Diaper Cake

I'm sure by now, everyone has heard of a diaper cake.  I am having a baby shower for my friend this weekend and this is one of 4 cakes I will make to be table centerpieces.  This one is the medicine themed one.  The diapers I used were all kinds of crazy colors so I had to cover all the diapers in each layer.  Next time I'll buy white diapers.  I'll just post each cake as I make it.  This was made using only Stampin' Up! products so you can easily do this at home :)

Supplies: 

Paper: Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White

Tools: eyelet border punch, beautiful butterflies die, Big Shot

Accessories: Pretty in Pink 1-1/4" grosgrain ribbon (got off clearance a long time ago)

If you want more details on how to make the inners of the cake, just do a search for diaper cake recipe online and more than you'd like will pop up :)

Hopefully I'll have another one to share tomorrow :)



 Here is an incredible cake designed by Kristy Copperfield.  These are cupcakes.  I wish I had seen this one before I bought my diapers.  If I had gotten white ones, I could have made this one.  The die used to make this, baskets and blooms, is retiring!

Don't forget you have 9 days to grab the retiring products :) Click on the picture to the right to see all the retiring products.  I can't wait to get the new catalog and it is coming Friday!  Please let me know if you want one.  If you are in my stamp club, you will get it for free, if not, they are $5 if you respond to me before July 1st.  They are $10 after that.

Retiring List with Photos!

If you are interested in seeing all the retiring SU! sets, a very dedicated demonstrator has gone to the effort to put it all together name and picture.  Check out what she has done.  Click here.

Retiring SU! Demo having BIG Sale.

Hey ladies.  One of my downline has decided to retire from SU! and wants to get rid of a lot of her stash.  Here is her list.  If you are interested in any of these items, contact her directly. roaps@att.net

Everything  is 50% off the catalog price. You can find the catalog at www.bethcrocker.stampinup.net

This is all first come first serve so let me know if you want anything ASAP and I will work with you to get it to you.

Wooden Stamp sets:
Thank You Kindly
Simple seasonal thanks
On your birthday
Wedding Sweet
All holidays
Introducing
Cheap talk
Flight of the butterfly
Ovals all
Out of the box
Four square
Love bug
Tart and tangy
Mark the date
Things I love
Elegant Thank you
Whimsical words
Eastern blooms
Itty bitty backgrounds
Sprinkles
Tropical party
Picture this
Vintage label
It's the thought
Hostess set Fourteen phrases (1/2 left)

Clear stamp sets:
Afterthoughts
Wicked cool
Aviary
Birthday bakery
Artistic etchings

Classic ink pads: all 10 for $30
Orchid opulence
Tempting turquoise
Green galore
Brilliant blue (2)
Certainly celery
So saffron
Pretty in pink
Garden green
Craft ink pad real red

Bashful blue Stampin around ink pad

1 Stampin around handle

Rolodex big shot die

Design series paper sampler2010-11
Color coach 2010-11
Ribbon sampler 2010-11

What is it with Owls?

Wondering what I have been working on?  Well, I am having a baby shower for a friend of mine and I saw these on Lynn Pratt's blog and HAD to make them!  Making 23 of them wasn't that much fun, but I hope the recipients like them.  I purchased the template from Lynn.  Here are all the different ones that Lynn has made.  I also didn't have time to go out and get the safety pins to put on the diaper, but that would have made it even better!

Supplies:

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Baja Breeze, Cajun Crazy, Basic Black

Ink: Chocolate Chip for sponging, pretty in pink marker on baby doll, pretty in pink ink for sponging big bow (I forgot)

Purchased Template (large owl, owl nose and diaper)

Tools:   Heart to Heart punch, circle from punch pack, 1-3/8" circle punch, 3/4" and 1/2" circle punch, Bird Punch for wings, curly label punch for feet, owl punch

Fun Father's Day Gift

So, as promised, here is what I do for the guys in my life every year.  It is a great way to be creative, but the end product is very masculine and perfect for any man's desk....or woman's..but we are talking Father's Day here ladies :)  It just so happens the die I use to make these gifts is retiring and is ON SALE!!!  It's our Card, Telephone & Address Bigz Clear Die.  The sale price is $14.96.  Gotta get it!!! 

 I use this die to make rolodex picture albums for the dads.  It's an easy way to make an album that everyone can enjoy.  The die is clear so you can cut out exactly the part of the picture you'd like to showcase.  I have done 2 different styles: the sports car version and the compact rental car version :)

Sports Car...more$$$$

Along with our Round Tab punch, you can really do great things with this little ditty :)  I also cut out white pieces using the die and wrote encouraging quotes on them about being a daddy.  Each year I go through all our photos and update their rolodexes.  I think they really look forward to it each year and it's fun to do sitting in front of the TV.  I hope you'll try this for the men in your life.  You can order this through my website.
www.bethcrocker.stampinup.net


Happy Father's Day!

Not too early for Father's Day!

For some reason, I put all sorts of pressure on myself to do a lot at Father's Day.  I have 3 Fathers (my husband, father and FIL) to think about versus 1 Mother (my mom) to think about.  So, I have spent a lot of time making their gifts.  Today I will show you their card.  I cased this from the very talented Mary Fish.

Supplies: 

Stamps: Best Dad Ever (summer mini)

Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, and a designer paper from a few years ago :(  sorry :(

Ink: Basic Black, Real Red

Tools: Big Shot, Tasteful Trim Die, crop-a-dile, scoring blade on paper cutter, 

Accessories: Red Eyelets (retired)

Here is the full Stamp Set.

Tomorrow I will try to post one of their gifts!!  Have a great day!

Last Chance List

Hey everyone!  I have missed being on this chatting with you everyday.  I thought I needed to take a month off just to catch up on life after a death in the family, tornadoes and several vacations.  I'll have to say I have learned I just can't catch up so I'd better keep bloggin' cause I love it!


I just wanted to make sure you had the Last Chance List.  Everything on this list will be discontinued as of July 1st.  Then I have seen some pretty fun new products coming out in the new catty July 1st!

So, if there are any products you have to have before they go away, I'd love to help you out :)

Here is the list of retiring stamp sets, the list of retiring accessories.  Here is the list of retiring Definitely Decorative products.  I'm going to the beach next week and then I'll be back to share some more ideas with you!!
I hope you are having a great summer!