Mallika Kejriwal
• Mary Brockway
• Rhea Weigand
• Tracy McLennon

May Arts Ribbon:

• 3/4″ Twill Chevron
• 7/8″ Double Faced Satin

Other product:

• Flannel
• Thread
• Felt
• Stuffing
• washed plastic packaging

 

 

Baby Mine

G ood morning crafty peeps!  I am so excited to be part of the Faber Castell/May Arts hop that has been going on all week!  Designers from both teams have been showing off all sorts of fun projects, and I get to round out the ladies today.  If you haven’t been over to see what Jennifer and Tracy have to share, make sure you take the opportunity to go over and leave some love! And while your at it, pop on over to the May Arts blog to let us know what you think – it’s worth your time!  Both companies have chipped in for some serious goodies – $50 prize pack of FC goodies and 3 rolls of May Arts ribbon!

Okay, so  let’s talk a little bit about this project.  I recently got my hands on some the 7/8″ Embroidery/Satin Ribbon from May Arts (I was using white), and I was curious to see if the texture in the ribbon would play nicely with my Gelatos from Faber Castell.  Did they ever!  I simply rubbed 2 of my Mix and Match Gelatos from the blue collection across my ribbon and then added some water, rubbing the colour into the ribbon with my finger.  After it dried, I had this beautiful light blue colour over my ribbon.  I then tried to play up the pattern in the ribbon a little bit more, this time working with a Double Scoop Gelato in Bubblegum to just add a bit of colour along the pattern.  What a fun way to customize some ribbon for any project!

Alright, so get yourself on over to the other blogs so you don;t miss out on your chance to win!  Thanks for stopping by!

Products featured:

• 7/8″ Embroidery/Satin Ribbon from May Arts
• Mix and Match Gelatos from the blue collection
• Double Scoop Gelato in Bubblegum 
• Paper – DCWV Little Miss stack

A Koala-ty Friend

Good morning, happy Thursday, and welcome to the first day of Kraftin’ Kimmie peeks.  Kimmie has so many beautiful stamp images to share with you this week, and as usual, I am happy to be in on the fun!

First off is a new koala-themed set from artist THAIS NARCISO called “A KOALA-TY FRIEND”. These cuties are sure to put a smile on the face of any recipient.  I worked with my warm and cool Copics to layer some colour to create that fuzzy look I wanted for this mama and her wee one!  This image just makes me want to go and hug my little wee ones!

All the Krafty Girls listed below have lots of super FUN designs to show you featuring these awesome new stamps from Thais! And while you’re hopping around, be sure to leave a comment because we are giving away a gift card!!! You could WIN some Krafty $$$ to spend at the shop!

Thanks for stopping by!

Hello baby!

I love baby cards, but I often find that they all look the same.  So when Whimsy and Star Studio released this cute stork and baby digi called “New Arrival” I thought I would play with the colours to come up with something a little less traditional.

This digi is great because the shaped are so easy to colour, and you can really play with the fabric on the baby’s blankie to get different effects.  I coloured it with Copics and added some Liquid Pearl polkadots, but this would be great to paper piece as well!  Such a cute stamp!

Don’t forget to pop on over to the Whimsy and Star Studio blog to see what the other DT members created with this fun new stamp, and then hop on over to the Whimsy and Star Studio store to grab one of your own!

Thanks for stopping by today!

p.s – the paper is from Sassafras and the twine is from Trendy Twine 😉