Birthdays in our house are a whirlwind of activity with lots of last minute creativity on my part - birthday cards, banners and a cake, of course!
For Makenna's card, I wanted to emphasize that she is now SIX years old. This is a big milestone for her because now she can sleep on the TOP bunk. That also means that Annabelle has to move down... more on that later!
Here's the card I made her... Makenna is the kind of kid that actually notices cards and even READS them. I love this girl!
Here's a picture of a banner that I made her. We've made many paper banners using our notecards but this one uses our brand new 8.5 x 11" sheets of polka dot card-stock. Woohoo! These will be available later this month in stores so be sure to look for them. They are fun, fun, fun!
Here's a close up of the banner:
I used our Polka Dot Monogram Letters to spell her name. I used my Xyron 250 to apply adhesive to the back of each letter. The pretty flowers across the top are Prima brights (1 cm). I used a LOT of flowers and hardly make a dent in my bottle. I don't think I will ever use 'em all up! LOL!
I wanted to do something special for Annabelle too because she has to move down to the lower bunk tonight. Not a bright spot in her life, for sure. I made a fun banner to hang over her bed. This one is made from our 4-bar notecards with a scallop edge made from our solid square notes. The letters on her name are from our Polka Dot Lowercase Large clear alpha set. I love this set! I punched the letters with a marvy super scallop circle punch. So fun! I also hung up a new light and some fun pictures on the wall to make her feel welcome.
She just got home from school and loves the banner and the light but is NOT happy about the move. Ah well, she'll get used to it. Life isn't fair, right?
I must run and frost the birthday cake. Hopefully this will be the LAST time I have to make a Winnie-the-Pooh cake! It's a tricky one to frost.
BTW, did you know that Winnie-the-Pooh - the bear - was from Canada? Yup, it's true... a Canadian soldier from Winnipeg (hence the name Winnie) found the bear cub, whose mother had been killed, and brought the bear to London with him (how? I don't know!) When the soldier had to go fight in the war, he left the bear with the London Zoo, where A.A. Milne used to take his son to visit with Winnie. Fascinating, eh? That's a little Canadian trivia for you. I've got LOTS more too but I'll save that for a rainy day!
Have a beautiful day!
Those banners are adorable! And I can't wait to see the new paper! How exciting!
Posted by: Katie | Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at 05:13 PM
Those banners are great! And the card is so wonderful! Simple WOW.
Posted by: Rachel Hope | Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at 05:22 PM
The banners are SUPER cute (I SO have to make some for my girls!!) and OMG about the full SHEETS of polka-dot paper!! How cool is that?????
Posted by: AmyR | Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at 05:28 PM
The banners are incredible! So colorful! I CAN NOT WAIT to see the new paper! It is almost the end of the month, me thinks!
Posted by: Ingrid | Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at 07:18 PM
oh my goodness- those banners are just the cutest. I love how you used the circle frames to make your daughter's birthday card....AND I am beyond excited to see the polka dot paper - how awesome is that?? Now I can use this wonderful paper in my scrapbooks too!
Posted by: Jen Daloisio | Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at 07:22 PM
Oh how I love all this fun stuff. I'm super excited about the 8.5 x 11 paper. I will have to place an order next week. I hope the party is lots of fun. It would be so cute Linda if you took a photo of the birthday gal on the top bunk. All your daughters are so pretty. Celebrate!!
Posted by: Tami | Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at 07:55 PM
Happy birthday to her! She's such a beautiful girl! Love the banners, cute as can be!
Could you make the lower bunk more fun with some kind of a fun curtain around her bed? Like a beaded curtain, ribbon curtain, or mosquito netting?
It's so sweet that Makenna opens and reads her cards. When I was a kid, I'd shake for money and toss 'em! :)
Posted by: krystie lee | Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at 08:43 PM
I'm in love with those banners!!! I need a tutorial! :)
Posted by: melissa | Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at 11:13 PM
I love your banners and the wonderful colors of the room ! The polka dot cardstock is very exciting too !
Your Canadian trivia really made me smile today. :-) I am from Winnipeg and yes, this is a claim to fame for us. :-)
Barbara
Posted by: Barbara | Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at 09:14 AM