My sister's baby shower was today. She is on bed rest so we had to cancel her original shower two weeks ago and drive it to her today (she lives 2 hours away). I have spent quite a bit of time lately on her gift and REALLY wanted to post it, but had to wait until after the shower...so she couldn't peek!
I started by making a baby name collage for each baby...btw she is having twins, a boy and a girl! I got the idea from
Amy's blog. She makes awesome baby name collages. Can you find the one I patterned Belle's after?
The colors in the twins room is pink and brown for Belle and green and brown for Aiden. The patterns on the quilts are very retro. I tried to recreate that feeling in the collages. The space on the right fits a 4x6 photo.
Using a tip I got from Amy's blog I cut the letters with my Cricut out of cereal boxes and then out of paper. It's a way to make your own chipboard. It allowed me to pop up the letters to give it depth.
My sister also wanted something to hang on the walls that was a little more child like. So I made her this set of pictures using the Cuddly Animals set from
SVGcuts.com
And here they are framed.
It was such a joy for me to be able to make something for my niece and nephew. Neither my sister, or I, could find what she was wanting anywhere online or in stores. Being able to make your own artwork is fun, price conscious, and even better when it can be a gift!
They are amazing and such a special keepsake for Aiden and Belle. I couldn't have found something more perfect if we tried. You have such an amazing talent, Monica. They are so lucky to have you as their aunt!! I can't wait to get them hung up in the nursery and bring everything together. Thanks again!!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I loved making them. Feel free to post a link when you get pictures of them hanging in the nursery! We'd all love to see that. Love you sis!
ReplyDeleteMonica - these turned out great! Your name collages are so nice and LOVE the animal wall hangings. Are you a member of the SVG Cuts forum? The gang over there would probably love seeing the animals! Amy
ReplyDeleteThese look so nice in black frames! Good job with them!
ReplyDeleteLove the name collages, too!
WOW!! These are the cutest crafts:) The animals are darling, what lucky little ones to have such cute art. Thank you for sharing with us at FCCB!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful projects. Wow! you did a Fantastic job! Thanks for playing with us over at Fantabulous Cricut.
ReplyDeleteOh these are just FABULOUS! I love each and every one of them....great work! Thanks for playing along with us at FCCB! :)
ReplyDeleteThese are fantastic! You should submit them to the Cricut Chirp, those framed artwork are some of the best I've seen. So glad you joined at Fantabulous Cricut!
ReplyDeleteThose are adorable. I have a project somewhat like that too in mind for my new nephew (and his older sister). those little animals are just so perfect for this! :-D
ReplyDeleteThose are adorable. I have a project somewhat like that too in mind for my new nephew (and his older sister). those little animals are just so perfect for this! :-D
ReplyDeleteThese are fantastic! You should submit them to the Cricut Chirp, those framed artwork are some of the best I've seen. So glad you joined at Fantabulous Cricut!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful projects. Wow! you did a Fantastic job! Thanks for playing with us over at Fantabulous Cricut.
ReplyDeleteMonica - these turned out great! Your name collages are so nice and LOVE the animal wall hangings. Are you a member of the SVG Cuts forum? The gang over there would probably love seeing the animals! Amy
ReplyDeleteThey are amazing and such a special keepsake for Aiden and Belle. I couldn't have found something more perfect if we tried. You have such an amazing talent, Monica. They are so lucky to have you as their aunt!! I can't wait to get them hung up in the nursery and bring everything together. Thanks again!!
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