Baby Shower Thank You Cards

Hello everyone! Next weekend a good friend of mine is throwing me a baby shower, she's so sweet! I decided to go ahead and get a head start on making the thank you cards. I also need to send some to family members who have already sent us some adorable baby things. I used the bedding that we are planning on buying for our little one as inspiration for these cards. The bedding is a cute jungle pattern with all of these cute jungle animals all over it. I'm pretty happy with how these turned out.

I used Pop Dots to add some dimension to the "Thank You" sentiment...

And for the animals.

And here is the sentiment on the inside of the card. Thanks for stopping by! <3

Recipe:

Paper: Martha Stewart Baby Boy Paper Pad

Ribbon: American Crafts Dear Lizzy Leafy Ribbon

Embossing: Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Folder

Stamps: Stampin' Up! Fox and Friends; My Creative Time So Grateful For You

Ink: StazOn in Jet Black; Colorbox in Sky Blue 

Nana's Birthday Card

Here is the card that I made for Nana's birthday this year. I got the sketch from Got Sketch. The owl and the birthday hat are from Straight from the Nest. They are both cut at 1 1/4". The branch is also from that cart, I forgot to write down what size I cut it at though, oops! ;) Thanks for stopping by! <3

Mother's Day Card II

This is the Mother's Day card that I made for my mom and nana. They absolutely loved this card. I wasn't sure if i loved it at first, but I think it's starting to grow on me, haha. I got the card sketch from Got Sketch again. The striped background is cut from the Storybook cart at 5". The flowers are from the Straight from the Nest cart, the stems are cut at 2 1/2" and 3", the flowers are cut at 1" and 1 1/4", and the middle of the flowers are cut at 2 1/2" and 3". I used my Glossy Accents for the middle of the flower to make it pop. The stamp is from a collection of stamps that I got from My Creative Time. Thanks for stopping by! <3

Mother's Day Card I

Here is the Mother's Day card that I made for my mother-in-law and step-mother-in-law. It's a bit late getting them out, but better late than never right? I got the card sketch from Got Sketch. I used the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder for the background and I embossed a stamp with blue glitter embossing powder. Thanks for stopping by!

Husband's Birthday Card

Matt's birthday is this weekend and I decided to make him a card. I always try to make him a card for those special occasions. I got the card sketch from Mojo Monday. Hop on over to their blog and join in on the fun! I got the golf clubs and the grass underneath it from my new Wrap It Up Cricut cart. The golf clubs have Glossy Accents on them that for that extra special pop. The swirls in the background are D'Vine Swirls Cuttlebug embossing folder. Thanks for looking!

25 1/2 Weeks and Counting...

So I just checked my account at thebump.com and tomorrow I will have 100 days left! I can't believe it! This pregnancy seems to have gone by pretty fast so far. Now I'm starting to get really anxious, I can't wait for the baby to get here! I'm so curious to see what he looks like and how he will act like me or Matt. This picture is me at 25 1/2 weeks. Thanks Leah for the cute top, she gave it to me for my birthday. I love it, it's SO comfortable! I've been feeling great lately, my energy is up and I feel like I want to do things again. I'm starting to get hungrier too. If I could only get this back pain to go away everything would be perfect, haha.

Caramel Walnut Upside Down Banana Cake!

Let me first just say "Wow!" I got this recipe from smittenkitchen. They have a bunch of fancy recipes over there and when I saw this one I just had to try it. I had heard of this food blog from a friend at work but I actually started looking at it closer after I stumbled upon it again when doing a google search for the "best birthday cake" to try to figure out what to make Matt for his birthday this year. This cake is so ridiculously moist and scrum-didly-umptious!

Since this cake is incredibly sweet, you have to have a very small piece or you will go into a diabetic coma, lol.