Carnival Centerpieces

These centerpieces were so simple to make.  I started with these square containers that I had used previously for my son's Lego Birthday party.  I inserted a piece of perfectly cut foam (I get this from the recycling at the return center for my work).   A tip when cutting foam, I find the easiest way is with a bread knife!

   I cut the pinwheels by hand.   To do that, you need double sided paper cut into a square (warning that anything over 9" gets too heavy).  I used some paper from Martha Stewart Crafts.   Measure from each point, half way to the center and cut only half way.   Then fold each point in.   I used some ATG tape to hold the points down and then a brad in the center.   Since these were centerpieces, I didn't make them 'moving' pinwheels. 

They were each held up by a skewer that I wrapped with pipe cleaners.  I added some other, twisted pipe cleaners into the centerpieces and some shredded paper.

I used the strips of paper that I had left over from cutting my pinwheel paper down to 8x8 or 9x9, to cut the #5 out for the sides of the red containers.   Since this was my daughter's 5th Birthday party.   

You may notice that we also used strips of tickets to lay out on the tables as decoration and filled the small green 'bucket' containers with whole peanuts, which were a huge hit!!

Carnival Signs - Desserts

For these carnival signs, I am just going to give the details under every one.  I used real raffle tickets and some curling ribbon to snazz them up and then put eyelets in the corner of each sign, to hang them.

All of the letters were cut at different sizes from the Country Life cartridge.

The cotton candy was cut from County Fair at 11" (the biggest on 12x12 paper) and then I covered it with fake spiderweb batting that I inked in the same color.   The paper for the 'cone' is from DCWV Carnival stack.

The cupcake was cut from Hello Kitty at 7" and the paper was from DCWV Celebrations

The snow cone was hand made with DCWV Celebrations paper and then a circle cut in half and then glittered with aqua glitter.   

The Popcorn is from the County Fair cartridge at 5"

Carnival Signs - Drinks

For these carnival signs, I am just going to give the details under every one.  I used real raffle tickets and some curling ribbon to snazz them up and then put eyelets in the corner of each sign, to hang them.

All of the letters were cut at different sizes from the Country Life cartridge.

The pop can was cut from the Fast Food cartridge at 7".

The water bottle was cut from Nifty Fifties, the Coke Bottle at 8 1/4" and then trimmed down to be even and a water bottle label added.

The juice box was cut from Fast Food at 6 1/2"

The beer mug was cut from Everyday Pop Up Cards at 8 1/2"

The lemonade was cut from Just Because Cards at 7 1/2" and the top sheet was vellum to make it look frosty.

Carnival Signs - Fun Stuff

 

Today's post are the signs for the activities that we had for the carnival!

For these carnival signs, I am just going to give the details under every one.  I used real raffle tickets and some curling ribbon to snazz them up and then put eyelets in the corner of each sign, to hang them.

All of the letters were cut at different sizes from the Country Life cartridge.

This little bird from Birthday Bash was cut at 3", it's the bird2.

The paints were cut from Wall Decor and More at 8" and then I inked the ends with different color Sharpie's and made lines all over the poster.

The camera was cut from Summer Vacation at 5"

Carnival Signs - Games

Today I have all the carnival game signs!!  

For these carnival signs, I am just going to give the details under every one.  I used real raffle tickets and some curling ribbon to snazz them up and then put eyelets in the corner of each sign, to hang them.

All of the letters were cut at different sizes from the Country Life cartridge.

This duck was cut from Wall Decor and More at 3 1/2".   I cut it in blue because my ducks were pink and blue.  ;)

Tic Tac Toe was cut my hand except an 'O' from George and basic shapes.

Ping Pong Bounce (bouncing a ping pong ball into jars of water) was made using a 1 1/2" circle punch

The bottles for ball toss were cut from County Fair

more circles

The beanbags were cut into rectangles and then the corners trimmed like they were 'tied off'

Carnival Signs - Food

My daughter recently turned 5 and we had a carnival at our house.   I made a ton of signs along with some other items that I am going to post this week!  

For these carnival signs, I am just going to give the details under every one.  I used real raffle tickets and some curling ribbon to snazz them up and then put eyelets in the corner of each sign, to hang them.

All of the letters were cut at different sizes from the Country Life cartridge.

The pizza is cut from Fast Food at 9" (this is the biggest on a 12x12 sheet)

The hot dog was cut at 4/ 3/4"; the mustard at 7"; and the ketchup at 6", all from the Fast Food cartridge

The pulled pork sandwich is the Burger1 cut from Fast Food at 6" with small strips of brown papers attached.

The nachos are a combination of the Nuggets tray from Fast food cut at 8 1/4" and then cut in half and 'nachos' added using a 1 1/2" circle punch.   All of the circles were inked and rolled with a pen and then the 'cheese' was cut by hand from a yellow/orange paper and I used Glossy Accents to make it shiny.

Welcome Baby Turtle

I have to admit that I had the hardest time getting a good picture of this card.   I made it for a DCWV challenge, using a sketch.   This was the first time I have ever used a sketch so, it look me a little while to come up with something 'inside the box' so to speak. 

All of the printed paper is from the DCWV Nana's Nursery, Baby Boy stack.  I started with a 4x6 card and then cut the yellow scallop from Bazzill Double Dot paper, from the Preserves cartridge.   The cut was the kumquat lid at 4 1/4" and I inked the edges in a darker color yellow.   Then I cut the aqua strip from solid card stock and used a large circle punch to invert the ends of each side.   I decided to add another piece that wasn't as wide, using the DCWV paper and then a Fiskars punch for the waves across the top.  I wrapped it with a cream colored yarn and then topped it off with the sea turtle.

The sea turtle and shell were cut from the Splish Splash cartridge.   The turtle was cut at 3" and the shell at 1".   I stamped the sentiment onto the shell, using a Studio G stamp and then pop dotted the turtle onto the card.   I was please with the results for my first ever sketch and I love that it's not a baby looking card.  

Feel Better

So, my grandma just recently had a knee replacement surgery and I sent her this card.   I used the Bird from Everyday Pop Up Cards and cut it at 3 1/4".   I used paper from My Mind's Eye Indie Chic 'Nutmeg' collection to cut the bird and craft paper for the card.   I embossed the card with the Sizzex Paisley folder and added a ribbon from Making Memories.

The sentiment on the outside is Fiskars and on the inside is Studio G. 

Happy Birthday with Damask Negatives

If you didn't already know, I LOVE the Damask cartridge.   LOVE.   It's an absolute go to when you have an occasion that you can't decide on what to make.   Another reason is that you can almost always use the negative cuts for another card.  

For this particular card, I had cut the silhouette of #16 at 4 1/2", for yesterday's post.  I used the yellow sheet from which the shadow was cut for my first card and then mounted green behind it and then the brown negative cuts inside the yellow shadow cut.   

I used Basic Gray Hello Luscious paper and then a Fiskar's stamp on the corners of the card.   The stamp is Studio G.

The latest BD Flourish

Today's card is a pretty Birthday card for a dear friend that I used to work with.   The Damask is #16 from Damask Decor, cut at 4 1/2" using the silhouette function.   The background paper is My Mind's Eye Lost & Found, Breeze collection and the sentiments are from Studio G.

Birthday Elegance

  I am really into the Damask/Elegant look right now .
This was one that I used my Design Studio for.  I welded the rectangle from George & Basic Shapes to the Filagre shadow from Cindy Loo and then cut it in black.  Fortunately I have some large black paper because I cut it for a 5x7 card so it was a little less than 14" long. 

I cut the main filagre cut out using the DCWV metalics stack, in a shimmery aqua color and added pearls and black gems.  The seniment was cut from a Colorbok set and mounted on alternating pearl and aqua mounted paper that were border punched with the EK Success scallop border punch and then black gems added.

On the inside, I added a cream color pearl paper to serve as a good background for the front filagre and then used the border punch on a piece of black paper.   The sentiment is a Scrappy Cat stamp and the ribbon is from Michael's.

Lovely Lighthouse

I just love today's card.   I am really drawn to all things nautical and this one is no different.   I started with the flocked damask paper from My Mind's Eye Lush collection.  The card is a 5x7 so I cut the frame from the Stand and Salute cartridge at 7" (perfect fit) using some lightly glittered red paper.   I punched a hole in the top of the anchor and ran yarn through it and up both side of the frame. 

The lighthouse is cut at 6 1/2" from Wall Decor and More, using pearl paper and navy for the blackout.   I didn't like the way the window openings looked with the damask paper so I added some strips of yellow paper to the back of the lighthouse.  

I pop dotted the frame and the lighthouse to shadow off the damask and added a Fiskar's sentiment.

On the inside, I added a Happy Birthday sentiment and some of the negative cuts from the lighthouse.  

Birthday Flourish

This birthday card was cut from Paper Lace, HapyBdy1, the Lace 1 cut, at 5".   Pretty simple and I didn't add anything to it, just mounted the cut onto a round card.  It turned out really pretty for a quick card.

Diaper Cakes!!

For the same shower as the Jungle Centerpieces were made, I also made these diaper cakes.  

Jungle Themed Centerpieces (PART 2)

Here are some follow up pictures to my earlier post for the Jungle Centerpieces HERE

Jungle Centerpiece

I'm not sure why I hadn't posted this one but, these were the centerpieces that my little sis and I made last year for a baby shower for our cousin!   We thought they turned out wonderfully and so did the guests!  Animals are from Create a Critter:  Giraffe's at 7" and 10", each cut twice with the second cut being done in reverse so that each animals is double sided.  In between the two giraffe layers, there are short pieces of brown pipe cleaners glued to the giraffe's legs and then poked through the cardboard base and taped to under side of the base, to make the giraffe's free standing.  The Monkey's cut at 3" and 4 3/4". 

The rolled 'bark' on the trees was the most work, my little sis's idea!  The palm trees are paper towels rolls covered with various brown & tan colored oval shapes, cut using an EK success oval punch and then rolled with pens and glued to the paper towel roll.   The palms were cut from Dinosaur Tracks at 10 1/2" and then each palm cut and pop dotted on top of the 'tree'.

The grass was fringed using Martha Stewart Crafts fringe scissors.  The larger monkey was hung from natural colored raffia ribbon that was taped onto each tree before the palms were added to the top.  We made several different variations so I will post those pictures as well.

Celebrate with Flowers

I'm on a kick with the Mother's Day Bouquet cartridge lately!  For this one, I used only the Flower 6 cut at 3 1/2", 3", and 2 3/4".   The center of the top flower was cut using a 1" punch from Martha Stewart Crafts and the leaves were cut by hand, using some fancy scissors.  

The strips of paper behind the flower were cut from Ribbons and Rosette's, the bracket cut, using the 1x6 border function, 3 times, and then the edges inked to show them off better.   The stamped sentiment is from Studio G ; the pearls are 'grass' colored from Core'Dinations; and the green and white twine.   All of the paper was from DCWV Flower Song stack.

I added some leftover strips on the inside and another Studio G stamp!

Upcycle Flower

I have to say that I really love how this card turned out.   I used the Cosmo Cricket Upcycle paper stack and Mother's Day Bouquet to cut the flower.   The Flower cuts are #21 at 3 3/4" & 3 1/2" and then #23 at 3 1/4" and #14 at 2".   I added a silver American Crafts brad to the center and some hand cut leaves that I used fancy scissors and ink to make cute.   I also embossed the leaves and parts of the flowers with Cuttlebug & Sizzex folders to give some texture.   The sentiment on the outside is Studio G and the inside is Fiskars.

So Stinkin' Happy

Today I have a Birthday card using the phrase function of the Birthday Bash cartridge.   This is the skunk, cut at 2 1/4", with the layers.   I snazzed it up a little with some faux stitching done by hand with a Signode white gel pen, some google eyes and some diamond & Black stickles on his tail.   I sewed on three black buttons and corner punched with a Uchida punch.   The mat paper is from DCWV Celebrations stack.