Cakes...yummy cakes!!!

This blog entry is a special shout out to my truly creative, not to mention amazing, SIL Charlene. She made her first ever inspired designer cake for her friend's baby shower and it was nothing less than absolutely gorgeous. Knowing Charlene, I'm sure it tasted divine too. As the saying goes, a picture says a thousand words!

Couple of months ago, I attempted to make a Minecraft birthday cake for my nephew, Danish. It didn't turn out exactly the way I wanted it to be plus I was running out of ingredients for the decorations! Nevertheless, Danish love the cake. With the fondant figurines, I tried to copy from pictures and hoping it turns out close enough to resemble minecraft characters. Well I reckon it's good enough within the 4 hours I had to try and make them. One thing for sure, I am not a baker!

Birthday Owl Tri-Shutter Card

I was sooooo excited to make this card since I reckon the end result will look very cute. I wasn't creative when I made this card. Literally I copied the  main design that I saw online although it was a pain in the butt trying to copy and hand drawn some of the pictures. In addition, I didn't have the exact measurement for the card since I didn't have the cardstock size required. Had to play around with mathematical equations to get the right measurement to ensure the card could fold flat. Overall, I was really happy with this tri-shutter card  and it put a smile on gorgeous Antoinette's face =)

Pocket Fold Card

In lieu of Valentine's day, I made few cards for my girlfriends to remind them that someone is always thinking of them. I picked the pocket fold card since it is simple and relatively quick to make if since I had to make a few. It's amazing how effective embossing folders and distress ink can make a card looks. It just gives that extra lift, not to mention I had so much fun experimenting! Guess there are rooms for improvement but hey, I've giving myself a pat in the back for my first try =)

Side-step dresser card

Since the start of this year, my new found hobby is paper crafts. I was extremely inspired over the Christmas holidays when I went through my MIL collection of DIY greeting cards, photo albums, scrapbooks...well basically anything that uses papers! I figured how fun would it be to make cards for families and friends, not to mention having the personal touch to it. The first card that I attempted to make was a side step dresser card for Michelle, congratulating her on the arrival of her bundle of joy. The cupboard knobs have magnets attached to it so the doors close with a clicking noise. Inside the card is a picture of baby Joshua with a message on it. The hanger, I used a soft florist wire and twist it into shape.

Baby shower gift ideas

As Joshua was born early, it meant that Michelle's baby shower was held after the birth of Josh. For her baby shower gift, I made an easy baby blanket and matching rattle with name appliques on both. In addition, I also made a nursing cover and matching burpie cloth with initial M appliques in both. The gifts were presented on a poly foam base with cardboard sailboat on it to hold the blanket and rattle.