April showers bring May flowers—and though April may be winding down, some “showers” happen all year round. We’re talking about baby showers of course! What better way to celebrate the promise of new life than with a shower-themed baby shower? This post is just bursting with great artwork ideas for making your next shower a truly inspirational one.

Every good party starts with a stellar invitation. There’s nothing quite like getting fun snail mail, especially if it’s a handmade invitation!

The umbrella and cloud shapes you see are all courtesy of the amazing Cricut® Artistry collection—but the invitation is just the beginning! We used many of the same shapes to make perfectly coordinating decorations that we know you are just going to love:

There are so many fun elements of this party to talk about, but let’s start with the banner. Donning cute mini umbrellas and bright springtime colors, our “Oh Baby” banner helps set the stage for showering the mother-to-be. Above the table, we created a cloud of balloons with paper raindrops streaming down. Take a closer look:

These 3-D shapes are simple to create with your Cricut® machine and create such a unique backdrop. We used a similar technique in this video showing how to make a sweet baby mobile. They’ll be the talk of the party!

Of course we want the food to play into our theme, which is why we went with these white, fluffy cupcakes. And the cloud-embellished paper straws behind add some fun to our jars of lemonade.

A “cloud” of fresh baby’s breath fits right in, and we just had to embellish with these delicate little butterflies.

When the festivities are over, send your guests home with a raincheck—oh, we mean a party favor! A colorful paper pouch filled with goodies or gifts is just the thing. We chose a pattern from one of our newest paper packets, Calypso, which will be available starting May 1!

We know there must be lots of other great ways to tie in the rain shower theme to a baby shower—or to other parties, too! Let the comments pour in! 😉

Recipes

Baby Shower Décor
C1612 My Acrylix® Shower Flowers, D1663 My Acrylix® Floral Banners, X7210C Calypso Paper Packet, 1385 White Daisy Cardstock, X5763 Smoothie Cardstock, X5773 Pixie Cardstock, X5770 Glacier Cardstock, X5772 Canary Cardstock, X5639 Sweet Leaf Cardstock, Z2173 Slate Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad, Z2643 Canary Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad, Z2644 Pixie Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad, Z3026 White Shimmer Trim, Z1979 Marvy® Uchida® LePen™ Journaling Pen, Z1151 3-D Foam Tape, Z3170 Cricut® Artiste Collection, Z3167 Cricut® Artistry Collection, Z3171 Cricut® Art Philosophy Collection, Hole Punch, Balloons, Straws, Tape, Tissue Paper

Cricut® Shapes:
Artiste
3″ Shift <Font> “OH BABY”

Artistry
2″ Icon-1 <Spring> (cut multiple, p. 38)
2″ Shift+Icon-1 <Spring> (cut multiple, p. 38)
2″ Icon-2 <Spring> (cut multiple, p. 38)
1 ¼” and 1 ¾” <Summer> (cut multiple, p. 42)
1 ¼” and 1 ¾” Shift <Summer> (cut multiple, p. 42)

Art Philosophy
1/4″, 1/2″, 2″ Shift <Petal1> (cut multiple, p. 65)

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