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let's get things rolling...

with an afternoon of bowling!  this is one of my all time favorite invites.  i love the bowling ball effect of the black card stock layer through the cd window, an idea that originally came from a magazine via a friend.  i'm guessing family fun or martha stewart??  anyway, it's the perfect base for my own take on bowling, with a retro "sign" and fun font on the printed side.  i've created it several times before with minor wording changes, but just don't get tired of it!  i also got to make the cake for this one...

last spring, i created a bowling ball and two pins for two boys.  while it came out great, my pins weren't rounded off enough at the top because of how i had to cut and place the cake.  so i was excited to be able to do just a pin and fine tune the shape.  i'm really happy with how it turned out and i heard the girls loved both the look *and* the taste!

yum! yum!
:) lexi

bedtime stories

another day, another cake!  yesterday, i showed the stack of books, today i have an open book.  this was for a "bedtime stories" baby shower, and the idea for the cake came from an image the hosts used on the favors, the colors from the invitation and favors.  this is a book you can really dive into!!

:) lexi

one cake, two cake, orange cake, blue cake!

i did so well posting last week, but got buried under work again this week!  i've created so much over the last few months, but just can't seem to get things photographed or downloaded in order to post them properly and regularly, but i'm trying.  this cake is from a few weeks ago and easily became one of my all time favorites.  i have always loved dr. seuss, so this was a lot of fun to create.  here's a side view...

i wish my hand had been a little steadier on placing the letters!  and the camera always highlights every little flaw that you don't necessarily notice in person.  i'll never make a cake show!!

the real books were perfect party decorations...

along with a welcome sign for the door!

perfect for turning four!!

:) lexi

messages from mars!

how about a few visitors from outer space today?  i received a request recently for personalized alien notecards and little green men with lots of eyes immediately popped into my head.  of course, they needed a flying saucer style space ship, too!  i hope james enjoys writing notes on them!

:) lexi

more mommy notes

here's another recent mommy note design, this time for the mom of two girls.  pink was to be the main color and she requested a flower for big sis, and a bee for little sis, bea!  how perfect is that?!

:) lexi

pink princess

cakes have been one of the things keeping me busy lately.  here's a pink princess one from this past weekend for a little girl turning four.  she saw the cake in a book or magazine and fell in love.  and i was happy to bring it to life for her.  every little girl needs at least one pink princess cake in her life!

:) lexi

paper games

i couldn't resist posting another picture of the fun pads i highlighted in my craft critique article yesterday--these are some of my favorites!  i also wanted to share that if you only think you'll make a few pads here and there, you can buy just the padding compound and create your own makeshift press to hold your papers together while they dry.  while the pad-it x-press is a great tool, the cost and size might not be worth it unless you plan to make a lot of pads.  i sell mine as well as make them for gifts, so for me, it's more than paid for itself.  in fact, if you want one of my designs rather than recreating the wheel, you can always email me or check out my etsy shop to see what i have on hand!

thanks for stopping by...
:) lexi