paper dolls blog hop

I hope you're enjoying getting to know the Dolls a little better!   I'm the last stop on the hop so if you want you can return to the Paper Dolls blog (link here).

This weekend was my baby shower and the theme was peapods:

"Two peas in a pod, double the fun!

The Hall Boys are coming, look out everyone!!!"

So for the P.T.I. challenge, I included the following elements in the favors and cards I made:

P - peapods, polka dots, plaid, pinking

T - tiny treats, thank you, twins

I - impression plate, italics, inside & out

Hellllllo cuties!  There were a baker's dozen of the treats and the thank you's.  The favor nestled a Russell Stover's caramel egg - picked for it's green packaging.

Here's a better shot of the Diamonds impression on the library card pocket.  The pea pod patterned paper (say that fast!) comes already glitter embossed.  The twins are the two button peas (I have a 3/4 chance of 2 fertilized eggs & a 1/4 chance of one split egg).  The thank you sentiment (from Inside & Out) is in italics that matched the baby shower sentiment.

The peas were easy to stamp & punch but the pods required hand cutting. {The one I photographed was poorly done - I usually leave more white around the edges.}

Plaid & pinking shown here.  When it was time for the shower I hadn't made the thank you cards yet, but I knew the image would be a preview of what I wanted to do in '3D'.

Sunshine goodness & shiny ribbons!  I used five colors of polka dot ribbon but balanced the blues, greens and yellows.  Honestly, I didn't want to use up too much of any one color :)

One last look.

And, some juicy Paper Dolls info:

-name  Christy Compton Hall (christea)

-state  CA... I grew up an Army brat (Kansas, Augsburg, San Francisco, Alabama, DC area),  but grandpa went to Cal, dad & uncles went to UCLA, mom & dad went to UCSF, & I got my undergrad/credential/grad degrees at UCSD where I've stayed put

-age  37 & pregnant with twin boys (spontaneous)

-day job  6th grade Earth, 7th grade Life, 8th grade Phys/Chem teacher (previously, HS bio/physics/adv.physics, then science professional development specialist)

-family information  Married to an electrician turned SAHD with 5-yr old DD, twin boys 't-minus 1 month', female Rottweiler, kitty... RIP ball python

-When did you discover PTI? When I discovered paper crafts in December 2008

-How long have you been a Doll I'm a newbie (~month)

-Favorite PTI products (besides stamps)  Coordinated ribbon, buttons, felt; dies!

-Favorite PTI stamp sets  Fancy Flourishes, Fillable Frames, Button Bits, Tiny Treats, Around & About Sentiments, Borders & Corners

-Favorite PTI color  Aqua Mist or Ocean Tides

-Favorite PTI color combo  Pure Poppy, Plum Pudding, Spring Moss, Rustic White

SUPPLIES 
Baby Shower Favors  

stamps - PTI Baby Button Bits, Tiny Treats: Christmas, Tiny Treats: Valentine

ink - PTI aqua mist, ripe avocado; Versamagic sage

paper - PTI kraft, stamper's select white

accents - PTI harvest gold felt, swiss dot ribbon in harvest gold, lemon tart, simply chartreuse, spring moss, aqua mist

dies - PTI Favor It #1, Mat Stack #1, Limitless Layers 1 3/4" Circle; EK Success 1 3/4" circle punch

ipod - Bauhaus, Icicle Works 

Baby Shower Thanks

stamps - PTI Library Card, Baby Button Bits, Tiny Treats: Valentine, Inside & Out: Thank You

ink - PTI aqua mist, ripe avocado, dark chocolate; Versamagic sage

paper - PTI aqua mist, kraft, rustic white, Library Ledger, Polka Dot Parade, Bitty Stars Basics, Pretty Pastels; DCWV Nana's Nursery Baby Boy

dies - PTI Library Pocket, Large Ric-Rac, Background Basics: Diamonds impression plate

tools - Marvy mega scallpoed square punch (pink), 5/8" circle punch 

ipod - Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard