Welcome to the 3 Year Celebration for Carson's
Creations
If you've come
from Carri's blog, you are in the right
place! If you just came across the hop, please start at the beginning over at
Carson's
Creations.
Hey, Yvette here. I'm really excited to participate in this blog hop today. It's been a very long time since I've posted something. When Georgiana asked me to participate in her 3 year Blogoversary I knew had to do it. Part of the reason is because I introduced her to the world of Cricut and crafting. Georgiana has done such a great job with her blog over the past few years. I love her creations and all the little touches she brings to each and everyone of them. I always tell her I wish I had more time to craft like her. I have two children at home, Olivia (almost 5) and Logan (1). Georgiana and I joke that we should quit our day job as teachers and open up a boutique with all of our crafty creations. Maybe one day ;)
Ok, so the theme for this blog hop is anything 3. They say many things come in threes. One of which is babies. A lot of my friends last year were pregnant. When I say a lot, I mean A LOT. Most of our pregnancies happened in 3s. This year my son was the first in my little circle of friends to have his first birthday. The two other babies that were in our group of three were born two months after Logan. So for my project I am going to share with you 3 chalkboards and birthday banners that were made for these 3 sweet babies.
Chalkboards are all over the place these days. I've seen several on Pinterest and all over craft stores. I even painted one of my white boards in my classroom with chalkboard paint. You can say I am a bit chalkboard obsessed. However, I just can't seem to get my handwritten chalk as good as some other people can. So I attempted to do it on the computer. I searched all over Pinterest and found a blog that had a picture of a chalkboard. I used Microsoft Publisher and inserted the image as a picture. Then I downloaded a bunch of chalkboard fonts (which I also searched Pinterest for). After the fonts were downloaded I inserted Word Art and adjusted the fonts, size, and color to my preference. I was so thrilled with the end result. Everyone was so enchanted by Logan's chalkboard at his first birthday that they asked me to make one for their child's first birthday.
Here they are.
After I got the file the way I wanted it I saved it as a PDF. Then I went to my local Staples Copy and Print Center and asked them to print it out in black and white. The size is 20 x 30. I bought a black foam board to glue the poster to. I just used a regular craft glue stick. The end result was an awesome chalkboard.
Here are the birthday banners.
Logan's birthday was at the lake and it just so happened to be a windy day. Here are the best pictures I could get.
Birthday Banner
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-Triangles
-Pupcat Font (one of my favorites)
Highchair Banner
-Plantin School Book (Circles)
-Boys Will Be Boys (font)
-Create-a-Critter (Bow Tie)
Kinley's birthday theme was Little Ray of Sunshine. Here is her birthday banner.
Kinley's Banner
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-I created a banner using a rectangle and a triangle
-LD Sister Font
Last, but certainly not least is Erin's birthday banner. Her mom wanted something simple so here is what I came up with.
Erin's Banner
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-Circles
-Mister Sirloin Font (another favorite)
Paper from Hobby Lobby
Since this is 3 Years
of blogging and crafting fun, we have LOTS of
FABULOUS sponsors...
stamp set
$15 gift certificate
dew drops
To qualify to win, you
must:
1. Be a follower of Carson's
Creations
2. Leave a comment on
every stop of the hop
Your next stop
will be Lee Ann
Here is the
line-up:
Georgiana
Carri
Yvette
Lee-Ann
Cheryl
Pat
Amy
Tracey
Melissa
Thanks for joining us today for this 3
year celebration!