Laughing Lola & Stickles = A Winning Combination!

Tonight I found some play time (i.e. papercrafting time) but it was some good therapy to make something and put my mind at ease from all my worries and stress. 
So, what did I make? A birthday card!  Several of my closest friends are having their birthday this weekend and it is time to get to work.

I stamped the butterflies on white cardstock in a random pattern. The stamp set I used, Butterfly Wings.  Next, I added a little strip of Laughing Lola on the bottom and a birthday sentiment on top.......then, STICKLES!!!! 

Hubby's birthday card

I'm so excited CTMH has came out with more masculine stamp sets and paperpacks that fit my hubby's style (he's a car guy).  So for this birthday this year I was ready to use the Maximum Power stamp set featuring a 70's Chevy Chevelle and a 70's Ford Mustang.  I found the cute little saying on Pintrest and used the new Framework Alphabet stamp set with an older stamp set, Tiny Typewriter Alphabet.  

I used CTMH cardstock (Ruby, Black, and White Daisy).  The car was stamped in Ruby on white CS, and framed with black CS.  Then, I used the sponge daubers to get the 'smoke effect' with black ink around the car.  Using a light blue CS, I stamped "every day can be a" in black ink.  I used the tire track stamp on the Ruby CS before I adhered the car image.  

I really hope he likes this one.  I know I do!

60 Sucks - Birthday Gift

This week my boss is turning 60 and to celebrate we are throwing her a small office party.  Thanks to Pintrest for the inspiration, I added 60 Dum Dum suckers to a red bucket bought at the local Dollar Store.  To keep the suckers in a floral arrangement, I used a green floral foam piece.  The yellow star was cut with the Cricut on yellow vinyl.  Then I wrote "60 Sucks" with a black marker.  For the final touch, I tied curly ribbon around various suckers.  Turned out cute!

Keep in mind, this could be recreated for any milestone... 30, 40, 50, 60, etc

 

Construction Truck Birthday Party

My best friend hosted a Construction Party for her son.  To go with the theme I made this little card for him.  I used some scraps I had laying around and the Cricut Everyday Paperdolls for the truck.  Turned out simple yet cute!

Getting Ready for the Party

I'm having fun getting ready for the Firetruck Birthday Party.  First step, adding the letters to these red plastic buckets I picked up at a local dollar store. 

The yellow vinyl was bought at a recent scrapbooking convention.  So I used my Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge from CTMH for the letters.  I added a layer of clear (transparent) contact paper bought at Wal-Mart on my Cricut mat, then the layer of the yellow vinyl on top of the contact paper.  Then turned the blade to the highest setting (6) and it cut the letters beautifully!

I had so much fun, I then had to decorate the smaller buckets by adding a star and the number 2. 

When we are ready for the party, I plan to add colored tissue paper to each bucket before I put the food in them.