Birthday Series: Butterfly and Eeyore Frame

I can finally share with you the frame I created for my niece's birthday on Sunday.  The party theme was butterflies and I know both Baby A and her mom LOVE Eeyore.  I made the invitations for the party as well and you can view them HERE.  Here's a picture of the invitations.



I started with just a matted 5 by 7 frame I picked up at Target.  Then I traced the mat onto a cute pink polka dotted paper.  I added 1st Birthday and the birthday girl's name using Lyrical Letters.  Then I used the Eeyore and butterfly from the Pooh and Friends cartridge.  A little bit of those fabulous faux pearls I used on my Easter Egg Collage and Voila, an adorable gift and keepsake for my niece :)

Here are some more pictures.  Enjoy :)

The birthday frame seemed to be a big hit with my family members and I can't wait to see Baby A's cute little face in the frame. 

~Katania

Easter Decorations: Happy Easter Banner

Okay if you haven't figured it out yet, I LOVE banners!!!  I love creating a new banner with decorative paper for each holiday or special occasion.  Since I started this blog after many of the holidays passed you missed out on my Autumn banner, Thanksgiving banner, Winter banner, and Christmas banner.  I was actually inspired to start creating banners by the Cricut Message Boards and all the fantastic and creative ideas there. Click to register and view the Cricut Message Board.  I promise you won't be disappointed!  But anyways... I LOVE banners!  So in staying with the same theme as my Easter egg collage, I created larger Easter eggs from the Easter 2010 cartridge using the same paper and colors.  I then cut out Happy Easter using Lyrical Letters and ran them through my Xyron upside down so I could sprinkle Martha Stewart glitter on top.  This is the best way to glue glitter down if you want the letters to be flat.  If you are interested in a bubbled letter I use Glossy Accents to fill in the letter and then just sprinkle glitter.  Here is my banner! 




Hanging in the doorway between my living room and dining room.

 



Even the back is decorative!

Here are the close ups! Sorry for the pictures, I finished it at night so the lighting was really bad.

I tied each egg together with a little bit of tulle and some purple, pink, and green ribbon.  I also pop dotted the letters off the eggs (surprise, surprise).  I think I might add some of the faux pearls if I can find them in larger sizes.  I know the last time I went to Michael's they had a ton of different styles and sizes.  

If you are in LOVE with banners as much as I am please leave a comment with a link to your blog showcasing your latest banner design.  I would love to see them and leave a comment :)

Also if you are interested in purchasing a custom or holiday banner please leave a comment with your contact information or email me HERE for current pricing and options.

I am linking up at I Heart Nap Time

~Katania