Arrival!!!!!

Ok everyone!!! I have news.

The baby made his entrance this morning at 3:30am. He was born three weeks early and weighs 5 pounds 11 oz... I delivered naturally by default... (the epidural was late). I'll be a bit busy for a bit but I'll get back with u all as soon as I can!!!!!

Have fun without me!!!
Until next time,
~Valeria

Baby Announcements

Hello everyone!!!!

Finally, the baby annoucements are finished. I did approximately 30 and they are all different... I don't want to bore you with the details -- but the theme was law enforcement due to having family members as police officers (hit the other baby announcement link and you could get the whole story there)  ..

So, here is the finished product ---
This is what the front of all the baby announcement read --- "Wanted"



Once you open the inside, on the left a picutre of the baby will be attatched (with a fancy paper clip).  We are planning on sending two pictures.  One with him dressed in  a white and black striped onesie (as a suspect) and we'll also insert a well dressed picture of him.

Here is the badge side... 

In case you can't see it, it says: (I mod podged it with the glossy coat as if it were a badge so it makes it hard to read as a picture)
"Subject is wanted due to recently escaping from Utero Incarceration where he was currently serving a 9 month sentence. He is a healthy baby who sleeps and eats well. CAUTION: Subject should be handled with care. He is irresisitibly cute. Subject is known to demand hugs and kisses on contact" .

Here is another announcement -- same material just used different paper!!!

To see other examples listed and the way I made these announcements click here.  I hope you all enjoyed them.  It was a lot of fun making them -- just didnt realize it would be time consuming =)

Until Next Time
~Valeria

Baby Announcement Idea!!

Hello Everyone!!!

So,  as many of you know I have been working on Baby Announcements... I am over half way done!!! For those of you who haven't heard, I have family in law enforcement so I was going to make a 'wanted case file' folder about the SUSPECT (baby)...Basically, It will be a case file folder with the words WANTED in the front.. on the inside of the folder it will give the baby's name, DOB, height, weight and a brief narrative as to why he's wanted by the authorities.  It will also include his accomplices to his crime (myself and the hubby) and a picture will be enclosed (his first picture)...

 So let me show you what they look like --- (the inside isn't complete yet because the baby hasnt been born -- so I am left without minor details )

I'll attempt to explain what I did... I cut a piece of cardstock that measures 6"x8"

I scored it at 3.5" -- so now I have a side thats bigger than the other...

On the bigger side --- I cut half an inch down along the top of the file folder but left an inch and a half for the tab... I used my corner punch to round the corners --

NOTE: I had to take the guards off of the corner punch to be able to round the corner on the inside of the tab.

After the corners were rounded, I wanted a decorative front.  The front of the folder measures 6 x 3.5 -- Therefore, I cut my paper 1/4 of an inch shorter than the front flap of the folder.  I also cut the back of the inside of the foler 1/4 of an inch smaller to give it a framed look. 



The Front of the Folder



The Inside Back of the Folder



After I decorated the front and the back of inside the folder -- I wanted to make a WANTED tag.. I used my cricut - the twinkle toes cartridge and cut the design at 3" for the outside layer then pressed the shift key and cut the smaller layer ...

I layered one on top of the other and distressed my wanted tags using my Tim Holtz distress inks... either the black soot or the vintage photo--- Once they were distressed I adhered them to my file folder using brads..



Now, once the brads are adhered then you're left with the front of the file folder completed -- I distressed the front as well because it looked awkward that the WATNED tag was distressed and the folder was not... The end result then looks like ---------------------------------------------

 

I hope you all like them... I have made about 20 and since I have so much paper -- I don't think any two look alike.. All have something thats different...

Well, thats all for now. Hopefully I did not make this too confusing!!

Until Next Time

~Valeria



Templates

I am getting closer to my due date --- (in my eyes) --- 10 weeks to go and I want to do something out of the ordinary for the baby announcement.  I have family who works in law enforcement and I finally figured out what I want to do for the announcement...

I think it would be cute to send out a 'WANTED' file folder --- when you open the file folder on the left side his picture will be placed -- on the right side I will put his n ame, DOB, height, weight and a synopsis --- maybe even a 'handle subject with caution -- extremely adorable'

So my next challenge was to look for templates... I found a site that has several templates for almost anything you're looking for...

CLICK HERE

There is also a second site that I found useful and you can CLICK HERE for the second...

I found my file folder --- I am going to get a head start on my announcement....
Feel free to look around and see what you can find or maybe think of a new project to do...

Until Next Time
~Valeria