week was my sweet granddaughters first birthday.It was bittersweet as she was only 4 days old when my husband passed away. I thought of how proud he would be and how much he would have loved to have been there. I know he was in spirit - and she will always have a guardian angel watching over her.
She had a winter themed party with sparkly snowflakes and glitter.Her dress was gorgeous and was the inspiration for the theme - she looked like a snow princess.
Sorry for the poor photo but it gives you an idea - the top was fake fur and laced up with ribbon.
The skirt part was a delicate flowered taffeta covered in tulle.
But of course, we had to cover it up for eating cake - she loved it!
After buying her gift I realized that I didn't have a card. I am not a huge card maker but with supplies in hand I tried to think of what a little girl would like. I didn't want cutesy cute and didn't want it to be grown up but I definitely knew it had to be girly. So what little girl doesn't like cupcake! So this is what I came up with.
I drew and cut a paper cup to fit the card front then used a lace punch along the top. I then drew the 'frosted cake' for the top in 2 layers then inked both layers. I added sparkles with stickles and rubbed stickles on a number one chipboard 'candle'. A ribbon and bow finished the cupcake off . A small banner marked the occasion. It was fast, simple, easy and girly.
Life is good but nothing beats the joy of having grandchildren!
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