Horses Make Her Happy!!!!

I bought the Carta Bella Giddy Up 6x6 stack with my cousin’s daughter in mind.   She LOVES horses.   So, this is her birthday card.  I cut the horse and fence cut from the Country Life cartridge at 2 ¾”.   The Fiskars sentiment is stamped on a punched oval and then frames by a scallop oval that was punched.   The Dear Lizzy ribbon adds a really girly tu-tu like touch.  

Weathervane Thanks

This card was made using the Country Life cartridge.   The cut was done at 3 1/4".   I used a corner rounder and some ribbon from Target.   I can't remember where the paper is from but, I made the card for Teacher Appreciation week, which is this week!  Don't forget your teachers!!

Sew Thoughtful 2!

Another version of the Sew Thoughtful card.   The Jillibean Soup paper was very versatile with the different colors so this one, I made a little more of a country look.   The cut from Country Life is 2 1/2" with the layers but, on this card, I also wrapped the thread spool with yellow thread and then glued on the needle layer.   The embossing on the craft paper is from Tim Holtz and then I hand stitched over top of it with green.   The sentiment is from Scrappy Moms 'The Charmed Life'.

Sew Thoughtful!

This particular card was for a friend's mother who had given me a gift.   She quilts with some ladies for different charitable reasons but, one near to her own heart is breast cancer.   So, I combined her love of quilting with the pink for breast cancer.   The print paper is the vintage paper tops of thread pools, from Jillibean Soup 'Homemade' 6x6 stack.  I cut the thread and quilt square cut from Country Life at 2 1/2" with the layers.  I used the Tim Holtz embossing folders to emboss the pink paper and the zig zag stitch across the bottom and then I hand stitched the brown stitching up the side of the pink.   The sentiment is from Scrappy Moms 'The Charmed Life'. 

Carnival Cotton Candy

Finally, the carnival is over.  I must admit it was a lot of work and a ton of planning but, it was awesome!!  Everything turned out so well! 

This card fit the theme with the Cotton Candy, cut from County Fair at 3" and then the 'cotton candy' top layer was covered with Halloween spiderweb and inked in the same hot pink color to look like real cotton candy.   

All of the papers were from the DCWV Carnival stack and I hand cut them into banner shapes.   The circle embellishment at the top was hole punched from the paper itself and then frames with bigger circles that I punched.  

The ribbon on the bottom is from American Crafts and the border punch was Martha Stewart.  

The paper inside is more from the Carnival stack but, I cut the #5 banner from Country Life and then added the Hero Arts stamped sentiment.  

Altered Cutlery Caddy

As another added touch, I decorated this cheap cutlery caddy, along with the matching plate caddy (not pictured) with some red and yellow paper and then cut the banner letters from Country Life at 3" and attached them to each other with mini brads.   I attached the cutlery one to the front and the napkins one to the back side and then used the negative letter that were left over for each of the short sides, so that people could see it from all directions.

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.