Dr. Seuss Baby Shower

Trying to get caught up on sharing the showers. Dr. Seuss themed was last Friday. This was another super fun shower I helped host! This shower was #6 in the line up of showers I have going on this year. This one was for a sweet gal that is having a baby boy. Her husband was my oldest son's roommate in college and she is a dear friend of my son's wife.

I went with a Dr. Seuss/Cat in the Hat theme with red and turquoise for the colors. This was a fun shower on a budget as my teacher DIL had a lot of fun Dr. Seuss items from school when they celebrate Dr. Seuss week.

I remembered my camera this time! First off though are the invitations that I made. I found a free Dr. Seuss border (link below post) and opened it up in MSWord and then added the info to it.

I have lots of pictures to share. I want to show you first what the tin cans altered looked like when I started them. After making 2 of them, I decided it looked to "jail-ish"...weird I know, but it was just too many stripes.

Here is what they looked like with wider stripes.I thought this looked more Cat in the Hat-ish. LOL

This is the same border I used for the invites. Just enlarged it and added lines for guests to sign in.

 

Tess can't have any gluten, so all the food is gluten free. I didn't know you could get pretzels and bread bite things gluten free! They were very good! All the food had names from Dr. Seuss books.

New Blue Goo: aka Blue Hawaiin Punch

Red Fish, Blue Fish...red Swedish fish and gummy blue whale candy. The cute serving dish is one I found at Hobby Lobby. 66% off the lowest price, so it was a dollar and a few cents. Same as the one above on the sign in table that I used for those who just brought cards.

Truffula Sticks: aka celery and broccoli

The pretzels and bagel bites, didn't have a name. One of the hostess just brought them because they were gluten free and thought they went with what we were having. The pretzels were honey mustard. So yummy! She also brought a spinach/kale dip. Oh my! So very good.

Green Eggs and Ham. Some of the eggs had guacamole and the others just dyed deviled eggs.

In the background; Yertle Turtles aka turtle candy...pretzel (gluten free), rolo, and pecan

Brown Ba Loot Truffula Fruit

Hop on Pop: Caramel Popcorn & Big Red Popcorn

Blank border for invites and sign in sheet

Love is in the Air

April 25th's Theme: Love is in the Air. The bride's theme was "Destination Wedding" and this was another fun shower to plan...okay, so they are ALL fun! Ü

Jessica's colors are lime and navy and it is such a pretty color combo! I love seeing the room come alive as we add color to the tables. It's the same spot each time, but looks completely different with the colors and themes.

I wanted the invites to be passports, but just couldn't get anything to come together that looked good to me. So I did some pinterest and web searching and found airplane ticket invites that you can personalize. Then it all came together! Love it when that happens.

  

I used maps to cut up for the inside of the envelope. "Love is in the air" is computer generated to fit my little tag punch.

Guess what?!! Forgot my camera! And I was feeling better for this shower! But I had a lot on my mind as I needed to leave early to get back home so DH and I could leave and attend a banquet honoring parents and students of CSF (Christian Student Fellowship) that my son attends at college), so I'm guessing my mind was all over the place that day. Thankfully the bride's sister had a camera and shared these pictures. Thanks Michaela!! You are a lifesaver.

I like there to be sets of 3 things on the table for decorations and the third item was to be little globes, but the person that was thought to have had them, didn't, so there is just two this time. I made each of the suitcases from navy and green cardstock in my stash.

I wrapped recycled tin cans with pages from an atlas and then pinched the top of the cans to give them a different shape than just round. I really like how that looked.

For the food, I thought it would be fun to create some desserts from "around the world"

Russian Tea Cake Cookies

Angel Food Cake (USA)

Brigadeiros (Brazilian Chocolate Truffles)

Apple Strudel (Germany)

Hawaiian Fruit trees just for fun

Links:
invites www.ayleebits.com
envelope http://www.silhouettedesignstore.com/?page=view-shape&id=18383
"around the world" font: Heather
banner: Pretty Paper Pretty Ribbon
heart world: Pretty Paper Pretty Ribbon
Hawaiian Fruit Tree idea: Pinterest
Brigadeiros: recipe
Apple Strudel: recipe
Russian Tea Cake Cookies: recipe

Angel Food Cake (DH's g'ma's recipe and it's the best I've ever had and always get lots of rave comments on it when I make it)

1 c. cake flour
1 1/2 c. powdered sugar
1 1/2 c. egg whites (about 8 eggs) **I use 12 eggs
1 1/2 t. cream of tartar
1/3 tsp salt **I use 1/2 tsp
1 1/2 t. vanilla
1/2 tsp almond flavoring
1 c. sugar

Sift together 3 times cake flour and powdered sugar. Combine egg whites, cream of tartar, salt, and flavorings. Beat egg whites until foamy. Add the sugar a little at a time and keep beating until stiff. Fold in flour and powdered sugar mixture in small amounts. Turn into a large ungreased tube pan and bake 35 minutes in a 375° oven.

Cutting Cafe's Altered Backgrounds

I have a super fun, easy, and QUICK project for you today! This week for Cutting Cafe, the design team has been challenged to use any background printable images found HERE and to use them on an item(s) that one would normally throw away.

This project took less than 10 minutes to create ONCE I decided on which files to use and picked out my flowers. This is a perfect gift to make for someone who maybe doesn't have a green thumb, or even if they do, because the flowers will last forever.

I used the Christmas Mini Colored Printable Set. I love the colors and I had flowers to match. I printed the strips and polka dots and wrapped around an empty tin can. I've been using altered tin cans for my shower decorations lately, so had some sitting out.

After gluing the cardstock to the can, I pinched the top of the can too look like the photo below. I like this look for something different. Then I glued on some fabric/eyelet lace and then tied on a bow.

Super simple, easy, and fun to do!

Be sure to visit the Cutting Cafe Blog on the 7th and 21st of every month to see the design team's projects in which you can leave a comment to be entered into a drawing to win 3 FREE sets of your choice from the online store.

RI WIW Color Challenge

WOW! This week's challenge was exactly that...a challenge! (for me any way). Color challenges usually don't stump me. The colors to create with this week were red, orange, and gray. Here is what I finally came up with in the "last hour" so to speak. LOL 

I think the hardest thing for me is that I didn't feel like I really had any RI stamps that work with this color combo. So I just went with a sentiment.

I used Beautiful Days for the sentiment and then on top of that stamped Sheet Music that I had inked up and stamped off once on scrap paper so that is was faded in the background.

Be sure to stop by The House That Stamps Built blog (Repeat Impression's blog) for more details on how you can play along, Each submission enters you in the drawing for a $25 Repeat Impressions Gift Certificate. You don’t always have to use their stamps in your creations, but you will receive an extra entry if you do. Also be sure to stop by each of the Rock Star's blogs and see what they did with this week's Challenge.

Cheri

 Joy

 Deonna

 Karen 

Patti J

Kathy

Melissa

Would  you like to receive a discount on Repeat Impression stamps? Wendy is graciously offering my readers 10% off their order by using this code rr10df. Just click on the box on the right and it will take you right to the store. Have fun shopping!

RI WIW Anything Goes

When there are 5 Wednesdays in the month, the challenge is Anything Goes for Repeat Impressions DT members.

I used the Bumblebee Cling Set for my card this week. The patterned paper is some left over from bridal shower cards I am making and you will be seeing those later on. I had the scraps all laying on the table, so decided to just use them before I put them away. The little daisies in the set went well with the daisies on the gingham patterned paper so it was a perfect match.

I colored the image with Tombow markers, then added some ribbon that was left over from a project and it JUST fit.

Be sure to stop by The House That Stamps Built blog (Repeat Impression's blog) for more details on how you can play along, Each submission enters you in the drawing for a $25 Repeat Impressions Gift Certificate. You don’t always have to use their stamps in your creations, but you will receive an extra entry if you do. Also be sure to stop by each of the Rock Star's blogs and see what they did with this week's Challenge.

Cheri

 Joy

 Deonna

 Karen 

Patti J

Kathy

Melissa

Would  you like to receive a discount on Repeat Impression stamps? Wendy is graciously offering my readers 10% off their order by using this code rr10df. Just click on the box on the right and it will take you right to the store. Have fun shopping!

Love is Brewing

The theme for the April 18th bridal shower was Love is Brewing. We served flavored coffee, tea, and hot chocolate as well as biscotti, scones, muffins, and fruit. Every time I host a shower it becomes my new favorite. This one may be my favorite of all...well until the next one. LOL

I especially love how the invitations turned out. I couldn't find paper to match her colors of mint and peach, so found some online to print. (Remember you can click on the photos for a larger view)

The coffee cup is cut from a Cutting Cafe file called Coffee Cup Shaped Card 2 Template. I I tell ya, my silhouette has been getting a major work out with all these showers. The "love is brewing" on the inside I asked Regina from Cutting Cafe to make special for me for this shower. Thank you Regina! You are the best!

chocolate chip scones

Maple Scones

Salted Caramel Biscotti

Chocolate Orange Biscotti

Triple Chocolate Scones

Gluten Free Muffins

coffee flavored candies

I made flowers from coffee filters. Love how these turned out and will definitely be doing this again! I found the tutorial on Pinterest. I used kraft colored coffee filters and dyed with watered down paint. The springs were saved quickly from an old rusty bed spring we had before it got taken to the recycle place. DH quickly cut me 10 of them. Now I wish I would have had him cut them all. They are going to be fun to decorate with and you'll be seeing them again. Ü

I didn't get a picture of it, but the hot drink cups were dark brown with white lids like you would get at a coffee shop. Also not shown was the coffee "order form". The tables were numbered and they put their name and table number on the form. Then we picked them up and filled the "orders" as the bride-to-be opened her gifts. It was easier that way to remember who ordered what.

The plates were such a fun find! Elizabeth's them was boho chic and these plates were perfect. I found them on Amazon and ordered some. Then as I realized the shower was going to be a bit larger, I needed more and the price had more than doubled! I contacted Amazon and told them about it and that I needed them for a shower and no way could I paying that huge price increase. They asked for me order number for the first set and matched it. I was so thankful as I really wanted these plates. Ü

I was still pretty sick with bronchitis this day, but had a great group of gals helping me out and it all went so smoothly. I did forget to take pics of the sign in table! But here is a link to the sign in sheet that was perfect for the colors we decorated with:
Guest Sign In printable

Here is the gift I made her:

Recipe links:
Chocolate Chip Buttermilk Scones
Maple Scones
Triple Chocolate Scones
Salted Caramel Biscotti
Chocolate Orange Biscotti
White Chocolate Mocha Latte