Has everyone noticed how very popular cupcakes have become? Well, my attempt to make fancy frosted cupcakes from scratch failed miserably, but the ones pictured below turned out much better. These cute cupcakes were cut using my Silhouette and Jan's "Itty Bitty Cupcake" file. These magnets only measure 1" by 1" and cut incredibly well. I cut the ivory base for each cupcake out of cardstock 4 times and then layered them together to give the magnets a nice, sturdy base and then simply cut and assembled each cupcake. I used brown, orange and pink vinyl to cut the other pieces to make them "kid friendly" and a lot more "cleanable" (yes, I'm sure that's a word) than paper. The file includes everything you need to make the 5 darling cupcakes pictured below. 20 minutes, start to finish, and success guaranteed plus awesome magnets to draw attention to the fabulous artwork or schoolwork that deserves to be displayed on the fridge.
I've been trying to be much more diligent about using coupons when I shop. I usually end up shopping with my 2-year-old so speed and thus immaculate organization is a must. Thus. the need for a cute coupon organizer. When I saw Jan's "Chunky Flower Mini Album" I knew just what I needed to do. Didn't it turn out cute? I love that it allowes me to open it completely and flip between each category--plus did I mention that it is CUTE! The file includes 6 tabs and a cover for the front and back. It also includes a seperate tab so you can create and label each of the six tabs if desired. I used my binding machine, but the file includes holes for ribbon if desired. I used Jan's "Pen Alpa Casual Cute" alphabet file for the labels. I used the Silhouette's pen tool and this file to create the category labels--AWESOME!!! Both files are available here: http://www.paperthreads.com/store/index.php%20main_page=product_info&products_id=4234 and http://www.paperthreads.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=5386
Now let's hope I can become the organized, coupon using, savy shopper I desire to be!
Well, it is late and morning will come before I would like it to so...goodnight!
