Baby Shower Favor Archives

Spring Showers and Celebrations with Eileen Hull Sizzix Dies

26 Apr

Hey Everyone! Are you ready for more Spring Showers and Celebrations with Eileen Hull Sizzix Dies? This week the Inspiration Team has everything from centerpieces to invites to share with you. Prepare to be inspired to craft up something for your next spring celebration!

Spring Showers and Celebrations with Eileen Hull Sizzix Dies

Lisa Hoel shares a sweet project utilizing several of my Paper Flower Party dies and the 3-D tea cup die. Lisa used the tea cup to create a cute favor box adorned with paper flower die cuts. She then created unique centerpieces from vintage tea ware and filled them with paper blooms using a variety of dies along with my Twist and Style tool.

Spring Showers and Celebrations with Eileen Hull Sizzix Dies: Paper Flower Centerpieces and Tea Cup Favors by Lisa Hoel

Head to Lisa’s blog for a tutorial on how to create these sweet centerpieces and favors.

Tonya Trantham shares a unique party favor gift box that you can fill with just about anything. What’s more Tonya’s creation can double as a display piece. Tonya used the make it 3D die along with the Heart and Soul Flower and Honey Comb Embossing Folder to create this lovely favor box all decked out in lace and pearly trims.

Spring Showers and Celebrations with Eileen Hull Sizzix Dies: Floral Favor Box by Tonya Trantham

Visit Tonya’s Blog for more details on her gorgeous favor box.

Michelle Zerull shares the perfect project for catching your tears of joy during wedding season. Using the House Pocket Die and Eyelet Lace embossing folder Michelle has assembled the prettiest little tissue pouch!

Spring Showers and Celebrations with Eileen Hull Sizzix Dies: Happy Tears Tissue Pack by Michelle Zerull

Head over to Michelle’s Blog for a step by step tutorial on how to create your own Happy Tears Tissue Pack.

Elizabeth Robinson shares a super sweet baby shower invite that you can create using the Card Box Storage die. Elizabeth’s creation features a ribbon attachment that allows the invite to peep over the box containing it with a cute little critter.

Spring Showers and Celebrations with Eileen Hull Sizzix Dies: DIY Baby Shower Invitations by Elizabeth Robinson

Visit Elizabeth’s blog for all the details on these DIY Baby Shower Invitations.

Karen Bearse shares an absolutely stunning Sea Horse Trinket Box Project. Karen’s creation is meant for a beach themed wedding and can house memory cards/wishes from guests or anything you can think of!
Spring Showers and Celebrations with Eileen Hull Sizzix Dies: Beach Wedding Sea Horse Trinket Box by Karen Bearse

Make a splash over at Karen’s blog where she’s sharing all the steps she took to create this superb Sea Horse Trinket Box.

Diana Hetherington shares a fun photo guestbook project using the Mini Album and Stitchy Flowers Dies. Diana’s project invites guests to snap a polaroid of themselves to include alongside a message in the guest book.

Spring Showers and Celebrations with Eileen Hull Sizzix Dies: Polaroid Photo Guest Book by Diana Hetherington

Head over to Diana’s Blog where she shares how to create this unique photo guest book in a snap.

Hope you’ve enjoyed these inspiring makes and DIY projects. Stay tuned next week for more Spring Showers and Celebrations with Eileen Hull Sizzix Dies.

Eileen

Sizzix Paper Leather Baby Shoes

22 Mar

Hi everyone! Just wanted to share a quick post showing a pair of Sizzix Paper Leather baby shoes I made for a shower we had last month for my daughter Jess. They went together fast and actually FEEL like real baby shoes. I used the ScoreBoards Baby Shoe die to make them- here’s what it looks like…

You all know how much I love matboard, but for this particular die, I prefer cutting it from Paper Leather. I like how the Paper Leather curves and matboard just can’t do that. I have to say I am getting hooked on this stuff. It has a great weight to it and it really hard to tear, so you can crumple it up, smoosh it around, wet it, dry it and it seems to get even more supple, the more you handle it. It comes in several colors but I especially like the white because you can ink it any color you want. You can buy it here!

So I’ll tell you how I made the shoes- sorry- I have no pictures along the way. The shower was here at the house and I was cleaning and cooking, then decided to make these at the last minute- you know how that goes…

I used two sheets of 8 1/2″ x 11″ white Paper Leather trimmed to 6″ to fit through the Big Shot. I ran one sheet through for each shoe- all the parts you need are on the one die. As with all Sizzix dies, if you have any questions on how to put them together, there are instructions in the package. If you didn’t keep the packaging, you can always go on the Sizzix website and find the instructions there.

Starting at one toe of the shoe, I wrapped the tabs on the body of the shoe bottom around the sole and glued them down. Then I glued the tongue to the front of the sole and eased up the front to meet the body of the shoe. I added silver eyelets to the lacing holes, pink ribbon for shoelaces and delicate white lace to the top and bottom. Once you start lacing the shoe, the sides curve in and it looks pretty real! I might try these on the baby when she is a little older 🙂

I also added a gray felt sole to the bottom of the shoe which I die cut and glued on after assembling the shoe.

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Jess’s friend Norma, of Norma Fayak Photography, took some photos of the shower while she was here and I love how they came out (even though I wish I had gotten the dining room painted white before the shower- so over that green!)

I made this mini- album and everyone added their wishes for Nora. Now she’s born and I can put a pic of her in that window!

Finally got to use my collection of vintage silver baby cups for punch…

And here’s the star of the show- Nora Lynn!

She arrived on March 5- hope you don’t mind if I share a pic here and there? My daughter is a professional newborn photographer (Jessica Veara Photography) so hopefully she will keep me supplied (hint hint).

Here’s a photo I love of Jess and Nora taken by Norma…

Thanks for stopping by and for sharing our joy!

Doodled Watering Can

2 Aug

This Doodled Sizzix Watering Can was really quick and easy to make. The best part was I went into it with a new attitude. One where I got wrapped up in the process of creating, rather than caring about it being perfect- not that anything I make ever comes out perfect, but I admit I do try! 🙂

Visit the Sizzix UK blog today to see how I made it.

This Watering Can would make a great wedding or baby shower favor, or even a customized place card for each seat. Use as a mini-centerpiece or put it on your desk at work and bring a fresh wildflower from home every day to brighten your workday. I could see bringing it to a sick friend, for a quick congrats or happy birthday gift. So versatile! You need this!

Thanks for stopping by…

Inspiration Team Tuesday : Sweet Shower Gifts

22 Apr

Hi there! We are coming down the home stretch of the Art with Heart April Showers Challenge. This will be our last Inspiration Team Tuesday before we pick this month’s winner and Top 3 to be announced this Friday April 25th.

Today we have some Sweet Shower Gifts and projects created by Inspiration Team Members and some very special guest designers. Let’s have a look at the inspiring projects being created using my Sizzix dies…

Inspiration Team Member Amy of Plucking Daisies has used my Sizzix Flower dies and embossing folders to create these too cute Mother’s day Photo Flowers! Talk about “showering” Mom with love.

Stop by Plucking Daisies for a full tutorial and a free printable!

Next we have the lovely Oxana of Scrappylicious sharing this drop-dead gorgeous favor box using my Cake Slice Die! This beautiful Shower favor creation would work for a baby or bridal shower. It would also make a “pretty” fabulous gift box if I do say so myself.

Stop by Scrappylicious for more photos and info on this lovely Favor Box project. Make sure you stop by The Artists on the Block this Thursday to see Oxana’s inaugural Artist Trading Block project for Team ATB!

Finally, we have Guest Designer Anne Temple of Anne-Made sharing this super cute creation using my Candy Jar die!