Monday, September 12, 2011

Birthday Banner!

Hi Everyone!  Monique here.  Thought I'd check in and say hi and post a little something just for fun.  Around here, September is birthday season.  My little Emily just turned 7 on September 1st, and she wanted a Disney Pluto birthday party.  Umm, yeah, just try looking around the internet to see how much Pluto birthday stuff is out there.  VERY little!!  Good thing my trusty Cricut is friends with the Disney gang.  We whipped up this snazzy banner in no time, and it was just the perfect touch for the party.  It was kind of a group effort, actually.  I designed it, Wendy cut it out, I assembled it, and then Nana Susan helped with the flower placement.  It takes a village sometimes.






We used Bo Bunny cardstock, of course (yum!).  The banner pieces were cut from the Birthday Bash cart using Fit to Page, so they'd be max size.  The font was also Birthday Bash.  And of course, Pluto and the dog house were from Mickey and Friends.  I strung it together with green ribbon, and added a whole bunch of silk flowers and buttons to girly it up a bit.  We had such a fun birthday party here with Emily and 25 of her closest friends playing party games and eating birthday cupcakes.  I love my girl!!



Don't forget to leave a comment on today's post for another chance to win an Echo Park paper pack - "Country Drive".  This is gorgeous paper - one of my very favorite lines I've seen in a long time!

102 comments:

  1. WOW! AMAZING Banner. Belated Happy Birthday to your daughter.

    Hugs
    Kate

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  2. My son's birthday is also Sept 1st. Happy birthday to your daughter. Love the banner. My sister is a Goofy freak. LOL

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  3. I love it! We are a Disney family. The banner is too cute!

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  4. What a cute banner. Emily looks sooo happy. Birthday parties are so much fun.Love GOOFY.TFS

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  5. Wow Monique- you look great!! Love the banner. Looks like Emily was all smiles!!

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  6. Cute banner.

    craftymom205 at yahoo dot com

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  7. Gorgeous banner! Happy Birthday to your little girl! I'm sure her party was a great success!
    Thanks for sharing!

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  8. Beautiful banner, love the paper and colors you used, so bright and cheerful. How sweet that all of you worked on this banner for Emily, she's one lucky girl.

    lflinesatcomcastdotnet

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  9. Love the banner! It came out fabulous!!

    Hugs,
    Saundra :)

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  10. Love the banner. Nice work and thanks for sharing!

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  11. very cute banner. i'm sure emily loved it. tfs. happy b'day to emily.

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  12. Love this banner! Congrats to your daughter and all 25 of her closest friends, lol.

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  13. I love the simplicity of your banner and the bright and cheerful colors. Happy birthday to your daughter!! I can see from the photo she was one happy girl!

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  14. The banner was adorable I got to see it first hand after the party and all the decorations were beautiful. And of course Emily was just as cute as ever! And thank you so much for helping Gwen and I out. And the new layout is adorable. I can't wait to see what is coming.
    Debbie

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  15. So cute! Love the photo of you two. The love shines through!

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  16. What a cute banner! Love the colors you used. Happy Birthday to your daughter!
    SouthernMrs
    at verizon dot net

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  17. Great banner! Cricut to the rescue!

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  18. Such a great banner! Happy Birthday to Emily and everyone else in your family with birthdays this month. Your looking great! Keep up the good work on your training.
    papermemories4u@ yahoo.com

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  19. Glad to see you are back up and crafting! Love the banner that you have created for your daughters birthday!

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  20. Happy Birthday to Emily. The banner is great. I can only imagine how hard it would be to find anything with Pluto on it. It seemed my kids would always do the same thing to me and that was waaaayyyy before the cricut.

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  21. Happy Birthday to your daughter!! Such a cute banner. My daughter is turning 6 next week and we are doing Hello Kitty!

    Amy V

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  22. It's good to see your back, I've missed your posts. Your Emily Banner is pretty and cute.and so is your Emily!

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  23. the banner is SOOO CUTE! Happy Birthday Emily!

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  24. Very Nice Banner. And you are looking great too!
    Happy Birthday to your sweet girl.

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  25. Super cute banner. I love the color choice. Please wish your daughter a very happy birthday.

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  26. What a cute banner for your sweet daughter.

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  27. The banner is so CUTE and so are the both of you!!! You both look very happy :)

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  28. Happy Birthday to Emily! I love the banner and the pic of the two of you is so precious! You've got a lot of guts having 25 girls over...how fun! Emily is so fortunate to have a you for a mommy! TFS!

    Carol aka cyimbugbitten
    bugbitten at hotmail dot com

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  29. I always loved when my kids created opportunities for me to be creative in planning and putting together their birthday parties! You were wise to use your Cricut as your ally in the fight to make it happen for your DD!!! Looks like you were very successful!
    rgauss@sbcglobal.net

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  30. I love Banners and this is so cute with Disney Happy Birthday Emily, I have a granddaughter with the same name spelled differently but the same
    upnurse at aol dot com

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  31. cute! I love it! makes me want to get started on my son's party stuff early!

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  32. Love the banner, so creative. But even more, love how happy you both look in the picture! Thanks for the chance to win!

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  33. Love Monique your post! the Pluto banner idea was super! thanks for sharing some inspiration....

    Regards,

    Cristina

    myblisszone at yahoo dot com

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  34. Love Monique your post! the Pluto banner idea was super! thanks for sharing some inspiration....

    Regards,

    Cristina

    myblisszone at yahoo dot com

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  35. aww! She looks SO happy! Glad you were able to make her Bday wishes come true. Great banner!

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  36. Love the banner Monique! I still have not made one, I think I will have to give it a try. Happy birthday to Emily.

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  37. Love it and it is so fun making the little people happy!!

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  38. That banner is perfect. I have to try one of those for my nephews birthday in October. Thanks for the suggestion. Bev B

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  39. Happy Birthday, Emily!

    You did a fantastic job on the banner! It looks great! I remember last year's celebration, too, and this year is so much more in every way!

    Congrats Monique - you look fantastic with your little girl - you both look so happy!

    Many continued blessings, Donna
    grandma4five

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  40. WOW! I love this banner, it is super cute, love it! Happy Birthday to your beautiful daughter.

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  41. So glad to have you back! Happy birthday to Emily!

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  42. Love the banner, Monique! What a great idea! Happy belated Birthday to Emily. Thanks for sharing.

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  43. Love those smiles. Just priceless!
    Great banner also. I'm sure it was a fantastic party!

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  44. I love the banner the colors are awesome

    TFS


    Kay.miracle@yahoo.com

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  45. NOW.. that is what is so special about cricut -you can make your own party deco (providing they have the cartridge.. lol) LOVE the banner, my lil guy turned 7 and batman and superman have been used a lot! Doris parkernana5@cox.net

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  46. I love it. Makes me want to go out and buy the Disney and Friends cartridge.

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  47. You are so talented, Love it. I hope Emily had a wonderful birthday. Happy Birthday Emily !

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  48. Love the banner! What a great idea for any occasion that you are celebrating. Thanks for the wonderful project. And Happy Birthday to Emily!
    anndiehl@centurytel.net

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  49. love the banner and emily looks so happy. You look great and i hope you are feeling just as great as you look!!

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  50. Love Love Love this banner. I am sooooo excited to learn that Bo Bunny makes cardstock. Have NEVER seen it. Thanks!!

    Holly

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  51. Hope Emily had a great B-day! I really like how the banner turned out, it so cute! Thanks for sharing this!Love Pluto!
    surfnfroggie

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  52. Love the banner, Happy birthday to your daughter! I hope to make a banner for my daughter's baby shower, too!

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  53. WTG Monique I had the same problem for my grson's tiger birthday and glad I had my E to create what I needed!
    Thanks for the chance to win

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  54. Love the banner, you did a great job! Enjoy your daughter, they grow up so fast, my lil girl is 22 now!!

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  55. Great Banner! I hadn't thought of putting the person's name instead of sentiment. Love your color choices and so glad you shared you inspiration with us!!

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  56. Love the banner and Happy Belated Birthday to Emily

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  57. I love, love, love the banner, colors and all.

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  58. love the banner...Happy birthday Emily. I like Pluto also.
    Dawn RI
    abosoffit@hotmail.com

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  59. Darn, just when I think I have all the cartridge I need, you feature another I don't have. Cute banner, everyone loves Disney, makes you want to turn 7 again.
    Looks like your daughter had a fun day.

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  60. Love what you did, and all your projects, glad your back and feeling great. HB Emily. My 7yr. DD said " why didn't I get a birthday banner like that?" LOL

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  61. Nice job! It's came out so nice. I know she just loved it.

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  62. Super cute banner. I haven't got on the banner bandwagon yet. Maybe I need a cute fall banner to hang from my mantle. :)

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  63. Awe, poor Pluto gets left out in the retail market. Oh well, let Cricut come to the rescue!

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  64. Well happy birthday to Miss Emma.. sounds like everyone had a fun fun time... hugs from ukiah

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  65. Banner is adorable! Happy birthday to your daughter. TFS

    circlebenterprises.blogspot.com

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  66. Happy Birthday to your adorable Emily! Love the banner! Thanks for the inspiration...I will be making a Minnie banner soon for my daughter's bday. :)

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  67. Happy birthday Emily! I really love this banner! It's so pretty!

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  68. I am so obsessed with pennants... Almost anything triangle. Thanks for mentioning the fit to page feature...I have been looking for a template or a stamp. I learned how to use simple geometry and scissors to make smaller pennants.

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  69. So Darn Cute (just like your little Emily) Thanks for the reminder, I need to make a banner too, Thanks for the inspiration!
    ((Hugs)) Theresa

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  70. What a great banner! And the pic of you guys is fabulous!!!

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  71. Very cute banner! Love the photo of you and Emily!

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  72. That is very cute! I'm very impressed! My cricut has come to my rescue many times! LovE it! ~*PD :)

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  73. Love that pic of you and Emily....the love oozes out everywhere. Happy Birthday, Little One and many, many more.

    The paper pack is fab, too! Would love to win it because one can never have too much paper!!

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  74. What an adorable banner for a birthday!

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  75. Awwww ... what a cute picture of you two!!! Happy Birthday, Emily!
    That banner is adorable! My boys are 29 and 26 now, but when they were little I'd always make decorations for their parties and cut them out by hand. Where was the Cricut back then??!! One year, by little guy wanted a fireman theme with dalmations. Oh my, I was so tired of cutting spots and gluing them on by the time I had finished getting everything ready! We even played "Pin the Spot on the Dalmation"! Fun times!

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  76. The Birthday Banner is so cute, you are so creative.
    sekala45@roadrunner.com

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  77. Happy Belated Birthday Emily! I'm sure all of her friends had a great time! What a fun project!

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  78. I love your Disney banner...so very cute...I have to borrow this for my grandkids birthday banner for my house...

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  79. Hey! Your daughter and I are birthday buddies! I love the banner. I've been looking for an idea like this. TFS!

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  80. WOW can I get one of these banners too it is absolutely adorable. TFS God Bless

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  81. Love the banner. I was in the process of making one for my son and daughter in law. They are having their first child and making me a grandmother. I am thrilled. You have given me some great ideas THANK YOU

    kim
    k1i2m3@cox.net

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  82. Happy Birthday to your daughter Emily. Very cute banner. Thanks for the chance to win some great paper.

    Luria

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  83. Great banner. Sometimes you do need a village to help you out. I may do this for my godson's b'day at the end of the month. TFS.

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  84. What a wonderful banner! I bet she loves it. Something she can keep and maybe hang in her room or on her door. Great job!
    Love the picture of the 2 of you, you look wonderful and look at those 2 happy faces! TFS!

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  85. Cute banner for Emily's birthday, but she could also hang it in her room because it's not overly birthdayish!! Love the brown part around the edge!

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  86. The banner is great! It looks like you are living life to it's fullest with your family. You look great! God Bless!

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  87. Wonderful banner...and cleary it was very loved by the birthday girl!

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  88. Happy Birthday Em... Disney banner for the special girl in the house!

    jeane

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  89. What a sweet photo! I really like the banner with pluto and his dog house. So perfect. Thanks.

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  90. Happy belated birthday Emily. Love the banner, the bright colours and beautiful cuts really make it special. The photo is really cute too.
    Kim xXx

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  91. Happy Belated Birthday Emily! The banner is super cute!

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  92. What a Beautiful Banner. I Love It! Smooches... Felicia - frankleecrafts [at] gmail [dot] com

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  93. 25 youngsters... You Rock!!
    And thanks for the chance to win...

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  94. Your banner is fantastic!! I just love banners. Happy Birthday, Emily. Monique, you look WONDERFUL--so glad you are getting along good. Hugging you with prayer!

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  95. Dont you just love them....The banner s a super idea and it came out wonderfully.

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  96. Darling banner and such a great one of a kind party decor. Our crafting really does come in handy when our little ones want something special for a party doesn't it.

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  97. I just love all things Disney, this banner is just adorable!! Sounds like you have a wonderful "tribe" Best Wishes jendewar at optusnet.com.au

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  98. Debbie G
    Very cute banner !!!
    debbieanng@yahoo.com

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  99. That is a great banner!! Emily looks very happy!

    nanettemt at yahoo dot com

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  100. Super cute!! Love the scalloped edges around the banner!

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  101. The Birthday Banner is so cute, you are so creative. sekala45@roadrunner.com

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