Well, it's finally happening...the Cuttlebug Challenge Birthday Palooza is coming to an end, and this will be my last tutorial for my Lollipop Birthday Party. I must say I have really enjoyed creating everything for this party ensemble. If you would like to see the tutorial on how to make these decorations for the yard, garden and door, just pop over to Cuttlebug and check it out! Tomorrow is the last challenge on this topic, and I will be posting my Thank You Cards!!
I began by cutting the Swirl Tree on the gold foil paper that had been adhered to plain cardstock with a glue stick. It cut very easily, and left some beautiful "weeds" or left over flourishes that I can use on other projects.
I cut two trees in "blackout" 1/4 inch larger than the gold, so it would show all around the edges. I used dimensional foam dots to give the tree thickness and life. I used Red Stickles to "decorate" the tree.
Next I constructed the card with a layer of red mylar adhered to the front of the A2 card, a rectangle of designer paper edged in gold Elmer's Paint Writer in the center, and a gold shimmery ribbon tied in a bow around the card. The sentiment was stamped with SU's Heat and Stick Powder, heated with a heat gun to make it sticky, gold glitter sprinkled on, and then heated again to set the Heat and Stick. The edges were inked to match the red background paper, and adhered with more dimensional dots.
Simple, elegant, and very easy to do...I hope you will give it a try! 
This week's challenge is to create a masterpiece for the center of your table to go along with your party theme. I used a vase/bowl that I had on hand, glittered the inside, wrapped a strip of matching paper around the center and then added the same cute pink pom pom trim that I used on the table runner. This same treatment could be used temporarily on lamps or the chandelier for a great tie-in, too! 
I used my Cricut, and Paper Doll Dress Up to cut out Lollipops, and Stickles to add lots of bling to them. Then I used many of the same swirls that I cut from the Accent Essentials cartridge, and manipulated in Design Studio (remember that I cut a bunch of them the first of the month, so I have a stash to play with!) to make smaller pops...all of these were adhered back to back over skewer sticks, trimmed to length, and decked out with dazzling pink ribbons. 
My little feline friend here is wishing you a very happy meow-O-ween...I mean, look at that sweet face, he's surely too cute to be too spooky! Even the little green spider is kind of cute! I love the new MS loopy All Around the Page punch set, and find, as long as you use the exact dimensions that are called for, it is extremely easy to use.
It's all colored with Copics and Bics, the ribbon is from Target's Dollar spot last year, and the glitter is Fire Opal from MS. 
First I started with Cricut's 12 x 24' paper and cut a 3 3/4 inch strip. Then, using my Scor-It, I scored even 3 3/4 inch squares all the way across, until there was just a scrap left at the end. There were 10 panels.
Inside pages decorated with MS Loop punch, Cuttlebug Embossing folders, K and Co. birthday cuipboard stick on embellishments, rhinestones, and the lillipops that I cut with Cricut Accent Essentials cartridge by Provo Craft.
I hope you are inspired to try a mini album of your own, and remember: Mamas...don't let your pictures grow up to be jpgs....get them out of the camera and the computer, and on to some scrapbook pages! Record those memories...A story not recorded is destined to be lost.
Okay, I hope you will hop over to the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog, and check out the rest of the Design Team's mini-albums, and then try one yourself....post it to Mr. Linky, and be in the running for the big birthday prizes!!
Until next time,
Happy crafting ~
Thanks for watching, and
Happy crafting ~
