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Monday, March 28, 2011
Today's project is brought to you by the uber-talented Nana Susan.  Let's hear it for Nana Susan!  Woohoo!!  And don't forget to leave a comment today for another chance to win 1 of 4 Cricut Magazines that I'll be giving away this week.  See yesterday's post for a thorough review if you haven't already.

Susan made this adorable card and gift bag using papers from Cloud 9 Design - the Baby Boy line.  What is it about going to a baby shower that makes us want to go all out and bring the cutest gift???  I have no idea, but this would certainly get a lot of ooooh's and aaaaaah's before the gift itself even made an appearance.


The tag on the bag was made from the New Arrival cart, cut at 3", and the shadow was cut at 2 3/4". She originally cut the shadow at 3", but said it's a very fat shadow, and she wanted to tone it down a bit, so dropped the size. She used coordinating paper, a border punch and ribbon to complete the bag. Simple, yet fabulous!


The card is 5 x 7. "Kisses" was cut from the Sweethearts cart, and she just cut off the "Hugs and" part of it. The blue circle is from George, cut at 1 3/4", and the frog is from Animal Kingdom, cut at about 2 1/4". The ribbon and brad are from Stampin' Up.


Thanks for stopping by today. Be sure to check back tomorrow to see what Wendy has in store for you!

121 comments:

Sabina said...

Hello,
wow this is a great job, i like it.
Greets Sabina

Aman said...

I love the card and bag! I never thought of decorating my own gift bags. Thanks for the great idea!

Parcha said...

The card is very cute and the olors are wonderful.
TFS

Jennifer H said...

Love this line of paper, card and bag. It's just adorable! Great job! TFS

Megan said...

Adorable!! I always love to see "baby" creations with the cricut. Great job.

meggiemeg at comcast dot net

Debra Peloso said...

I haven't done any gift bags yet but the frog is just so cute and looks so easy to do. What a great way to welcome a new little boy into the world.

Brenda said...

How adorable the bag and card is. I really love the bag, it is just the perfect bag for a baby boy gift! It is like a gift before the gift!!

cgreer said...

i love all your gift bag ideas! and it is a good way to use up paper when we buy too many sheets of one kind!!

Carissa said...

Super cute. Love the idea of matching card and bag.

Paula said...

This is REALLY cute and I plan to try to rearrange it into a layout.

Mom2Fiveplus3 said...

that is adorable. I would love to receive that.

bskt4holly said...

Adorable. Love the paper as well.

monica said...

Such an adorable bag and card, I am going to have to start decorating gift bags!!!
Monica
mmapplegate@sbcglobal.net

stennille1978 said...

I could totally use this for BFF shower coming up for the baby!!

Crafting Katie said...

Absolutely adorable! I love the colors and patterns you used, and the cuts are too cute!

Maquel said...

Great job Nana Susan!! My BIL and SIL had a baby boy last night, and I need to come up with something today (they didn't know the gender) so that we can bring a gift when we head to the hospital later today! Thanks for the inspiration!

Karen S. said...

How adorable! I love the colors! What a great idea to match the bag and card!

Kathy and Ed said...

Nana Susan your card is adorable. I love froggys. And of course grandchildren LOL

Cindy B. said...

Nana Susan did a fabulous job! All of the patterns and colors coordinated so well.

Craftina said...

super cute! love the frogs!!

Angela said...

Fantastic! And I have this paper and cartridge so I can lift these ideas. Thanks!

girlhuron said...

I am ooooh'ing and aaaaaah'ing . . . adorable!!!!

debbie susee said...

So cute! I have a baby girl shower to go to this weekend. Maybe I'll try to get my gift done early and decorate a bag and card too. :)

JenJackScrap said...

Soooooooo super duper CUTE! I love this! Thanks for sharing!!!

Queenie said...

I have a new grandson and I love the bag and card. Even great for an I Love You gift. Thanks for sharing.

marieke said...

i love the idea of the gift bag!! thats really one i will use!!
thanks
hernandezmarieke@gmail.com

Scattychick said...

Fantastic gift for a new mum x

teachdanz said...

sometimes the boy gifts are the hardest to make cute. This one oozes "cute", nice job!!
ikennic at q dot com

Emily said...

This is adorable!!! I love the frog!

Becky Moore said...

Adorable! Love all NanaSusan's creations.

Craftyhomemade said...

Wow, super cute. Lovely card.

Indira

IRW Dana said...

SO very sweet!! Love that little tag. Thanks for the inspiration. papermemories4u @ yahoo .com

Nati Tristan said...

Monique, this is just too cute as always! I love that froggy! Thank you so much for your wonderful inspiration as always!

Heather said...

I love the frog! SO cute!

Ami M. said...

Super cute project!

4kids4 said...

Whoo hoo Nana Susan! Oh, I love frogs...and babies...this rocks! It really is a gift in itself! TFS!

~Sharon C.

Dakota Bear said...

The bag and the card are wonderful.

Debbie said...

love the bag and card the colors are perfect great job
upnurse at aol dot com

MAM said...

This is "Oh so cute"! There is something about having the cutest gift and card at showers....I think part of it is the oohs and aahs we get!

joni said...

Really cute! Love that lil frog!
hugs,
joni

Katherine said...

Great job Nana Susan! The gift bag and card are positively adorable.

Cheryl said...

OMG, Love, Love, the your Kisses card! I love frog's, never would have guessed that by my user name lol)The paper is sooo Froggie!
Thanks for sharing!
surfnfroggie@aol.com

Anonymous said...

Super cute!!! Love it. Signed, Roe

jan farnworth said...

how cute is this i wrote down that paper line so i can go find it. great card.

Sukie said...

Great way to spruce up a simple gift bag, very cute!

thedhillonz@hotmail.com

gshrader said...

What a great card and bag! So adorable!

Kristen Ann said...

Both projects are great! I'm loving the bag for a shower favor package. Thanks for the inspiration.

Wendy said...

So cute! And I like how you (chalked?) some of the pieces - really made them stand out!

Wendy T.

CathyinMN said...

The gift bag and card are absolutely adorable! So cute, and the paper is the perfect choice for it.

AShu93 said...

What a cute little boy gift.

Unknown said...

awww

Windy said...

This is very cute. Perfect for a boy.

lanejoy1 said...

Nana Susan, you have outdone yourself once again. I love the card and bag.

lanejoy1@windstream.net

Meshell said...

So adorable!!! I love it! Makes me wish I was having a baby to recieve it........well, maybe not! But sooooo cute!

Jea9Leary said...

My BFF LOVES frogs, this will be on my to do list now!!

Shelly said...

SUPER cute!!! Great job.

Anonymous said...

I think the card and bag are adorable...I would like to adapt to a little girl. You always do a super job Susan!!!

Shauna Carlson said...

Wow what a great job. I love the colors and the cute tag and frog. I would love to have the New Arrival cartridge. Thanks for sharing.

Scrap Du Jour said...

What an adorable card. Can't wait to try a girl version for an upcoming shower. Tfs!

PurpleLadyBug said...

Great job on the card & matching gift card! TFS

kperlic at hotmail dot com

Debbie J said...

Love the card and the idea to decorate a plain gift bag. Look out gifts!!!

pameladixon said...

Oh so cute, I love the card & bag

Melissa S said...

This is super adorable and I'm totally scraplifting it! I just found out today that I'm going to be a proud grandmother of a baby boy in August!

dgroovy said...

How cute is that !!! I have to get 4 baby gifts this year. Great job.

Luria said...

This is such a pretty card and bag. TFS

Luria

Amy Vandiver said...

Very cute gift idea!!

Amy V

silly_girl_823 at hotmail dot com

Anonymous said...

Beautiful card!! Love it!!!
Danielle

Unknown said...

Love it, love it...cute gift card and card!

toptinmanswife said...

I love this! I need to get me some of the frog paper! Adorable....

Sharka said...

Very cute and don't you luv that paper! I bought it when I saw it b/c of the frogs... TFS :)

kristyscraps said...

Adorable. I have three boys. This is so cute, it almost makes me want another baby. Almost.
kristyscraps@sbcglobal.net

Cynthia Baldwin said...

Adorable! I especially love the onesie tag.

cema1cema said...

I love frogs!! This is so cute, you did a great job!! Christina

JennyKozar said...

AWWWW - this is super sweet!

Lisa's Creative Niche said...

I love the paper used! Super cute and very little boy like! Thanks!
Lisa
summer_sunset54@hotmail.com

Scrappin Place said...

Oh my goodness! I wish I knew someone having a boy! But it probably won't be long before someone does and now I have a cute bag and card that I can make Thanks so Much

M from Texas said...

Way cute! I love the New ARrival tag and the way it's chalked. It's an oldie but goodie cartridge. Thanks for showcasing it.

Julia said...

This is so cute!!! I love the idea of decorating a bag and making a card that coordinate

juliayoder@hotmail.com

Jen Muller said...

Adorable Nana Susan!! Love the colors and the paper :)

JoAnn said...

This is adorable. Love the gift bag. TFS

Donna said...

Wow! This is really great - love the bag and matching card. Really, really cute!

Blessings, Donna
grandma4five

Cathy Holt said...

Completely adorable :)

tsrel said...

Very nice colors.

Cathie in UT said...

Love that the bag matches the card but not too matchy-matchy!
Love the colors too

Nana Jo said...

Great card - love that paper too - I also had to buy it and thank you for using an older cart. Nobody ever seems to use the carts we have and some of us have lots of carts.

mmlmn @polarcomm.com

Stacey Brucale said...

So cute! I've been having a hard time finding cute frog paper for a baby shower card I want to make!

xxsquigglesxx(at)gmail(dot)com

cardchick's world said...

this is darling...... just darling ...so sweet and darn cute!! great color combo and fabulous design....

TUKI said...

Oh my, those are so stinkin' cute. Nana Susan is awesome!!!

Anonymous said...

What a cute bag and card combo great idea.

Denise said...

way way CUTE! My sunday school class, well lots of babies arriving, my husband and I are the oldest of the class and are more then done with kids. but I still have showers to attend!

Harriet said...

Very cute cards but you must have several different cartridges in order to make the card - any possible other cart selections for a similar pattern - a frog somewhere else or a tag pattern on another cart? I love the way it came out but only have one of them - the George. Thanks - Harriet Vincent

ottersln said...

These are some of my FAV papers and I love what Nana Susan did with them. Thanks for sharing!

DebbieG said...

I love the bag and card. Very cute
debbieanng@yahoo.com

Nanette said...

That is a perfect boy set!

CathieForman said...

I love the idea of decorating a plain gift bag. Thanks for sharing. I really love the papers used in these projects.
cathieforman at hotmail dot com

Northwoodszoo said...

Too, too cute. What an "outside-the-box" theme. And love that kiss -- hinting a little prince!

Kate said...

What a precious little set!! I LOVE those papers. I've not even heard of Cloud 9 Design before but will certainly be looking out for their papers now!

Just A Pac Rat said...

Absolutely adorable set, I love that paper! Soooo cute!

Thanks for sharing the idea!

circlebenterprises.com

KCWBIC said...

So cute! Tons of my friends are having babies, so this will work great! KCWBIC@yahoo dot com

B. Nguyen said...

Cute card love that little frog! TFS!

Nicki121986 at hotmail dot com

Kathleen said...

Wow, Nana Susan!!! Love the matching card and bag - too bad I don't know anyone having a baby boy!!!!!!! However, I think I might scraplift that cute card design and use it on a layout for my son. He's 11-1/2 now, but he's still a precious little boy in my scrapbooks! Gotta get caught up, I guess!!! TFS

Kathleen in NJ
kmurphy614@gmail.com

GlendaP said...

Absolutely adorable card and bag. Thanks Nana Susan. There will be a new baby boy in our family later this summer and this really gives me some ideas.

Nancy said...

I love it. Great job!

Bast said...

This is just too cute I really love the paper and the frog! TFS

Kim
bast830@comcast.net

moknowsall said...

I really like to try and guess who on your team made the item before I read who made it! You all have your own unique style. Nana Susan - you are a really good designer.

maureen Sala

Charlene said...

Super Sweet card and bag! I love this!
SouthernMrs
at verizon
dot net

Peg Toth said...

that is just too precious! thanks...

Charlotte Cornett said...

LOVE LOVE The card and gift bag!!! TFS!

Vickie said...

Super cute gift bag and card. TFS Nana Susan.

Lakshmi said...

Love the froggy card.I appreciate the chance to win a Cricut magazine. How wonderful that would be. I love your work. It is very inspiring.

MimiKat said...

I love designs with a froggy motif, my granddaughter loves them too; a very sweet project for a little one.

Kat

JANLYNN said...

Matched bags and cards make any gift more special. Frogs just say little boy don't they. Really darling set and I need to think about do some of these sets myself.

Jarna said...

Ribbit! How cute are these!

Beth Anne in PA said...

Love your bag and card! How did I miss this awesome paper? Very cute! TFS
Beth Anne in PA
woody42997ataoldotcom

Jennifer said...

Ooh! That gift bag and matching card is too cute, Nana Susan!!! :) Great job!

Thanks for sharing,

Jennifer
partridgelu at yahoo dot com

Sandra Joy said...

Kadoos to Nana Susan! Lovelyt bag and card set, especially the frogs (I am a collector of them and have them all over....in every room in the house.) I try to incorporate them whenever feasible. TFS

Heather DG said...

Gahh!! That little onesie tag is adorable, just makes it - must get cart...

valerie said...

So cute! I'll be decorating a few bags now.

Kay said...

Nana Susan, you rock! Love it!

Unknown said...

I like the maps and bag! I never thought my jewellery gift bags. Thanks for the great idea!Baby boy gifts

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