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Little Bo Peep :: Project Ideas

Hi everyone - It's Tara here today! I thought, with it being Friday, it'd be fun to pop into the blog and share one last baby-inspired project before the weekend. Knowing that my good friend's beautiful little girl was turning one this month gave me a perfect opportunity to play with one of our newest and sweetest collections: Little Bo Peep. With it's lovely floral patterns and cute chipboard pieces it's impossible not to fall in love with this pretty vintage inspired line! 

In making baby Haley's 1st birthday album, I created a few of the pages using photos that I had taken a week prior to her birthday but I also left a few of the pages blank so that I (or mom) could finish the album with her actual birthday photos. 

In between some of the 6x6 pages I've added velum envelopes to collect different things: photos, notes, gift-tags and in this particular envelope titled: details, I typed a few journal prompts onto simple index cards to help remember and document all those little baby details! 

  

This is probably my most favorite page! I loved the playful white paper banners and the sweet yellow bird! 

I also really like the look the chipboard lamb centered onto a transparency, I can't wait to add a photo behind it! 

Thank you so much for spending the week with us as we wrap up our 2 newest bundles of joy, Little Bo Peep & Little Boy Blue! Don't forget to scroll down and enter our Baby Name giveaway! (See the post below!)

Have a wonderful weekend! 

A Special Baby Name Giveaway + Bonus!

All of us have one, a favorite baby name, that we carry around and occasionally talk about when given the chance. And when it comes right down to it, all of us love something a little different. So, we thought it'd be fun and kinda exciting to bring up the subject here as part of an extra-bonus giveaway. Now, you might be asking what the "extra-bonus" is all about and we'll get to that in a minute. First, give us the scoop on your favorite baby name! Doesn't matter if it's boy or girl (one name only), list it in the comment section of today's post in conjunction with your location, name and last initial. Next Monday (May 28th), we'll take all your responses, divide them between two boxes (boy/girl) and select a winner from each - one boy, one girl.

Ready for the extra-bonus news? The winners will receive both Little Bo Peep & Little Boy Blue collection kits! They'll also have choice at two different embellishment add-ons per collection - four embellishment products in total. 

The two winners will announce on May 29th, 2012 at 6:00am Central Time. Please ensure that your comment is posted by 8:00pm Central Time, May 28th, to be included in the giveaway. Good Luck & have fun!

CP Designer :: Stephanie Dagan

Little Bo Peep :: Project Ideas

CP Designer :: Kaori Watanabe

It's time to devote the day to Little Bo Peep, Crate Paper's newest, most smitten baby girl collection ever! And just like yesterday, we have a whole host of projects ready to inspire you with ideas for documenting and commemorating the arrival of a that new little one and all them precious days of babyhood.

Say "hello" to this "Day at a Park" layout from Kaori Watanabe. Parading a sewn grid and swatches of Bo Peep's patterned papers, it radiates happiness! The combination of embellishments is enchanting, as well. Just look at the small scenery surrounding Crate's wooden deer - it's so, so cute! 

 

CP Designer :: Rahel Menig

Rahel always has a way of keeping her designs simple, yet, elegant. Her two baby projects are no exception. The repeated sewn circles and snippets of paper and embellishments are beautifully arranged around her photo, as usual. Also, her welcoming baby announcement, with the pocket photo and sewn seams, we think would be a joy to pass along to friends and family. It's quaint and cute.

 

CP Designer :: Piradee Talvanna

If there's one gal from the CP Design Team that can pull off a layout composition that is fun, telling and still feels traditional, it's Piradee! Her patterned paper ribbon tails are always some of our favorite, too! 

 

CP Designer :: Latonia Grant

This rocking horse framed art is definitely as "cute as a button". On top a white tag surrounded by a triangle of sequins, sits Crate's wooden horse. Just behind it is vellum covered patterned paper. It's a pretty compilation for displaying in the lil' one's nursery. Of course, you could easily switch up the wood shape or create a small collage of them if wanting to put together a series of frames similar to this. 

 

CP Designer :: Sasha Farina

 Sasha Farina crafted a "welcome home" table arrangment that we think would make for a wonderful gift for the new mom, dad and baby upon their arrival home from the hospital. it includes a sweet, accordian style "blessings" card, a welcome sign, a tiny gift pack, and a couple of decor pieces. Set it on top a table, or in the baby's room!

 Don't forget, Little Bo Peep and Little Boy Blue will be available at your local scrapbook retailer in the very near future! It's expected to ship shortly from our warehouse! We can't wait for you to see in person and bring some of it home - it's so much cuter in person, at least we think so anyway.

Enjoy the day and thanks for stopping by! We'll see you tomorrow!

Little Boy Blue :: Project Ideas

 

Crate Paper has a special delivery in store for you this week! The CP designers are leading the way with their very first bundle of lil' boy and girl projects created exclusively from our two adorable baby-themed collections, Little Boy Blue & Little Bo Peep. First to show is a "sweet-as-can-be" mini album from Kaori Watanabe - finally, an opportunity to see the album in it's entirety! Be prepared, it's seriously cute!

CP Designer :: Kaori Watanabe

As a brand new mom, it's not always easy to find time to sit down and take on a large sized baby album. So instead, why not opt to go the mini album route? To get started, jot down the details that matter most from those first few days/weeks and then choose corresponding photos to go with them. Another option is to focus solely on a special moment like the birth date, baby room, bringing baby home, etc.

 

 

CP Designer :: Claudia Shadler

Baby showers provide all kinds of opportunities to be creative - Claudia Shadler's taken Crate's new "Oliver" patterned paper and turned it into a box of shower favors. Each has a sweet candy treat, Lil' Boy Blue wood veneer cut-out and a soft blue pin. House them near the front entrance for all to see! Your guests won't want to miss them!

 

CP Designer :: Lilith Eckels

Looking to give a gift to a soon-to-be mom? Lilith Eckles crafted a door handle piece as a decorative accent to either hang up, or set on top a shelf in the baby's room. Note the new Crate Paper Lullaby Thickers she's used for the title - Crate finally has their very own thickers!! Yeah!

 

CP Designer :: Anabelle O'Malley

Yes, we've already shown these to you before, but not the actual "card images". Crate's card expert, Anabelle O'Malley, volunteered to make a series of baby cards and they're simply adorable. We just love them, especially the lil' boy chipboard duck with the with the ribbon. Such a perfect combination!

 

CP Designer :: Shanna Noel

Little Boy Blue isn't just for the little ones! The collection itself is extremely versatile in that not all it's patterns papers and embellishments are baby themed. Shanna Noel's demonstrates this with her latest layout, celebrating motherhood. So, even if you're not in the market for a baby collection, we still welcome you to enjoy the new releases!

 

 

CP Designer :: Michiko Kato

And last, a Apple for my Eye layout from Michiko Kato. Sometimes, working on a traditional baby layout is the best way to sit down, take a break, and reflect upon the good times we share with our kids. Time goes by so quickly - we just have to capture and enjoy what's available to us, including our lil' ones. 

 Thank-you to our talented team of CP Girls for the awesome contributions today! Tomorrow, we're going to switch collections and honor the precious baby girls out there via Little Bo Peep! Do join us! Have a great Tuesday everyone!

Little Boy Blue & Little Bo Peep :: Winners!

 

 

 

Wow, we're so happy to hear that you're loving Crate's Little Bo Peep & Little Boy Blue collections!! Looks like a number of you have baby themed projects coming up and that our two baby collections fit them just perfectly. If that's the case, then definitely make sure to check-in with your favorite scrapbook supply retailer the next couple of weeks. The collections are expected to ship soon!

To help out in celebrating them lil' ones out there, Crate Paper promised two full collections to two of you today! Ready to find out who the lucky winners might be? We hope so! A very special congratulations to... 

Little Boy Blue Winner

I Love the wood icon deer. The little white puppy dog that is in the standouts, as well as in other places of the collection. Love the whole collection! It is just to cute. Posted by: Alyssa Nelson | May 17, 2012 at 02:23 PM

 

Little Bo Peep Winner

I loved the baby boy collection a lot, but this one has got me smitten even more! The papers are so soft and pretty. My favourite part of this collection is the chipboard. The images are so cute. Posted by: Romy | May 17, 2012 at 01:23 PM  

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To the winners, please forward your info to cpblog@cratepaper.com. Please include your full name and shipping address. Thank-you and congrats again!

The remainder of this week is going to be totally devoted to our CP Girl's baby girl/boy creations. We'll even catch you up on those projects not shown in their entirety during the two debuts last week. There's lots more Boy Blue & Bo Peep ahead!

 

 

 

Tara Anderson

 

Jamie Warren

 

Roree Rumph

 

Stephanie Dagan

 

So sweet! I think that is all I can say after I look at the Little Bo Peep Collection. It was one of the funnest collections that I have seen come together. But can you go wrong with baby girls and pink? I hope that Little Bo peep can be part of your little gal's life and memories, because looking back on her first years should be adorable.

We appreciate all the support you give to the CP brand and have loved having you come by today to preview our new Little Bo Peep Collection! We would love to hear what your favorite part of it is, so go ahead and leave a comment. On Monday we'll pick one of you at random to win the entire Little Bo Peep collection!

We would also like to give a big "Thanks" to our amazing CP girls! Their designs are always so beautiful and we appreciate all of their hard work. We have so many beautiful designs that we didn't get to share this week, plus we only gave you a taste of some of the projects, so stop by next week to see more.

 

Hi Everyone it is Lisa here with you today to share our sweet baby boy collection, Little Boy Blue. This collection is full of adorable boy elements so when I went to pick out a couple of my favorite things...it was tough. I decided on a few and shared them with you below. I hope you enjoy the new collection.

 

 

 

 

Christine Middlecamp

 

 

Anabelle O'Malley

 

 

Kaori Watanabe

 

 Michiko Kato

 

 I'm absolutely in love with the baby boy collection and I hope you are too. I would love to hear what your favorite designs or embellishments are so please leave a comment  and we will pick a lucky winner that will recieve the entire collection. The random winner will be announced Monday. A big thanks to our design team members for their design. We will be showing more in the weeks to come.

I know what your thinking and I kinda was too. I want a new baby. But just wait until you see the baby girl collection on Thursday...your going to want twins! (Ok, for about maybe a minute) :)

Thanks for coming by to see our new little one. See you on Thursday.

Crate Color Challenge - Winner!

Hi everyone! It's Tara here and today is the day I get to announce our Crate Color Challenge winner for the month of May! Thank you to all who submitted their summery (and Fall-ish) layouts, cards and tags. I love seeing that so many of you were inspired not only by the colors this month but also by my mention of paint! 

We're happy to announce our Color Winner as: Cassandra Cyr! 

scrapbook artist: Cassandra Cyr

I love how Cassandra used a combination of white papers and doilies, to create a subtle but textured background combined with pops of color here and there. I thought her page was not only visually interesting but also a playful take on this month's color combination. Congrats Cassandra! Please email us at cpblog@cratepaper.com to claim your prize! 

I also wanted to share another layout that I thought was a fun take on the classic Chevron pattern. 

scrapbook artist: Brenda Booth

If you look closely at this layout Brenda created, you'll notice that she constructed the Chevron pattern by piecing together small patterned triangles. I love the almost patchwork-quilt feel to her layout! 

Lastly, quite possibly the cutest baby card I've seen! I loved everything about this card, down to the little pink button! 

scrapbook artist: Dana 

Thank you all again for joining me in Crate's May Color Challenge and a very big thank you to everyone who contributed their wonderful projects! Mark your calendars for June - we have something new and exciting that we'll be introducing to next month's Color Challenge that you won't want to miss out on!

Happy Monday! ~ Tara 

Pretty Party Birthday Favors :: Roree Rumph

Hi Everyone! If you're like me, you have lots of Summer Birthdays coming up. That means lots of oppportunities to use the beautiful Pretty Party collection! I thought I would get a head start and make some fun party favors for one of these upcoming occasions. 

I decided to make cone shaped pouches to hold some candy or small gifts for handing out to party guests. This is what I came up with...

The Essentials: Pretty Party Paper, Alpha Stickers, Chipboard Accents, Phrase Stickers, Adhesive, Sewing Machine, Thread, File, Cricut Expression 2, Once Upon a Princess cartridge.

 

These are so easy to make, and pouches don't take much time at all. Here's what you'll need:

- Patterned Paper Panels (trimmed to desired size)

- Adhesive

- Decorative Scissors (if desired)

- Sewing Machine & Thread (if desired)

 

To make one favor, cut your patterned paper to your desired size. I started with a 6" x 7" panel.

 

On the underside of the panel, place adhesive along two adjacent edges.

 

Roll the panel into a tube shape and press the ends together, adhering them. 

 

Press the end of the tube (with the adhesive) closed.

 

Machine sew along the edge, if desired.

 

Trim the edge with decorative scissors, if desired.

 

Fill the favor with candy or small trinkets. Turn the favor so that the length bottom edge is facing away from you. Close the top edge and seal, as desired. I chose to sew mine shut so the favor could be torn open. If you prefer, you could add some adhesive or punch a couple of holes and tie off the end with some ribbon. Trim the edge with decorative scissors, if desired.

 

Repeat the step to make multiple favors

 

All that is left is to decorate them. 

They really were easy, weren't they?

Thanks so much for letting me share my project with you all today. I really hope you enjoyed it, and maybe it will inspire you to have a go at making some of your own.

Have a wonderful day, and thanks so much for stopping by!