Happy Birthday Cards

I won blog candy a few weeks ago for an awesome card making book. There was an example of a card to look like an Oreo cookie. In the directions it had you using punches and stamps. I took the directions and used my good ol' cricut to make the shapes instead. I also used Beyond Birthdays for the sediment. I used my swiss dots embossing folder for the circle in the center of the scallop. I believe the scallop circle and the regular circle were from Mini Monograms.

My friend Jen seems to like them and they were fun to make.

Think Spring ATCs

I am also sending my partner this set of ATC's. I was trying to decide what kind of theme I could do and since its been so cold and snowy this month I decided I was going to think about springtime and went with it. Lets see if I can tell you what cart I used for each one LOL.

Going clockwise: Birdhouse is from Stretch Your Imagination and the butterfly is Create a Critter. On the bee ATC I used my boarder scissors (believe it or not). I think the scallops

and circle are from Mini Monograms and the bee is from Walk In My Garden. The kite is Gypsy Wanderings and I will NEVER again make knots that small again with ribbon that thick!! The tricycle and the frog are both from Boys Will Be Boys, The word "Spring "was from Gypsy Wanderings. The owl and branch were both from Create A Critter.

I think I should have made a set for myself. Oh well. If I feel the urge I will reproduce them as wanted/needed.

Happy Birthday Banner

Whole banner hanging in the tent

My friend's daughter is turning 1 in two weeks. I offered to make her a banner. She is having the party at an ice cream shop. The main colors are chocolate, vanilla and strawberry. I cut the vanilla scallops from the mini monogram cart at 5.5 inches and the strawberry and chocolate scallops at 5 inches. I used Storybook for the letters at 3.5 inches (I believe) using polka dot paper that had all 3 colors plus a few others. The 1 with the flame is from Sweet treats as are all of the other cut images except for the soda which is from From my kitchen. I used a lot of stickles. I then used eyelets on the sides and put the cutest ribbon between the scallops to connect them. I will hopefully have a better picture of the whole thing once its up for the party.

PLEASE EXCUSE MY DIRTY/MESSY CRAFT ROOM.