Dessert Bar Banner

     Took a while but I finally found it...a photo of the dessert bar banner I had made for Ysabella's birthday party last April 8th. I was actually looking for a different photo when I happened to see this. I didn't know our volunteer photographer (thanks, Aivs!) was able to capture the banner in full view.

"Ysabella's Sweet Shop" Banner

     I made the banner using the following Cricut cartridges: Birthday Bash (banner), Ribbons & Rosettes (rosettes) and Alphalicious (letters). Colors I used: Kraft (banner base), Cream (banner), Pink (letters), and Pink/Green patterned papers (rosettes). I strung the pieces together with a ribbon. Super-easy to make. This can also be created without a Cricut. Simple cutting with scissors will do for the banner shape, and then the letters can just be enlarged and printed out from a word-processing software. There's a million fonts available on the web nowadays so the letters should not be a problem at all.

     This was another banner I made for that day. It says "Happy Birthday Ysabella". I altered the colors on this one a little bit, and I used Mother's Day Bouquet Cricut cartridge for the flowers. 

"Happy Birthday Ysabella" Banner

     I hope this helps anyone who's planning to make a diy banner. I just find them really pretty and they add some character to any kind of party or celebration.

     

Happy Crafting,

HANNAH

Go Green!

     My friend is celebrating her daughter's 2nd birthday with a Luau Party. She wants the guests to re-use their refreshment cups which I think is very earth-friendly. A lot of times we tend to just grab a new cup each time we go for another drink at parties...even if it's the same drink! So I totally agree with my friend's idea and couldn't say no when she asked me for help on making the luau-themed sign and instructions. Here's what I came up with:

My friend wanted a sign with instructions
 that  can  be displayed on the refreshment table
so the guests would be aware of the hosts' preference.

     She also wanted something simple so this is totally digital...100% cricut free! 

Poor lighting, sorry : (

     I printed it on white cardstock, trimmed, and used a regular 8x10 frame for a stand. Here's how it looks like before the print out.

     I enjoyed creating it, and had so much fun playing around with the graphics. I also liked this project because it promotes "awareness", especially for the little kids who will attend the party. The earlier they learn about recycling, the better for them and their future.

Let's go green,
HANNAH

Jungle Boogie - a safari themed mini album

     Hi everyone! I want to share with you "Jungle Boogie", a mini album that I finished last night. It's an "express mini album", I finished it in 2 nights! A friend had requested it for her nephew's safari-themed 1st birthday. I kept it simple. It didn't require any captions or journaling, because the plan is just to put some random photos in it, and display it at the birthday boy's dessert table during his party. Plus, the pretty patterned papers made it so easy. I used "Safari Kids" and "Animal Crackers" by DCWV. Older collections but definitely not out-dated. Here are the Cricut cartridges I used: Create a Critter for the safari images, Life's a Party for the title, Alphalicious for the name "Babbu" (I welded it), and Base Camp for the letter tags that hang in the binder ring. This post is photo heavy....enjoy!

Jungle Boogie
A safari-themed mini album

Same view, only with a smiley ball that my daughter Ysabella
insisted on including in the photoshoot : )

EJ for Eron Josiah, for whom I had made this book.
Letter tags from Base Camp Cricut Cartridge.
The safari tags are from the designer paper, just cut
to size and matted on cardstock.

"Babbu" from Alphalicious, gypsy welded.
Palm Tree leaves out of Create a Critter Cricut Cartridge,
which is the source for most of the cuts.

Glossy accents on the palm tree leaves for "dew drops" effect.

Love this giraffe!

I didn't do anything with this page as it's already pretty.
Just added a photo mat.

Cute li'l monkey from Create a Critter.

A close up of the monkey cut. I made it look as though
he's hanging on a branch.

Didn't do much here...just stuck some safari images from
the paper line.....

.....like this one.

The alligator looks like he just came out
from behind the grass : )

He's really cute up close : )

I glued just the bottom part of the grass to
make it look more realistic.

Some more safari friends.....

This image is already part of the paper.

Palm Tree from Create a Critter

Last page, with another image I cut out of the paper, matted,
and pop-dotted on the corner of a photo mat.

The back cover.

And here's a close up of the tags...

Thanks for coming. Happy Weekend!

HANNAH

Mother's Day Homemade Margarita

     No better way to celebrate Mother's Day than to just chillax at your own backyard with the family while grilling pork chops, eggplant, and fresh tilapia and sipping  homemade Strawberry Lime Margarita!

Strawberry Lime Margarita courtesy of
my personal bartender, Chris

Happy Mom's Day to my fellow Moms!

HANNAH