Wedding Cake Pops "I Do" Tags

Photo by Diana H.

For my most recent adventure, I made these "I do" cake pop tags for a friend's wedding.  They are very into their perspective football teams, the husband a NY Giants Fan and the wife a Clemson Fan.  I think these fit the occasion perfectly with the their team colors.

Photo by Diana H.

This is such an easy project that could be used for any celebration; birthday, anniversary, wedding, get well or thank you. Really your options are endless. The cake pop tags were made with simple punches (2" Scallop and the "I do" from the Cricut Sweethearts cartridge.

My other friend is the amazing baker and she made the cake pops for the wedding and took these wonderful pictures for me.  Thanks Diana!

Melanie

End of the Year Teacher Bouquet

I can't believe my son graduated from preschool this week and to think that next year he will be on his way to kindergarten.  I wasn't as sad as I thought I would, but really happy and proud of all his accomplishments this year

Many of you who follow my blog might be familiar with this idea from last year's end of the year Teacher gift.  In order to thank Tyler's teacher and assistant, I made to gift card bouquets for each of them.  I got the idea from Disney Family Fun magazine.  I had other interested parents send me gift cards to include in the bouquet.  Here's how I made it:

I used the scalloped circle from "Accent Essentials" cartridge cut at 3.5" and the three flower layers are from "Plantin SchoolBook" cartridge, cut at 3", 2.75", 2.15".  I used a pencil to curl the edges up and used adhesive to stick the layers together.

The gift card envelope that the flowers are attached to is from the "Sweethearts" cartridge.  The dimensions are 7.15" wide x 3.30" high.  Once these were assembled, I attached the flowers that I made.  You could most certainly could use it with a Big Shoot or Cuttlebug and some of your favorite flower dies to create these as well.

Finally, I spray painted some bamboo skewers green and attached18 gauge wire to the skewers.  This made it more sturdy than last year's gift.  I then slipped the gift card flower envelopes to 18 gauge floral wire that I coiled at one end.  During this step, I also added the children's names to each of the gift cards.  I printed these out from the computer, punched them out and then attached with some hemp twine.

Here are some pictures of the other arrangement made for the assistant.  

I think any person would love to receive this special arrangement.  I hope this inspires some great ideas for you all, I am really enjoying these paper flowers.

Wedded Bliss - Embossed Satin Fabric Dress

My husband's cousin got married this weekend and I knew I wanted to make a card for the occasion.  I haven't made a wedding card before, but I think this really turned out elegant.  

The bodice of the dress is from the "Sweathearts" cricut cartridge.  I cut several layers of white satin fabric with the big shot and the scallop die.  I then stiffened the fabric with hair spray and embossed it.  I staggered three layers of the embossed fabric and folded over the edges into a pie shape and taped down.  I then folded the top point down to create the shape of the bottom of the dress.  For more details on how this was done, come check out my "Quick Tip Tuesday" post at FCCB.  Finally, I used the white satin ribbon and rhinestone brad to accentuate the waist.

I hope this inspires you to emboss fabric on your next project.

Thanks for stopping by,

Melanie

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End of the Year Teacher Bouquet

I can't believe my son had his last day of preschool this week, the school year has really gone by quickly.  Now let's hope that I survive the summer with my two busy boys.

To thank Tyler's teacher and assistant, I made to gift card bouquets for each of them.  I got the idea from Disney Family Fun magazine.  I had other interested parents send me gift cards to include in the bouquet.  Here's how I made it:

I used the scalloped circle from "Accent Essentials" cartridge cut at 3.5" and the three flower layers are from "Plantin SchoolBook" cartridge, cut at 3", 2.75", 2.15".  I used a pencil to curl the edges up and used adhesive to stick the layers together.

The gift card envelope that the flowers are attached to is from the "Sweethearts" cartridge.  The dimensions are 7.15" wide x 3.30" high.  Once these were assembled, I attached the flowers that I made.

Finally, I attached the gift card flower envelopes to 18 gauge floral wire that I coiled at one end.  I maybe would get a little thicker gauge wire next time, some of them were a little top heavy.

I think any person would love to receive this special arrangement.  I hope this inspires some great ideas for you all, I am really enjoying these paper flowers.

Melanie

Hugs & Kisses - Valentine

Here is a cute card that I made for Tyler.  It has this adorable puppy and cat together under a heart filled tree.  He is special little man and I think he will like.  Let's hope he doesn't get any ideas about a dog quite yet. 

I made this card with the with the Paper Pups cartridge for the dog and cat cut at 3.5" and the Sweethearts cartridge for the tree, 3.75" and sentiment at 1.75".  I added some green ribbon to wrap in all together.

Enjoy,

Melanie

 

Valentine's Card

Shhh everyone, I am posting my valentine's card to give my husband.  We have been married for 9 years now and have our two beautiful boys, Tyler (almost 4) and Bryan (one).  We aren't really big celebrators of this holiday, but we do enjoy giving each other a nice card with a personal message inside.  I thought this pull out card and card holder would be perfect for me to write a special note to him.

I didn't have any valentine paper so I decided that I would try to make some with my Cricut Color Inks.  I used my gypsy to fill a sheet of paper with hearts from the Sweethearts cartridge.  In the Gypsy I also modified the original card holder image.  I moved it over to the right to allow room for my "Love" sentiment on the side.  Next, I switched the blade back in and cut the card holder out.  The Gyspy was a great purchase for me and really allows me to be more creative with the Cricut.  There is no way I could have done this without it.  The "Love" sentiment was also from the Sweethearts cartridge and then I layered it on top of pink and read paper that I uses a corner punch on.

My husband doesn't really know what to make of this new hobby, but I hope he can enjoy the card. 

Melanie

 

Area to write a "Love" note