April Blog Hop Challenge

ETA:  I won!  Out of all the Blog Hop Extras, Nichole did a draw for a free stamp set, and I won!! I'm SO excited, now to figure out which stamp set I'm going to pick.. Thank you Nichole and PTI, the Blog Hop was a blast!  And thanks everyone for your kind comments on my blocks.  :)

Although I didn't make the list of 25 to be included in the original Blog Hop challenge, I'll still be participating as an extra in the "Blog Hop Extras" thread on the Papertrey Forum tonight.  This is the first time I've ever joined something like this, so it should be fun!

I'm just SO excited about my little project!  I've included a photo tutorial to show you just how perfectly everything worked together.

First of all, Nichole at PaperTrey gave us a pdf file of her "Father Knows Best" patterned paper arranged in squares to work with.  I printed it off on good quality cardstock, and quickly discovered that my Creative Memories punch (1 1/2") would punch out these squares perfectly!
Next, I remembered I had bought some wood blocks awhile ago from Creative Imaginations, and found that the punched out squares fit those perfectly too!  I adhered the punched squares of patterned paper to the blocks, which also worked out nicely because there are six sides to each square, and six different styles of patterned paper.

The color in the Father Knows Best patterned paper is a beautiful soft orange, which would be suitable for baby boys or girls!  I adhered Heidi Swapp's white "Lemonade Stand" chipboard letters,  and Voila!  It's a very simple and perfect baby gift!

I also really like how they look stacked on top of eachother, very cute.  Thanks for stopping by!