Barnyard Banner!

Birthday prep is in full swing at my house, with two little girls that have birthdays just two weeks apart.  This makes for a very busy mama :)!  I just finished up the banner I made for my almost-2-year-old {insert sobbing here}.  You can check out the invites I made, HERE.

I could NOT find cow print patterned paper ANYWHERE!  So, I did the next best thing and drew the cow spots myself, LOL!  I did not inherit the drawing gene so I hope you can tell they are supposed to cow spots, HA!  At the very least, I hope the banner looks 'country!'

If anyone knows an easier way to capture better photos of banners, I 'd greatly appreciate the help!  They're tricky little buggers.  {It might be easier if we had a mantle, but since we don't (yet), this will have to do!}  Just click on the picture to see it up close and personal :)

 

Next up--cupcake toppers :)  See you tomorrow!

i {heart} you-EAD Designs Color Challenge

Hey, hey!  It's FRIIII-DAY!  Woo-hoo! 

My post for today is my submission for the EAD Designs Color Challenge.

The colors are so pretty, they remind me of my eyeshadow.  I totally wear all three of these colors, LOL! {Not at the same time, and no I don't look like a clown, he-he}

You still have time to participate as the challenge runs until January 26th.  Here's is what I came up with ...my first Valentine's Day card.  This one will probably go to the hubster.  

Materials:

• Card base: Birthday Bash (4.25" --it will fit in an A2 size envelope)
• Hearts: Simply Charmed (1.75" and 1.5")
• Baker's Twine
• Buttons from my stash
• Patterned paper-MME Lime's Twist Fly A Kite (3.5")
• Cardstock: Kraft, Almond Cream (3.75"), Twinkle Toes Pink, and darker pink (from my scraps).
• PKS-Funshine Face Assortment
• Tim Holtz Distress Ink-Tea Dye

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Happy Friday :)

Calling all Cheese-heads!

Hey everyone!  I'm back with the rest of my project from the sneak peek from the other day.  It was such a busy weekend as we had our last Christmas celebration with the rest of our family.  It was fun but it wore me right out!

I made this banner for a special little man.  He's a Packer-fan!  I live in Minnesota so by default I'm not a Packer fan (he-he); however, I'm not a Vikings fan either. :)  

Banners are so hard to photograph!  

I hope you have a fabulous Monday.  Remember that the E.A.D. Design Team Call ends tomorrow so make sure to get your submissions in!

Welcome to 2012

Hello 2012!  SO glad to see you :)

One of my goals for the new year is to make/send all homemade cards.  Scrap-booking is really my first love but I'm diggin' the response I get from my loved ones that receive my homemade goods.  They are filled with so much joy when they receive something that I put my blood, sweat, tears, {and love} into.  

Here's my first project of the year!  I just LOVE how my little owl turned out.  

Total CUTENESS!  I didn't put a sentiment inside the card because I typically like to write a little special note.  :)

 

Sorry for the weird angle, my easel was hiding.  (Also, on my list of goals -- figure out my camera, LOL!)

Materials:

• Cardstock (from my scraps)
• A2 size Card
• Owl-Cricut Lite Hoot N' Holler
• Balloon-Birthday Bash
• Cuttlebug Embossing Folder (Happy Birthday)
• Scrappy Mom's Bakers Twine  (Charcoal)
• White Gelly Roll Pen

Hope your first day of 2012 is a great one!

Banner, Country-style

Hey everyone!  Here is the other banner that I cranked out for my nephew's birthday.  He is a sweet, little boy that loves (and I mean LOVES) tractors, specifically Mpls Moline tractors.  Happy Birthday little man!

Click on any picture to take a closer look!

I tried to country-fy the banner because well I'm pretty sure that his daddy would not allow anything with sparkle or ribbon :)  Gregory is 100%. ALL. BOY.  (which is SO not what I am used to in our house of pink.) 

 I used jute for the thread part and it looks great!  Fits right in with the tractor theme :)

 The red panels are an embossed paper with stars that look kind of shiny. 

 The tractor background is popped up :)  

Recipe:

Banner:  Birthday Bash 5.5 inches

Font: Birthday Bash 3 inches

Tractor/background: All About Boys 2.75 inches

Grass: Sports Mania

Jute rope

Patterned paper: DCWV All About Boys Stack

White, Brown, Yellow Cardstock: Recollections

Green Card stock: Creative Memories Green Apple

 Thanks for stopping by...Happy Sunday!

Banner...Grrrrrr!!!

Hello!  So I am FINALLY able to post some of what I've been working on, HOORAY!  I didn't want to post them too early because they were gifts but the party is done so here we go....

I've been on a banner-spree as of late because, well I love them. :)  My niece and nephew (two different sisters) share a birthday so I whipped a couple of these bad boys out for their birthday parties.  

Click on any of the pictures for a closer look!

Taylor is a lime-green fanatic so I knew she would LOVE this :)  ( I left the tulle quite long on both sides to make sure she was able to hang it in her room.  It can be trimmed accordingly!)

 I fanci-fied the letters because she's 11 and what 11 year old doesn't love some bling-age?  Each letter in her name received 3 little crystals, courtesy of my new i-rock!

 My original idea was the put turtles of some sort on each end panel but the lime-green leopard paper was too busy and too much green.  The stars worked well!

 I used glitter paper for the stars because, of course stars twinkle, no?!

The stars and all the letters were given dimension too.  They all popped up nicely!

Recipe:

Banner (Black base and Patterned paper): Birthday Bash 5.75 inches

Font: Creative Memories Cheerful 3.5 inches

Stars: Rock Princess 4 inches

Patterned paper: Recollections

Black Card stock

DCWV Glitter Paper

I-rock crystals

Black Tulle 

I also entered this in Cooking With Cricut's Weekly Challenge!!

Make sure to buzz by tomorrow to see the banner I made for my nephew :)  It's adorable!