Stampin' Up Valentine Treats

I made 20 of these for my daughter to give away to her classmates at school. These were made with two different Stampin' Up stamp sets. I own one set and my sister-in-law owns the other. We got together so we could each make 10 of each kind. We added the scallop piece of card stock on the back for added support so they would make it home intact.

Materials: Stampin' Up Chocolate Chip card stock, Cricut "Plantin Schoolbook" cartridge, Stampin Up "Sweet Centers" stamp set, Stampin Up "Sweetheart" stamp set, Stampin Up Full Heart Punch, EK Paper Shapers Whale Of A Punch Circle 2" (actually punches a circle about 1 5/8"), Stampin' Up Sweet Treat Cup, Stampin' Up Heart Treat Cup

Valentine's Day Altered Frappuccino Bottle and Card

This was a Valentine's present that I made for my daughter's teacher. The bottle is a Starbucks Frappuccino bottle. I had fun decorating and drinking the contents! I'll fill the Starbucks container with chocolates. The heart and swirl stamps are all Autumn Leaves, although I can't remember from what collection.

Materials: Stampin' Up Chocolate Chip card stock, Stampin' Up Pretty in Pink card stock, Stampin' Up Full Heart Extra-Large Punch, Stampin' Up Scallop Trim Border Punch

JOY Christmas Banner

There is still time to make a banner for Christmas. This one is pretty fast since there was only 3 letters!

Materials: DCWV 12x12 Holiday Collection Christmas Stack - 2009, Cricut "Plantin Schoolbook" Cartridge, Cricut "Accent Essentials" Cartridge,

Woodland Forest Service Birthday Party

I haven't posted in FOREVER but the good news is that I had a very good excuse and lots of new things to share.

The following are photos from my sons 2nd birthday party. My husband works for the U.S. Forest Service so I thought it would be fun to have a Woodland/Forest Service Party.



The invitation was a 3 dimensional card. It folded for mailing and then "popped" open so you could stand it up. The party information was printed on the back.



Door Sign



Outside Party Area



Beverage Table



Close-up of the felt banner that I made. I thought the outside area needed a little color so I cut felt pieces into triangles and sewed them together connecting them with a wide ribbon.



It took a while but I found paper that was VERY close to the color of U.S. Forest Service trucks.



This is the second time I've made hats for a birthday party. I bought two sets of party hats at our local 99 cents store and covered them with my own paper. I disassembled one to use as a pattern. You can make your own completely from scratch but these already have the stretchy string.




Every good party needs something to do. To tie in to the theme, I decided to have the kids paint their own wooden bird houses. As you can see the kids (and even some of the adults) were very involved.





Finished Bird Houses



Sweets Table.



Milk and Dark Chocolate Owl Suckers



Edible Chocolate Bird Nests



Edible acorns. Mini Nilla wafers with Hershey kisses and Reese's Peanut Butter Chips. I used a lighter to quickly melt the chocolate a bit to make it stick to the wafers.



Party Favor Bags.



Materials: Cricut "Camp Out" Cartridge, Cricut "Create A Critter" Cartridge, Cricut "Everyday Paper Dolls" Cartridge, Cuttlebug Embosser and Die Cutter

Martha Stewart Craft Coupon

Do you subscribe to Martha Stewart Living? In this months issue there is a coupon for 50% OFF any one regular price Martha Stewart Crafts Item. This is a big deal since Michaels coupons EXCLUDE Martha Stewart items. I'm going to be getting at least one of the punches that I've been drooling over.

There is also a printable coupon on Oprah's website, also for 50% OFF an one regular price Martha Stewart Crafts Item. Oprah Show viewers can download the in-store coupon before 11:59 p.m. CT on Wednesday, October 6, 2010 on this site: http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Martha-Stewarts-Craft-Kit-Essentials. The in-store coupon can be redeemed at any Michaels location between October 5, 2010 and October 16, 2010.

Rides

Very simple layout. I still don't like my own writing. I think it makes things look messy. And I don't like messy.



Materials: Cricut "Opposites Attract" Cartridge, Cricut "Mickey and Friends" Cartridge, Sandylion Disney 12x12 "Mickey Phrase" Paper, Signo White Uni-ball Impact Pen

Mickey's TOONTOWN

I won't lie to you. It took a long time to cut out and assemble the characters. Well worth it though, don't ya think?



Materials: Cricut "Mickey Font" cartridge, Cricut "Mickey and Friends" cartridge