Well Operation Baby Shower was a huge success. The Mommy-to-be had a wonderful time and received some lovely gifts. I know I said I would post photos of the decor items last Friday, but honestly, I was just too busy getting ready for the actual event (and then cleaning up afterwards) to sneak in a post. My apologies for keeping you waiting...here they are!
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| Baby shower Banner and garland. |
I made the banner using the largest of the Banners Framelits, cutting a folded piece of textured Smokey Slate card stock so that the fold was just below the cutting edge. This created tent-fold pennants that I could then just drape over the Summer Starfruit stitched satin ribbon, allowing me to reuse the almost-8-foot-long piece of ribbon! The white circles were cut using the Starburst Framelits and embossed with the Argyle TIEF. The Summer Starfruit letters were die cut using the retired Serif Essentials Alphabet dies. I love these because they cut big 2" letters which are perfect for projects like this. I added a bit of bling to the banner with some small hearts punched from silver glimmer paper.
The garland in each of the above photos was made by punching (a lot!) of hexagons from Smokey Slate, Summer Starfruit, Crisp Cantaloupe and Silver Glimmer paper using the Hexagon punch. It was then just a matter of sewing them all together. I did them in strands of 100 hexagons each, which made the length quite manageable. The one on the chandelier was shorter, made from the leftovers. Those garlands were a huge hit with everyone...in fact, the Mommy-to-be asked if she could keep them for baby's first birthday party! Of course I said yes!
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| Heart confetti |
Instead of throwing out the scraps when I was finished punching all of those hexagons, I punched as many small hearts as I could from what was left and used them as confetti on the tables. It was a great way to carry the colour scheme to the tables and use up scraps at the same time!
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| Cupcake toppers |
I made little toppers for the yummy cupcakes using the Itty Bitty Banners stamp set and Bitty Banners Framelits.
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| Favour wrapper made using the Scalloped Tag Topper punch...so loving that thing! |
For the favours I packaged up pairs of yummy-smelling votive candles in some small cello bags and then created a wrapper using the Scalloped Tag Topper punch. I simply cut a 10" x 2" strip of Smokey Slate card stock and punched both ends. I scored each strip at 4-1/4 and 5-3/4" and folded along the score lines. I embossed each strip with the Perfect Polka Dots TIEF. I added a strip of Sticky Strip between the score lines to hold the bag of candles in place and then tied the wrapper closed with some Summer Starfruit Stitched Satin Ribbon. The label is cut using the Chalk Talk Framelits from Summer Starfruit Core'dinations card stock, embossed with the Argyle TIEF and then lightly sanded. The sentiment is from the A Fitting Occasion stamp set. It is punched with the 1" circle and layered on a 1-1/4" scalloped circle. The tiny heart is from the Owl Builder Punch.
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| Thank you card featuring the Cuddles and Kisses stamp set. |
As part of my gift for the Mommy-to-be I made a set of 20 of these thank you cards. I kept many of the same elements I used on the invitations, but made these much simpler. It didn't take long to whip them up!
I have to say that this colour scheme was a huge hit! Everyone commented on how nicely the colours (Smokey Slate, Summer Starfruit, Crisp Cantaloupe and Whisper White) work together for a gender-neutral shower. The bling is a bit girlie, but it was more for Mommy-to-be than for baby...she is a real girlie girl! Here is a shot of the guest of honour:
I can't wait to meet her little one!!
