Birthday parties...

Well, now that the holidays are over, it's time for us to be thinking about birthdays around our house, as my son's birthday is exactly one month from Christmas. This, of course, had me thinking about gift bags/treat bags and assorted party favors. Leave it to MOSD to be the answer!!


With some pre-made treat bags I found at the dollar store, I covered it with a car intracacy and added a contrasting stick on pictogram. It's a perfect size for a MatchBox Car or a little bag of candy!! And it is economical, too! One Intracacy will make THREE treat bags of this size and I didn't use the circle that was surrounding my stick on, so I have that to use for another day as well (hint...see next Sunday's post for details!).

~Shannon

ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM

When I saw the Transportation Intricacies and Stick-Ons, I knew exactly what I wanted to do with them! Create this little mini book for my nephew!

I used my Cricut Expressions to cut out the title "Built Tough" (Graphically Speaking cartridge) and then attached it to the clear cover of a Hip 2 Be Square album.

I used the Adventure Monogram Stacker on the reverse side of the clear cover. Then I placed the Transportation Intricacies on the first chipboard page of the album. (The letters were cut using the Cricut Expression and Schoolbook cartridge.) A few of the Intricacies were pop-dotted to give added dimension. As you can see, I was digging into my Basic Grey paper stash again! Let me assure you, I have LOTS more!

Each page of the album has definitions and Stick-On pictograms. I copied the definitions out of my trusty dictionary and printed them out onto cardstock, using a newsprint font. All the letters for the vehicles were cut using the Crictut, but you could simply use letter stickers.

Here are a few close ups.

The last page contains a poem about transportation.

Here is the top view.

I kept this book very simple with all the focus on the pictures and definitions. This 6x6 album will make a cute gift for any little boy who loves things that go ZOOM!

- Gloria