Watermelon Book

I decorated a composition book for a teacher that was moving to another school.  I also found some matching watermelon stationary and cards in the $1 section at Target, which gave me the inspiration.  She loved the new stationary set.  The watermelons are from the Stretch Your Imagination Cricut Cartridge and the letters are from the Alphalicious cartridge.  Please excuse the terrible photo that my phone took while I was quickly wrapping this gift :)  This book will be entered in the following challenges: Really Reasonable Ribbon (ribbon and picnic theme) and My Time to Craft (food)

Red, White, & Blue Notepad

I have been really far behind on blogging, and I truly apologize.  I have been wrapped up in registering, organizing, and getting things prepared for Baby's arrival.  I started to make a collection of notepads to hand out as thank you gifts for the upcoming year, and I came up with this red, white, and blue floral design.  It also fits the challenge at The Pink Elephant and Paper Issues (use red, white, and blue).  The flowers are layered with two sizes and held together with a star shaped brads.  Both the flowers and letters are from the George Cricut Cartridge.

Spots & Stripes

Crafty Cardmakers is having a challenge to use spots and stripes.  The butterfly is from the Paper Pups Cricut Cartridge.  

Candy Tags

I covered an Andes Bar and added this cute tag accent.  It was the perfect compliment to a thank you card.  This will be entered in the More Than Favors challenge (tags). 

Organizing a Nursery

I've started organizing the nursery!  I have thought of some great, inexpensive ways to organize, so I thought I would share these ideas.  Please feel welcome to post any ideas that you have.  I'd love to hear them!

I printed the basket labels on card stock and mounted them on some paper from my scrap bin.  The baskets are Sterlite brand and can easily be used in other areas of Baby's room as they grow up.  I have a basket for socks, onesies, burp cloths, bibs, towels, and toys. 

I have accumulated clothes faster than I expected.  In order to quickly find the separation in sizes, I colored some clothes pins to help organize the closet.  I thought about different paper options, but decided this would be the most durable option. 

Here is the final tip that I found helpful: Use a lingerie bag to wash and dry those tiny socks so you will not lose any of them!

Card Box

I made tab dividers so I could easily find what I am looking for in my card box.  The bin is part of the Itso collection from Target. 

You can purchase a small crate or basket from the Dollar Store, add cards and dividers, and give it as an inexpensive gift. 

I Miss You

My puppy sent this card to "Grandma" and "Grandpa" (and they loved it!).  The font and image are from the Paper Pups Cricut Cartridge.  This card will be entered in the My Time to Craft Challenge (Pets) and the Paper Cutz Challenge (Anything Goes).