Elephant Diaper Cake for Baby Benjamin

This is a special order diaper cake for a special little-one-to-be in New Hampshire.

Diaper Cake = size 2 Luv Diapers, two receiving blankets.
Elephants = made using two baby wash cloths per elephant and clear rubber bands.
Images = made using Cricut cartridges:  Create a Critter, Storybook, Life's a Party, Accent Essentials.
Embossing = Cuttlebug "Hounds Tooth" folder.
Stamps:  Peachy Keen PK-490 Everyday Character Face Assortment [1" size].
Ink:  Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink.

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Elephant Diaper Cake

The diaper cake is sitting on a Lazy Susan that allows me to turn while taking pictures.

• "BENJAMIN" letters are from Cricut Storybook cartridge.  Stickles added as accents to letters.
• Peanut images are from Cricut Create a Critter cartridge; [Peanut-s] found on page 55 of the folder.  Peanut images are mounted with foam tape.
• Circus Tent image is from Cricut Create a Critter cartridge; [Elephant][Accessory] found on page 55 of the folder.  Two were cut, one with flip feature and mounted back-to-back with foam tape.  They are attached on a popsicle stick with hot glue.  The letter "B" at top of tent is from Cricut Storybook cartridge.  White gel pen used for faux stitching.

• Starburst images from Cricut Accent Essentials; [Accent7-s] found on page 38 of the folder.  Faces are from Peachy Keen PK-490 Everyday Character Face Assortment.  White gel pen used to color in eye on faces.  Pink chalk used for cheeks.

• Lion image from Cricut Life's a Party cartridge; [Lion] found on page 26 of the folder.  Lion is mounted with foam tape.

• Peanut images were embossed using Cuttlebug "Hounds Tooth" folder to create a more "peanut texture" to image.  Color of peanut created using Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink over beige card stock.

• Eyes of elephants are googly eyes attached with mini glue dots.  There are two 3" pipe cleaners inside the elephant's noses that allow them to bend and be shaped.  Elephants are attached at the feet with straight pins.



Cake Board under Diaper Cake

• Seal image from Cricut Create a Critter cartridge; [Seal] found on page 56 of the folder.
• Stand for Seal from Cricut Create a Critter cartridge; [Seal][Accessory] found on page 56 of the folder.
• Ball image from Cricut Create a Critter cartridge; [Ball-s] found on page 56 of the folder.

Girl Elephant Diaper Cake

Large Diaper Cake - Girl

Large Diaper Cake for a girl

Contents:

4 receiving blankets
1 large fleece blanket
2 pairs baby socks
6 wash cloths (two are used in the elephant)
50 size two Luvs Diapers
2 diaper pins

Close up of top of cake

Baby elephant was created with two baby wash cloths.  Directions purchased from Topsy Turvy here.  The google eyes with eye lashes are attached with small glue dots.  Bow on head made from twine from Paper Studio and is attached with a small glue dot.

Pinwheels were purchased at Hobby Lobby for .99 each.

Cupcakes :  inside of cupcake is a rolled baby wash cloth.  Outside of cupcake is one baby sock.

Back view of diaper cake

Backside of diaper cake.

Diaper pins serve as a guide for the ribbon.  Blankets are actually held together with corsage pins purchased from Michaels. 

Ribbon was purchased from Hobby Lobby.

The receiving blankets are puffy because they were lined with diapers before forming into a circle.

Decorated cake board

Cake board decorated with baby's name (Evelyn).

Cake board purchased at Michaels = 16" round.

Flowers = cut using Cricut Create a Critter 2 cartridge; <MomChick><Accessory> found on page 44 of the folder.  I cut multiple sizes :  1.75", 1.5", 1.25" in pink and turquoise. 

Letters = cut using Cricut Storybook cartridge at 1.5" using turquoise cardstock.

White flower centers = circles cut at .5" from Cricut Accent Essentials; <Accent1-s> found on page 32 of folder.

Accents = Liquid Pearls.

Flower = cut at 3.75" from Cricut Create a Critter cartridge; <Flower1-s> found on page 44 of the folder.  Flower is attached with hot glue to a green Popsicle stick.

Bee = Disney Classic Pooh sticker.  Purchased at Michaels.

Flower = cut at 3.75" from Cricut Create a Critter cartridge; <Flower1-s> found on page 44 of the folder. Flower is attached with hot glue to a green Popsicle stick.

Bug = The Paper Studio Puffy Stickers, purchased at Hobby Lobby.

Flower = cut at 3.75" from Cricut Create a Critter cartridge; <Flower1-s> found on page 44 of the folder. Flower is attached with hot glue to a green Popsicle stick.

Labybug = EK Success Sticko Stickers, purchased at Hobby Lobby.

Flower = cut at 3.75" from Cricut Create a Critter cartridge; <Flower1-s> found on page 44 of the folder. Flower is attached with hot glue to a green Popsicle stick.

Labybug = EK Success Sticko Stickers, purchased at Hobby Lobby.

Bow in hair = made using The Paper Studio twine purchase at Hobby Lobby.  Bow is attached with a small glue dot.

Gift tag = cut at 3" from Create a Critter; <Elephant>; page 55 of the folder.

Wrapped and ready for delivery.

Under the Diaper Cake

What to put under the diaper cake?   I used a 16 inch Cake Circle (comes 4 to a pack for around $4).

But the plain white needed something more.

Using Accent Essentials Cricut cartridge, I cut an 11 inch circle - largest size I could create on a 12" x 12" mat.   Circle was attached to center of the 16 inch cake circle.

Then I cut 50 two inch circles in purple.   Also, from Accent Essentials, I cut 25 white flowers at two inches and 25 pink flowers at two inches.

After taping and glueing I got the above result.

And I had a lot of flowers left over.

I like the decorated Cake Circle.   It gives the Diaper Cake a more finished look.