Mickey Mouse Birthday Party Theme

For my nephew's 1st birthday party, we decorated with Mickey Mouse (his all time favorite character).

Here are a few pictures of the decorations I put together:

I got the balloons from a wholesale party supply store, everything was super cheap.

I cut the Mickey Mouse birthday banner with my cricut machine and the Mickey Font Cartridge.

They were cut at 2 1/2 inches with two layers (the first with the letter on the shape and the second was just red paper cut from the mouse head).

I also made Mickey and some of his friends to greet the guests at the door.

The characters were cut at 12 1/2 inches

Mickey's House was cut at 14 inches.

(this house alone took 1 hour to piece together!)

I taped metal stakes in put them in the ground.

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Valentine's Cards

I know it's been a month since Valentine's Day, but I've been so busy studying for my GRE exam (even taking it twice since Valentine's Day). I just wanted to share two cards I made.

A2 size card, the pink and black mats are mulberry paper from $1 section at target (years ago)

The smaller pink mat is from Anna Griffin's line of paper (I can't remember the name, it has animal prints in pink and black).

The font is from Don Juan

The heart is from Valentine's Solutions Cartridge

- added red stickles (it's hard to tell) and rhinestones from Michaels $1 section

-Black satin ribbon (from Michaels).

The second card, is the actual card I gave my hunny this year.

This is the first time we've been apart in 4 years, he just moved to Boston to get his MBA for the next two years, so I had to make a special card.

Whenever we say goodbye to each other, we always say "KISSES".

So when I saw the phrase "KISS ME" in the sweethearts cart, I got a vision in my head.

I wanted it to be simple and elegant (and suitable for a guy)

It's difficult to tell but I layered the couple, but there is a shadow which is more visible in person.

I embossed a pearl paper from Target $1 section, with the D'vine swirls Cuttlebug folder, and stickled the swirls with diamond.

The couple is from Sweethearts Cartridge

The ribbon is actually a black satin ribbon about 2 inches wide, with a red velvet ribbon (1inch) layered on top.

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Wedding Card

This Wedding card was made using the Sweethearts Cartridge and I am entering it in the

Scrappy Moms Stamps Terrific Tuesday Challenge (use Sweethearts Cartridge) and
Peachy Keen's Sketch Challenge 44 w/a twist (Monochromatic Color Scheme using the sketch provided)

 

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Baby Shower Decorations

Last year my mother and I hosted a Baby Shower for my sister, who was expecting a boy. Well when I heard the news, the ideas for decorations were popping into my head.

Here are a few pictures of the decorations I put together:

I made diaper cakes as the center pieces for the 10 tables.

I hung baby clothes on a clothesline as a decorations.

I found a great website online BabyShowerStuff.com where I purchased the balloons, candy and baby dolls.

This baby in his carriage welcomed the guests to the party, at the front door.

Of course we had to have specialty drinks at this event, on the left Blue Raspberry Martinis "Pregatinis" and Lemonade.

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Police Card

I made this card for a police officer, who is retiring this month, from our local police station, to say thank you for all that you do.

The features of this card fit perfectly for two challenges Fantabulous Cricut (a cartridge I haven't used in over 6 months) and My Creative Time with Emma (use paper doll or every day paper doll and some embossing).

The card is a standard A2 size

DCWV Texture Blue mat is cut at 6 1/2 x 5

Bazill French Vanilla cut 6x 4 1/2 (embossed with seeing spots cuttlebug folder)

Police officer was cut at 3 1/2"

Peachy Keen Basic Paper Dolls faces (Close to Cocoa stampin up ink)

Police Car was cut at 2 1/2"

Stamp: So Much Thanks by Fiskars

Brilliant Blue stampin up ink.

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Fantabulous Cricut Challenge

The challenge for this week at Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog is Snowy Delights, incorporating snow or snowflakes in your project.

I made these cards to send out to friends during the holiday season.

The blue cardstock is cut at 4 1/2 x 6 and was run through the cuttlebug with the snowflake embossing folder.

The Large Snowflake was cut at 2 1/2 " (white layer and light blue layer under).
The Small Snowflake was cut at 1 1/2" (white layer and light blue layer under).
I used a white sparkly Stickles to cover the top layer of the snowflakes

The Stamp is a $1 stamp from Michaels using Stampin Up Brilliant Blue

* the snowflakes and the sentiment are both raised by individual pop dots*

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Throwback Thursday Challenge

This week Emma at My Creative Time, hosted a Throwback Thursday and you had to use an old cartridge to make a scrapbook page or a card.

I decided to use the Easter 2010 Solutions cartridge, to make my nephew's (soon to be godson) baptism invitations.

Thank goodness for my gypsy, because I made 15 cards in 1 hour, I can only imagine how long it would take without it.

The items I used:

Bazill blue paper cut at 6 1/4 x 4 3/4

Cuttlebug Embossing folder Scrollwork

White Cardstock

Ink: Chalkbox ink