Ollie The Owl

Chicago Play Pen loved my digital design so much they gave me a daunting task. Make their logo into a giant cutout for their store, complete with a writable chalkboard. What do you think, did I nail it?

Meet Mr Fruit Turkey

Yes, I am that mom. The one who takes a simple request to bring a dish to their kids kindergarten lunch party and makes it complicated.  But Mr Fruit Turkey was a HIT!! The kids ate the entire thing, including his head, lol.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

School Days

I love a challenge, especially a 4' x 7' challenge that needed to be able to fold into a car. A dance instructor contacted me hoping I could make a stage prop for her students upcoming dance recital. We settled on creating a over-sized yellow school bus but since they didn't have a truck we needed to make it portable.  It was a pickle for a moment but cleverness prevailed and it came out great!

Whimsical Quinceanera

I met a lovely young lady who was planning a whimsical Quinceanera. She was looking for someone to make a large number of paper flowers for her bouquet, head bands, table settings and corsages. She needed over 100 hand made paper roses. Whew, am I tired after this one. 

Out Of The Paper Box: Recycled Sofia Dress

If there is one thing you should have learned about me is, I love learning new ways to crafts. So when I got a sewing machine, I had big plans. One being my making the kids costumes just like my mom made for me. Now I am still a novice so when Little Miss wanted to be Sofia the First , I had a big job on my hands and not enough experience to make a dress from scratch. Luckily, I found a regal purple dress that just needs some changes to make it work. I took it apart to put it back together but I think it came out pretty awesome. 

 Happy Halloween!!!

Monkeying Around

How cute not only is this customer putting up a name banner in a Monkey themed nursery but its for TWINS!  Hope this sweet little girls get tickled each time they see this cute little monkey banner. 

Choooo Choooo

Little Mister John looooooves, I mean looooves trains. So his mother didn't have to think to much on what his 3rd birthday theme should be.  She is more of a colors than a theme girl anyway.

Out Of The Paper Box: Teachers Kits

School is back in, yay!!!!!!  I am sure I am not the only parent celebrating. Since Little Miss PaperCuts school is private, the parents are expected to put in a certain number of volunteer hours. This little project covered mines for the first semester.  The administrator requested I make a gift of for the returning teachers.  This adorable survival kit was a huge hit with the teachers. Thanks Dollar Tree for making it happen at an affordable rate. Even the personalized coffee mugs are from the Dollar Tree, with vinyl names attached. Now I need a nap. 

Erica

I think I am going to start a line just for name banners. I really love the simplicity of a just make a name banner.

Fairy Princess Party

Little Miss PaperCuts is 5!! She was ecstatic and I was a little sad that my baby was no longer a baby but a big girl.  She had a HUGE fairy princess party and it was a hit. Even though it was inside this year, I was sure to bring in tons of grass and flowers to give it an airy feel.  No craft was left out, I think it was my best work yet, lol.

A Rockin Good Time

Little Braden is such a rockstar, his parents built a party around it. They wanted the guest to have a similar hat to the birthday boy. I am sure it was a rockin good time.

Sweet Owl

Another name banner. Dana is a girly girl who loves owls. I thought this simple banner fit the description, the customer gave me.

Birthday's Are A Science

One of my favorite PaperCuts kid's Little Miss Jade just turned 4! It is amazing to see her grow. Her sweet parents threw her this amazing science party. How cool is that! I made an adorable science hat to go with this fun theme. 

Out Of the Paper Box: Fun w/ Chalk!

For father's day this year, the Little Mister and Little Miss PaperCuts wanted to do some special. We had the grand idea to draw a huge chalk drawing on the ground and jump into the drawing. It was so fun and the results were really cool. We framed this and put it on Mr PaperCuts desk at work.

Happy Father's Day!!!!!

A Girly, Girl!

This company loves these mini-banners lol. This one needed to be "Girly, Girl."  I think I hit it on the head. 

Whoooo loves Chicago Playpen

I met the sweetest lady the other week who owned Chicago Playpen, a kids indoor playroom. She was launching a new line of stuffed animals in her store and was looking for a someone to design the signs. How cute was this little collaboration. 

Classy and Fabulous

More mini-banners!  This was was inspired by a lover of Coco Chanel.

Gold and Lace

My client had one contribution to her grandmother's big surprise party, the invitations. So she wanted to make sure they were a hit.  I think she succeeded. 

Fancy Feathers

Look at this mini-banner I made for a office cube.The inhabitants favorite color was pink and yellow but specifically wanted feathers for flair.

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See...

Wow, my early childhood memory is this book. Love it.  So imagine my excitement when a client asked I design not one but THREE birthday hats with this theme.  She wanted one for little Henry, his dad and herself. What fun parents!!

Butterfly Kisses

Finally its SPRING!! After a looooonnnggg awful winter, I could literally kiss the grass. I can't wait to take Little Mister and Little Ms PaperCuts to chase some butterfly and enjoy the weather.  

Boys Are Easy

Or so you would think. I don't get to many orders for boy hats strangely enough. But lately I have had a number of orders. What I have learned about boy's decor is that you have be careful to keep it masculine yet cute. I think I got it down with this one. 

Not Just For Kids

Sometimes I forget PaperCuts isn't just for kids. I love designing for adults too, always a challenge. This invitation design was a fun mix of sassy and typography.

Oh Happy Day

Oh Happy "Birth" Day that is. Flynn is such a happy toddler, his mommy wanted his first party to be nothing but smiles. So I made a happy hat, centerpiece and sign to celebrate the special day.

Oh don't forget his cute little banner!

Royal Princess Tea Party (Part 2)

Sometimes its nice to come out from behind the paper and actually get my hands dirty throwing a party. A very sweet customer of mine basically told me she didn’t want to have to worry about anything for her daughter’s party but to show up and have it look fabulous.  She wanted Claire’s 5^th birthday to be amazing… and it was! 

I had a blast decorating for this party. The devil was in the details, from the gloves to the silver chargers.  This party was nicer than my wedding. Probably because I didn't have custom paper chandeliers, which came out amazing if I do say so myself.

Crown Fit for a Princess (Part 1)

In preparation for a royal tea party, I was asked to make hats for the birthday girl and royal guest.  We settled on lavender and teal for the color scheme and it came out perfect.  Just wait till you see the tea party!

Princess Claire's Crown

Royal Guest Hats

Oh and how cute are these invitations!  I cut them to look  like over-sized tea bags.

Love Is In The Air!!

Aww, aren't they adorable. Sometimes for very special people in my life I like to come from behind the paper and pick up my camera.  So when this wonderful couple announced their engagement, I jumped at the chance to capture some photos.  Congrats guys, I can't wait to see you two live happily ever after.

J is for Elephant

Ok no it isn’t but J is for John who loves Elephants.  He had a animal theme for his 2^nd birthday and need the proper head attire.

Motown

More vinyl! You didn’t think it was going away did you.  I designed a huge golden record for a Motown themed birthday party.