turtles

we had a birthday party to go to this weekend 

and the birthday child LOVES turtles

so a turtle name banner was made for them

 i normally make this turtle a tad smaller using punches

but this time i ramped it up a bit

and used the circle thinlits to make it banner sized

 i attached them together with black satin ribbon 

and drew a variety of facial expressions on their mouths

 the birthday card was done using the same turtle but with a sentiment n the middle

cheers ears

a frozen olaf

if you are a mother of little girls 

then you are like me 

and know all the words to "let it go" 

my kids (yes even the man-cub) 

have enjoyed frozen 

and love watching snippets of it on you tube

especially olaf

he is the best :)

 here is my ode to olaf.

i have done a shaker card 

with seed beads, snow flakes 

and sequins in the middle

 olaf is made using a variety of circles and ovals 

with the bird punch for his arms

 around the edges i have 

used some snowflake chain i had 

plus some buttons from my stash.

 the top i used some white ribbon with a heart charm and bakers twine 

and used an itty bitty banner framelit 

with a hand written sentiment 

(because i didn't have one small enough to fit in it that i liked lol)

 i embossed the window sheet 

with a snow flake design 

and used the leftovers as embellishments 

for the corners 

and added some pearls and diamantes to them

here's the shaker element of the card 

with an embossed cover and seed beads, 

sequins and snowflakes inside 

and in a large scallop circle shape

the idea for a shaker card was inspired by the challenge set by the just add ink girls 

and i figured it was quite a cool element 

to add to my olaf card

cheers ears

the very hungry caterpillar

nothing says cute like a baby

and nothing is cuter than the hungry caterpillar

especially for a baby shower

 this banner was made for a baby shower using a retired set called bugs and kisses

 each banner picture was made using the marker to stamp technique and then colouring it in once stamped

the cupcake toppers were made the same way and then stuck onto a scallop circle punch

cheers ears

ps sooooo NOT my baby shower...just in case you were wondering lmao

RAINBOW BIRTHDAY PARTY

it is a birthday week here at our place

it is the big 6

and missy moo wanted a rainbow unicorn birthday party

 i started dying 12x12 white cardstock with su re-inkers

wooooo what a blast of colour that was-my finger tips are still recovering 3 days later lol

cut them up via a su rosette die and then cut the die in half longways to make thinner rosttes

stuck them together

                                       

made a rosette out of the strips using some hot glue

 made a lot actually. from the die and 4 sheets of card i made 8 x13cm diameter sized rosettes

 added the unicorns a fab friend cut out for me via her new cool machine (i want one)

 then added it to the banner i had made from the simply created banner kit from su

 and here it is all made up and rainbow-ey

 from the left overs i made the cupcake toppers using the same picture we had used for the invites

party bags were easy-just a white sandwich bag with different rainbow colours wheeled across it

inside is a rainbow necklace, rainbow eraser, pencil, rainbow lollies, a badge and a party popper

 here is the birthday cake.
chocolate, of course lol

 plenty of rainbow party food
coloured popcorn, fruit platter, vege platter, rice bubble bars, ice cream cupcakes, sausage rolls, sour worms, smarties

and my beautiful party girl

cheers ears

NINJA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

my 8 year old loves ninjas

he thinks they are pretty cool

he practices his ninja moves on the trampoline on a regular basis lol complete with the cool noises that go with them

combine that with his love for lego and...yup...you guessed it...lego ninjago

so it was no surprise that he requested one for a bestie for his birthday

one door sign please mum

and a banner with his name on it with ninjas too please

okies...i can do that!!!

 easy birthday gift

looks cool

cheers ears