Pink Stamper Challenge

I love when the Pink Stamper has challenges.  I have so much fun making my cards for it.  There are so many great cards submitted for the challenges and I don't think mine are very fancy or anything but I still enjoy making them!  So here is my submission for the Pink Stamper's latest birthday challenge:

The cake is cut using the Gypsy Smiley Cards download.  I haven't used it yet so I thought I would for this challenge.  It's cut at 4 3/4".  The card itself is 5x7.  Happy Birthday is cut using the Gypsy Wanderings cartridge.  The printed paper is from a Tinkerbell pack that I have had for a while now.

Here's the inside:

Hope you enjoyed!! Have a wonderful day!!

The BEST Birthday Party EVER! Part 1.

My sweet cupe had her 4th birthday recently! She wanted a Busytown birthday party (she loves lowly worm and huckle). I looked everywhere for decorations with that theme but there really is nothing out there! So what is a girl to do? I went to work creating my own decorations for her BEST BIRTHDAY PARTY EVER! The colors we went with were turquoise/aqua,, yellow and orange with a bit of red thrown in.  I figured that even without too many actual Busytown decorations I could pull everything together with color.
Invitations:

Who, What, When, Where, Why, How? Are from Busytown Mysteries (tv show).

Decorations:

I used my cricut expression to cut out the apple shapes to make this. They are cut at 2 inches. I added random Busytown characters that I cut out from books. I used the center cut setting.

I mounted them on foam board using pop dots for dimension.  I just put the foam board into the frame and taped the back. 

Here are the table centerpieces:

I found the picture holders at Michaels and then I used my Cricut to make circles to mount pictures of Cupe from her birth and each birthday she has had.  In the center I had little buckets (from target's dollar section) that I put some orange flowers (from Michaels) in and then added some yellow filling.  The colors gave it just the right festive touch!

The picture holders have a little insert that you can add a picture, so I added a busytown picture!

Here are the wall cut-outs I made.

I used foam board and then free-handed the characters and painted them.  They were cut out using an exacto but I think that if I ever do this again I may not use foam board.  It's too difficult to cut out!

I bought some cheap frames (dollar tree) and framed some Busytown characters and had them in various places around the living room. 

I really hope you enjoy this post!  I had so much fun creating everything for the party.  I apologize for disappearing for so long, I've had a very busy few months!  I'll post part 2 before the end of the week!

Pink Stamper Father's Day Challenge

The Pink Stamper is having a challenge and giveaway. The challenge is to make a Father's Day Project and post it, then you will be entered in the giveaway! She is giving away a CRICUT EXPRESSION!!

For my project I chose to make a card for my dad. I had to think hard for this one because I didn't want to make my dad a generic themed card, ya know?! I wanted it to be special and unique to him. I finally thought of a great idea! My dad has nicknames for me and my siblings, we've had them forever! My nickname is "mouse" because I am quiet (well I was when I got the nickname!!). My sister is "turtle" because she was slow (like a turtle) and my brother's is "bug" because he was small, or because he is buggy, not quite sure on that one (just teasing!)!

I used the Create-a-Critter cartridge for my animals (aren't they cute?!). I wanted a simple card, because that's my dad, straight to the point! So I didn't embellish too much! I used a EK Success border punch for the bottom edge, but that's it. I printed the words using my laser printer with cardstock. I like how the laser printer prints letters so crisp.  Here is the inside:

Again, I used the EK Success border punch so give it a bit of embellishment but not too much!  I can't wait to give him the card, I think he is going to enjoy it a lot!

Challenge Me Monday Project

Today, I created a card for Challenge Me Monday at Fantabulous Cricut. The Challenge was to create a card with at least 3 flowers on it.
I have had this cute print paper for a long time, I think it is from DCWV, but I could be wrong! I love the colors in this paper so I wanted to use those for the whole card. The card is cut at A6 (6 1/4 X 4 5/8).

The bird is from the Create-a-Critter cartridge, it's cut at 2 inches. I used the same flower cut that is from the bird, it's the Layer 2 cut. I cut the flowers with "Real Dial Size" so that they would be big. The pink flower is cut at 1 1/2 inches and the yellow and brown flowers are cut at 1 1/4 inches.

Since the card was brown I added yellow paper to the inside and put a flower inside, too.

Hope you like it!!

Little cupe's 3rd Birthday

A few months ago my precious little cupe turned 3. She loves Winnie the Pooh so I bought the Pooh and Friends cart and went to work! I made centerpieces that were also party favors. I don't know who loved them more, the adults at the party or the kids! My birthday girl loved them the most, she wanted to keep them all...but finally I coaxed her into giving them up by bribing her with an extra piece of cake!

Sorry if the pictures aren't the best, I sometimes have trouble with my camera (but I'm learning). I cut out the characters and the bees with my cricut and assembled them. I outlined the bee's wings with stickles and then filled them in with Glossy Accents. I then attached the pieces to Winnie-the-Pooh pencils that I bought at Party City.

Winnie the Pooh and Piglet:



Eeyore and Lumpy:



Tigger and Roo:



Here's a picture of all three centerpieces:



I found these cute buckets in the dollar bins at Target, aren't they cute? I added the yellow cellophane so it would look "hunny-ish" and then put floral styrofoam on the buttom of the buckets so the pencils would stay put. I filled the buckets with all kinds of fun stuff for the kids: stickers, punch balloons, whistles (what was I thinking?!), crayons, figurines, and candy. For the "Hunny" on the buckets, I used the Hunny Jar from the Pooh and Friends cart and just used the "Hunny" letters. I actually had intended to use the whole jar but found that just the letters were much more cute!