I am excited to be part of the Silhouette Challenge this month. This challenge theme is patriotic for each project. I am made in America, my family serves our country now, and  many generations before. I like this challenge because the Cameo is made by +Silhouette America too. 
   I used several Silhouette cut patterns, some with slight changes to make it my own,  for the American Banner

Some Assembly  Required

Showers of Love for Baby Dove

      Last year we celebrated with the lovely pair of Doves as they married. Fast Forward one year and we are Showering Baby Boy Dove, who is on his way. My BFF, her Daughter-in- Law, Mamma Doves  sister,  I were off to the races with finding ways to decorate, games, and gifts. Pinterest was a great resource but, I did not find the items. That is the only reason I did not attach the appropriate credit. I helped with the +Silhouette America Cameo making some of the decorations. This was one of the most coordinated, detailed baby showers I have been involved in to this date. 

Sweet Love Bridal Shower

           

Sweet Love Bridal Shower 

     This shower was the first of the three I attended recently. I did not make the shower decor but, did take all the photographs. I thought you would enjoy the beautiful touches of simple elegance, added to this special event, by my sister-in-law and a few of her dear friends. 

   The Wreath of Flowers and ribbon banners were made by the mother and father of the groom, curling each petal of the flowers, with scissors.

Showers of Happiness

 

    This year my spring showers have been abundant. I have been to three showers in the last few weeks. I am honored to have  added a bit of my creativity to a few of them. I had fun  photographing each one. This weeks shower I made the shower favors for my nieces shower. I also made dual purpose decorations. You will see later in this post.

    For this shower of happiness, I designed the card with my +Silhouette America Cameo, using the print and cut feature. You can refer to my tutorial on cut and print here. I found the font that matched her invitations on my silhouette.
  I bought the card stock at +Tuesday Morning which was a great score. 
 I purchased the wine corks at +Pier 1 Imports on  clearance making the gift more affordable splurge. I did have to do my research to find 48 of them in the Chicago land area. Several stores were kind enough to ship them to me for free, one I had to pay shipping and a couple I picked them up in person. That is a long story. I will just say a, Great big Thank you to the customer service representative who helped make this task easier, as well as the local stores who shipped them for free.
  +Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores is where I purchased the sheer green fabric for $4.00 clearance bolt as well as Navy Blue grosgrain & satin ribbon in variable widths.

Follow step by step directions of the

                          print and cut process

Sweetheart Garland or Streamers

     Hearts dancing from the warm breeze in the trees is a fun way to celebrate Valentine's Day, a wedding shower, and my parents 60th wedding anniversary.  I played with more colors than red and pink to make them more playful. Then used Glitter, metallic, and matte texture card stock to add the flutter of the hearts swag. 

The hearts cut from my Silhouette Cameo are four different sizes. Each one has a small double hole punch to tie and space the fishing line to make each swag

The hearts cut from my Silhouette Cameo are four different sizes. Each one has a small double hole punch to tie and space the fishing line to make each swag. The hearts splash of color in the trees as they sway in the breeze. The glitter and metallic card stock glimmer with splashes of sunlight.

As Valentine's Day is coming thoughts of love is in the air come to mind. I am sure there will be engagements, weddings and anniversaries to celebrate.

I even used the leftover card stock to add to the table by them to add a pop of color on the white and lace table clothes. These would be cute to add on top of place mats or under your tablescape for a sweetheart dinner to celebrate your love.

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