But my favorite decorating project is this lamp.  I didn't notice from a distance how it was decorated.  I was delighted to see all the ribbon used, which is so different, yet striking.  I'll be copying this lamp!

Then I noticed my recent box from Stampin' Up! with the new Summer Mini Catalog items in it.  Oh-la-la!  I could use the Smooch Spritz to shabby up my spring door hanger!  Please learn from my mistake, okay?  Use the Smooch Spritz sparingly!!!!!!  And hold it about ten inches away from your project.  Why?

Because I held it too close to my project and I used too dark of a Smooch Spritz color for my project.

Here is a close up of my too shabby chic project.  UGH!  I worked so hard on this project.   I still hung it on my door.  Now you know that I screw up projects.  But more important than that, you now know to use the right color of Smooch Spritz and to use it lightly!!!!  Or else, it goes W-I-L-D!

Look what's hanging on the wall in my downline, Denise W's house?  119409 (small, in black) "Do Good, Be Kind" decor elements for $6.95.  Denise put it in a black frame, but didn't put a backing on it.  It is very striking to see in person.

Here is the top of the wood block that the students at my Big Kids, Little Kids Father's Day class made.  They used the Nouveau Chic Designer Series Paper to cover the wood block.

A photo can be added to this side.

A photo can be added to this side.

A photo can be added to this side.

A photo can be added to this side.

The bottom of the block is where the child can print their name and the year they made the gift.

I printed the verse from the computer on Whisper White cardstock.  They stamped the Medallion image in Sahara Sand ink in the two corners.  Then they put the Whisper White cardstock through the Sizzix Big Shot using the Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plate.  In the two corners they added two butterflies with large glue dots. 

These were made from metal roof flashing in the Sizzix Big Shot using the Beatuiful Butterflies Die Cut and the Finial Press Embossing Folder.  Put it in a black frame and viola!  A very elegant and quick project to make.

A customer asked me to make this Christmas frame in Bravo Burgundy and Handsome Hunter colors.  I like how it turned out.

Sorry, but I didn’t get a formal invitation because my daughter ran short.  But the invitation was in the shape of a baby’s onsie–very cute.

The Sizzix Big Shot Flower Folds die cut got used for a lot of the decorations.  This was the sign on the front door.

This is the diaper cake.  You roll the diapers and secure with a rubber band.  The wide ribbon hides the rubber bands.  After the shower, the diaper cake can be taken apart and the diapers can be used.

I’ll be honest here.  This diaper baby freaked me out!  You roll diapers for the head, arms and legs.  Stuff the clothes with towels or blankets.  Add a hat, mittens and booties to cover the diapers.  A nuk in the mouth and we placed it in a doll carrier.  So many people attending the shower thought this was a real baby when they glanced at it.  It was only when they got close that we’d hear a gasp!

For the three table decorations, I used my wire card tree to feature two-sided baby pictures of my son and daughter-in-law.  I used the Sizzix Big Shot Scallop Square and Scallop Circle die cuts.  I stamped baby words and punched them out with the Modern Label punch.  Tied some ribbon at the base and it was done.  I love how these personalized the shower, gave people something to talk about and helped people visualize what the new baby may look like.

I made a 5"x5" baby card using the nursery colors.  This was easy using the Sizzix Big Shot Scallop Circle die cut, Swirly Sizzlits decorative strip die, Sizzix Texturz Plates Backgrounds I, Eyelet Border Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch and 1 1/4" Circle Punch, 5/16" chocolate chip jumbo brads and 1/4" Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon.

These sugar cookies are so darn cute!  My daughter found the cookie cutter on Ebay.  She made the cookies from scratch and then made the homemade frosting.  It didn’t take her very long to decorate them.  Me?  I would never have attempted this complicated project.  Many people at the shower thought she bought these!  Now, that’s a compliment!

What do you do with your retired Stampin’ Up! ribbon?  My daughter decided to make a taggie blanket.  It was fun to see all the different colors, sizes and textures of the ribbon.  I know the new baby will love playing with this.

These are just a few of the personalized decorations at the baby shower!  Over 22 adults attended and 5 children.  It was a fun shower! 

I just love the Stampin’ Up! Sizzix Alphabet Simple Letters die cuts.  I used So Saffron cardstock for the letters.  Mini Glue Dots worked great for adhering these letters to the Very Vanilla cardstock.  Added a button with twine.  All this was put on Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Series Paper and into a frame.

Here are two custom name frames that I made for a customer’s coworker last week (except these aren’t in their frames yet).  These are a fun challenge for me to make.

If you are interested in purchasing a frame , please let me know.  They are $20 each, without shipping costs.

Today was the United Methodist Women’s retreat at my church.  This is the craft project that they made based on the verse Romans 8:28.  Perfect Plum is the cardstock color and designer series paper color.  The words were printed on the computer.  Did you notice there is no stamping involved with this project at all?