baby alphabet poster

A year ago I created alphabet posters for our godson and for our friends' daughter, and I knew I wanted to make one for my nephew as well. His first birthday (celebrated this weekend) was the perfect opportunity. I really like this idea. It's a custom version of a great tradition for nursery or playroom, and I just know it will be cherished forever. I also really like the combination of fonts. :)

thursday love | nephew

My Thursday love this week? Photos of my little nephew.

Swoon material

I just have to share, this little boy melts my heart with those chubby cheeks, and those big brown eyes. Do you think his mama (my sister) would mind much if I stole him for a while?

Cutiepie and I

Little cutiepie came over for a visit this week with his parents and of course he charmed our pants off. We had a lovely little interaction mostly consisting of me talking and making funny noices and cutiepie wanting to grab my glasses. It was awesome! I am so glad it was captured in pictures (even if I do wish I had bothered to do my hair, lol).





I also got a great shot of cutiepie with his daddy

My little nephew Wilmer's christening is coming up and my sister asked me to help out with the invitations. The game plan was to use a photo that I took at the hospital when he was just two days old, and to go with a sweet design in green hues.

This is the front. The photo part is printed on Ilford satin photo paper which is attached to the two layered card.


And the inside which has a full bleed pattern and a dooted outlined text area. The card is printed on heavy textured white cardstock.


What a little darling he is. I love that photo!

Tiny toes - allow me to swoon

Seeing these tiny little feet my heart swells and I am filled with awe and pride for my little sister and her baby boy.



I created this layout with the Thankful Template and a brand new kit called Moments which is coming real soon! I also used stitches by Anna Aspnes and staples by Vinnie Pearce.

Diaper cake yumminess

I made a diaper cake for my sister and BIL and brought it to the hospital when we went to see little Wilmer. Gosh it was heavy to log around, lol!

It was surprisingly easy to make, just a little time consuming rolling all those diapers. I really like how it turned out. Now I kind of just want more kidlets to come along so I can do more of them! Hee!





For those of you who don't know, a diaper cake is made of rolled up diapers and is covered by baby blankets. I used fleece ones that were so soft and had cute little animals printed on them. I also wrapped each tier in a ribbon; for prettiness and for holding the blankets in place.

The great thing about the diaper cake is that it's 100% usable. The diapers are obvious, lol, and the blankets can be used for both naptimes and playtime for the baby. There is also a small treat for the parents in the middle once all the diapers are gone!

Alphabet posters

For the christening of our nephew, and our friends' little girl - they were both christened at the same time in the same church - I created two posters inspired by this post in general and this creation in particular.

I am so happy with the outcome. I love the fonts I used and that they are personalized for each baby. I really do hope they will bring joy for years to come for these two kids.

Elias


Linnea


I used my Glassy alpha and my pearl buttons from the Make a Splash Elements set as well as an onslaught of fonts and brushes. If you have questions about a certain one, please contact me.

I had them printed with Crimson.se and was so pleased their service and prices as well as the quality of the print. The upload process was really user friendly and they offered a lot of "extras" for those without an editing software. They had lots of different size options to choose from. I had both posters delivered in two days (ordered them at different times). Everything is printed on Fuji Chrystal Archive Supreme paper. I will defenitely use their services again.

Baby party planning

In the past couple of days I have been working hard to finish all the preparations for the christening party of our nephew. The event took place yesterday and it was a lovely ceremony and an equally lovely party afterwards.

I designed the invites, which I have shared before




The invites got to set the theme for the party decorations. We went with baby blue, navy blue, and green as the main colours.

I made flag garlands in the theme colours that we strung all across the ceiling and along the railing of the staircase.


and smaller flags that were placed in flowers and vases around the house.


We also decorated with hydrangeas in glass vases.


On the table we went with white on white with the decorations adding the colour.


I chose green napkins and made belly bands with the little kidlet's name to tie around them. The pattern of the belly band is taken from the invite, as well as the shape and fonts of the tag.




Hydrangea flowers in small cake stands added some height to the decorations on the table without being too tall to interrupt any discussions between the guests.


Paper Es were covered with matching papers and placed in the middle of each table.


A small buffé was served and I hung two tissue paper pom poms above the buffé table.


Dessert was served on the same table and of course the cake matched the theme.




We had cookies on a tiered stand individually wrapped with matching ribbon and a tag again with the baby's name.




The kid himself hung out in his grandmother's arms while dad and big brother opened presents.




I also have to share these two pictures that we took in the morning before it all started, just because they are such lovely kids.




All in all, a very lovely day!

Elias - an invitation

The newest addition to our extended family is the husband's nephew, which technically makes him my nephew as well, is getting christened in a couple of weeks. I had the great honour of both taking the picture and designing the invitation to the event.

I loved doing this. I don't do nearly enough of this type of work any longer so it really was a treat for me. I love the outcome becuase I think we were able to find the perfect combination of stylish, modern, and sweet.

Front


Back


I printed the front on satin photo paper from Ilford and the back on orange peel cardstock and then attached them together. It turned out really well. The heavy weight of the card and the two different textures gives the finished product a luxurious feel.

The cards went out the other day so now I'm working on the details for the party. It's mostly all in my head at this point, but I think it will be good.