Some Paper Crafting Projects…

There are a couple of projects which I finished a while ago and recently that I wanted to share with you. It’s just been hard finding the time to sit down and write about them!

Before the twins were born I tried to get several projects out of the way for upcoming events. One of them was Mother’s Day. I found an idea on Pinterest for a cute little baby brag book. And while it came with a free printable {making the project even easier}, I had to create my own to reflect two babies and not just one! I made the books, and then after the twins arrived I just had to print some pictures and mail the books to my mom and mother-in-law for Mother’s Day.

Abnother project I did was also Pinterest inspired. Ben’s brother Evan got married on May 25th. Ben was able to attend the wedding, but I stayed home with the kiddos and my parents came to stay with me. I made this print for Evan & Elise, then framed it with a double mat of blue & white. I was happy with the outcome, and did one for my wall too!

Recently, I made a baby book as a gift for a friend. Amber is the daughter of Ben’s Pastor. I have been online friends with her for a while now, and we got to briefly meet last year. She gave me permission to share a little bit of her story.

Brian & Amber have been desiring to have children for nine years, but a team of specialists told them that they had a 2% chance of ever becoming parents. I follow Amber on Pinterest and I would see her pinning all kinds of baby ideas and projects. Sometimes I wondered if she would ever get to use them. Last year God granted her desire, and Amber announced that she was expecting! I was beyond excited for my friend!

I had plans to make something specific for Amber as a baby gift, but I couldn’t find the right materials for what I wanted. Then I saw that she didn’t have a baby book yet, and so I created a personalized baby book for little Talia Elyse, who should make her appearance next Monday! It is similar to what I made for the twins, which I shared here.

I had so much fun putting this together! I asked Amber’s mom what some special events and activities would be for Brian, Amber, & Talia so I could make the right stickers. Each week during her pregnancy, Amber has posted a picture and update. I downloaded these from her Facebook page and included a “pregnancy” section in Talia’s baby book. Here are some pictures I took before I mailed it off a couple of weeks ago.

I enjoyed making everything pink…little girls are so much fun!