Minnie Mouse 1st Birthday Party

Minnie Mouse first birthday table decorations and banner for my adorable niece.  I found two different size black pails from Hobby Lobby (the taller thin, were easier to work with)

Cricut "Mickey and Friends"

Minnie Mouse= 8"

Painted 2" and 3" Styrofoam balls with Martha Stewart paint in black

Summer Banner-Cricut "Mickey and Friends"

Minnie Ears 5"

Mickey and Friends Ears- 5"

Bow-3"

Font- Birthday Bash

Scallop- Ladybg-S= 5"

Font= Bees-S- 3"

We also had pom poms hanging over the table in pink, black and white

30 Sucks (Centerpiece and Lollipops)

30 SUCKS Centerpiece...I had seen something similar years ago on the Cricut message board and thought it was adorable.  

We went to our local Dollar Tree and found the green container, floral styrofoam, purple shredded paper for filler, and green metallic tissue paper.  I wanted all the lollipops to color coordinate to our Mardi Gras theme and went around town looking for orange (gold), purple and green.  Who would of know my husband would find the remaining green ones at the car wash.

Cut outs with Sweet Treats
30=2" (cut off the candle top from numbers)
Scallop Shadow Feature=5.25"
SUCKS = pre-made letters I had.

Happy Birthday Mary!

It was my MIL on 9-11, and all she wanted for her birthday was for the San Diego Chargers to win the game (they did).  Our entire family has season tickets and usually all carpool down together to our tailgating spots.  My husband and I made up an excuse to her and went down early to decorate our parking spot for her birthday.  Since she is a die-hard fan, and her favorite color is yellow, it made it easy to create a banner in the Chargers colors.

Cricut Dimensions:

Straight from the Nest: 
Banner 7.5"
Border 7.5"
Scallop 4.5" (Cuttlebug emboss "Polka Dots")

Birthday Bash
Letters 1.5"

Happy Birthday Mary banner using my Cricut

I had my 7 year old friend emboss the white scallops, she did a great job!

Happy 30h Birthday Nasim...and were off to VEGAS!

That's right Nas' 30th birthday is tomorrow so we are all headed off to Las Vegas to celebrate.

For her card I welded the 30 from Sweet Treats at 4.5" and also made the Happy Birthday from ST as well.

Handmade Birthday Cards

Here are a couple easy handmade Happy Birthday cards to make.

Pink Happy Birthday Card

Happy Birthday handmade card used Celebrate with Flourish cut at 3 inches, for a 6" x 6" card.

Simple & Quick Scrapbook Layouts

Since I am so behind on scrapbooking, just finished 2007, I have made very simple and quick layouts.

Happy Birthday Sou

My friend Sou's favorite color is purple, so I had to make an all purple card.  I finally was able to use my new Cricut Lite "Celebrate with Flourish" cart that I had since they came out and cut the Happy Birthday.  I honestly can't remember the size I cut, I think around 3" and the card is 6"x 6".

Cupcake Birthday Card for Tracy

Here is a 5" x 7" hot pink, white and teal birthday card I made for my SIL using Sweet Treats cupcakes 1.  I cut 3 cupcake at 1.5" in three different colors.  Embossed with Cuttlebug Swiss Dots, and added some Stickels to the cupcakes.

5 Easy Steps to a Birthday Invitation...Fast and Easy to Make

I have been wanting to post this 30th birthday invitation I made for my SIL, but had to wait until her surprise birthday party was over, since she is a follower on my site.

This is a really easy birthday invitation to make. Here are the 5 simple steps.

1. Cut black cardstock at 5" x 7"

2. Cut white cardstock at 4.5" x 6.5"

3. Design wording in MS Word, run white paper thru printer

4. Use a punch out of a cupcake (I used the MS punch and cut black and pink glitter, then cut off pink tops and placed over black, also embossed black thru CB)

5. Adhere all layers

Happy Birthday Nasim!!!

Here is a card I made for my friend Nas.  I used Sweet Treats for the cupcake and tag, embossed with Seeing Spots, then added Glossy Accents to the tag and cupcake.

"Once Upon a Princess" Birthday Card

I love this new cartridge it has a lot of fun things to make. I used one of the princess (page 25 ) and dress (page 33 ), and the unicorn (page 58 ), for a friend who just turned 5. I added a little tulle to her crown as well.

Happy Birthday Banner for a 6 year old

My little friend turned 6, and asked for a pink and purple banner.  I used Tie the Knot for the banner and border. and Storybook for the font.  The font was all printed on glitter paper.

Wish I had a better picture to show, but for now this is all I have.

Happy Birthday BBQ

Here are a couple pictures from our "April Birthday BBQ," from last weekend.  I have been trying to post all week, and here they are. 

I cut the banner out using Tie the Knot= 5.5" using DS and fit 6 on a mat

BBQ=From the Kitchen

B-day Cake=Sweet Treats

Cone Box=Tie the Knot at 5.5", but they were a little too big, next time I'll cut 5"

I also added a little wax paper so the oils would not seep thru the paper

Couple Girly Happy Birthday Cards

This first card was made using Sweet Treats and embossed with Swiss Dots, unfortunately I was in a hurry when I took the picutre, and the coloring is not the best.

The butterfly is very similar to the one I did last week, I just changed up the colors.  Butterfly is from Sentimentals and embossed with Flourished Frame.

Ice cream cone was made using Sweet Treats, and embossed with Floral Fantasy.

Happy Birthday Butterfly Card

I am now able to post the card I made for my friend's birthday.  We just got back from a nice relaxing hour long massage at the spa...what a much needed relaxation and girl time.

I used Sentimental for the butterfly, and the Flourished Frame for the embossing with the Cuttlebug, then I sanded the front to expose the white in the paper, used my new SU stamps and pads, and in the inside embossed HB in hot pink....TFL