Farm themed shaped birthday album

Good Morning Everyone!

Today I wanted to share with you and album I started back in November but just finished this past week. My son turned 3 in November and his birthday was at a farm. I thought it would be fun to make him an album in the shape of a barn and put all of his pictures in there for him to enjoy. He loves looking through it!

The barn is cut from the create a critter cartridge. I made the cow print paper using white cardstock and free hand cutting the black spots. On the last page, I wrote him a little note describing his party and pasted his actual invite on the last page to have it all in one place.

I used my bind it all to hold it all together!

Have a great day!!

Rebekah

Birthday Card!

Hi Everyone!

Happy Birthday to my Amazing husband!! I love him so much and he is so supportive of my crafting hobby!

I have been trying to figure out what kind of card to make him (guys are so difficult!) and just haven't settled on anything yet. While I was trying to figure something out, I put this card together off of the "Birthday Bash" Cartridge. I haven't decided if I am going to give this one to him. If not, he has a twin brother I can give it to, so it will still all work out ;-)

Have a Happy Day!

Rebekah

Baby Shower gift card

Hi Everyone,

Today I want to show you a quick and simple gift tag I made for a baby shower gift. I used the Birthday Bash cartridge for the tag and embossed it with my cuttlebug hearts folder. The baby carriage is from Simply Charmed and I had a few heart brads in my collection to put on the wheels and through the ribbon at the top. The little tag is also from Birthday Bash and the sentiment is "Pink by Design" Scripted year!

I usually do cards but have so many cute cuts for tags that I wanted to try it out :-)

Have a great day!

Rebekah

Fun Gift Idea!

Hi Everyone,

Today I wanted to share with you one of my favorite crafty gifts to give, Anti-bacterial lotion holders! I love these because they are so simple to make and can be decorated for any occasion. I first found the idea over at Pink buckaroo designs and have made them for many occasions.

Here is one I just made for a new friend who has a birthday coming up this weekend:

These little anti-bacterials lotions can be found at Bath and Body Works. They are themed for what ever holiday is coming up and smell really good! These make a great gift for teachers!! I even made one for Christmas and gave it to my kid's pediatrician. She loved it and was touched that I took the time to make her something.

If you don't have time to make them yourself, I do sell them for $4 each (including the lotion) Just email me at calbekah@aol.com to order :-)

Have a great day!!

Rebekah

Birthday Thank You Card

Hi Everyone,

A few weeks ago, my little guy turned 2. We had a Disney Cars birthday party and it was a blast (see previous post for all the details!) Now it is time to send out all the thank you's for the wonderful gifts he received. Because most of the cuts on the Cars Cartridge are so intricate and time consuming, I decided to modify one. I used the sign that is on the front of Mater's impound lot. I used my gypsy to delete "Tow Mater's" and then used Cuttin up to put "Thank you" instead! Super easy and it was still within the Cars theme!! I cut them at 5 inches and they cut really easy!

Have a great day!

Rebekah

Cute Recycled gifts!

Hi Everyone, Today I wanted to share a way to make up cute little gifts and recycle something most of you have around the house. I took the strawberry and blueberry containers that we get from Sam's Club and saved them until I could use them. I use these to put little candles ,hand sanitizers, mini lotions and candy in. I just measure where the label goes and cut a piece of cardstock to fit. I use my corner rounder to make it fit a little better and then decorate it however I want! I then wrap a ribbon all the way around to make it more secure. I buy the shredded filler paper from Walmart for $1 and it works great to set the little gifts inside the container. This first container gift was actually an order someone placed to give as a gift. They just wanted something for St. Patrick's Day! It had two tealight holders, 8 tealights and a mini hand sanitizer from Bath and Body Works

This second container was a little gift for my sister in law. There were a few little spring votive candles and a strawberry scented hand sanitizer from Bath and Body Works.

I love how these are turning out and I have been stocking up on them just to have a quick gift to give whenever I need one :-) Have a Beautiful Day! Rebekah

Disney Cars Birthday decor!

Hi Everyone,

I know I haven't posted in over a month! I have been super busy getting ready for my little guy's second birthday! His birthday was Disney Cars and I decided to wait until after the party to post everything that I have been working on!!

The Invitations!

I cut Lightning at 4 1/2. That is the smallest I could go without the paper ripping! I love this cart but don't like that you can't cut very small. Way to many small details that don't make it past the blade on the machine!

The cupcakes!

Instead of doing a cake like I normally do, I went for much simpler! I used a regular black cupcake stand and spruced it up a little bit! I cut "The world of cars" at fit to page for a standard piece of cardstock. I then used wooden skewers that I painted black, hooked them to the back and then stuck them in that green spongy stuff you put fake flowers in (can't remember the name, LOL) I decided to wrap the green stuff in red tissue paper and to hold it in place, used a couple ribbons and hooked it to the stand. The little road along the bottom is also on the cartridge. I used my gypsy and welded four of the pieces together just and it worked out great! The little characters sticking out of the cupcakes were bought at Party city. I couldn't get the cricut to cut small enough to do my own and it saved a lot of time!

The tables!

For the tables, I decided to go super simple and I loved how it turned out! I just bought plain black table cloths and quickly cut yellow strips of paper and taped them down, making them look like a road. Then I borrowed some of the cones my hubby uses for cross country to add to them and help hold down the tablecloths because of course it was outside and windy. I then cut three more characters from the cartridge and used them as centerpieces.

Table Centerpiece! This was my favorite out of everything! I made a little "cars" bouquet. I found the bucket for 50% off at hobby lobby. I cut the four characters at fit to page so each was a different size and then put the wooden skewers on the back and stuck them in the green stuff. I finished it off with some shredded paper I found at walmart for $1. I loved how it turned out and I am going to put it in my son's room because he LOVES cars!! It ended up being a little over 2 feet tall! The drinks! Last but not least, I wanted to add one more little touch that everyone loved. I searched under google images until I found this Rust eez label. I blew it up as big as I could and printed them off on my color printer. I then just took the labels off the 2 liters and taped these on. Super simple but was a nice addition to the party!

The party was a blast and my two year old loved it so all the work was a success!! Now I just have to try to get my craft room back to normal from all of this chaos :-)

Have a great day!!

Rebekah